Moto goes green with the Renew

Last year at CES Motorola dazzled us with a couple of high-end multimedia mobile phones.

Moto's Renew is kind to the Earth.
(Credit: Motorola)

One of them, the Rokr E8, impressed us a lot. This year, however, Moto is taking a more comprehensive approach with three mobile phones that range from simple to complex.

On the simple side, Motorola presents the Renew W233. Its story lies not in what it offers — features are minimal — but in what it is. The Renew is made entirely of recycled water bottles (at least the plastic parts). Moto is calling it the world's first carbon neutral phone — that puts it beyond the Nokia 3110, which is made from 50 per cent recycled material. The packaging is also Earth-friendly. Not only does the Renew use 22 per cent less packaging, but the packaging that it does use comes from recycled paper and the ink on the manual is soy-based. Moto is also promising that the Renew will use less energy with a promised talk time of nine hours.

Features include support for CrystalTalk feature, a VGA camera, organiser features, and a music player. The Renew will arrive at T-Mobile in the US in the first quarter of this year.