The Blackberry phone is an extremely popular model of phone for high end users, specially because you can use it for email and internet connectivity. Its QWERTY keyboard is another plus point. However, the cover for the Blackberry has been made of plastic or silicone, neither of which is environmentally friendly. Now there a wooden case made for the phone, which looks fashionable and stylish and is eco-friendly.

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Apple products have their own following. A while back a solar charger for Apple’s products like the iPhone and iPod was released. Made by Novothink and called Novothink’s Solar Surge this is the first such product which has been licensed by Apple.

There are separate chargers for the iPhone and the iPod. Like other solar charging products, these chargers are great for using outdoors or in places which get a lot of sunlight. They are also good for traveling and whenever you are in a place where you do not have easy access to electricity. These can even be used in countries where the electricity outputs and plugs and pins are different.

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Samsung has been doing its bit to green the environment. Its new Restore phone is another step in this direction. It has tied up with Sprint for this phone and meets Sprint’s stringent criteria for eco-friendly devices.

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The Ecocharge is an extremely energy efficient charger which is specially designed for travelers, though it can be used at home also. It can be plugged into any outlet and charges two USB devices at the same time.

It is particularly good for mobile phones, music players and other devices which can be charged via USB. Being energy star rated makes it environmentally friendly. What adds to its green credentials is the fact that when the device is fully charged, it stops consuming electricity, thus reducing waste of power.

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If you are an Apple aficionado and use the company’s iPhone and/or iPad, you will surely be interested in Proporta’s eco-friendly range of iPhone and iPad covers. They look sleek and stylish and are hand made as well.

The cases are made from recycled leather. They come with bamboo screen protection and bamboo is extremely environmentally friendly. You can also buy either a recycled leather pouch or one made of Hessian cloth to put the phone in, for further protection. Even the clips which are used to hold the phone is place are made from 30 percent recycled plastic (more than that, and the clip would break).

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If you want a full-featured mobile phone which is eco-friendly as well, you just a have to wait a bit and not even pay for it. Too good to be true? No, this is LG’s Remarq which has a full sliding QWERTY keyboard, camera, Bluetooth, music and easy internet access.

Its casing is made from recycled materials as is its packaging. To add to its green credentials the phone is 100 percent recyclable.

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It would appear that soon phones may become pieces that you can wear instead of instruments that you have to hold in your hand. It does often become difficult to hold a mobile phone and carry a handbag or laptop bag (or both), particularly when walking. When you have to make a call, or send a message, often you need both hands. In fact that is one of the reasons that mobile phones are one of those items which are easily lost or forgotten.

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Mobile phones run of batteries which may be recharged through electricity or USB via the computer or even solar chargers which work with many mobiles. But now a designer, Daizi Zheng, has designed a slim mobile phone which can get charged with Coke.

Considering that Coke is available the world over and a can of Coke is easy to carry around, this seems like and interesting and eco-friendly concept.

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If you just cannot do without television than you will be glad to hear that Nokia, the major cell phone brand is launching an eco-friendly phone which can also catch television broadcasts. Of course it will catch the signal only provided the country supports Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld. The Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition or MTVE is going to be out in a market very soon.

The phone is stylish with a slider form. It comes with a state of the art camera with LED flash, digital zoom and video recording. It is a 3G phone with quad band GSM facilities, so it will work everywhere. It also has music and gaming facilities, so it provides an all in one entertainment package for people on the go.

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Sony Ericsson has a GreenHeart series of mobile phones which are environmentally friendly and it has just launched two new models in this series, Elm and Hazel. These phones are made out of recycled plastics, don’t use hazardous chemicals and come e-manuals, thus eliminating the use of paper.

They also come with the EP300 GreenHeart low power consumption charger. In addition, they come with the Walk Mate eco application, and with a green calculator, and use minimized packaging, condensed user guide and waterborne paint.

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