Green Options » phone http://greenoptions.com/tag/phone Posts tagged 'phone' Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:22:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Almost Half of U.S. Consumers Would Choose a Green Cell Phone http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/19/almost-half-of-us-consumers-would-choose-a-green-cell-phone/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/19/almost-half-of-us-consumers-would-choose-a-green-cell-phone/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:22:09 +0000 Andrew Williams http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/19/almost-half-of-us-consumers-would-choose-a-green-cell-phone/

A major new survey has revealed that nearly 50% of all US consumers would consider buying a ‘green’ cell phone, but only if key factors such as the price, features, and performance were equivalent to other phones.

According to the poll of 1,000 American adults carried out by ABI Research, just 7% would be willing to pay a premium to go green, a figure that may cause cell phone companies to think deeply before investing heavily in environmentally friendlier models.

Speaking about the findings, industry analyst Michael Morgan said, “These survey results mean that almost half of those surveyed were at least committed in principle to use of a green handset. However the public is largely uninformed about their availability: only 4% said they were ‘very familiar’ with green handsets.”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/19/almost-half-of-us-consumers-would-choose-a-green-cell-phone/feed/ Grass Phone Biodegrades After Two Years http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/08/grass-phone-biodegrades-after-two-years/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/08/grass-phone-biodegrades-after-two-years/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:43:50 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/08/grass-phone-biodegrades-after-two-years/

Je-Hyun Kim’s Natural Year Phone design almost makes cell phones cool in my book. The phone, which is made up of hay, a screen, and keys, is designed only to last as long as its functional life cycle (2 years) before it biodegrades and falls apart.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/08/grass-phone-biodegrades-after-two-years/feed/ Motorola Renew is World’s First Carbon Neutral Mobile Phone http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/motorola-renew-is-worlds-first-carbon-neutral-mobile-phone/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/motorola-renew-is-worlds-first-carbon-neutral-mobile-phone/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:11:14 +0000 Andrew Williams http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/motorola-renew-is-worlds-first-carbon-neutral-mobile-phone/

Motorola has announced plans to launch the world’s first completely carbon neutral mobile phone, at CES 2009 in Las Vegas.

The shell of the W233 Renew is made entirely of recycled water bottles, and will be available via T-Mobile within the next three months. The struggling cell phone manufacturer has also teamed up with CarbonFund.org to offset the energy used in the manufacture, distribution and operation of each phone throughout its lifetime.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/motorola-renew-is-worlds-first-carbon-neutral-mobile-phone/feed/ More Green Gifts Ideas From An Ecopreneurist http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/16/more-green-gifts-ideas-from-an-ecopreneurist/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/16/more-green-gifts-ideas-from-an-ecopreneurist/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:53:52 +0000 John Simonetta http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/16/more-green-gifts-ideas-from-an-ecopreneurist/ My editor asked me to post a few more ideas on what an Ecopreneurist or any business interested in giving green gifts this year might give customers for the holidays. I wanted to approach the idea from two points.

First, I am in the promotional items business. For our industry the main purpose of gift giving is to say thank you to the clients you have done business with in the past year, and to keep your name in front of those clients so that they do business with you next year.

Second, as an Econpreneurist gift giving gives my business a chance to show off our green credentials but also - maybe - influence our clients, not all of whom are green, about becoming more green in their own businesses.

I noticed a post on Wind-up iPhone chargers from our sister site cleantechnica.com, thought it an interesting idea and I did a little checking around to notice that portable power is something that many promotional item vendors are offering this holiday season. I think this is a great idea as it meets our criteria of being green (hand-cranked or solar power) and being useful (so client will keep and use).

Here are three items I located from our promotional items database.

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]]> http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/16/more-green-gifts-ideas-from-an-ecopreneurist/feed/ GreenHeart Concept Phone Spotted in Copenhagen http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/29/greenheart-concept-phone-spotted-in-copenhagen/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/29/greenheart-concept-phone-spotted-in-copenhagen/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:08:47 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/29/greenheart-concept-phone-spotted-in-copenhagen/ greenheart

GoodCleanTech reports that the Sony Ericsson Greenheart Concept phone was spotted at a Sony event last week in Copenhagen. The phone will be an amalgam of “green” factors, including a bio-plastic shell, HTML-based manuals, a recycled plastic keypad and an energy-efficient charger that uses only 3.5 mW of power during standby.

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