# Phone-Sterilizing Toasters Gmarket's 'Green Toaster' is Used to Clean a Phone with UV Light By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-08-11 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clean-a-phone References: [creativecriminals](http://creativecriminals.com/ebay-korea-gmarket/gmarket-green-toaster) & [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuPg-OrkAKA) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balmuda-toaster-pro). Rather than emitting heat and giving a piece of toast a nice golden brown coating, the [Green Toaster](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/safety-meeting) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultraviolet-food-storage). In the same way that toast pops out of a toaster, so do the phones when they are ready. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Smartphone Sanitation:** Growth in demand for smartphone sanitation products amid rising awareness of health and hygiene concerns. - **UV-C Technology:** Increased adoption of UV-C technology in consumer electronics for its effective germicidal properties. - **Appliance Crossover:** Innovative convergence of appliance technologies for multiple functionalities, such as phone sanitation. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** Opportunities for smartphone manufacturers to introduce built-in UV-C sanitization functions in their products. - **Household Appliances:** Potential for appliance companies to develop phone-sanitizing toasters or multi-functional devices for the home. - **Food and Beverage:** Growth of phone-sanitizing stations in coffee shops and restaurants as a value-added service to patrons. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Highly Effective Phone Cleaners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cleanstation.md) - [Dual-Purpose Device Sanitizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totallee-uv-phone-sanitizer.md) - [Sanitizing Smartphone Charger Docks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charger-concept.md) - [Wireless Charging Sanitisers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picnic-uv.md) - [Precision Touchscreen-Enabled Toasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tineco-toasty-one.md) - [Touchscreen Interface Smart Toasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toasty-one.md) - [Self-Cleaning Smartphone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfcleaning-smartphone-case.md) - [Countertop Crockery Sanitizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/utensil-disinfection-cabinet.md) - [Ultra-Thin See-Through Toasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphene-transparent-toaster.md)