Sony Ericsson has just recently bolstered its GreenHeart portfolio with the inclusion of an eco-friendly line of mobile phones, and a Bluetooth Handsfree. The phones, dubbed as Elm and Hazel, are made from recycled plastic and they do not contain any hazardous chemicals. Supplied with energy-efficient chargers and a battery that holds up to 10 hours of talk time in GSM mode or 3 hours of talk time in video mode, is impressive, to say the least.
Summing up their eco-credentials:
• E-manual in phone
• Free from hazardous chemicals
• Low power consumption charger (EP300 GreenHeart™)
• Green calculator
• Minimized packaging
• Condensed user guide (VH700)
• Waterborne paint (VH700)
http://www.greendiary.com/entry/sony-ericsson-releases-two-green-phones-and-a-bluetooth-handsfree/
With everyone using cell phones these days, this is an awesome idea that you wouldn't really come up with easily to help reduce energy use. And it's realy anoying when you get something overly and unecesarily packaged, knkowing that people agree and want to stop it is cool too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nate that this is an awesome idea. I hope that these items become popular, but I also think that it would be useful in major cellphone makers like Samsung, Blackberry, and Apple found a way to do this with their own phones. People definitely like the idea of being green, but have trouble giving up luxuries, and I think a combination of both would become more widespread.
ReplyDeleteI am also curious as to how expensive these items would be, which could be a major selling point or turnoff, depending upon what it is.
I also enjoyed how the phone and Bluetooth were named after trees. :)