Tokyo - Tired of those unsightly
smudges and other dirt on your
bacteria-laden smartphone?
A Japanese firm says it has the solution
with what it describes the world's first
smartphone that can be washed with
soap and water.
Waterproof smartphones have been on
the market for a while. But telecom
company KDDI says its new "Digno
rafre" phone -- to be launched in Japan
next week -- is the only one that can
withstand a soapy bath.
"Our development team washed the
smartphone more than 700 times to
test its durability," a company
spokesman told AFP.
An online commercial aimed at proving
its credentials features a child dropping
the phone onto a plate of food topped
with ketchup.
His mother assures her shocked family
that those red globs are nothing to
worry about as she soaps up the phone
under a running tap.
The 21 600 yen (N35063, 59) gadget is
mainly aimed at parents who want to
keep their smartphones clean for their
small children, a KDDI spokesman said.
But he also cautioned that only certain
types of foamy soap could be used on
the device, which will only be sold in
Japan for now
