With climate change and global warming becoming such a big part of our new headlines, many people are starting to take drastic measures to help reduce their carbon footprint. Most businesses and companies now have regulations in place for their offices, which include using greener light bulbs, using special taps that do not run forever but give say 10 seconds worth of water and many other features such as insulation. The new Sony Ericsson phone, the Sony Ericsson Hazel is designed to give out as little emissions as possible in the manufacturing process.
First of all, the Hazel is mainly made out of recycled plastic rather than using brand new plastic. This not only allows the price to be slightly cheaper to the public but it also means that factories do not have to burn lots of dangerous chemicals to produce new plastic, which in turn makes sure that the environment is not so badly affected. The phone features a built in manual. Rather than having a paperback manual of how the phone works, it is all built into the phone allowing you to still have all the necessary details to hand, but saving paper which in turn helps save the rainforests.
Featuring a 5 megapixel camera, you’re only a button away from taking high quality photographs which can then be uploaded directly onto your Facebook by using the Facebook widget which saves you having to go through an internet browser to connect. The Sony Ericsson eco-phone is expected to be released around March 2010, and although an official price tag has not been announced, it is expected to be available for around £130 or for a undetermined monthly rate with the Hazel on contract.
December 16th, 2009
Simon
Two more phones will be joining the lineup of Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart series; the SE Elm and the SE Hazel. The two devices are slated for a 2010 release with the Elm arriving during the first quarter of 2010 and the Hazel has been confirmed for a second quarter launch.
The addition of these two devices to the GreenHeart series is very promising as it shows that Sony Ericsson is committed to the goals it has set for itself regarding their CO2 emissions reduction target. By creating mobile phones that are eco-friendly, they are helping the environment in many ways.
GreenHeart phones are impressive because they use at least 50 percent recycled plastics, this means that the amount of new plastic raw materials to be made for each device has been cut down by half. The manufacturing process and materials contain no harmful chemicals and the paint used in the phones is all water-borne. They also use the EP300 GreenHeart adapter which is a low-power consumption mini-USB charger. Packaging has also been minimized in order to reduce the use of paper products and the manual comes in digital format instead of printed paper (the e-manual is installed in the phones).
The two devices are pretty impressive 3G phones. The Sony Ericsson Elm is a candy bar phone with a 2.2 inch, 320 x 240 pixel screen with a capacity for displaying 256 thousand colors. It comes with a 5 mega pixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash. The internal memory is 280MB; this can be further expanded by using a micro SD card.
The Sony Ericsson Hazel on the other hand is a slider phone with pretty sleek form. It has a slightly larger 2.6 inch screen and can display up to 16 million colors. Like the Elm, the screen resolution is also 320 x 240 pixels. It also has similar specs in terms of the camera (5 mega pixel) and internal memory (also 280 MB).
