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Eco Factor: Concept phone designed to be powered by solar energy. With mobile phone manufacturers working on newer systems that allow their devices to charge on the move, industrial designers aren’t leaving any stone unturned to give...

Eco Factor: Phone made from recycled aluminum carries ultra-low power E-Ink display. Designed by Luis Barceló, the Nokia Ink 01 is an answer to the growth in the number of cellphones being used and their impact on the environment. The Nokia Ink..

Eco Factor: Mobile base station powered by renewable energy. Turkish mobile network operator Avea is using the advantages of both solar and wind energy to power a base station, which they claim is the first of its kind in the country. To ensure...

Eco Factor: Concept phone intended to be made from ecofriendly materials. With the recent advancements in technology and chip design, cellphones have evolved from normal calling devices into AIO gadgets with lots to offer. However as technology...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered phone made from recycled materials. Solar-powered phones were till now seen in the form of concepts that never looked to turn real. Some of them looked just too weird for production and there were others that were devoid..

Eco Factor: New research indicates that sound can be a source of energy for cellphones and portable electronics. A cellphone normally spends its battery power to keep our conversations going. However, new research indicates a future of cellphones..

Eco Factor: O2 launches energy-efficient universal charger. Research conducted by O2 states that about £30 million worth of electricity is wasted every year in the UK just because of the improper use of cellphone chargers. If the same amount of...

Eco Factor: Phone charged by kinetic energy comes with a variety of health monitoring sensors. Recently we witnessed a basic phone powered by solar energy, and now we have one that powers itself by harnessing the kinetic energy of the body. The...

Eco Factor: Cellphone made from non-toxic materials. While solar panels and fuel cells are a distant dream for cellphone manufacturers, companies like Samsung are trying hard to add an ecofriendly tag to their products. After launching some hi-end.

The problem with most eco-gadgets is that they work great on the green features but most often the design and dynamics compromise on the normally spectacular features that modern gadgets come with, or at least that is the perception with many. But one..