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For you and I living in the west, when our state of the art smartphone is showing red by lunchtime, their is always a power socket close-by so that we recharge it.  But in Sub-Saharan Africa, it’s a very different story, with some 500 million people living in low power regions, it is often the… Continue reading Dirty Talk Is Cheap Power For Charging Mobiles

Its official there are now 7 billion people on the planet. And by the end of next year there will be more mobile phones switched on than people on earth – that’s an awful lot of phones. So whose got the most phones? Well both China and India could have more than 1 billion mobile… Continue reading More Mobiles Than People Worldwide

The NoPoPo (non-pollution power) Aqua Battery is from Japan, and can charge using almost any liquid from beer, juice, coca-cola; and yes you can even use urine if you so feel inclined to!  So how does it work?  Well, you just put the battery into a liquid and then, using the syringe to suck it… Continue reading The Battery That Runs On Water

What can make more sense than to make your bicycle the hub to powering up your mobile phone whilst on your way to work? Well that’s exactly what the German bicycle manufacturer Silverback have gone and done.   They taken the principle of cycling to work and made it a really green option with their… Continue reading German Cycle Power For Your Mobile Phone

Recycle your phones that is, why so little?Well there are lots of factors really, it appears that not a lot people appear to know that you can recycle your phone and why would you? An old mobile can make for a good spare for your self or for a friend. Or when you hear reports… Continue reading Only 3% Of You Do It

One of the biggest issues with mobile phones is recharging them. We all say we are going to switch off the charger when it’s done, but how many of us actually do? It’s a problem designers are working 24/7 to come up with innovative ways in which to charge our phones at the same time… Continue reading Charging A Phone By Spinning It On Your Finger

The UK Armed Forces are currently developing an entire line of solar-powered clothing for soldiers. This will enable the solider to charge up the necessary equipment that he carries whilst on a long exercise or away from normal power sources. The benefits also mean that a soldier is able to carry other equipment, and not… Continue reading Eco Warrior Takes On A New Meaning

With the mobiles that most people have to day, they could drive a car remotely, order a take out, check the weather in India, Japan and Argentina in a second, apply for a job, as well as watch sports from the other side of the world, all from the comfort of their front room and… Continue reading The First Mobile Phone Call

Coming up with a radical design for an eco-friendly battery may just be the way forward, when you think that some 600 million batteries in the UK alone are resigned to the landfill morgue each year.   Reducing landfill is now a major priority for Governments since driven by EU rules (2007) they are having… Continue reading Eco Battery Made Out Of Paper

This story has nothing to do with green mobile phones, rather it just hi-lites the wonder of the future of these devices. Sending a text is one thing, playing games, sorting out your finances is another? But using a mobile phone whereby aid workers using this application can do eye tests quickly and inexpensively out… Continue reading Future Uses Of The Mobile Phone