With time, all brand new gadgets you purchased get older; you tend to lose interest in them and want to trash them or replace with shiny new toys. But believe it or not, those devices still have much uses that you can reuse in different ways. Are you confused what uses are we talking about? Here you get answer to all your questions.
If you are yet to find the right some creative ways to reuse your discarded gadgets, then following tips will surprise you for sure. Read on to consider best reuse of your old devices.
Universal Remote Control
Are you simply tired of using many remotes to control all the electronic gadgets in your house? You don’t have to worry anymore about keeping all remotes. Instead, you can simply turn your old gadget into a universal remote control and take charge of all the home entertainment systems by one device.
Most of the Internet-enabled connected gadgets pack in remote apps. Hence, you can simply load those apps on your smartphone and take charge of all the gadgets over wireless connectivity, whether Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. An app like the Remote Mouse is free on both Anroid and iOS platforms which gives you rein of your computer to your tablet or smartphone.
Security Camera
You won’t need a whole security system to keep a watch over a single room because a slew of Internet connected security cameras can do the job for you. So, why do you need to spend so much on them? With just a simple free app installed from Google Play Store or iTunes App Store, you can transform your Android and iOS based old devices into a motion-sensor security camera. It will help you capture images or record video footage and warn you if there’s any intrusion or if someone is trying to trespass. Hence, pair your security camera with a surveillance app and start reusing it all over again.
Check out free apps such as Manything which is for Apple iPhone and Salient Eye which is for Android phones. These apps will help you keep an eye on your home and you children while you are away.
e-Book Reader
Instead of discarding away your old tablet, you could you it as a dedicated e-Book reader by loading the free Kindle app on the device. Kindle app is available on both Android and iOS platforms. Now you can read out bedtime stories to your kids from the thousands of Amazon e-books. You can also buy new e-books from Google Play Books or iTunes iBooks.
E-books can also be rented from your local library through the Overdrive app which is once again a free app for both Android and Apple devices – isn’t it a great idea to reuse your device without spending money.
Car MP3 Player
Now you don’t have to always keep plugging your phone again and again for listening to music, whenever you get inside of your car. Simply load all of your favorite songs in your old smartphone and plug it into the power port of the car and then connect it to the stereo via Bluetooth or a headphone jack and listen to your favorite songs on the go.
You can also use app like MAPS.ME which is free for iOS and Android devices. The app provides you offline navigation without even using a cellular connection.
Alarm Clock
Normally smartphones are also used as alarm clock with its built-in alarm feature. But you cannot turn off your phone at night to access alarm clock feature. Then an incoming call or text messages pops may wake you up from your deep sleep at the middle of the night – what to do?
You can simply use your old smartphone or tablet as an alarm clock by turning off the distractions caused by incoming calls and text messages. Sleepbot app which is free for both iOS and Android devices can easily track your sleeping patterns and will wake you up at exactly the right time.
As you can see, a smartphone is a ‘smart’ phone to do a lot of things. So before you think of discarding your old smart device, think twice!
