Disqus
Okay, maybe not tan, but Samsung’s newly-announced Blue Earth will indeed be solar-powered and on top of saving power with rear-mounted cells, the device itself is made of recycled PCM plastic (ie bottles). As for the UI, it will feature a pedometer and tell you how much CO2 you’re not using by driving, and thus how many trees you’re saving by walking. If you’re worried about not being able to keep everything powered strictly by solar, there will be a one-click Eco button which will reduce power usage overall, and let you really wring every last watt out of your battery. Motorola’s Renew was built on the same super-green principal, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see a few more handsets at Mobile World Congress trying to rope in a few more environmentally-minded consumers.
[via BusinessWire]
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
