Two Takes Balanced

New Kickstarter campaign makes use of broken iPhones

via Mashable
1 min read
Nov 24, 2013
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TECHi's Analysis

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Chris Koerner, a former worker for an Apple repair shop, noticed that many broken phone parts were just thrown away. Seeing this as needless waste, Koerner decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for his project, called Twice Used, that takes broken iPhones and uses them to make everything from earrings to clocks to coasters.

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Mashable's Report

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A broken iPhone means it’s time to visit the closest repair shop or perhaps consider buying another phone. But a new service wants to take broken iPhones and do something different with them — transform them into entirely new objects.

TECHi's Verdict: Balanced

TECHi weighs both sides before reaching a conclusion.

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