by Kanga | May 2, 2014 | Blog |
Most people are completely unaware that cell phone company’s today strongly advise against holding your cell phone against your face. Just in case you haven’t already read your mobile device’s user manual, we pulled a couple all-nighters and did it for you. Here are some interesting quotes we found: IPHONE “iPhone’s SAR measurement may exceed the FCC exposure guidelines for bodily worn operation if positioned less than 15 mm (5/8 inch) away from the body..” “When on a call using the built-in audio receiver in iPhone, hold iPhone with the dock connector pointed toward your shoulder to increase separation from the antenna. When using iPhone near your body for voice calls or for wireless data transmission over a cellular network keep iPhone at least 15mm (5/8 inch) away from the body…” {note: I have never seen anyone hold their phone perfectly vertical from their shoulder…normally the “dock connector” is held near one’s mouth for talking – like how phones are supposed to be used!} BLACKBERRY Blackberry recommends in their manual to “keep the device at least 0.98 inches (35mm) when the BlackBerry device is turned on and connected to a wireless network. When using any data feature of the BlackBerry device…keep the device at least 0.98 inches (25mm) from your body.” TAKEAWAYS The shocking thing about all this is you don’t need to be talking on your cellular device to be exposed to electromagnetic frequencies (EMF). As blackberry mentioned, you should keep the cellular device at a distance from your body while it’s transmitting/receiving data. It’s important for people to understand that any wireless technology that updates itself, streams...
by Kanga | Apr 22, 2014 | Blog, The Journey |
We get asked a lot, “why choose the name Kangaberry”? This was definitely one or the hardest decisions – choosing a name that best represented what we stood for (awareness, responsibility and quality) and also something was generally positive and generic enough that if we wanted to expand our product line, we wouldn’t be pigeon holed. After sorting through around 50 different names and eliminating the ones that were taken, we just went with what made us happy. Often when we asked people between a few names of choice, they would “smile” and immediately gravitate to “Kangaberry” when it was mentioned. Ultimately, we envision Kangaberry to one day be a household name, along with ecommerce and physical store where people gravitate to and look forward to going! A lot of brands today use animals as part of their marketing strategy, and since I (Sara) love animals I thought is was the perfect opportunity to do the same with Kangaberry. The whole idea of a Kangaroo protecting it’s young by carrying them around in her pouch is both sweet and very similar to what we were trying to achieve with Kangaberry; carrying a cellular device around in a special case/pouch to protect ourselves. The name “berry” at the end, just seemed like a nice fit. There is a store in my hometown of Aurora, Ontario (Canada) named “Lemonberry” and I always get excited before I go there (even after many years!)… along with many other people. The marketing was there and the name just always made me happy, so I naturally tagged it on the end of “Kanga” 🙂...
by Kanga | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog |
Sometimes it’s hard for people to believe the power of cell phone electromagnetic radiation because they can’t seen it. This is why it’s even more necessary for you to see the video below. Note: the cellphones radio waves vibrate water molecules inside the popcorn allowing it to “cook”/pop. Cell phone also is absorbed by water molecules in your body while held close enough. The scary thing was it took less than a minute to pop! Think of how often you hold your cell phone in your pocket today or talked on the phone? This is why it is important to have something to protect YOU from your phone. Kangaberry cases will do...
by Kanga | Apr 11, 2014 | About Our Cases, Blog, Uncategorized |
Safe. Instantly Protects. Durable. Sleek. The Kangaberry was designed to have a special lining inside (the side facing your body) which shields you from constant radio waves being emitted from the phone (i.e. cell phone), up to and greater than 50dB at frequencies ranging from 10MHz to 3GHz (cell phones operate at 2.4GHz). For children this is very important because their body and nervous systems are still developing and the distance from the handset to the peripheral brain tissues is reduced (i.e. they are much more vulnerable to absorption of electromagnetic radiation) (6). More so, a child’s head being much smaller and their skulls are much thinner. GET NOTIFIED. BE THE FIRST TO GET ONE! Mobile web adoption has taken the world by storm, and is growing eight times faster than web adoption did in the 1990’s and early 200o’s. In fact, The percent of children with access to some type of “smart” mobile device at home (e.g., smart phone, tablet) has jumped from half (52%) to three-quarters (75%) of all children in just two years! It then won’t surprise you that by the age of eight, 72% of children have used a smart phone, tablet or mobile device. Unfortunately, when cell phone radiation standards were made 17 years ago, infants and toddlers were completely unrepresented in the research (7) and it wasn’t until recently that they were even considered to be consumers. Today, there is a whole market targeted on cellular devices towards children, with more than 700 apps on itunes targeted towards children. Yes, some apps may improve hand-eye coordination, but parents are not at ALL aware of the biological effect wireless radiation-emitting...
by Kanga | Apr 10, 2014 | Blog |
Two years ago today I was having my bi-weekly brunch with my mother. While sipping down silver-needle white tea {yep, I am a huge tea fan if you don’t know}, we started to talk about ideas, life and health. One thing that was brought up was how people around us (i.e. friends, family) keep getting sick, despite eating super healthy and adapting to a pretty healthy life style. Later that evening, I visited my neighbors, who’s children I often babysat growing up. The mother mentioned that her kids (11 and 14) had trouble putting the phone away at night and sometimes she wondered the effect it was having on their (and other children’s) health? She even mentioned that her daughters friends sleep with darn device (turns out this isn’t that uncommon). It then dawned on me that what if all of our phone usage is effecting us biologically (aka our health)? Especially since new statistics show the average individual spends 2.7 hours on their phone every day (i.e. talking, texting, watching youtube videos, sending emails). Having a Masters of Biological Engineering (focusing on biomaterials), I immediately went to town researching all the scientific literature I could find and on how cell phone’s electromagnetic radiation was effecting us biologically and materials that could prevent this. What I found from renowned institutions around the world was SHOCKING to say the least (hence look at the picture below!); especially the health implications electromagnetic radiation from cell phones was having on children…and yet it seemed as though no one knew about it?! Most importantly, this data WAS reproducible and being shared on international conference stages around the world. Suddenly it hit me like a ton of...
