News that a Sri Lankan company has developed software for cellphones that when activated, emits a signal that drives away mosquitoes. The name of the company is Metropolitan, and the info courtesy of Manila Times's Bizz Fizz by Rene Martel.
The info is not yet Google-verifiable, so let's not yet go skinny-dipping with impunity in swamp water. But the news, assuming its true, is a welcome development which could save thousands of lives. Dengue fever, particularly among mosquito-borne diseases, is contracted from mosquitoes that bite during the daytime, when its victims are unsheltered by mosquito nets or coils, and when mosquito lotions are smelly inconveniences. Cellphones with anti-mosquito signals would prove effective yet inconspicuous and hassle-free amulets against dengue.
The other interesting aspect from this report is its validation of the relatively democratic nature of IT technology, which can emerge from anywhere in the world, and its resulting diversity. I'd like to see more Pinoy IT whizzes develop endemic innovations that just may have a fighting chance in the global market. On the negative side, we could also see cellphone technologies designed to ward away manananggals or duendes. And dirt-cheap cellphone commercials to be air before PBA games.
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