Thoughts 18 Mar 2008 07:14 am

Taking a bath with your cell phone

A recent study revealed that nearly half of the Japanese population has at least once taken their mobile devices with them to the bathtub.

Whether the device was a mobile phone, a portable music player, an email device, or a game console, 41.2 percent of Japanese have admitted to using them while enjoying a relaxing bath.

According to the AFP, the poll conducted by video game maker Sega, and answered by 16,250 people, revealed that the statistics for such a habit were similar and applicable to all sexes and all ages. However, teenagers were the most likely to take their mobile devices to the bath. –Mostly for email, followed by music.

Here’s a link to an article on the BenQ-Siemens EF51

Here’s another article from the same site.

water proof cell phone
Sure looks better than the clunker offered by Verizon.

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