Japan has unveiled first new smartphone with inbuilt radiation detector.

A new mobile phone with an inbuilt radiation detector has been unveiled by Japan, tapping into nation’s continued fears including last year nuclear crises.

Previously, we have talked about the android app (Twakon),

which detects the radiation level of smart phone. But this smartphone introduced by Japan has got inbuilt radiation sensor chips to detect radiation exposure of phone.

The new smartphone developed by Softbank Corp., is said to be the first of its kind phone which contains inbuilt sensor chips designed to measure the radiation exposure of phone.

This mobile phone, which will on sale from this summer, will also keep record of the locations where the user has detected the radiations. This is to keep track of Japan’s atomic hot spots.

Masayoshi Son, founder and president of Softbank and an outspoken critic of nuclear power, described how the introduction of new smartphone is portable affordable and user friendly to Geiger counter.

“The threat of nuclear accidents cannot be seen from human eye and continues to be the concern for many people, especially mothers with small children.”  , said Masayoshi.

The new smartphone , unveiled as a part of Softbank’s Pantone series, will be available in eight bright colors, each containing high tech radiation chips by Softbank Corp.

The price of this smartphone has not been disclosed yet.