How To: Get Your iPad Ready For Resale


Updated 02/10/12 1:29 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Sell Your iPad Online

If the rumors are true, the iPad 3 should be announced in March. If you're ready to upgrade from your first-gen iPad or iPad 2, now's the time to start thinking about selling. But before you post a listing on Craigslist or eBay, get all your ducks in a row first. Here's a few tips on how to prep your gadget for resale, and get top dollar for your efforts. Back up your data and do a clean sweep Read more

Your Target: Trade In or Recycle Outdated Electronics


Updated 08/18/11 9:11 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Recycle Electronics

No more excuses for cluttering an apartment (or worse, a landfill!) with unused electronics as Target has expanded the amount of stores offering their electronics trade-in service. Bring calculators, DVDs, video games, iPods, iPads, iPhones, cell phones, and Nintendo DS units to more than 1,400 of Target's 1,762 stores. These products are evaluated for their current worth at the store and Read more

Book iPhone Chargers


Updated 06/27/11 6:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Recycled iPhone and iPod Charging Docks

A charming way to charge your iPhone or iPod: the Book iPhone Charging Dock ($45-$58). Etsy seller Inbook makes use out of old and otherwise tossed-aside tomes and turns them into something new, special, and totally usable. Coming with titles like Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Homer's Odyssey (among others), you can bet this dock will look (and feel) right at home on your Read more

What Do You Do With an Old Laptop?


Updated 04/12/11 11:22 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Recycle or Donate Old Laptops

There are many tech treats that were on holiday wish lists recently, and if you now have that fancy new Macbook Air or tablet in your hands, you may now be faced with a dilemma: what to do with your old laptop? The pace of technology can make it seem like your old machine is obsolete, but sometimes donating it is the perfect solution; non-profits can use a working laptop by either selling it or Read more

5 Ways to Recycle Your Old Phones


Updated 04/06/11 11:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Where to Recycle and Donate Old Phones

Get a new phone this Spring? With so many awesome models hitting the scene, I wouldn't blame you. But what did you do with your old device? Don't just toss it away — in honor of April's eco month, here are five super easy ways for you to donate or recycle those babies to help the planet, your fellow man, and your conscience. Read more

5 Ways to Recycle Your Old Phones


Updated 12/25/10 4:00 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Where to Recycle and Donate Old Phones 2010-12-25 04:00:00

Find a hot new smartphone under the tree with your name on it this morning? Don't just toss your old one away — here are five super easy ways for you to donate or recycle those babies to help the planet, your fellow man, and your conscience. Read more

Get Some Cash With Ebay's New Instant Sale


Updated 10/26/10 12:16 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Cash For Gadgets on Ebay

You've heard me go on and on about properly recycling and trading in your gadgets (even tipping you on how to get top resale dollars), but Ebay is making things a lot easier with its new eco-friendly trade-in program. Called Instant Sale, you can get cold hard cash for your old gadgets in a snap. Just answer a few questions about the gadget you want to pawn, then Ebay will give you an instant Read more

Toys R Us Wants to Give You Money For Your Old iPods


Updated 10/19/10 9:49 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

iPod Trade in Program at Toys R Us

I could go on for days on how you can recycle your old gadgets, but what about those times you just need some cash in order to upgrade to a newer model? Well, you can try your hand at selling them on Craigslist or Ebay, but if you've got your eye on a new iPod, then next week is your week, my friend. Starting on Oct. 17, and running through Oct. 23, you can take up to three used iPods into Read more

OnSugar Blog: the Chair from Ipanema


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Environmental Furniture Ipanema Chair

Here's a post from OnSugar blog Think Magazine: Tall and tan and long and lovely the Ipanema chair takes its name from Brazil's most famous beach known for social frolicking, relaxing, and lounging. Sitting in this chair is meant to give you the same feeling of comfort and relaxation. The sloped back is angled to promote relaxing while the reclaimed Brazilian Peroba planks fit beautifully in a Read more

Droid X Lands Tomorrow: What to Do With Your Old Phone


Updated 07/14/10 11:20 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Droid X and Samsung Captivate Customers Can Recycle Old Smartphones

When the iPhone 4 launched a few weeks back, I gave up my old handset to a family member who was in desperate need of a smartphone upgrade. If I hadn't, I would have found a place to recycle, or donate it to a charity. With the Droid X arriving tomorrow (and the Samsung Captivate following closely behind on Sunday), what will you early adopters be doing with your tired phones? Instead of tossing Read more