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Oberthur Technologies announced the successful deployment of EcoSIM, what they say is the first patented eco-friendly SIM card in the market.
The trick is in the size – Oberthur’s SIM card is half the size of a classic SIM and it also reduces the amount of plastics used by 50%. As a result, the CO2 emissions generated per card is reduced from 16 to 8 grams. In addition, they say because the card is smaller, it also reduces the carbon footprint for transport and overall waste through environmentally friendly packaging using the recycled paper and PEFC and FSC certified materials.
Until now, SIM cards were produced on sheets of plastic using a credit card size format. Oberthur’s process allows for the manufacturing of two SIM cards on a single sheet of plastic instead of one…
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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.
