INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO THAT URANIUM.
THAT URANIUM. >>> DESKS, TABLES, NIGHT STANDS,
BATHROOM COUNTERS.
BATHROOM COUNTERS. JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MANY
SURFACES YOUR CELL PHONE TOUCHES
EVERY DAY BEFORE TOUCHING YOUR
HANDS AND THEN YOUR FACE.
>> IT REALLY MAKES YOU WONDER
HOW MANY GERMS ARE LIVING ON
YOUR CELL PHONE.
SO TONIGHT WE’RE PUTTING
PRODUCTS TO THE TEST THAT CLAIM
TO HELP REMOVE BACTERIA FROM
SMART PHONE SURFACES.
>> VERY INTERESTING.
FROM SIMPLE WIPES TO AN
ELECTRONIC GADGET.
ELECTRONIC GADGET. CHRISTINE NOEL REVEALS WHAT
WORKS BEST.
WORKS BEST. >> Reporter: HOW OFTEN DO YOU
CHECK YOUR PHONE?
IT’S PROBABLY CLOSE TO 50 TIMES
A DAY AND THAT MEANS PLENTY OF
GERMS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM
YOUR FINGERS TO YOUR PHONE AND
BACK AGAIN.
BACK AGAIN. SO EVERY HAND YOU SHAKE, EVERY
BATHROOM DOOR KNOB YOU TOUCH,
ALL THAT BACTERIA IS AT YOUR
FINGERTIPS.
FINGERTIPS. >> YOU TRANSFER BACTERIA AND
VIRUSES ONTO YOUR PHONE THAT ARE
NOT YOUR OWN.
THOSE ARE POTENTIALLY NOT GOOD
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >> Reporter: IN FACT,
RESEARCHERS SAY OUR PHONES ARE
18 TIMES DIRTIER THAN A PUBLIC
BATHROOM.
BATHROOM. >> A LOT OF THE SAME RULES THAT
I APPLY TO MY PHONE, I APPLY TO
MY HANDS.
MY HANDS. YOU’RE PUTTING YOUR PHONE
AGAINST YOUR FACE, IT’S
BASICALLY LIKE LICKING IT.
>> Reporter: BUT LET’S ASK THIS.
HOW OFTEN ARE YOU CLEANING YOUR
PHONE?
PHONE? >> ONCE A MONTH, MAYBE.
>> I’M MORE OF LIKE A STRING
CLEANER AS FAR AS TAKING MY CASE
OFF AND CLEANING IT.
I FORGET ABOUT THAT.
>> Reporter: WE BOUGHT FOUR
PRODUCTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO
CLEAN YOUR PHONE AND ELIMINATE
BACTERIA ALL RANGING IN PRICE.
A TERRY CLOTH TOWEL, $2.
THESE CLEANING WIPES FOR $10.
I ROLLER FOR 20 BUCKS.
FOR $50, A PHONE SOAKED
DISINFECTSER THAT CLEANS WITH
U.V. LIGHTS.
U.V. LIGHTS. WITH FOUR SEPARATE PHONES, OUR
CONSUMER TEAM FROM SISTER
STATION WDIV PUT THE PRODUCTS TO
THE TEST.
THE TEST. >> SWAB NUMBER ONE.
BOOM.
BOOM. >> Reporter: WITH KITS FROM A
LOCAL BIOLOGICAL LAB, THEY
SWABBED EACH PHONE BEFORE AND
AFTER THE CLEANING METHOD TO GET
THE PLATE COUNT FOR BACTERIA,
INCLUDING E.coli.
INCLUDING E.coli. >> THIS IS JUST YOUR
OLD-FASHIONED I’M NOT SPENDING A
LOT OF MONEY ON A CLEANING
METHOD, WIPING YOUR PHONE DOWN.
LET’S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
THESE SAY THEY CLEAN AND SHINE
YOUR SCREEN AND DEVICE LIKE NEW.
WE WIPED THE PHONE WITH
THE EYE ROLLER IS A POCKET SIZE
CLEANER THAT REQUIRES NO LIQUIDS
OR CLOTHS AND I KNOW MY PHONE IS
DIRTY.
DIRTY. MY CHILD GRABS IT, MY DOG.
THERE IS MY SWAB.
LET’S SEE HOW DIRTY THIS PHONE
how
how IS.
IS. SO THIS IS BASICALLY LIKE
PUTTING YOUR PHONE INTO A
TANNING BOOTH.
TANNING BOOTH. SO NOW IT’S IN THERE.
TEN MINUTES.
TEN MINUTES. THAT’S A BIT EXTREME.
WHO IS GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL
THAT.
THAT. >> Reporter: LET’S SEE THE
RESULTS.
RESULTS. FIRST, THE TERRY CLOTH TOOK OFF
7800 BACTERIA.
7800 BACTERIA. THE WOOSH WIPES, 410.
THE EYE ROLLER, 430.
AND THE PHONE SOAKED DEVICE,
2300.
2300. THAT MEANS OUR SIMPLE TERRY
CLOTH METHOD WAS THE WINNER,
FOLLOWED BY THE PHONE SOAP.
SO WHILE THE DEVICE MIGHT LOOK
COOL AND IT HAS BIG CLAIMS TO
ELIMINATE ALMOST 100% OF THE
GERMS ON YOUR PHONE, IT’S PRICEY
AND TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO DO
SO.
SO. WHILE JUST A QUICK WIPE CAN DO
THE TRICK.
THE TRICK. FOR LINKS ON WHERE TO FIND THE
PRODUCTS WE MENTIONED IN THE
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