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Digicel Group launched the Coral-200-Solar, what they say is the world’s first low-cost solar-powered mobile phone. Manufactured by ZTE, the new device uses technology from Dutch company called Intivation.
The idea is to provide users in emerging markets with a device that doesn’t have to be connected to the power grid. There are an estimated two billion people in the world who have limited or no access to electricity, and Digicel along with ZTE wants to tackle that potentially lucrative market.
Of course, the Coral-200-Solar can also be plugged and charged by electric power, but I guess, that’s not the point here.
Anyway, Digicel is known for its low-cost portable solar charges and it seems that they have the experience needed to pull this off. I’m sure we’ll here more from them in the future. In the meantime, look forward to the June of this year, when Coral-200-Solar goes on sale…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
