DoCoMo Shows off Waterproof Solar Powered Mobile Phone (Cellular-News.com)

Japan's DoCoMo has announced plans to start selling a waterproof, solar powered hybrid mobile phone from this September. Even if the battery has completely lost its charge, just 10 minutes of solar recharging via a panel on the phone's body provides approximately one minute of talk time.

Chinese phone maker ponders solar-powered Android handset (The Register)

Google-based device coming next year Three months after it unveiled the world’s first low-cost solar-powered mobile phone, Chinese handset maker ZTE hinted today that it may launch an Android-powered solar phone next year.… Whitepaper - Creating portals with Office Sharepoint: put an end to the information free for all

Newark Housing Authority to open solar-powered, low-income townhouses (The Star-Ledger)

NEWARK -- The city's Housing Authority opens a low-income townhouse development today, that also will be solar-powered starting next month, authority and city officials said. Park Place, a $21 million project on South 12th Street, will be the authority's second...

Waste Management juiced by solar trash cans (CNET)

Trash removal giant Waste Management signs a deal to distribute BigBelly Solar's solar-powered trash compactors popular in U.S. cities and other public places.

Sharp Unveils Solar Powered Cell Phone (NPR)

Officials at Japan's Sharp Corp. say a solar panel snaps on to the device and soaks up the sun, which powers the phone. The phone is waterproof, which makes it perfect for poolside chatting. Japanese consumers need only worry about clouds. For now, the phone is only being released in Japan.

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