Another week, another cellphone concept made of ecozeitgeist material of the moment bamboo; Gert-Jan van Breugel’s concept goes one step further, however, not only being made of the grass but containing its seeds as well.  That means, once it’s been buried at the end of its lifespan, new bamboo can be grown.  The plant in fact feeds off the rest of the casing, which would be made from corn-based bio-plastic.

Power is also environmentally provided, with the whole handset becoming a hand-powered crank to recharge its battery.  van Breugel estimates a three-minute cranking session (isn’t that what Lil Jon does?) would be enough for a single phone call. The design is an entry for core77’s Greener Gadgets 2008 competition.

[via JUMPB]