22 Ways to Second-Life Your Tech

In honor of Earth Day, we are sharing 22 of our favorite upcycled technology curated from our Reimagined Tech Pinterest board.

1)    Australian sculptor Sean E Avery’s CDs of prey: 

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2)    Computer parts and typewriters repping some Nike’s Shoe Sculpture Series:

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3)    Recycle your old remote control keys and sport a bracelet instead:

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4)    Trojan computer Virus Parody, anyone?

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5)    Circuit board dragon flies from Steven Rodrig – putting the fly in so fly.

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6)    Wow, old, obsolete cell phones look positively graceful! 5,000 cell phones, one gnarly vortex.

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7)    Not sure how comfy this would be, but CD-ROM’s got your back in this:

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8)    Le picture frame made from Le Old TV:

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9) This Army Surplus ipod speaker:

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10)    Hard Drive mailbox for big time letter writers:

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11) This Computer Fish Tank:

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12) BAGEL!!!

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13) Most of these techie gadgets once sat on a table…oh the irony:

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14) Nintendo Controller Flash Drive – duck hunt for files anyone?

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15) This wreath is green in another way.

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16) DIY Floppy Disk Planters #upcycle

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17) This snake made out of mice:

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18) This Iron Man / every super hero’s dream table machine:

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19) This clock-laptop:

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20) A perpetual calendar made from keyboard keys – we feel retro:

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21) Remember when sodas were 50 cents and cassette tapes were relevant?

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22) Will you marry me, now that you repurposed me?

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Have you ever repurposed your old tech products? Share your ideas in the comments below.