In keeping with my goal of looking for items which help improve the way we use our planet, which reduce our impact and make life a bit more sustainable, here's an interesting idea. A phone whose casing is made from recycled pop bottles - load knows there are enough of them around to await recycling!
Here's what Motorola has to say about their new device...
Motorola said it was the world's first carbon neutral phone. As well as using recycled materials for the plastic casing, the company also pledged to offset the carbon dioxide used in manufacturing, distribution and operation of the phone through investments in renewable energy sources and reforestation.
I know I sometimes take a phone with me when I paddle and while this one lacks all the games and video cams and built-in hair salon features of many phones, I'd look at it if all you need is a phone.
Motorola is also producing the Tundra phone. This one is not so eco-friendly, but is made tundra tough and includes walkie-talkie functions for the macho types out there. I'm passing on both cell phones. I already have one I seldom use!
3 comments:
Michael, you're simply non geeky enough. You need at least 3-4 phones, a couple of PDAs and several music players, of which at least one must be able to show video even though you never use it. As a kayaker you also need 2 or 3 GPS units and some satelite emergency beacons. Then, when you go paddling, you must bring at least 3 or 4 gadgets, with chargers, solar panels and extra batteries.
You need to work on your street cred :-)
LOL René! What about the bananas? I thought they were the most important paddling accessory...
I'm trying to get more geeky. In fact, I'm looking at my first ever GPS purchase soon. I'm in the research stage at the moment...
I have a Garmin sports gps - wristwatch format. It doesn't have any maps, but it tells me speed and distance, and afterwards I can download the entire trip second for second to the computer, for display on google earth or similar.
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