> It can be more useful to re-purpose those device instead of mining them for metals? This guy made a 4k projector out of one. Particularly intriguing is that

> It can be more useful to re-purpose those device instead of mining them for metals? This guy made a 4k projector out of one. Particularly intriguing is that he hardwired power, replacing the battery - doesn't seem _that_ hard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfvTjQ9MCwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfvTjQ9MCwY The OS/software side is messiest side for me. Obviously running an old Android that's connected to the internet is potentially a bad idea, but the install of open source backfill replacements isn't great either. I've bricked phones in the past following (fairly complex) instructions carefully, and the need to trust 3rd party binary builds and/or tools isn't fantastic. If Right To Repair can mandate that phones be open enough to easily replace the firmware (sufficiently easy so that, say, your Mom could do it) then maybe reuse of phones becomes a more viable proposition.