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- From: dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: uv watch
- Message-ID: <62750@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 17:56:30 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Distribution: na
- References: <1992Jul24.180929.20034@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- >I'm sure I'm not crazy. About four or five years ago I saw a
- >watch for sale that measured uv radiation--or so it claimed.
- >I told some friends in the field this and was told I was
- >crazy. Does anyone know anything about this watch? Does
- >anyone have one? Who is the manufacturer? Are they still
- >available?
-
- >I have tried on my own to trace this down. I've gone to the
- >consumer electronic show here in Chicago, and got a major
- >run around. I've checked with several local stores to no
- >avail. Any recollections of this watch will help me.
-
- >betsy@rainbow.uchicago.edu
-
- Nope, you're not crazy. Well, not about *this* item, anyway! :{)
-
- I've seen the gadgets, too, but right now I'm not sure who
- has them. I recall one that was a watch-like unit, and another
- that was more like a cigarette pack-sized box. They both were
- designed to measure and integrate UV-(A? B?) and signal after
- a preset "dosage". I remember prices in the $30-$40 range...
-
- Dave
- dbell@cup.portal.com
-