The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held inLas Vegas this week threw many good surprises in the form of environmentfriendly electronic products. Yet, the green brigade is still not convincedthat the industry is taking the environment any more seriously than the wayIsrael takes UN resolutions. And even if the recession in United States, whichhas had a domino effect in global economy, resulted in less number of peoplevisiting the CES this year, manufacturers like Toshiba and LG have tried to puttheir greenest foot forward in the show.

Japanese electronics manufacturer, Toshibarecently unveiled its Super Charger battery during the show. Being longlasting, it is being promoted as a product which would save energy, therebybringing down the need to produce more energy which would obviously result inless CO2 getting dispersed in the atmosphere. The other product whichspecifically designed to cut energy costs was the LG's 32-inch TV. According tothe company, the new product would require 50 percent less power than theconventional 32-inch LCD TV.

In addition to being responsible for, eitherdirectly or indirectly releasing gases into the atmosphere, consumerelectronics are the major source of e-waste. Hence, in order to address thatproblem, mobile phone manufacturer, Motorola recently released its new cellphone made of plastic which contains the plastic recovered by recycling waterbottles.

The disagreement between the industry and thegreen brigade is likely to continue as long as the problems of environmentaldegradation and global warming are seriously and fully addressed by bothgovernments of the world and business enterprises. However, the showcasing ofvarious environment friendly products in the Consumer Electronics Show thisyear is a welcome surprise. One should hope that this trend continues andconsumer goods manufacturers come up with more such gadgets in future.