Top 12 green concept phones of all time
We, at CellphoneBeat, are big fans of concept phones and recently, we introduced you to the Best concept phones of 2008. Hardly a day passes when we don’t hear of a new concept phone. Some of them are conceptualized with the stunning form factor, while some are thought of as high-end multimedia phones. The recent trend has made it clear that designers and mobile phone makers have now turned their attention to the very familiar buzzword – Green. With the passage of time, we are coming across more and more eco-friendly concept phones. Let’s take a look at the Top 12 Green Concept Phones spotted till date.
12. Linc concept phone
This concept is, in fact an entire “green” initiative that comes from LINC, a company that’s saving the planet with the aid of recycling and phone leasing. More here.
11. Siemens Gigaset Eco Visions Leaf handset
The Gigaset Eco Vision Leaf phone is solar powered and made out of recyclable materials and even has an eco-index. More here.
10. Atlas Kinetic Cell Phone Concept
Atlas Kinetic Cell Phone concept mainly concentrates on eco-friendly technologies and that too without compromising the design or the basic features of a standard phone. More here.
9. Nokia Morph concept
Launched alongside The Museum of Modern Art “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph concept device is a bridge between highly advanced technologies and their potential benefits to end-users. More here.
8. Eddie Goh’s Intuit Concept phone
A chemical based solar panel automatically charges when exposed to light with panels on front and rear utilizing a spray on solar charging solution that allow the device to retain a super slim structure. More here.
7. Kinetically charged SportPhone concept phone
The SportPhone, which is charged by kinetic energy, comes with a variety of health monitoring sensors. More here.
6. Bamboo bio-degradable cell phone
Taking recycling a notch higher, Bamboo uses bio-plastic, derived from corn, and bamboo plant. The phone also carries bamboo seeds within. More here.
5. Nokia Morph concept
Launched alongside The Museum of Modern Art “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph concept device is a bridge between highly advanced technologies and their potential benefits to end-users. More here.
4. Siemens Gigaset Eco Visions high-end solar phone
Solar, the high-end phone in the design study “Gigaset Eco Visions” uses all-over solar cells for a self-sustaining energy supply. It recharges naturally in the sun. More here.
3. Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart concept phone
Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart phone will have a bio-plastic housing, recycled plastic keypad, web-based manual and will come in matching environment-friendly packaging. More here.
2. Nokia’s Eco Sensor Concept phone
Eco Sensor Concept is simple. It’s just a phone made from eco materials combined with sensors to check out local pollution levels. More here.
1. Nokia Remade concept phone
Made entirely from recycled materials, Remade is made with an intention to create something out of nothing new. And it successfully does that – the metals are extracted from recycled aluminum cans, the plastics are from drink bottles and this forms the chassis, and the keypad rubber has been extracted from old car tires. More here.
A rumor worth mention: Solar-powered iPhone
A patent application spotted at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office promises to place the electricity generating cells underneath the semi-transparent display of the device itself which would feed off the sunlight to power major electric components within the device, including data-processing system and the memory. More here.
Without doubt, Green gadgets are all the rage these days. Is your handset green?