July 29, 2006
Bikini meters UV intensity
Solestrom swimwear is offering a bikini that measures and displays UV intensity via a little device integrated in the bikini panties. The bikini looks cool, similar to the one that was worn by one of the early 007 Bond girls. However I’m not quite sure how useful the UV meter will actually be, unless you know your skin type and how long it is safe for you to stay in the sun, depending on the UV intensity.
The bikini is available in silver, black, and white.
Solestrom also has a second bikini that shows you UV intensity on the plastic attachments of the bikini straps. A darker colour indicates higher UV intensity, a lighter colour lower UV intensity. To be honest I find this second alternative more attractive and probably also more useful. After all who needs to know the UV intensity with 0.01 accuracy?
