Tag Archives: cellphone
FUTUREWATCH: Flexible Cell Phones from Samsung
Flexible cell phone displays are on the horizon. Samsung is planning to start production of mobile phones that feature plastic displays rather than glass in 2013- that will be lighter, durable and possibly even less expensive than current cell phones on the market. The company is planning to use a plastic material instead of glass, [...]
What Cell Phones Could Do To The Environment
Since the days when cell phones were first introduced, questions and concerns have been raised about whether they pose a radiation health risk to humans, and what their impact will be on the environment. Overall, the health concerns have been found groundless, but as time goes on and millions of people worldwide use cell phones, [...]
PowerSkin for Smartphones
Smart phones are everywhere. They have become as essential as oxygen for working individuals as these phones help us stay connected and bow down to many demands that crop up in this fast paced world. This has further pressurized designers and companies to come up with reliable portable power solutions to ensure that these smart [...]
How To: Build A Solar Cellphone
You have to make call, it’s urgent. And you see your cell phone battery has run out of charge. That’s very annoying. With no nearby cellphone charger you might feel like tearing hairs apart or kicking in your own rear badly. Don’t worry; many of us felt the same way several times in our life. [...]
Nokia Tests Solar for Cell Phones $NOK
Finnish cell phone giant Nokia is on a mission to find out how to apply solar power technology to cell phone technology. The company started a project in June called Nokia Solar Charging Project which is coming to its conclusion at the end of September. It sent a group of people on the road so [...]
9 of the Coolest Solar Cell Phone Concepts
An electrical device which directly converts the light energy into electricity through the photovoltaic effect is known as a solar cell or photovoltaic cell. Assemblies of cells known as solar panels are used for making solar modules which capture the solar energy from the sunlight and then generate the solar power. This is an example [...]
The 5 Greenest Cell Phones
These days there is a buzz to save the environment with many people joining the green bandwagon. If you also want to do your bit for environment, then you can do that by using eco friendly cellphones, which are less harmful to environment. Here are the names of 5 eco friendly cellphones. 1. Samsung [...]
Indian Government Considers Solar for Cellphone Towers
The ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Indian government is expected to come up with a proposal that would require the telecomoperators to convert their diesel-powered cellphone towers to renewablesolar energy. The plan is expected to be a part of India’s NationalSolar Mission, which aims to generate up to 20GW of solar power [...]
Scosche Debuts solBAT II Solar Cellphone Charger
Withan increase in the number of gadgets in our electronic gear,manufacturers around the world are coming up with devices that help ourgear running in a clean manner. Scosche Industrieshas announced the availability of its solBAT II solar-powered chargerand battery backup device that can work with almost any handled devicethat supports USB charging. Thedevice harnesses clean [...]