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    Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do With Your Discarded Tech (Tech gift)
    Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do With Your Discarded Tech (Tech gift)
    Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do With Your Discarded Tech (Tech gift)
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    Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do With Your Discarded Tech (Tech gift)

    By Daniel Davis

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    The purpose of this book is to encourage creative thinking, tinkering and to explore the technology we interact with everyday.

    This book is for do-it-yourself tinkerers that are curious about the world around them and love to re-purpose or upcycle old things to make them new again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMango
    Release dateMar 31, 2019
    ISBN9781633539105
    Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do With Your Discarded Tech (Tech gift)
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    Daniel Davis

    A former historian at Appomattox Court House National Historic Site and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Daniel T. Davis is a co-managing editor of Emerging Civil War (www.emergingcivilwar.com). He has co-authored six books in the Emerging Civil War Series and has also authored and co-authored articles in Blue & Gray, Civil War Times, and Hallowed Ground.

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      Upcycled Technology - Daniel Davis

      Copyright © 2019 Daniel Davis

      Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.

      Cover and Layout Design: Elina Diaz

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      Tinkernut Presents: Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do with

      Your Discarded Tech

      Library of Congress Cataloging

      ISBN: (print) 978-1-63353-909-9 (ebook) 978-1-63353-910-5

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932088

      BISAC category code: SCI028000—SCIENCE / Experiments & Projects

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Why Upcycle Old Technology?

      Prepare to Repair

      Safety First!

      Where Do I Look?

      What Do I Look For?

      What Tools Do I Need?

      Computers & Peripherals

      Project 1 Old Webcam to Backup Camera

      Project 2 Turning an Old Laptop into a Projector

      Project 3 CD-ROM Drive to 3D Printer

      Mobile Devices

      Project 1 Old Smartphone to Security Camera

      Project 2 Revive an Old iPod

      Project 3 Old Cell Phone to Smartwatch

      Photo glossary

      Project Journal

      Afterword

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      If you are not familiar with the concept of upcycling, I like to define it as the creative act of turning junk into something marvelous. There’s something gratifying about taking what’s been discarded and giving it a new soul. While upcycling is most commonly associated with clothing or furniture, we will be focusing on upcycling old technology. So does that mean we will be turning old keyboard keys into new earrings or old CDs into coasters? Not so much. This book will focus more on repurposing and reusing the technical components themselves, such as turning an old flip phone into a smartwatch, or an old laptop into a projector. Why would anyone want to do that? What are the benefits? Let’s take a look!

      Erasing E-waste

      According to the EPA, only 12.5 percent of e-waste is recycled.¹ What happens to e-waste that doesn’t get recycled? It gets sent to landfills. A report conducted by the United Nations Environmental Program² estimated that fifty million tons of computers, smartphones, and other electronic waste were sent to the dump annually. This can have devastating effects on the environment not only from e-waste, but also through increasing the mining of precious metals that are used to create the newer devices.

      Saving Some Money

      There are always cost saving benefits when you decide to upcycle as opposed buying something brand new. As a tinkerer, however, it’s hard for me to see all those millions of tons of transistors, resistors, processors, LCDs, LEDs, and other useful bits and bytes that just go to waste. There is so much value and potential just waiting for the right creative spirit to scoop it up and transform it into something incredible! Lesser known pro tip: most electronics use precious metals in their components. It’s estimated that each year Americans throw away sixty million dollars in gold and silver. Just think about learning how to extract that!

      Kindling That Creative Spark!

      I firmly believe that the best way to learn is to embrace creativity and curiosity. A wise man once said, Creativity is intelligence having fun. Upcycling technology is a great way to tap into that creativity while having fun and learning more about

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