Sentences with phrase «old electronic gadgets»

Urban mining is a new concept for getting more people to recycle their old electronic gadgets and other stuff that contains precious metals.

Not exact matches

This seasonal new tech surge will no doubt please gadget lovers, but it will also result in a heap of old electronic devices being dumped into a waste stream already awash in refuse laden with cadmium, lead, mercury and other toxins.

According to a 2007 survey of 12 to 16 year - olds, 25 percent fell asleep with the TV, computer, stereo, iPod headphones or other electronic gadgets on.

Exploring both the promises and deceptions of software, electronic gadgets, games and other devices — with an emphasis on how they become old and quickly out - dated — Arcangel's art eulogizes technology's built - in obsolescence while also wittily celebrating its noise, mindless repetitions, and inevitable failures.

Ethiopian artist Elias Sime wants to remind us that when we upgrade to the newest model of iPhone, computer, or other electronic gadget, the old ones don't just disappear.

With the frenzied holiday season upon us, chances are many of us will either be buying or receiving some type of electronic gadget or gizmo this year (but good on ya if you're only giving old school gifts that don't require batteries, a cord, or being connected to the internet to use).