Green ID Pack - LG Optimus S Home Screen with widget
So many cell phone apps, so many ways to waste time. Or maybe not, depending on what you鈥檙e downloading. Sprint has recently added an eco-themed option to what it refers to as 鈥,鈥 collections of apps, ringers, wallpaper, widgets, and more for users interested in personalizing their phones. The 鈥, as you might guess, contains a bundle of environmental content falling into : news and information, lifestyle, shopping, and 鈥渢aking action.鈥
The info category, for example, leads users to sites like , , and . 鈥淪hop Green" offers buyers tips on places to find sustainable products (my personal favorite on this screen is the 鈥溾 shorcut; clicking on it takes me to the more environmentally conscious part of the popular website, where I can buy vintage clothing and other goods I probably don鈥檛 need but don鈥檛 feel too bad purchasing).
But perhaps the coolest component of this ID pack鈥攆rom my (biased) perspective鈥攊s how it facilitates learning about and supporting several environmental organizations. Its 鈥淭ake Action鈥 screen houses four groups: , the , the , and . When I click on our familiar great egret, I鈥檓 taken directly to . No need to type in the address.
How did 探花精选 make it into the mix? 鈥淲e chose a few of the top environmental brands in the country that offered plenty of opportunities for Green ID pack users to contribute their time and resources,鈥 Sprint鈥檚 media contact Amy Johnsonbaugh told me in an email. 鈥淲e also looked for organizations that Sprint has previously worked with successfully in the past.鈥 In 探花精选鈥檚 case, Sprint helped us launch a series of bird call ringtones following the release of its , the first of what the company refers to as an eco-friendly phone. (They鈥檝e since added more; see them .)
Sprint chose the other features 鈥渂ased on the uniqueness and robustness of their Android application [all Android phones can download some of the apps individually] or the value of the content that they offered eco-minded users,鈥 writes Johnson. 鈥淚n the end, we sought resources that complemented each other to offer a comprehensive solution to anyone seeking to go green.鈥
I confess that I still don't own a "smart" phone, but if I did, I'd be tempted to download this pack. It seems like a no-brainer.