Looking to upgrade your wireless phone and to do so in an eco-friendly manner? Nokia thinks it has the phone for you.
Nokia claims the fascias of its new 3110 Evolve model, a dual-band GSM/GPRS handset with all the bells and whistles, are made from 50 percent recyclable material. Nokia also claims the phone’s AC charger is its most energy-efficient charger yet, using 94 per cent less power to charge up a handset than the US Energy Star specifications require.
The 3110 Evolve has a 1.3-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, and stores images and MP3 files on Micro SD cards of up to 2GB. Users can send content to a compatible PC via Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) technology, or via a mini USB port or, even, infrared.
Not only is Nokia touting its 3110 Evolve as eco-friendlier than previous phones, Nokia is making an overall push to make more environmentally friendly products.
At the annual Nokia World conference in Amsterdam this week, “Nokia outlined its vision for the mobile industry, predicting rapid change driven by the convergence of mobility and the internet, and the need for the industry to make an increasing contribution to environmental sustainability,” the company said in a press release.
Nokia president and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, said: “We are at the dawn of a new era in mobile communications driven by the rapid convergence of the internet and mobility, and Nokia is setting the pace of change. But with market leadership in an industry of this scale also comes responsibility. We are committed to taking a leading role in increasing environmental awareness and performance right across the industry, creating further products and services that help people make more sustainable choices. It is both the responsible thing to do and it makes good business sense.”
Tech gadgets become obsolete so rapidly now, thanks to the relentlessly fast pace of technological progress, and the problem of discarded cell phones, computers and other tech gear is fast becoming a big problem for the technology industry. Wireless service providers and technology gadget sellers should make it easy for consumers to return old gear to be recycled, perhaps by offering the equivalent of a “bottle deposit” good toward the purchase of a new replacement item.
