Ayman Helweh
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 Winners + Highlights Green technology is red hot these days, and not to be outdone by the fashion industry in New York city, it had its own fashion show at the first Greener Gadgets Conference with an assortment of exotic models: an HP printer made from corn, backbags and notebook bags with solar panels to self-charge the electronics inside and a host of environmentally friendly mobile phones among other gadgets.The conference drew about 400 visitors and featured speakers from several leading tech companies. The Winners Highlights  Nokia presented its 3110 Evolve, which is made partly of post-consumer materials and is 80% recyclable, and showed off a prototype ecosensor, which looks like a watch, can be worn on the wrist, and works with a cell phone to give information about the atmosphere and weather, as well as readings on vital signs and is charged by solar rays. The One Laptop Per Child organization showed that affordable technology can be green, too. An exhibit showed how the low-priced laptop ($130) can be recharged with a hand crank. Recycling also was a hot topic at the conference, sponsored by design Web blog Inhabitat and Mark Alt + Partners, a design, research, and branding agency. ReCellular, a cell phone recycling company, demonstrated the wide span of mobile phones it accepts from individuals and companies. Its display included clunky first-generation mobile phones, as well as the latest PDAs and smart phones. ReCellular collected 6 million mobile phones last year and diverted 1 million pounds of waste from landfills, VP Mike Newman said. Many of the cell phones still work, but consumers want newer models, he said. The corporate recycling program is free, pays for devices that still work, and offers indemnification to ensure that devices don't go to landfills.
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