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Going green is good, but eco-friendly cell phones?Oct 05, 2009 (South Florida Sun-Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX) -- By now most of us know "going green" is the way to go when making shopping choices. Need an appliance? Make sure it has the Energy Star label. Looking for a new car? Go hybrid. But what about going green when buying your next cell phone? Sprint and Samsung released a new mobile phone that makes that option a real choice. Made from corn: The Reclaim smartphone recently dropped on the market and Sprint is boasting how it's made from 80 percent recyclable materials, specifically bio-plastics derived from good ol' corn. Sounds great. Makes you wonder why cell phone manufacturers (and farmers) didn't come up with this sooner. More green features: The phone charger is Energy-Star approved. Even the apps are green. The phone comes pre-loaded with apps from Discovery Channel, including guides to help you live a more eco-friendly lifestyle and a glossary providing explanations about climate changes. Green or not, the Reclaim is also all smartphone, replete with full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, GPS-enabled turn-by-turn directions, Web browser, automatic speech recognition and a 2.0 megapixel camera with 3X zoom and video camcorder. All for $50 (with standard two year phone contract). ___ (c) 2009, Sun Sentinel. Visit the Sun-Sentinel on the World Wide Web at http://www.SunSentinel.com Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. _____ TO SUBSCRIBE TO NEWS2USE Items in the News2Use package are not included in your MCT News Service subscription. You can subscribe to the News2Use package or purchase the items a la carte on MCT Direct at www.mctdirect.com. To subscribe, please call Rick DeChantal at Tribune Media Services at (800) 245-6536 or [email protected]. Outside the United States, call Tribune Media Services International at +1-312-222-4444or e-mail [email protected]. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |