It’s beginning to look as if worries over the potential effect of microwave radiation from cellular phones on the human brain are not going to go away. The higher frequency of the latest digital phone systems will only make any potential effect worse, so it seems likely that cellular phone users are going to have to get used to the idea of rather more clumsy cellular phones. After all, there’s no necessity for the transmitter to be in the same unit as the head-set – and if the receiver-transmitter unit has to be worn on the hip, well larger, longer-lasting batteries could be accommodated without causing additional inconvenience.
