Here's something for those who want an environment friendly device. Check out Samsung's new Ecophone, a mobile phone that's partially made from bioplastics.

But before we continue, let's discuss bioplastics. After a bit of research, I found out that unlike common plastics, bioplastics are not derived from petroleum. They are manufactured from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable oil or corn starch.

Now let's take a closer at Samsung's new biophone, the E200 Eco. The eco-friendly handset offers a candy form and bioplastics forms its entire exterior case. Now Samsung has launched two other handsets made from bioplastics, but the E200 Eco is the first one to carry a case made entirely of eco friendly plastic made from corn. I wonder if you can eat it?

Anyway, the E200 Eco is not just about its bioplastics case because it also boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera and media playback capabilities and an MP3 player. It's eco-friendly attributes are also not limited to the case. For example, it's charger does not carry a flame retardant material that is harmful to the environment. Customers will also received the Samsung E200 Eco in packaging that's made from recycled materials.

Here is a list of other environment-friendly handsets:

Samsung W510

Samsung F268

Nokia 3110 Evolve


It looks like this trend of eco-friendly cell phones will continue, With the continuing oil crises, phones such as these will find their own niche in the mobile phone market. Tune in to this blog for more mobile phone news and updates.

If you love music phones, then you will like this mobile phone scoop. Sony Ericsson continues to release a slew of handsets this year and has announced a couple of new music centric phones. These handsets will hit select markets in the 4th quarter. Let's take a look at each one.

Let's begin with the Sony Ericsson W902. Now this handset is obviously the star of this new crop of Sony Ericsson music phones. This is a high-end, bar-style music phone that hopes to compete with the top music phones in the business. It offers many of Sony Ericsson's signature music applications and services, such as SenseMe and Shake Control.

Here's a statement from a Sony Ericsson official describing the Sony Ericsson W902:

“We all want more from our mobile phones than ever before. If you love music but don’t want to compromise on imaging and video, we have used our expertise as music phone specialists to give users a truly multimedia experience with this latest phone. The W902 is one of our most high-performing phones yet and perfect for those who want it all.”

The new Sony Ericsson W902 music phone is also suited for camera phone fans because it packs a powerful 5 megapixel camera in its candy bar body. This nice camera has autofocus and image/video stabilization to ensure that users take high quality images.

This new music phones also boasts some high end features. The Sony Ericsson W902 comes preloaded with Google Maps, the Access NetFront HTML browser, and Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync software for mobile email. This handsets appeals not only to music fans but also to hip business users.

Here are the other key features of this new SE mobile phone:

• 5 megapixel camera – snap your stills and videos
• Scratch-resistant 2.2” QVGA screen and lens - made with mineral glass
• 8GB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2) for more than 8,000 songs
• Retro music navigation keys – skip forward, back, play and pause with the push of a button
• Crystal clear video playback


Let's move on to the Sony Ericsson W595. This handset is on a slightly lower level than the W902 but it's also a cool handset. It offers an elegant slider form factor and also offers a decent set of features. The Sony Ericsson W595 music phones offers a 3.2 megapixels and a 2.2-inch display.

Here are the main features of this new Sony Ericsson music phone:

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Walkman™ player
• 2GB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2)
• Share jack and stereo speakers
• Bluetooth™
• TrackID™ and SensMe™

There you have it. Tune in to this blog for more new handsets and other cell phone news and info.