Nokia's "Remade" concept is all waste -- no, seriously

Nokia's been putting quite a focus on contributing to a greener, healthier world as of late -- still running off the high of winning Greenpeace's praise, perhaps -- and its latest concept, unveiled at MWC, takes the commitment to an extreme. The "Remade" phone is exactly that: a handset made entirely of recycled stuff. The case and keypad are fashioned from tossed cans, for example, and apparently, even the electrical components (never mind that the Remade can't actually place a call in its current incarnation) are entirely reused. No plans have been revealed to produce the Remade or anything quite like it, but the way Nokia's going -- and the way we're throwing away tin cans -- we wouldn't be surprised if it happened down the road.

[Ryan Trevisol @ Feb 13th 2008 10:11AM]

So this is what it takes for Nokia to make a metal case, eh? ;) I love nokia's features, but they really need to lay off the plastics.

[Alan Partridge @ Feb 13th 2008 11:01AM]

Nokia 6300, 6500 classic, 6500 slide and 8800 have metal cases

[nxtiak @ Feb 13th 2008 10:14AM]

That looks like a Logitech Harmony killer.
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Just Kidding.

[Sirius @ Feb 13th 2008 11:15AM]

Maybe it's a Logitech Harmony *after* it's been killed... and 'remade'...

[JPN @ Feb 13th 2008 10:23AM]

The way we're throwing away tin cans? Seriously? I'd say I'm using LESS tin cans then before. Most drinks come in plastic bottles. The only thing I've used a can for is canned food.

[Magnulus @ Feb 13th 2008 10:37AM]

Studies show that in the USA alone, 106 000 aluminium cans are used every 30 SECONDS. 111 BILLION a year. Yeah, I'd say that's an adequate phrasing from Chris.

[Chewy @ Feb 13th 2008 10:39AM]

What sucks is that Plastic is infinitely worse for the environment...

Besides, we use tin and aluminum like it's a better fuel than oil.

[blueshift @ Feb 13th 2008 10:37AM]

Luvn this. Hope it runs on my network...

[marcinmoka @ Feb 13th 2008 10:38AM]

Style wise its a score. Although I'd get fed up with the dirt collecting in the deep grooves, I would take that over the polished scratch magnets most phones have become.

[Scott Smith @ Feb 13th 2008 11:05AM]

Extending the lifecycle of the device will be equally important:


http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2008/2/13/upcycling-consumer-electronics.html

[Reid @ Feb 13th 2008 11:08AM]

Best looking Nokia in awhile. Reminds me of a tall Nano or something, with Razr buttons.

[Soze @ Feb 13th 2008 11:31AM]

I think Nokia design wise is good compared to many others cell phone companies 6500 classic, 6500 slide, Nokia 5610, E51 and 8xxx series just to name the new ones, but phones that of course are talked more here N and E series are really missing alot of compared to those. N81 and E51 seeing them for real are good looking, but cant really say the same for many of the other Nokia's high end phones. These new N series look a bit better at least.

Still best looking phone that i dont think they ever even made half true(just showed video of it i belive?) is Nokia AEON.

[jj @ Feb 13th 2008 11:34AM]

is that a flip phone?

[Fred @ Feb 13th 2008 12:52PM]

It looks nice. Don't really care what it's made of, but I guess it'll get all the greenies on board.

[kgt350 @ Feb 13th 2008 1:17PM]

maybe they could make a REAL rugged phone so we wouldn't have to replace the throwaways we get now isn't that green?

[hotwings1 @ Feb 13th 2008 2:23PM]

It probably won't have much potential as a mobile unless they can make it less tall. However it definitely would have potential as a cordless home phone.

[Allen @ Feb 13th 2008 3:06PM]

I still won't own a Nokia phone for this...

[silverblackvoid @ Feb 14th 2008 9:00AM]

i kinda like this phone.

[dwesnor @ Feb 14th 2008 11:00PM]

Irony: When a company that profits by convincing people to throw away something that works perfectly fine and replace it with something that's slightly flashier decides to recycle.

[CoolMike @ Feb 15th 2008 5:12PM]

@Chewy

Aluminum is pound for pound and inch for inch far worse for the environment than most plastic materials.

Even recycled aluminum is stil worse for the environment than most commodity plastics.

Ignorance is bad for the environment too.