The Low-Tech Times previously covered the environmental damage caused by gadget-crazy people buying the latest cell phones. If you choose to own a cell phone, we recommend sticking with a basic model and limiting usage.
After the Low-Tech Times article was published, Dan Frommer from Silicon Alley Insider reports that cell phone sales are down in the first quarter of 2008:
Consumers in the U.S. bought 31 million mobile phones in Q1, spending $2.7 billion, according to data the NPD Group will release tomorrow. The problem: That’s a 22% year-over-year decline in unit shipments and a 7% decline in revenue from Q1 2007 — in an industry that’s still supposed to be growing.