3 ms·
Well here is an interesting argument for voice control: it's more hygienic. All touch points are potential sources for disease. On the other hand, maybe we ar
by jhallenworld 11y ago
Well here is an interesting argument for voice control: it's more hygienic. All touch points are potential sources for disease. On the other hand, maybe we are increasing allergies by making the environment too sterile.
What hygienic technology will replace touch screens?
- mreiland 11y agoIs that actually a problem? That sounds like a made up solution. For the vast majority of people, simply touching something that someone else in your home has touched isn't going to cause you any sort of problems.
- octo_t 11y agoPossibly not in the home, but in the office or public places? Definitely.
- oblio 11y agoYet we use public transportation in many parts of the world and few bad things have happened. We use door handles everywhere. Etc.
- Zigurd 11y agoDoor handles are a big problem in hospitals. I'd take the bet that they are a bigger problem in public places than is generally acknowledged.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoInterestingly this is actually a solved problem that we have forgotten the solution to. Copper naturally kills most pathogens. Brass door handles therefore act to prevent touch based spread of pathogens -- but plastic is cheaper.
- mschuster91 11y agoI think it's not the price but the looks. Copper tends to oxidize and form an ugly green-ish hue of copper oxide, while proper plastics or other non-biocidic metal will not degrade in looks.
- ars 11y agoBrass works fine too.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoI do actually say use brass rather than copper in my OP for this exact reason.
- oblio 11y agoIn hospitals you have sick or very sick people and people with open injuries. You can't take hospitals as the common scenario.
- ars 11y ago> Possibly not in the home, but in the office or public places? Definitely. Not in the slightest. Hard smooth items do not tend to harbor bacteria, especially those that are touched a lot. You really only need to worry about soft or textured items, in particular things that are touched only rarely.
- Nickersf 11y agoHow is living in a sterile plastic bubble good? Our immune systems need bacterium to fight or it will weaken. I'm not saying go rummage through medical waste, but some exposure to dirt is normal - or at least has been for hundreds of thousands of years.
- stephengillie 11y agoA damp, soapy sponge cleans smartphones pretty well. And a damp cloth to rinse before drying. Still waiting for waterproofing to become a standard smartphone feature. Then we can start debating handwashing vs dishwashing, and also use the phone to record the washing cycle on video from inside the dishwasher.
- icebraining 11y agoApparently, it's already standard - in Japan.