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Of all the grifts we came across in 2020, one of the most bizarre was SmartDOTS, a so-called “anti-radiation” device that promised to neutralize the electric and magnetic fields transmitted by devices like phones and laptops. Popping one of these round stickers onto these devices, the company promised, would leave you with a better night’s rest, fewer headaches, and a clearer mind all around.
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Naturally, these claims ended up being totally bogus, according to new research.
The BBC reported on Monday that after asking a team of researchers based out of the University of Surrey to test five of these stickers across a range of mobile phones and wi-fi access points, the group wasn’t able to find any effect on the user by these little multicolored stickers.