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Upcycling an iPad into a Touchscreen Display for your PC

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Maya Posch

Although generally iPads tend to keep their resale value, there are a few exceptions, such as when you find yourself burdened with iCloud-locked devices. Instead of tossing these out as …read more Continue reading Upcycling an iPad into a Touchscreen Display for your PC→

Posted in Apple iPad, multitouchscreen, Reverse-engineering | Tagged Touchscreen, Upcycling

Artsy and Durable Recycling from a Heat Press

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Ian Bos
Guitar Picks made from recycled sheets

Plastic recycling is something that many of us strive to accomplish, but we often get caught up in the many hurdles along the way. [Brothers Make] are experienced in the …read more Continue reading Artsy and Durable Recycling from a Heat Press→

Posted in green hacks, hdpe, plastic recycling, recycling | Tagged Upcycling

Artsy and Durable Recycling from a Heat Press

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Ian Bos
Guitar Picks made from recycled sheets

Plastic recycling is something that many of us strive to accomplish, but we often get caught up in the many hurdles along the way. [Brothers Make] are experienced in the …read more Continue reading Artsy and Durable Recycling from a Heat Press→

Posted in green hacks, hdpe, plastic recycling, recycling | Tagged Upcycling

DIY Powerwall Blows Clouds, Competition Out of the Water

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Tyler August

Economists have this idea that we live in an efficient market, but it’s hard to fathom that when disposable vapes are equipped with rechargeable lithium cells. Still, just as market …read more Continue reading DIY Powerwall Blows Clouds, Competition Out of the Water→

Posted in Battery Hacks, disposable vape, ewaste, green hacks, lithium battery, powerwall | Tagged Upcycling

Repurposing Dodgy Android TV Boxes As Linux Boxes

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Maya Posch

Marketplaces and e-waste recycling centers are practically overflowing with the things: ARM-based streaming TV boxes that run some — usually very outdated and compromised — version of Android. While you …read more Continue reading Repurposing Dodgy Android TV Boxes As Linux Boxes→

Posted in android tv, armbian, linux hacks, SBC | Tagged Upcycling

Hosting a Website on a Disposable Vape

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Maya Posch

For the past years people have been collecting disposable vapes primarily for their lithium-ion batteries, but as these disposable vapes have begun to incorporate more elaborate electronics, these too have …read more Continue reading Hosting a Website on a Disposable Vape→

Posted in disposable vape, ewaste, Microcontrollers, Reverse-engineering, webserver | Tagged Upcycling

An RC Car Driven with Old 3D Printer Motors

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Ian Bos
RC rover/car with red and yellow-sided wheels. Electronics are visible on top of vehicle.

With the newer generation of quick and reliable 3D printers, we find ourselves with the old collecting dust and cobwebs. You might pull it out for an emergency print, that …read more Continue reading An RC Car Driven with Old 3D Printer Motors→

Posted in 3d printer, 3d Printer hacks, radio controlled car | Tagged Upcycling

Reusing an Old Android Phone For GPIO With External USB Devices

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Maya Posch

Each year millions of old smartphones are either tossed as e-waste or are condemned to lie unloved in dusty drawers, despite the hardware in them usually being still perfectly fine. …read more Continue reading Reusing an Old Android Phone For GPIO With External USB Devices→

Posted in Android, Android Hacks, smart phone | Tagged Upcycling

CCFL Scanner Bulb Makes a Cool Desk Lamp

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Alexander Rowsell

The bulbs inside scanners (before transitioning to LED, anyway) were cold cathode fluorescent tubes that emit a fairly wide bandwidth of light. They were purpose-built to produce a very specific …read more Continue reading CCFL Scanner Bulb Makes a Cool Desk Lamp→

Posted in 3d printed desk lamp, 3D Printing, desk lamp, home hacks, parts, scanner bulb | Tagged Upcycling

postmarketOS Now Boots on Over 250 Devices

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Tom Nardi

Every year, as consumers gobble up the latest Android devices, more old, but perfectly serviceable, units end up collecting dust in drawers. Or worse, they end up getting tossed in …read more Continue reading postmarketOS Now Boots on Over 250 Devices→

Posted in custom firmware, News, obsolescence, postmarketos, software development | Tagged Upcycling

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