germs
Design
10:40AM Sean Fallon | I get it — a baby bottle with a built-in UV lamp for killing any germs that might be lurking in the formula. Parents would eat this up. But would it do more harm than good? More »
Pureray UV Baby Bottle Could Be A Baby Killer
10:40AM Sean Fallon | I get it — a baby bottle with a built-in UV lamp for killing any germs that might be lurking in the formula. Parents would eat this up. But would it do more harm than good? More » 
Design
Cole Cleaner Disinfects Your Disgusting Pop-Top Cans
8:40AM Sean Fallon | I’ve never given it much thought, but looking at this Cole Cleaner UV pop-top disinfectant while I drink my un-sanitized Diet Dr. Pepper is giving me something of a hypochondriac panic attack. More »
Peripherals
Vioguard Germ-Fighting Keyboard Retracts For a UV Light Bath
6:20AM Sean Fallon | We have all heard horror stories about how keyboards have more germs than a toilet seat right? Now a startup called Vioguard is taking this issue seriously with a self-sanitising keyboard for hospitals. More »
Gadgets
UV Razor Sanitiser Fights Off Nasty Bacteria You Picked Up Below the Equator
6:40AM Sean Fallon | So, you use your razor to shave EVERYTHING on your body and now it’s as sharp as the edge of a manila folder. Dull blades lead to cuts and cuts lead to mutant face fungus. More »
Gadgets
Germ-Eliminating Knife Block Sanitises Your Stabbiness
1:30AM Sean Fallon | Thanks to the germ eliminating knife block, the next time you stab someone you will have the peace of mind that comes with knowing your blade is 99.99% germ-free (we wouldn’t want an infection to set in now would we?). The block relies on UV-C light to eliminate bacteria—and if you are a serious germaphobe it can be set to give your knives a hit once every three hours. If stabbing isn’t your thing, it should do a decent job of eliminating pesky salmonella and staphylococcus from your foodstuffs as well. Available for $US90. [Hammacher Schlemmer via Boing Boing Gadgets] More »
Science
Kevlar Body Armour Could Soon Repel Germs
7:40AM Sean Fallon | If researchers are successful, Kevlar-based armour will soon be able to protect the wearer from more dangers than bullets and fire. Yuyu Sun and Jie Luo of the University of South Dakota have discovered a way to coat Kevlar with a substance called acyclic N-Halamine. After testing it against “E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida tropicalis (a fungus), MS2 virus, and Bacillus subtilis spores (to mimic anthrax),” they discovered that the coating prevented these microorganisms from sticking to the Kevlar fabric. More »
Gadgets
La Fresh “Tech Pack” Towlettes For Gadget Germ Killing and Impromptu Geek Showers
9:40AM Sean Fallon | We have all heard the horror stories about how our keyboards are dirtier than our toilet seats and how nasty germs build up on our mobile phones. If that is a concern for you, La Fresh is unveiling a new Teck Pack germ killing kit for gadgets. Each kit comes with 4 Wet and Dry Screen Cleaning towelette duo-packets as well as 3 Lens Cleaning and 3 Anti-Bacterial towelettes. And since we all know that hygiene can sometimes take a back seat to the computer, you could probably spare a few for an impromptu shower. Not bad for US$10. Available starting on May 27th. [La Fresh via Crave] More »
Gadgets
The Handler Tackles Germs So You Don’t Have To
4:11PM Nick Broughall | We’ve all had that moment. you know, where you’re standing next to some guy in a urinal… You finish at the same time, and as you walk over to the sink to wash your hands, he storms straight to the door, opens it without a care in the world, and thankfully leaves your life forever. After you dry your hands you look at the door handle and it’s wet. Eeeewwwww! How to open the door now becomes an adventure in ingenuity. Can you use paper towel or toilet paper? How about your shoe? Do you wait for somebody else to come in? Or do you just suck it up and power out through the door, hoping to find the guy who essentially pissed on the door handle so you can pat him on the back of his expensive Armani suit to get your own payback? None of the above, if you own a “Handler” keyring. It has a fold out arm that’s (apparently) made with “microscopic nanoparticles” that kill 99 percent of germs on contact. It’s available in a selection of colours, too, so you can be relatively trendy while displaying the first signs of OCD. You can get yours from Rushfaster for just $14.95. And while I’m just a little bit sceptical, if it does protect you from inadvertantly eating somebody else’s bodily waste after your next trip to the bathroom, I’m all for it. [Rushfaster] More »
Gadgets
IOGEAR Fined US$208,000 By EPA For Germ-Free Mice Claims
3:00AM Jason Chen | IOGEAR’s Germless Portable Laser Mouse isn’t quite so germless after all, which is why the US Environmental Protection Agency levied a fine of US$208,000 on the company for “unsubstantiated public health claims regarding unregistered products, and their ability to control germs and pathogens.” In other words, these things aren’t killing any germs, and you probably shouldn’t be buying them in hopes that they will. And as a result of the fines, IOGEAR’s also stopped claiming that their germ-killing mice (now just “mice”) kill germs. [IOGEAR via Crave via Gadgetell] More »
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