清洁智能手机一直是一个理想的目标，尽管很少执行。京瓷(Kyocera)在日本(Japan)推出了世界上第一款可以用肥皂清洗的智能手机。宣传“洗手”的卫生运动现在可能会在口号中加上“和你的智能手机”。这是如何工作的，谁需要它？可以用肥皂清洗的智能手机有市场吗？
彻底清洗我
京瓷(Kyocera)将这一需求铭记于心，并在智能手机方面推出了一款可以满足这一需求的设备：彻底清洗。Digno Rafre是世界上第一款可以用肥皂清洗的智能手机。这是我们现有的智能手机才能达到的清洁水平。
宣传视频(promotion video)和鲜艳鲜艳的色彩指向了一款专为儿童设计的产品。
再加(Add)上一个橡皮鸭浮船坞，你会看到一个精致的玩具，在孩子们的手中经常会弄脏。
不过，对来自世界各地的新闻的反应表明，对这个想法的热情很高。智能手机的触控界面改变了我们与互联网(Internet)互动的方式，但也带来了巨大的细菌培养(culture right)。对于家庭或公共场所经常触摸的表面，智能手机上存在细菌是正常的。问题是我们触摸这些设备的频率以及我们将它们如此靠近我们的脸这一事实。
使用智能手机带来的健康风险
与智能手机使用(smartphone use)相关的确切健康风险仍在调查中。按照常识(sense approach)，从卫生的角度来看，我们应该像对待我们的手一样对待我们的智能手机。我们确实鼓励自己和他人定期洗手，智能手机也应该这样做。
现在有可用的清洁选项，目前，我们鼓励您使用它们，直到您获得肥皂清洗智能手机。通常的清洁选择是干的超细纤维布(dry microfiber cloths)和浸有酒精的湿巾(alcohol-impregnated wipes)。
回到肥皂清洗(soap wash)智能手机，问题是，它是如何工作的？为什么这很重要？首先(First)，对于日本(Japan)来说，现在销售的几乎所有智能手机都是防水的。这样可以防止意外溢出，但不能保护智能手机免受与适当的肥皂清洗(soap wash)相关的擦洗和飞溅。
京瓷(Kyocera manage)是如何制造防水智能手机(waterproof smartphone)的？
京瓷(Kyocera)隐晦地提到它提供了“更好的密封性”。我们所知道的是，我们在Digno Rafre中拥有一项已经在Kyocera Urbano Progresso中使用的技术，它消除了对扬声器的需求。声音通过身体和耳道中的空气，通过振动传播，在嘈杂的环境中打电话时提供更好的声音。取消经典扬声器解决了一个主要的密封问题(sealing problem)。另一个技术改进是耐热水性(water resistance)。Digno Rafre可承受高达 110°华氏度(Fahrenheit)（43°摄氏度(Celsius)）的温度。
你会买一部可以用肥皂清洗的智能手机吗？
这款手机将于 12 月 11日下(December 11)周五(Friday)通过运营商 KDDI 发售，(released through the carrier KDDI)售价约为 465 美元。我们很想知道这款智能手机将如何在日本(Japan)销售。它会成为儿童设备，还是在注重卫生的成年人的推动下，覆盖更广泛的消费者？
你会怎么做？你愿意给孩子买还是给自己买？在下面的评论中告诉我。
The first smartphone that you can wash with soap. For real!
Сleanіng your smartphone has always been a desirable goal albeit onе rarely carried out. Kyocera іs launching in Jаpan the world's first smartphone thаt can be washed wіth soаp. The hygiene campaigns to prоmote "wash yоur hands" may now add "and your smartрhоne" to the slogаn. How does this work and who neеds it? Is there a market for smartphones thаt can be waѕhed with soap?
Wash me thoroughly
Kyocera has taken the demand to heart and, when it comes to smartphones, came up with a device that can take exactly that: thorough washing. Digno Rafre is the world's first smartphone that can be washed with soap. This is a level of cleanliness that we can only dream of with our existing smartphones.
The promotion video and the bright vivid colors point to a product designed for kids.
Add to this a rubber duck floating dock and you get the picture of an elaborate toy that can get dirty quite often in children's hands.
The reaction to the news from around the world suggests though, a very adult enthusiasm for the idea. The touch interface of the smartphone transformed the way we interact with the Internet, but also brought a huge bacterial culture right under our noses. The presence of bacteria on smartphones is normal for frequently touched surfaces in domestic or public spaces. The problem is how often we touch the devices and the fact that we bring them so close to our faces.
Health risks with smartphone use
The exact health risks associated with the smartphone use are still under investigation. On a common sense approach, we should treat our smartphones, from a hygiene point of view, the same as our hands. We do encourage ourselves and others to wash our hands regularly and the same should be done with the smartphones.
There are cleaning options available right now and, for the time being, we encourage you to use them until you get a soap washing smartphone. The usual cleaning options are dry microfiber cloths and alcohol-impregnated wipes.
Coming back to the soap washing smartphone, the question is, how does this work? And why is this such a big deal? First of all, for Japan, almost all smartphones sold nowadays are waterproof. This takes care of accidental spills, but it will not protect the smartphone from the kind of scrubbing and splashing associated with a proper soap wash.
How did Kyocera manage to build a waterproof smartphone?
Kyocera made a cryptic reference that it provides "better sealing". What we do know is that we have in Digno Rafre a technology, used already in Kyocera Urbano Progresso, that eliminates the need for a speaker. The sound is transmitted through the body and through the air in the ear canal, through vibration, and provides better sound when talking on the phone in noisy spaces. The elimination of a classical speaker solves a major sealing problem. Another technical improvement is the hot water resistance. Digno Rafre can withstand temperatures of up to 110° Fahrenheit (43° Celsius).
Would you buy a smartphone that you can wash with soap?
The phone is released through the carrier KDDI for about $465 next Friday, December 11. We are curious to see how the smartphone will sell in Japan. Will it become a children's device or, driven by hygiene minded adults, will it cover a larger spectrum of consumers?
What would you do? Would you rather buy it for a kid or for yourself? Let me know in comments below.
