I can remember when the landline would ring at home, and we’d all rush to answer it. And whoever got there first, stood bolt upright and would answer the phone in such a dignified manner. Such were the days of a call using BT and the plastic wedge with a dial on it, sometimes push… Continue reading Retro Phone Your Mobile Phone
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Moshi Moshi Retro Phone Adaptor
I can remember when the landline would ring at home, and we’d all rush to answer it. And whoever got there first, stood bolt upright and would answer the phone in such a dignified manner. Such were the days of a call using BT and the plastic wedge with a dial on it, sometimes push buttons… Continue reading Moshi Moshi Retro Phone Adaptor
Human Powered Mobile Phone Batteries
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it is actually science fact, that one day your green mobile phone might just be powered by your own heart beat? Prof. Keon Jae Lee (KAIST, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) and Prof. Zhong Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and… Continue reading Human Powered Mobile Phone Batteries
Umeox Solar Mobile Phone
Sometimes something like the Umeox solar mobile phone comes along which in its market just takes the marketplace by storm. Maybe this is one such product and it’s from China. Now I’ve watched the video and it’s very futuristic and Matrix like, from watching do I believe it that this green mobile phone can withstand… Continue reading Umeox Solar Mobile Phone
First Solar-Powered Mobile Tower In The US
Death valley, the Las Vegas Strip, The Statue of Liberty, now you can add Chalfont Pennsylvania to your list of things to visit whilst in the US. Joking apart T-Mobile have become the first green mobile tower in the land of the free and the brave. 12 solar panels take this aerial off the grid,… Continue reading First Solar-Powered Mobile Tower In The US
Charge Your Phone With Solar Power
If you’re buzzed off like me having to for charge up your batteries all the time you might want to look at using alternative ways of charging your mobile phone. Texting is the greenest way to communicate via a mobile phone. Using a landline is easier on the environment than using a mobile phone, but… Continue reading Charge Your Phone With Solar Power
Top Reasons People Don’t Recycle Old Mobile Phones
These are the top 10 reasons customers give when asked why they don’t hand in their old mobile phones. These are the reasons why figures for returned or recycled phones are so low; Government agencies have said that only 10% of handsets were recycled last year, whilst leading manufacturers who have conducted their own studies… Continue reading Top Reasons People Don’t Recycle Old Mobile Phones
Mobile Phone Charged With Sound
How do you cut down on your energy consumption whilst your using your mobile phone, that is the question manufacturers and designers are asking themselves, powering the handset in an earth friendly way yet making it a green mobile phone has become the holy grail of the industry. Their are solar mobiles, wind powered, wind… Continue reading Mobile Phone Charged With Sound
Wireless Eco Charger
You may remember them for their distinctive black and gold batteries? Or you may remember them more for their adverts, the ones with the pink bunnies wearing Lycra shorts? Or you may just know the name…Duracell. Well the company has just unveiled a new smart power product that saves you energy… Their new accessory ‘myGrid’ is a wireless… Continue reading Wireless Eco Charger
Futuristic Concept Phone Materials
So on their way to creating greener mobiles for us to use, the NEC Corporation in the US, have just announced that its boffins have come up with a new kind of bioplastic made from cashew nut shells. Which is why they are boffins I guess, as I can think of absolutely no use for… Continue reading Futuristic Concept Phone Materials