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From solar-power to less toxicity, here are the best eco-friendly mobiles.
Very few of us can live without a mobile device that keeps us connected while on the go, but our cell phones and PDAs contribute to toxic waste and lost resources, especially at the rate with which we upgrade. You can do your part by choosing a greener cell phone the next time you’re looking to trade-up.
1. Sticky phone
A concept design by Liu Hsiang-Ling integrates solar power cells into mobile phones in a simple, elegant design. Though many are concerned that they can’t leave their phones charging in the sun for several hours (can’t be without my phone), this new design (which can be found on Yanko Design) tries to work through that problem by incorporating a suction system for easy charging.
Simply peel back the protective cover from a sticky surface and then stick the phone to a nearby window getting full sun.
2. Samsung’s New Blue Earth Phone
Already available in the UK, Samsung’s Blue Earth Phone is another take on the solar-powered mobile phone. It is a touch screen smart phone that can generate its own power with a built-in solar panel on the back.
What makes this mobile device even more green is that it is made from post-consumer recycled content—PCM, which is a plastic made from recycled water bottles [recycling programs].
Additionally, it has a super efficient charger (where traditionally you lose a lot of wasted energy), and is made without toxic chemicals like phthalates, brominated flame retardants (BFR), and beryllium, to name a few. Plus, it’s delivered in recycled packaging, too.
3. LG Pop GD510
LG is another company that has recently launched a cell phone with solar cells embedded in the actual phone. A slim-line phone with simple, sleek design features, the LG POP (LG GD510), can capture enough energy for 2.25 minutes of talk time in about 10 minutes of charge-time. And like the other green phones mentioned here, it comes with additional eco-friendly features.
These include the fact that it is PVC-free and made without BFR. And it has a feature that will notify you when the phone is fully charged so that you can unplug the charger to save additional energy. It was released in Europe during the fourth quarter last year and should be available in other regions soon.
4. GreenHeart by Sony Ericsson
With some of the greenest features of any cell phones on the market, Sony’s two new options—the Elm and the Hazel—are being billed as devices that go above most other green phones out there. Part of their GreenHeart project which aims to integrate environmental advances across Sony Ericsson’s entire product lines, these phones are loaded with eco-friendly features.
Both are constructed in part of recycled plastic and are made without toxic chemicals commonly found in electronics. And both come with energy-efficient chargers to cut back on phantom energy losses. Additionally, they’re packaged in minimal packaging and use eco-friendly paints. [electronics recycling].
Both phones also some with the Walk Mate feature which helps the user find a walking route to where they need to go so that they can leave the car behind.
The aim is to encourage phone users to walk more than they drive. The Walk Mate even calculates how much carbon dioxide is saved by using this more eco-friendly method of transportation. These phones are slated to be available during the second quarter of 2010.
Neelima Reddy, author of this article writes for TheNewEcologist.com know more about green living, green news, eco systems, green products, home & garden, alternative energy, design & architecture etc.. Visit The New Ecologist
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Posted by admin on Dec 4, 2009 in Articles | 0 comments
The first thing you will notice about the LG Chocolate cell phone is its sleek design. This phone is a slider phone which is one of its many unique qualities. If you like your cell phone to have color, well you’re in luck…this phone comes in a variety of different colors such as Black, White, Red, Ice Blue, Mint Green, and yes for the ladies Strawberry Pink. If you have seen pictures of this phone then you will know that all these colors look great on it.
When you are sliding this phone upwards the LG’s screen shows up crystal clear and bright. Also on the upper portion (with the screen) is a wheel that you click very much like an Apple iPod. The screen is also touch sensitive. The lower portion of the phone is the phone’s keypad with (you guessed it) letters and numbers which is always a great addition for any cell phone on which you would like to make a call or text message one of your friends from. If you are one of the many people out there who like to know the time and date don’t worry, when you turn on the LG Chocolate cell phone the time and date will automatically appear on the screen (works just as well as any wrist watch). You will like the fact that this phone is thin and can fit in your pants pocket or shirt pocket, which makes it easy to carry around with you.
Pros of an LG Chocolate Cell Phone:
1. Listen to music on it. You can buy a sandisk for it, it has 1 GB of memory and you can store up to 250 song titles of your favorite music or you can share the 1 GB of memory between your songs, music, and videos.
2. You can get music for your phone from your own Cd’s, burn them, and then sync them at home using Windows Media. If you don’t have your own CD collection or if you like to buy your songs one by one, you can buy music from VCAST (which is Verizon’s version of iTunes) which is easy to do and fun to browse.
3. This cell phone has a 1.3 mega-pixel camera in it, which takes satisfactory pictures and you can display them on your phone.
4. You can keep track of all your many contacts. The LG Chocolate phone has a search function so you can find your contacts quickly and easily.
6. Blue-tooth compatible.
7. All the different tools such as a calender (never forget an important date again), an alarm clock (you can set it so you can wake up to your favorite song), a world clock (so you know what time it is in Russia), a notepad, a calculator, and a tip calculator (never give the incorrect tip again).
Cons of an LG Chocolate Cell Phone:
1. This phone has poor performance in data file transfer through cables at a rate of just under 1MB per second. The wait time increases when transferring a lot of music or video file at one time. Your file connection is through Active Sync, this means the files will go through the processor which further slows the transfer rate. Get yourself a card reader.
2. Short battery life. Avid texters will find their battery life to be less than desirable. On average the battery will run out after about 300 texts. This is short compared to phones with thicker batteries.
3. Vibration off on touch sensitive keys. If the vibration feature on the touch sensitive keys is turned off it is impossible to tell if your keystroke has been recognized or not. If any lag occurs during the process your stroke may to recognized multiple times putting you on an undesirable page.
If you can get past the cons of an LG Chocolate cell phone, it really is a great phone. This phone has everything you need all in the palm of your hand.
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