Sharp Pantone 5 ICS Phone has 8 color choices, 3.7-inch screen - oh, and a radiation detector

Color us shocked and jealous at the new Android 4.0 phone from Sharp - strange and wonderful even by Japan's highly elevated standards. The eight colors of the 3.7-inch Pantone branded phone from carrier Softbank are nice for sure, but the ability to sense between .005 and 9.99 μSv/h of radiation is in a new category altogether. Though Sharp has hedged a bit by describing the detector as "non-compliant" with Japan standards at this point, the possibilities seem endless for such a feature - the ability to constantly report your location and radiation level to Facebook comes to mind, for instance.

Engadget, Sharp Pantone 5 ICS Phone has 8 color choices, 3.7-inch screen - oh, and a radiation detector