Finally, a condom for your mobile
Talk safely
By Jan LibbengaPublished Wednesday 5th July 2006 10:54 GMT
A Dutch company is selling water, sweat, and blood-proof condoms
for mobile phones to painters, butchers, plasterers and
masons.
"Your trusty companion is no longer in constant danger," the
company's website claims.
Approximately 68m mobile phones have been damaged due to water or
dirt. However, Haarlem based Innovalife International Ltd claims
that with the 75 micron thick Skins the phone is protected under
nearly all circumstances. Using the skin is similar to using a
regular condom: just place it under your mobile and roll it
downwards.
The mastermind behind the product, Rogier van Camp, said he was
painting a swimming pool in France when the idea hit him. His
regular job demanded that he had his mobile with him all the time,
but keeping it clean with dirty hands proved almost impossible. "We
decided a condom was the solution."
Van Camp says the skins can also be used as a regular condom. The
latex used is seventeen times stronger than regular latex and can
be stretched seven times its own length. He admits that there is a
three percent sound quality loss.
Promoting the product is the Skins promo team, dressed in latex
bikinis, who "love to give demonstrations". ®
http://www.skins-mobile.com/main.html
