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Cell phone
Unplug your charger
Motorola ENERGY STAR cell phone chargers
The first major cell phone manufacturer to redesign all its cell phone chargers to be ENERGY STAR-qualified. With a charger for almost every one of their models, there's something for everyone!P3 International Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
Want to verify that your charger, appliance, or power strip is wasting energy when not in use? Simply plug anything electronic into the Kill A Watt Monitor and the LCD display will display the electricity used by the day, week, month, or year for that device in volts, amps, and wattage with 0.2 percent accuracy.Watts Up Pro Power Analyzer Datalogger
Keep a watchful eye on energy waste with this hi-tech power analyzer. It can measure the energy use of any 120V device, track the cost of electricity, and let you analyze the data.
Power mobile devices with a hand crank or solar charger
Better Energy Systems Solio Universal Hybrid Charger
This eye-catching and innovative solar charger is available in black, white, silver, and pink. The Solio can power up virtually any handheld electronic device, from digital cameras to cell phones.Brunton Solar Port 4.4 with BattJack Battery Charger
The Brunton SolarPort 4.4 Charger produces enough power to charge small electronics such as cell phones, GPS units, digital cameras and others through a USB cord, and includes the BattJack battery charger to give life to rechargeable batteries.Brunton SolarRoll
This nifty and easy-to-carry solar energy source from Brunton is ideal for charging electronic devices while on outdoor adventures. Available in different sizes and wattages, the SolarRoll comes with a one-year warranty and is waterproof and UV transparent.Eclipse Solar Gear
Eclipse offers a full line of solar charging carrying cases including backpacks, camera bags, bike bags, tackle bags, and messenger bags geared toward energy-conscious urbanites and in-need-of-a-charge outdoor adventurers.Reware Juice Bags
The line of Reware Juice Bags—including a solar beach tote—harness renewable energy via built-in solar panels. The bag itself is made from fabric crafted from recycled soda bottles. Reware also offers a line of organic cotton T-shirts with an eco-edge and accessories.SCOTTEVEST SeV Evolution Jacket
Fortune magazine pretty much sums it up with this description of the SeV Evolution Jacket: "Imagine Giorgio Armani and Bill Gates stranded on a desert island..." Aside from numerous pockets, this piece of gadget-friendly outerwear features a PAN (personal area network) wire conduit system.SideWinder Charger
Small and light, the SideWinder is ideal for emergency situations when a normal cell phone or PDA charger is unavailable (hard to fathom, we know). The device also features a battery-free LED light that can be powered for five minutes after only 30 seconds of charging.Silicon Solar iSol Plus
This innovative charger from Silicon Solar is for juicing cellular devices, MP3 players, and other small electronics. It can harness solar power or be charged using a computer's USB port.Solar Style SC003 Solar Charger
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine...This compact yet powerful device from Solar Style charges cell phones, MP3 players, and other portable devices using the power of the sun. The SC003 comes equipped with four cell phone connectors, an AC charger, and a car adapter.Sunlinq 6.5 Watt Foldable Solar Battery Charger
This flexible, foldable, and durable portable solar panel produces enough power from the sun to charge rechargeable batteries, flash lights, cell phones, GPS units, MP3 players and more, through a cigarette lighter and other adapters.Voltaic Backpack
This attractive yet heavy duty backpack with built-in solar panels features plenty of pockets and wire channels for storing/charging personal electronic devices such as cameras, cell phones, MP3 players, and PDAs. Perfect for trekking through the city or frolicking in the great outdoors.
Recycle your cell phone
Cell for Cash
Provides you with a postage label that you can use to send in up to 10 cellphones, which Cell For Cash will recycle for you.Charitable Recycling
For every used cell phone they receive, Charitable Recycling will make a donation to charity. They'll even help you organize a cell-phone-collecting fundraising even for your favorite charity.Collective Good
Collective Good allows consumers to donate unwanted cell phones and PDAs to various organizations such as Planned Parenthood, Humane Society, Earthworks, and the Center for Domestic Violence Prevention.EarthWorks Recycle My Cell Phone
The In addition to accepting cell phones for recycling, EarthWorks is a grassroots effort to build awareness the environmental impacts of cell phone waste.Flipswap Cell Phone Trading Site
Flipswap allows people to trade in their phones in exchange for store credit or cash. Expect to receive anywhere from $13 bucks for an Motorolla v550 to about $200 for an iPhone.Plug-in to eCycling Program
This US EPA electronics recycling program helps users develop their own take-back/recycling program and connects people to already existing programs.ReCellular Inc.
An industry leader in recycling cell phone devices and accessories, ReCelluar provides a database of over 40,000 drop-off centers.Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. Call2Recycle
This organization helps you find takeback programs near you for you rechargeable batteries and cellphones.
Donate your cell phone
Cingular/AT&T Reuse & Reycle program
AT&T/Cingular has joined forces with the US Environmental Protection Agency for the Plug-In to eCycling campaign.Collective Good
Collective Good allows consumers to donate unwanted cell phones and PDAs to various organizations such as Planned Parenthood, the Humane Society, Earthworks, and the Center for Domestic Violence Prevention.Recycling for Charities
This nonprofit group accepts unwanted/used wireless devices, printer ink cartridges, iPods, and other small electronics in any kind of condition. These items are then donated to various nonprofit charity organizations.Sprint Project Connect
Send in your wireless phones, batteries, accessories and connection cards of all makes and models use (working or not). Proceeds from Sprint's recycling program go to benefit Internet safety for kids.T-Mobile handset recycling program
One hundred percent of the proceeds from T-Mobile's recycling plan goes to T-Mobile's Project Huddle Up, which connects kids in high-need communities to positive influences.Verizon HopeLine
Verizon Wireless collects unwanted wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider. Phones that can be refurbished are sold for reuse and others are disposed of in an environmentally sound way.Wireless Foundation
The Wireless Foundation initiates and coordinates philanthropic programs utilizing digital technology to benefit American communities.
Choose an eco-friendly cell phone
Motorola cellular phones
Motorola has already developed cell phones with biodegradable parts. They've also won a patent for phones with solar cells embedded in the LCD screen, and they've redesigned all cell phone chargers to be ENERGY STAR-qualified.Motorola MOTO W233
This mobile gadget is the world's first phone made of recycled plastic bottles as well as the world's first carbon neutral phone. Motorola has partnered with the carbonfund.org to offset the emissions from manufacturing and use of the phone.Nokia cellular phones
Three Nokia has worked to make their phones more easily recyclable. All of their devices meet EU's standards for toxic substances, and some even include alerts to help you remember to unplug your charger.Samsung E200 Eco
Samsung recently announced the creation the E200 Eco phone. The case is made of 100 percent bioplastic and is purported to be free of lead, cadmium, and mercury. It's only available in the UK at this time, but is supposed to make its way to the US.
Read electronically and avoid printing
Apple iPhone
With loads of creative functionality, this is a new favorite for many techno-enthusiasts. You can read books, check email, and much more with one of these fun gadgets.HP iPAQ 111 Classic Handheld
Read e-books, catch up on emails, proofread Word documents, or compose your next great book. This pocket PC gives you tremendous abilities to truly go paperless.Kindle wireless reading device
Bid adieu to piles of paperbacks, newspapers, and magazines and say hello to Kindle from Amazon.com. This innovative e-book reader gives you easy access to over 110,000 books, magazines, and newspapers (auto-delivered automatically) in one compact gadget.Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-505
The Sony Reader, a sleek (more compact than most paperbacks) e-book reader can "turn" over 7,500 pages with one single battery charge.
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