The GigaOM Network, a leading Silicon Valley news network, today announces the final schedule for the Green:Net conference, to be held March 24, 2009 in San Francisco. The first Green:Net conference spotlights how technologies of the Web and the Internet will be instrumental in the new, green economy. The conference will be the first event hosted by Earth2Tech, The GigaOM Network's cleantech publication and a thought leader in the emerging "Green Digital" sector. Startups are also encouraged to apply to the Green:Net LaunchPad, a green startup showcase, before nominations close on February 13th. More details are available on the conference website.
Software, communication networks and the web will help companies shape the future of our electrical system, deliver transportation infrastructure, create social movements and help both companies and regular folks reduce carbon emissions. The Green:Net conference brings together the knowledge and talent of The GigaOM Networks publications GigaOM and Earth2Tech to create a must-attend event for those interested in everything from money-saving, energy-efficient data centers to money-making online applications for businesses and consumers.
How does a company sell more cell phones in a cutthroat, competitive market?
Launch new so-called "green" models. This morning Korean consumer electronics
giant Samsung said at the World IT Show in Seoul that it will start selling two
eco-friendly handsets this month. The first is the W510 (pictured on the left)
which is made out of a corn-based bioplastic and doesn't contain any heavy
metals, like lead, mercury and cadmium.
This is Samsung's first bioplastic phone, but Samsung is not the first
big-name consumer electronics maker to work with the alt-material -
in January
Fujitsu touted a laptop
with a bioplastic case at CES. And Nokia has the
3310
Evolve
, which is
made partly out
of biomaterials
.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is making an
effort
to be greener in 2009
, officially kicks off this morning - and already the
eco-announcements are piling up. Electronics makers are claiming their hardware
is more energy efficient than the next, manufacturers are launching recycling
programs, and devices that just make your life easier (such as navigation
services) are being painted as green.