Although smartphones are one of the most frequently used items for cooking to navigation, streaming entertainment and socializing, many people forget how important it is to stop every once in a while to clean a phone that collects debris and bacteria.
Gmarket collaborated with INNORED-Kinneir Dufort and came up with a phone-sanitizing concept that could be used in a casual coffee shop. The design of the machine sources from one of the most familiar and user-friendly appliances in the home—the toaster oven.
Rather than emitting heat and giving a piece of toast a nice golden brown coating, the Green Toaster has two slots where phones can be placed. Once the lever is pulled, the phones are taken inside the device for a five-minute deep cleaning by UV light. In the same way that toast pops out of a toaster, so do the phones when they are ready.
Phone-Sterilizing Toasters
Gmarket's 'Green Toaster' is Used to Clean a Phone with UV Light
Trend Themes
1. Smartphone Sanitation - Growth in demand for smartphone sanitation products amid rising awareness of health and hygiene concerns.
2. UV-C Technology - Increased adoption of UV-C technology in consumer electronics for its effective germicidal properties.
3. Appliance Crossover - Innovative convergence of appliance technologies for multiple functionalities, such as phone sanitation.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Opportunities for smartphone manufacturers to introduce built-in UV-C sanitization functions in their products.
2. Household Appliances - Potential for appliance companies to develop phone-sanitizing toasters or multi-functional devices for the home.
3. Food and Beverage - Growth of phone-sanitizing stations in coffee shops and restaurants as a value-added service to patrons.