Tawkon, an app designed to minimize your exposure to cellular radiation, so you can continue using your cell phone safely and responsibly. It's available for Blackberry, Android, and iOS, provided you're willing to jailbreak your phone to get it. Is safety from radiation worth falling from Cupertino's good graces?
Apparently, Tawkon for iPhone uses some private APIs, and was working directly with Apple to rectify the situation, so that the app -- which could be a life-saver -- could make it onto the store. At some point in the discussions with exec Phillip Shoemaker, Apple CEO Steve Jobs ended the discussion when he responded to a request by Tawkon to add the private APIs they used to the public SDK with a curt "No interest."
How can an iPhone app measure your phone's radiation levels? It's simple! According to Tawkon themselves, their app "collects and analyzes your phone's dynamic SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) levels, network coverage, location, environmental conditions and phone usage at any given moment. RRI leverages unique smart phones capabilities such as GPS, accelerometer, proximity sensors and more to help minimize radiation exposure during mobile phone usage."
Simple, right?
Rather than take their rejection lying down, Tawkon has released their app on Cydia, so that anyone with a jailbroken iPhone can better gauge their current level of exposure to radiation. If you've already jailbroken yours, you can find installation instructions at tawkon.com.
Via Tawkon's Blog.
