On an effort to make use of the resources provided by nature, Samsung has recently unveiled a new touchscreen phone called as the Blue Earth.

What makes the Blue Earth so special is that it runs totally on the energy provided by the sun and its body is made totally out of plastic obtained by recycled water bottles. Mostly we have seen such phones in concept earlier but Samsung is planning to finally give this phone a face of reality.

The phone resembles the Palm Pre in design and features a sleek touch-screen on the very front. The back is fully covered with a solar panel which generates the whole power to run the phone and the Blue Earth also claims to have an "eco mode" which when turned on, automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen and turns off the Bluetooth to save power.

A built-in pedometer in the phone keeps you aware of how much CO2 you are saving by walking instead of driving.

Sadly, Samsung has not published any details regaring the OS, hardware or price of the phone. However, stay tuned as more details will be published during Mobile World Congress 09 which starts in a countdown of three days.