Rock star quality, this cel phone is the most earth friendly electronic gadget I’ve seen on the market yet…

Ok, so check this out. I hit on this piece of eco-news yesterday on Inhabitat and I’ll explain it to you here in simple terms. This mobile phone, a finalist at the 2008 Greener Gadgets Design Competition, is made out of bamboo. Yes, you heard me right….Keep reading….

It’s biodegradable so when placed in the landfill, it decomposes into a bamboo plant. Read above for details…Can it be so? Oh beautiful joy!

So the most amazing aspect of this phone? It charges manually with muscle power. There is a cranking device (check out the first photo) that gives it enough power to make a phone call. That means you never have to plug this eco-chic Goddess into the wall. Talk about saving precious resources…Hallelujah…

The case is made out of bio-plastic from renewable sources…

This sleek and elegant beauty was designed by eco-tech-maverick Gert-Jan van Breugel who is a frickin genius. According to his website, he graduated in 2007 Cum Laude at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, department Man and Mobility and currently works for firms in Holland and Belgium.

You Europeans are so advanced…I’m in awe of you…

According to Inhabitat, “The phone was designed in response to the one billion new handsets being produced every year, with only 10% being recycled. The average mobile customer replaces their phone once every 18 months, causing 36kg of carbon dioxide to be released in the manufacture of a 90 gram phone.”

What an amazing contribution to healing this planet…Don’t you think?

This is going to hit the marketplace with a serious eco-chic vengeance. I can tell you this—I’ll be first in line.

Please check this out and get in touch with Gert-Jan van Breugel!