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From a Broken Camera to a Box of Old Phones

How I turned a pile of retired Androids and a 2014 Mac mini into a CCTV system — and gave e-waste a second life.

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The moment it all started

There's a corner in my warehouse that most people would call junk.

Old Android tablets. Retired phones. Scratched screens, tired batteries — every one of them long past its "upgrade cycle." They sat in a quiet pile: not broken enough to throw away, not useful enough to keep. Just… waiting.... read more