Can You Fear Me Now?
News: Five products for the cell phone phobic
WaveShield 1000
The Claim: Applying a sticker to your cell phone's earpiece "may reduce the strength of electromagnetic-field emissions" between 50 to 97 percent.
disconnect: The Federal Trade Commission busted WaveShield's distributor for not showing any scientific proof; most cell phone radiation comes from the antenna, not the earpiece.
Clarins Expertise 3P Screen Mist
The Claim: Spritz your "face, neck and décolleté" with the mist to create a "highly protective veil" that blocks electromagnetic waves.
disconnect: The British Advertising Standards Authority politely calls Clarins' product research "not robust enough."
QLink Pendant
The Claim: A microchip inside the necklace "picks up sufficient micro currents from your heart to power the pendant...reminding the body of its healthy frequencies." (Models cost up to $999; there's also a collar tag for pets.)
disconnect: According to the Guardian, the microchip is just a piece of wire.
SafeTShield
The Claim: A small metallic disc stuck on your cell phone "prevents the radiation from penetrating the brain through the ear canal."
disconnect: The ftc found that SafeTShield (and several products like it) could actually increase the intensity of radiation emissions.
Orgone Safespace
The Claim: A "non-electric metal substrate holo-gram" that comes in what looks like a black plastic video-cassette box neutralizes radiation and enhances "the natural dna rewinding process."
disconnect: Be kind, rewind—your dna?
Kiera Butler is an associate editor for Mother Jones.
Pick your battles man. There are corporate media monsters being paid to eat your children's imagination and thoughts.
As for this article - thanks for posting this.
Someone rouse the ghost of Wilhelm Reich. The orgone idea was sort of like The Force in Star Wars with the libido as a major factor in it.
The Claim: Spritz your "face, neck and décolleté" with the mist to create a "highly protective veil"
What the heck? This is like wearing garlic to ward off vampires. If you are afraid of the waves emmitted from your cell phones, the solution is simple, LIMIT ITS USE.