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Today Sprint announced the Reclaim from Sprint, a phone that was made with 80% recycled materials. The phone’s charger consumes 12 times less power than the Energy Star standard requires. The outer casing is made from 40% bio-plastics and the packaging materials are made form 70% recycled materials. The Reclaim is a slider with full QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera with video capture, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, support for up to 32GB microSD cards. It runs the OneClick user interface and has easy access to a number of eco-friendly guides and web sites. The Reclaim costs $50 and will be available in all Sprint channels starting on August 16. Along with the Reclaim, Sprint plans to reduce paper consumption by 30%, help raise consumer awareness of eco-friendly usage, and reduce the energy consumption of its stores and operations.BeamBox recently released their MiLi universal charger that is small enough to be stowed away in your palm without any problem, and comes with interchangeable US, UK, Australian and European plug adapters. Apart from that, the MiLi also boasts a flip-out in-car plug, alongside the ability to offer another two USB-powered devices an option to be juiced up. Each USB port comes with an LED that relays the charge status of the connected device, where 5V/500mA of juice is provided to both sockets. Nice to know it works with 12-24V DC power or 100-240V AC power, and features over-current and short-circuit protection for added protection. You can place your order for $37 a pop with 9 colors to choose from
