Samsung Reclaim, A Cell Phone That Made From Corn
Recyclable Boxes and chlorine free? Yes, well, but leave those for other trifles. Samsung and Sprint carrier have announced ‘Samsung Reclaim’, an eco-superstar phone that has been manufactured from PVC-free and 40% of corn bioplastics. All the packaging is eco-70% is recycled, and even the pictures were printed with soy ink.
In addition the charger is eco friendly too. It is Energy Star approved for meeting the highest energy efficiency standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. It consumes 12 times less power than the Energy Star standard for standby power consumption and is equipped with a visible notification to alert the user to unplug the handset once it’s fully charged.
Moreover, the typical thick paper user manual has been replaced with a virtual manual that users can access at sprint website
The technical specifications are not bad. It has a 2 MPX camera (the weakest point), stereo Bluetooth 2.0, support for cards up to 32 GB (microSD ?) and a GPS navigator, all controllable from its sliding QWERTY keyboard.
The Reclaim is available for sale in the United States August 16, at a price of only $ 50 (with two-year contract). Available in two color options – Earth Green and Ocean Blue.
When customers purchase Samsung Reclaim from Sprint, $2 of the proceeds will benefit The Nature Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre program, which supports land conservation across the United States and protects some of the world’s most beautiful and important natural habitats.
So you can help save the earth.
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