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What to Do With Old Phones, Cameras, Laptops, and Tablets - WIRED
Oct 18, 2020 1 min, 26 secs
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You'll also need some software: Manything and Alfred offer both Android and iOS apps for the job, and there are others out there.

Bear in mind that many phones and tablets are now waterproof, so this could even work outdoors—though your mobile device of choice is going to need to stay connected to a power supply at all times.

What this means for your old phone or tablet is that you can use it as a dedicated media remote or hub.

Keep an old iPad next to your Apple TV for beaming over shows and movies, or keep an old Android tablet next to your Chromecast dongle for streaming Spotify or YouTube playlists to it.

This might seem mundane, considering most laptops come with a webcam built in, but it means your Zoom calls are going to be of a much higher quality.

For most of us, it's probably not that often, which is why you might want to set up an unused tablet as a dedicated photo frame somewhere in your home or office.

You'll need to keep it plugged in at all times, and you might need to get creative in terms of a mount or a stand to keep it propped up somewhere, but most of the popular tablet models come with a host of affordable, third-party accessories to choose from.

You're also going to need some dedicated software for the task.

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