A German telecommunications company said on Tuesday that it is developing the first mobile phone that will alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off offensive smells. The phone will use a tiny chip measuring less than one millimeter to detect unpleasant odors, a spokes- woman for Siemens Mobile said.

A research team in the southern city of Munich is developing the device using new sensor technology. "It examines the air in the immediate vicinity for anything from bad breath and alcohol to atmospheric gas levels," the spokeswoman said. "Some people take smelling good rather seriously."

柏林：一家德国电信公司于本周二说，他们正在开发第一部当使用者呼出难闻的口气或散发令人不快的气味时发出警示的手机。西门子移动电话公司的一位女发言人说，这种电话用不到一毫米的微小芯片来检测令人不悦的气味。

设在德国南部城市慕尼黑的一个研究组正在利用新的传感器技术开发这种新产品。“它会检测近在咫尺的空气成分，从呼出的难闻口气、酒精气味到大气污浊气体的含量等都可测到，”这位女发言人说道，“有些人对口气和体味相当在意。”