Fido Fetches Sony Ericsson Cedar GreenHeart Phone

Raggy Jin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:21:05 +0000

Sony Ericsson is expanding their GreenHeart collection of environmentally-friendly phones with a Canadian release of the Cedar. With post-consumer recycled plastics, a low-consumption charger and waterborne paint, the phone is being sold exclusively by Fido in Canada and direct from SE in the UK, aimed at consumers and businesses looking at a low-impact mobile solution.

But it’s not just a novelty phone for hippies. The Cedar boasts EAS push email, fast browsing and Widget Manager 2.0 for quick access to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook via the stand-by screen. With Bluetooth and quick, easy browsing on 3G and HSDPA, you can stay connected – whatever that means to you. You can even use the Cedar as a modem for your laptop.

The only two complaints I would have seem to have simple enough solutions. At 0.6″ it’s a bit thick for the size, but the “human curvature” design now typical to Sony Ericsson handsets ensures it’ll sit comfortably in your hand regardless. It’s not a “smartphone,” but it is smarter, and greener than most.

Sony Ericsson Introduces Cedar™, a GreenHeart™ Handset
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• Offers fast browsing capabilities, and easy access to email and social networking sites

• Available exclusively through Fido™ across Canada at an affordable price

Toronto – February 10, 2011 – Sony Ericsson today introduced Cedar™, the latest addition to its GreenHeart™ handset family available exclusively from Fido™ in Canada. Cedar™ will provide environmentally conscious consumers with a phone to suit their needs and complement their values. The phone offers fast and easy browsing capabilities with easy access to e-mail and social networking sites.

With Sony Ericsson Cedar™, consumers benefit from key features which they have come to expect from Sony Ericsson. The phone offers users an easy-to-use social networking experience with the Widget Manager 2.0 – an application which allows users access social networking via the stand-by screen. In addition, the phone also features the human curvature design that is now consistent across the Sony Ericsson portfolio of products

“Sony Ericsson Cedar™ is ideal for consumers who are looking for the perfect balance between a business and social device.” said Peter Farmer, Head of Marketing for North America, Sony Ericsson. “Featuring a port for easy connection to your laptop – the Sony Ericsson Cedar™ is an affordable GreenHeart™ phone which enables consumers to easily connect to their various communities whether it’s for work, fun or play.”

In line with the company’s GreenHeart™ commitment, Sony Ericsson Cedar™ features various green credentials such as post consumer recycled plastics, a lower power consumption charger, an e-manual, waterborne paint and compact packaging compared to previous packaging. The phone is perfect for businesses that are looking for a more environmentally conscious alternative offering push mail, Bluetooth™ connectivity and HSDPA. For more information on the GreenHeart™ program and Sony Ericsson’s overall sustainability program, please visit www.sonyericsson.com/greenheart.

The features of the Sony Ericsson Cedar™ handset include:

• Widget Manager 2.0 allows easy access to your favourite social network and applications

• Social network applications – Facebook™, Twitter™ and MySpace™

• Keep contacts close – hassle-free phone book transfer and web backup

• Stay organised with calendar, phone book, email

• Fast browsing with 3G and direct access to the web browser

• EAS Push email and modem connectivity

• Connect your headphones on the 3.5mm jack and enjoy music, video on the go.

• Capture the moment with the 2MP camera and send it by MMS

• Human curvature design – fits into the palm of the hand

• GreenHeart™ – for a greener choice

The Sony Ericsson Cedar ™ is now available in Canada exclusively from Fido™ starting at $10 with a new activation on a two-year Fido Agreement, or at $110 with no term contract.

[SE Cedar, UK Product Page

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Nokia N8 hands-on, loads of pics at IFA

Mark Ehrman — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:06:31 +0000

Sampling the future of mobile technology at IFA Berlin has made me kaleidescopically dizzy, so by the time I get to fiddling with the touchscreen of the much talked about Nokia N8, it still feels, for all its graphic snazziness, a tad like a trip into, well, the present (hello, Symbian!). To be sure, its anodized aluminum case in silver-white, gray, orange, blue and, my favorite, a kind of retro sci-fi green, is a treat to hold and behold, but where you really find the wow is on the entertainment side of things. Turn it over and etched around the wide-angle lens are the words “Carl Zeiss” and behind that are 12 megapixels to capture what goes through it. That, and the suite of HD video editing functions and WebTV capacity, seems a bit like the tail wagging the mobile dog (will Nikon now add SIM cards to cameras?), so I’m wondering what could they possibly be thinking here. When I pan in camera mode across the convention hall, I gaze at the 16:9 nHD (640 x 360) AMOLED screen and the picture becomes a lot clearer.

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