TECH WATCH: Find Your Inner Geek
Kenneth X. Sills
Issue date: 3/24/09 Section: News
LG Solar Phone LG Solar Phone Oh wait a minute, this may be happening sooner than you think. It was published in Live Science last week that all cell phone manufacturers are agreeing to produce a universal charger (finally!) and that sets the stage for a solar base station to also be commercially viable, but in competition to the LG Solar Phone I mentioned above.
Samsung has also announced its Blue Earth Series.
090221-samsung-solar-phone-02 090221-samsung-solar-phone-02 These will be made out of recycled plastic bottles and have a solar charger on the back but suffer from the same limitations I described above with the LG. Nevertheless, it is a good looking phone and a step in the right direction. It even has a few quirky, cutesy features like a pedometer that not only calculates how far you walk, but how much you have lowered your carbon footprint in the process by using calories to replace carbon based fuels.
J.K. Shin, executive vice president and the head of mobile communication division of Samsung Electronics said: "Samsung's 'The Blue Earth Dream' demonstrates our small but meaningful commitments for the future and our environment… We are committed to achieving the highest eco-status with our customers and business partners by providing the best eco-products and promoting eco-activities."
It looks like solar powered devices will become more and more a part of our lives in the coming years, so I suggest finding a good sunny window where you can keep all your toys.
To end with a good look forward here is something pretty eye catching. In the next 10 years, scientists claim they will be able to produce a fully electronic contact lens that not only will correct your vision, but might replace your computer screen and your enormous LCD HDTV.
It could even give you night enhanced vision while driving and a visible to you only heads-up-display that provides details like a moving map while you are traveling. So are you still worried about the Terminator if you have the same capabilities?
Samsung has also announced its Blue Earth Series.
090221-samsung-solar-phone-02 090221-samsung-solar-phone-02 These will be made out of recycled plastic bottles and have a solar charger on the back but suffer from the same limitations I described above with the LG. Nevertheless, it is a good looking phone and a step in the right direction. It even has a few quirky, cutesy features like a pedometer that not only calculates how far you walk, but how much you have lowered your carbon footprint in the process by using calories to replace carbon based fuels.
J.K. Shin, executive vice president and the head of mobile communication division of Samsung Electronics said: "Samsung's 'The Blue Earth Dream' demonstrates our small but meaningful commitments for the future and our environment… We are committed to achieving the highest eco-status with our customers and business partners by providing the best eco-products and promoting eco-activities."
It looks like solar powered devices will become more and more a part of our lives in the coming years, so I suggest finding a good sunny window where you can keep all your toys.
To end with a good look forward here is something pretty eye catching. In the next 10 years, scientists claim they will be able to produce a fully electronic contact lens that not only will correct your vision, but might replace your computer screen and your enormous LCD HDTV.
It could even give you night enhanced vision while driving and a visible to you only heads-up-display that provides details like a moving map while you are traveling. So are you still worried about the Terminator if you have the same capabilities?
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