Notebook PC green concept

Propagating the green concept in electronics manufacturing and design, computers and gadgets are becoming more friendly to the environment. Unfortunately, these electronics products are not friendly enough. Just because the plastic casings are made of plant, does that makes those products “green”? The claim is justifiable but not quite also. Plant-based plastics are not likely biodegradable. It is another kind of the same plastic we know.

Fujitsu press release had publicized two main products that has been exhibited at “Japan Design 2008 - Innovation -” Exposition in Milan: The WoodShell concept design (stylish purpose only) and the FMV-BIBLO NX95Y/D notebook computer (made of bio-based plastics). Similarly, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. came up with an EcoBook-world’s first to use bamboo panelling-according to the ASUS press release. Mind you, these products are merely environmentally friendly.

“Green” concept of Notebook PC is only a theme. There might be no such thing as “environment-friendly computer”. We realized that much of natural resources had been used and wasted, yet we use the source of food (plants) to make up for damages we had done to the Earth (i.e. using non-renewable material). Henceforth, lesser amount of food being produced; food price rockets; global food crisis today. The idea is as ironic as corn-based fuel, I would say. The friendliness might have been explained but the problems?