2006-03-13T20:38:00.000-08:00

The current debate over the health hazards of mobile phones is a continuation of the debate over the health hazards of weak electromagnetic fields in the entire frequency spectrum that began in the 1950s.

The first experiment on the biological effects of electromagnetic fields dates from the end of the 19th century when Russian scientist Danilevsky observed effects of radio-frequency fields on a muscle preparation that included the nerve supplying the muscle. Investigations peaked simultaneously with the development of radar between 1930 and 1940 but ended abruptly with World War II.

Interest in the subject was rekindled by the discovery that animals and plants failed to thrive and even died in areas exposed to radio waves beyond a certain minimum power density; and also by complaints of workers at radar stations. Research resumed in the 1950s in the former Soviet Union and the United States, as well as in Poland, Italy, and later, Britain.

Public debate over the health hazards of electromagnetic fields began in the United States. In 1973, biologist Robert Becker was approached by the U.S. Navy Commander Paul Tyler to serve on a panel of experts to evaluate some experiments that the Navy had funded. These were in connection with an antenna system the Navy was planning to build in northern Wisconsin that involved grids of buried wires that would extend over thousands of square miles of land. It was to be used for communication with submerged submarines.

Because of the large size of the antenna system, and fears that the non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation (NIEMR) it would emit, might have impacts on health and the environment, Congress had ordered the Navy to carry out the studies.

The New York Academy of Sciences had sponsored a conference on "Electrically Mediated Growth Mechanisms in Living Systems," and Becker had delivered a brilliant keynote paper that summarized his work up to then, which revealed how electrical fields and currents produced by the body are controlling growth and regeneration. By the 1960s, Becker had already proposed a theory that an electrical communication system exists within all living things, and also showed that externally applied fields could influence the processes of growth and regeneration.

But Becker was also worried about the undesirable, harmful effects that could come from exposures to external electromagnetic fields that were often orders of magnitude stronger than the fields within the living body. He had taken on a graduate student, Andrew Marino, to conduct some studies on mice and rats.

Marino had indeed found that animals exposed to NIEMR suffered adverse effects when Becker was asked to review the studies that the Navy had funded.

There were seven scientists on the panel reviewing more than 30 studies. Nearly two-thirds of the studies had found biological effects from exposure to NIEMR; and these were in a variety of species, including slime-mould, rats, birds and humans. The upshot was that all the panel members thought the proposed antenna was a potential hazard to human health, and they drew up a long list of recommendations and further studies.

2005-12-26T20:03:00.000-08:00

The Nokia 6822 messaging device with full messaging keyboard combines popular voice features with enhanced messaging capabilities into one compact package to make mobile communication easy.

Built on the unique fold-open keyboard design of the Nokia 6820 messaging device, new features include a high-resolution 65,536-color display and an integrated VGA camera.

With full service activation (OMA client provisioning), and a forward-compatible version of PC Suite to synchronize your contacts and calendar with your new phone without installing any new software, you'll be set up and ready for better messaging before you know it.

The Nokia 6822 messaging device also features an upgrade to Java™ MIDP 2.0, so you can download sophisticated applications over-the-air. To get you started, two trial applications are pre-installed and free to use for the first 15 times.

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Operating Frequency
Messaging
Integrated Digital camera
Data Transfer
Applications
Voice Features
Power Management

Phone Features
Full messaging keyboard
Integrated VGA camera with video mode
High-resolution 65,536-color display
Mobile email, Personal Information Management (PIM), MMS, SMS, and Instant Messaging
Java™ MIDP 2.0 and three pre-installed trial applications
5-way joystick
Bluetooth wireless technology
Tri-band operation for networks on five continents

Full Specifications

Tri-Band Operation
EGSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Automatic switching between bands

Size
Weight: 100g
Dimensions: 106 x 46 x 21mm, 79cc

Display and User Interface
High-resolution, active matrix color display
Supports 65,536 colors within 128 x 128 pixels
Full messaging keyboard with fold open design
Display rotates 90 degrees when keyboard is opened
5-way joystick navigation
Series 40 user interface with pre-installed customizable themes including wallpapers, screensavers, color schemes and ringing tones
Three softkeys with one user configurable softkey

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Messaging
Mobile email:
Email client for connecting to personal and business email
Supports SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4 protocols with OMA settings provisioning
Supports BlackBerry email connectivity* for encrypted push email. Check availability from your network operator.
Pre-installed email settings
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) for receiving, editing, and sending messages with text, audio files, voice clips, video clips, and images
Text messaging with concatenated SMS: send and receive messages containing up to 459 characters
Predictive text input: support for all major languages in Europe
Support for Instant Messaging (Chat) and Presence-enhanced contacts service

* Use of BlackBerry requires subscription for the service and compatibility with your email account. Contact your service providers for availability and further details.

Integrated Digital Camera
VGA camera 640x480 pixels
Camera with video and night mode
Video and audio recording and playback
Phone display used as a viewfinder

Memory Functions*
3.5 MB internal shared memory for contacts, SMS, MMS, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar notes, to-do list, and applications

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Wireless Connectivity
Remote over-the-air synchronization:
Over-the-air settings with full OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) client provisioning
OMA DRM forward lock
Send and receive images, video clips, notes, and business cards
Local synchronization of contacts, calendar, to-do items, and notes to a compatible PC using upgraded version of PC Suite (6.41) via:
Bluetooth wireless technology (1.0)
Infrared
Nokia Connectivity Adapter Cable (sold separately)

Browsing
XHTML browser over TCP/IP
Wallet: Convenient online use and storage of your numbers and passwords. The data saved in the wallet can easily be retrieved to automatically fill in data fields when making purchases while browsing, as long as the service supports wallet functionality.

Data Transfer
EDGE high-speed data transfer
GPRS multi-slot class (MSC) 10 (4+1, 3+2)
EGPRS MSC 4 (3+1)
HSCSD

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Personal Information Management (PIM)
Calendar with weekly view, contacts, notes, and to-do list
PIM data can be synchronized with a compatible PC

Call Management
Contacts: Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry
Conference call capability up to 6 participants
Multitasking: perform other functions - such as checking your calendar or taking a picture - while on a call using the integrated loudspeaker
Speed dialing
Logs: keeps lists of your dialed, received, and missed calls
Automatic redial
Automatic answer (works with compatible headset or car kit only)
Supports Fixed Dialing Number, which allows calls only to predefined numbers

Applications
Two pre-installed Java™ trial applications (good for 15 times):
Expense Log
Economist.com Cities Guide (London)
Download more Java™ MIDP 2.0 applications from Nokia Software Market >>

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Voice Features
Integrated handsfree speaker
Voice dialing
Voice commands
Voice recorder
Conference call capability up to 6 participants

Digital Services
Software applications available from Nokia Software Market
Graphics, icons, animations, and logos
Download new games, and polyphonic tones

Sales Package Contents
Nokia 6822
Internal Nokia Battery BL-5C (850 mAh, Li-ion)
Nokia Travel Charger ACP-12
Nokia Headset HS-5
CD-ROM with PC Suite software and three Java™ trial applications
User guide
Quick Start-up guide
Email configuration leaflet

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Power Management

Battery Talk time Standby time Charging
Nokia Battery BL-5C, 850 mAh Li-Ion 3 - 8 hours 7 - 14 days 1 h 30 min with Nokia Travel Charger ACP-12

Certification Information (SAR) >>

* Shared memory
The following features in this phone may share memory: phone book, text, email and multimedia messages, images and ringing tones in gallery, calendar, to-do notes, and Java™ games and applications. Using any such features may reduce the memory available for any features sharing memory. This is especially true with heavy use of any of the features (although some of the features may have a certain amount of memory specially allotted to them in addition to the amount of memory shared with other features). For example, saving many images, bookmarks, Java™ applications, etc. may take all of the shared memory and your phone may display a message that the memory is full. In this case, delete some of the information or entries stored in the shared memory features before continuing.

** Please note that these interactive demonstrations do not replace the User's Guide for this product. Always read the entire User's Guide for important safety information that may not be included in these demonstrations.

Nokia 6822 Cell Phone