World's first bamboo phone is real, coming soon
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28 Comments
3. tigermcm posted on 01 Feb 2012, 08:20 7
yeah I was thinking about that just reading the story soooooo we start using the panda's food source for mass reproduction in the new future....might as well up their number on the endangered list now
5. Challengeme posted on 01 Feb 2012, 08:25 10
what are you talking about??? Bamboo first off is a type of grass and in many parts of the world are like weeds. Its not like growing trees, there should be no problem producing more
7. InternetsTroll posted on 01 Feb 2012, 08:27 14
PANDA HATER!
16. atheisticemetic posted on 01 Feb 2012, 11:21 8
i know he has a lot of thumbs down but Challengeme is right.
Bamboo is a much more abundant resource then you or I would think. It grows at a very rapid rate and could easily be replicated in a controlled environment.
I'm not sure most people realize that plastic is made out of OIL. Considering that people are more important than animals, i wonder how many people would have lived if we didnt have a war involving OIL ;-)
25. Mario1017 posted on 01 Feb 2012, 22:45 2
Did you call bamboo a weed? do you know how much of the world uses bamboo for some furniture? And also the only thing pandas eat is bamboo, if you use bamboo for mass producing this phone, you will inevitably getting rid of their only food source. In other words you will be killing pandas. This phone wont be popular once people know what it's made of
27. davecann2 posted on 02 Feb 2012, 11:28 1
Pandas come from only one part of the world and in most cases "Protected Regions". I highly doubt they will be consuming the Pandas only food source.
28. tigermcm posted on 03 Feb 2012, 02:19 0
we humans consume any and everything at alarming rates so like i said once mass production happens it will be bad.
14. evo-ninja posted on 01 Feb 2012, 10:03 3
there is none in the wild, an I think they eat chocolate now
2. Fallout09 posted on 01 Feb 2012, 08:16 5
I would buy a wood phone. Wood is more forgivable than glass and daily wear shows better than polished metal. Even the worst DIYer can fix they’re own scratches. Bamboo has already proven to be a great wood for daily use.
4. remixfa posted on 01 Feb 2012, 08:23 6
i think it looks really nice. i hope things like this dont become more than niche products though. think if everyone wanted a wood phone... how many more trees would be needed. Deforestation on an even larger scale.
23. Nathan posted on 01 Feb 2012, 17:13 3
I think its a nice phone too, and the fact that its actually running stock Android 4.0 (Look at the pictures) is an added bonus. PS: Bamboo is a grass and it actually grows pretty quickly.
8. ardent1 posted on 01 Feb 2012, 08:33 9
Bamboo is a grass, and not a tree. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B
amboo
9. Bluesky02 posted on 01 Feb 2012, 08:35 4
It's bamboo right? So if you drop it on water will it float?
12. jamrockjones posted on 01 Feb 2012, 09:41 0
Hmmm... wood phone, I don't know how good of an idea this is.
13. jamrockjones posted on 01 Feb 2012, 09:41 0
Excuse, grass phone. That actually sounds much worse when you put it like that.
15. Giggity posted on 01 Feb 2012, 10:58 0
I'll passed, I just don't want to be one of those people who get pissed off when the phone overheat and catch fire
17. atheisticemetic posted on 01 Feb 2012, 11:27 1
I actually hope this becomes more popular. He clearly wants to have his product made locally and not imported from China (this increases jobs which is a plus).
Bamboo is easily mass produced and is much more durable than a plastic. Those who have taken a martial arts course and used bamboo for staff training know what it feels like to be BASHED in the shins...it effin hurts. (solid wiffle bat or a solid bamboo rod...something to think about in terms of toughness)
I would however hope that the components would be covered because it being a "grass" along with electronics...heat, wood/grass, and oxygen could make a nice fiery phone :)
18. shadez10 posted on 01 Feb 2012, 11:38 0
what happen if you dropped it.?
bamboo easily crack up when dropped... and then when over heated, you could start a bonfire... xD (i hope it doest start a fire when charging)
but the design is really cool... much better looking than the iphone... :D
19. atheisticemetic posted on 01 Feb 2012, 12:07 0
have you dropped bamboo before? lol it isnt easily cracked...bamboo is flexible and is meant to bend which is why it is used in martial arts weapons (you cant block something that would wrap around your weapon, eh?)
i do agree tho that it is better looking than the iphone :)
heres to also hoping it doesnt start a fire haha
26. shadez10 posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:48 0
lol.. your right... i feel stupid for not thinking they will use not just the ordinary bamboo... xD
but we have a bamboo here in our backyard and it do crack up easily... its called chinese bamboo... =D
22. Nathan posted on 01 Feb 2012, 17:10 2
Great design and if you look at the pictures, its running stock Ice Cream Sandwich! :D
29. Alp1111 posted on 03 Feb 2012, 05:47 0
I think it is a really good idea.It will be not heavy. ergonomic. It is good.
