In the aftermath of the horrific devastation and destruction that Japan experienced last year the General Public has been increasingly concerned (rightfully so) regarding radiation contamination. Hopefully their fears and anxieties will be somewhat decreased by the upcoming release of handsets (Japanese) with built-in radiation monitors.
Granted, this doesn’t even remotely address the on-going challenges that the nation faces. However, if commercial technology is being built and deployed to assist with disaster recovery efforts (be they natural and/or man-made) that’s a welcomed development (now, if we can just convince people the world-over that moving away from fossil-based energy-resources, etc. and employing alternative / green energies would benefit our collective humanity via creating jobs; protecting the environment and a myriad of upsides too numerous to detail herein) we’d go a long way towards turning the poison of this devastation / loss, etc. into something much more positive.
(Source) The Washington Post: http://goo.gl/DNCsh