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Samsung starts official smartphone upcycling program – Ars Technica
Users can now try the “beta” program to repurpose old devices.

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- Samsung’s upcycling program can turn an old smartphone into an audio baby monitor.
- Oh no! The baby is crying.
- The monitor can alert your other, newer Samsung phones.
- This one is a light sensor.
- It’s sundown, so it turns the lights on. Fido doesn’t have to sit in the dark.
Samsung on Wednesday kicked off something genuinely innovative in the smartphone market: an official consumer upcycling program. Samsung’s “Galaxy Upcycling at Home” initiative was…
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