http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/ Engadget Comments for Violight goes ultraviolent on your gadgets, leaves germ corpses in its wake http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 6:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Stangely enough I was asked this by a medico client two days ago. They wanted to use idevices in the hospital but were concerned about how to sterilize them. I suggested some sort of UV blaster might exist.

Here it is, right on cue]]>Jun 22nd 2010 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Bleach may work also...]]>Jun 22nd 2010 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Not an option. That would wear off the oleophobic coating!]]>Jun 22nd 2010 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Just don't keep it on the coffee table in front of you, or it'll keep YOU sterile.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Yes, in fact, ANYONE could trivially prove this by using a UV meter.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Just ass effective, and cheaper while also removing visible dirtiness.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Hmm... I wonder if I can put any other objects besides electronics in there..]]>Jun 22nd 2010 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
It's called Staphylococcus.

But hey, throwing anti-bacterials at them can make them a lot stronger than they are already.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Thats why I like to exfoliate with a cucumber peeler and soak in a bath of Listerine. ]]>Jun 22nd 2010 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
I would be hugely devastated if my iPhone melted in there.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Why the heck would your iPhone melt?
UV != Heat

It uses radiation to disinfect, not heat. What it would do is fade the color of your iPhone.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
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ummm, no. Vinegar only works well against certain bacteria. It isn't gonna do much against most, and definitely not if you only do a quick wipe down. You might stop 10% of bacteria...at most. A better solution is just plain old soap and water, not antibacterial soap though.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Why not antibacterial soap, just out of interest? ]]>Jun 22nd 2010 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
this is partly caused by doctors prescribing antibiotics too frequently and patients not finishing their prescriptions. antibiotic soap is also a cause, and it's not even necessary. regular soap has been shown to kill very nearly the same amount of germs as antibiotic soap, and without increasing bacteria resistance.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
Um, yes. Vinegar kills most common bacteria. Do some research, instead of merely speculating otherwise.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/I'm not just speculating. I just finished a microbiology class, and we specifically tested how well vinegar works against common pathogens (p. Arugenosa, s. Aureus, p. Vulgaris, b. Cereus, and e. Coli. And the only pathogen out of those that was stopped by vinegar was b. Cereus, and only after being exposed for more than two minutes. You are the one that needs to stop speculating]]>Jun 22nd 2010 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/
You're missing my key point: Unless you drop gadget into the toilet or stick into some orifice for which it's not meant, most people just need to give it a good wipe with some sort of cleaner, whether you use a vinegar/water solution, water/bleach, Lysol, whatever. Shelling out money for the Violight is a waste.]]>Jun 23rd 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/violight-goes-ultraviolent-on-your-gadgets-leaves-germ-corpses/Jun 22nd 2010 4:38AM