Taking a more green approach, Samsung and LG have both revealed solar-powered mobile phones for the environmentally conscious individual.
Called the Blue Earth, Samsung’s offering does more than just provide an alternative power source. It’s also made of environmentally safe material, and features an interface that promotes environmental conservation. It comes with an Eco mode which adjusts screen brightness, Bluetooth functionality and backlight duration to achieve a more efficient battery life. The LG’s solar-powered handset, on the other hand, is slightly less green. It also comes with a solar-panel, but hardware-wise, there’s nothing else green about it. They do, however, promise to use green packaging material when they ship it so at least the effort is still there.
The Samsung Blue Earth is expected to become available in the UK in the second half of this year while LG’s little offering has a yet-to-be disclosed release date. With the no. 2 and 3 mobile manufacturers in the world releasing some pretty interesting little green devices, will Nokia et al. will follow suit? I guess only time will tell.
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February 16th, 2009 at 12:55 am
good phone for the future…with the electric car and so on…I think I might going to get one of these.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:38 am
I will certainly be getting one …. ready for my blue-earth.com email address.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Nice, I hadnt seen the LG one before. Doesnt look as slick as the Samsung, but its good news that if 2 manufacturers are in on solar power, the others should follow soon. I cant wait.
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:33 am
Hi,
A very futuristic idea, and being an environmentalist I appreciate this step totally.
I have an zero pollution, no gasoline electric scooter from R Martin’s and truly adore it. It runs great and supports my agenda of ‘Go Green, keep atmosphere clean’.
Sam
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 am
Looks like Solar Power is taking off eh.
There is a lot to learn and I found a
really good website that is mostly video
that teaches a lot about solar panels at
solarpanelspowercells.com
March 24th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I hope it arrive soon after the release in UK to America, I really hope
May 10th, 2009 at 7:54 am
I think I am going to get this phone! What service does it go to though? I have Verizon, would this magnificant phone go with that service? Also, how good does it text?