These days i come across reports that excessive cell phone usage increases the risk of serious health problems. The findings are significant but the evidence is not yet conclusive. That being said, we can still hope to prevent the inevitable by acting more responsibly.

On each day, for every 45 minutes of cell phone usage ( in terms of activity - that is when you use the cell phone for some purpose like calling, playing games , sms etc - if the cell phone is idle there is no activity), the mobile phone comes up with an automatic audio message advising us to relax for an hour without using the phone ( WE MAY MUTE IT FOR AN HOUR or the duration can be configured). The application can be built into the mobile phone and it will serve two objectives - 1)TO PROTECT THE USER FROM PROJECTED HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE LONG RUN 2) SAVE ENERGY.

Along similar lines, we can have an application built into the laptops to advise the users to relax after an hour of usage because of excess stress on the eye-lids. Similarly for walkman or ear-phones - I keep telling my students to use it for 15 minutes and then relax for half hour. I must admit, honestly, that 75% of the class does that. Instead of me telling them, if there is an automatic message played that would be great.

TO ALL MEMBERS: PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS ANY FORUM TO WHOM I CAN TAKE MY SUGGESTION. BESIDES THAT PLEASE LET ME IF THIS IDEA IS SENSIBLE

MY EMAIL: pvaithyanathan@gmail.com


Idea edited on 03/02/2011 05:04