In light of the pandemic, shortages and supply-chain issues have clogged up practically every industry, from manufacturing to transportation. One major product affected is semiconductors, something you use throughout your entire day, even if you don’t realize it. While it’s easy to ignore these industry hiccups, the semiconductor shortage affects you in more ways than […]
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For the first time in history, winners of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, beginning Friday, July 23, 2021, will be awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals made entirely out of consumer’s recycled electronics. The Tokyo Organizing Committee announced this effort, named the Tokyo 2020 Metal Project, in February 2017 and asked the Japanese public […]
It’s always difficult to buy a new computer. So many technical specifications and models to consider, even within the same operating system…and that’s not even getting into the cost. And getting rid of the old machine can be a little sad. Fortunately, when it’s time to upgrade, recycling can take care of what’s now obsolete. […]
The original Playstation console was released on December 3rd, 1994 in Japan. The creation of the console was spurred on by a failed partnership between Nintendo and Sony, who had previously been in talks about developing an add-on for the Super Nintendo. It featured a dual-speed CD-ROM drive and one core CPU (gosh, what an […]