Zheng proposes that the phone could run on a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from carbohydrates.

From Zheng:

This is a client project for designing an eco friendly phone for Nokia. Throughout my research, I found that using a phone battery as a power source is very expensive, consumes valuable resources on manufacturing, presents a disposal problem and is harmful to the environment. The concept is using a bio battery to replace the traditional battery to create a pollution free environment.

Via Core77.

Imagine that a small startup exists, and that they provide off-site customer service infrastructure for companies that make software, web apps, etc. Pretty good idea, right? Many companies don't provide this service, or don't provide it well.

Now imagine that they create pages on their site for thousands of companies without their consent. They use the companies' logos, look and feel, etc. to make their page look like an sanctioned location to get official support for these products. The only indication on the page that you're not at an official support site is a badge that tells users that the company in question is "not yet committed to an open conversation." They also sell ads to competitors' websites on your page, unless you buy a plan for $100 a month. Pretty bad ideas, right? In fact, they sound downright malicious, and if they're not, they're horribly negligent design decisions.

Now imagine you're an a-list blogger, that your company provides great (famous) customer service and support, and that you find out about your page on this off-site help resource. You're obviously pretty upset. You write a blog post lambasting the company for their obviously shady practices, which ends up effecting change in the product. (Many of you will be aware by this point that this is a true story - it happened at the end of March.) Pretty good idea, right? I'm not so sure.

Titian, David and Goliath, 1540s

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