Now This Is a Brilliant Use of Old Cellphones and Pagers
Who knew that 30 years of mobile technology could make rad electronic music?! Retro pagers and cellphones, including the good ol' Motorola StarTAC, were revived as a mobile orchestra in this incredible video. The artists used samplers and programming to rewire the vintage tech so they could control each ring and buzz and create an awesome electronic anthem! Careful — this catchy tune might get stuck in your head.
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Source: Youtube user SK Telecom
The video celebrates three decades of SK Telecom, a South Korean wireless provider. If only we could repurpose all of our tech relics this way! In the spirit of Earth Month, let's try to think of other ingenious ways we can reuse our tech. Watch the brilliant mobile tech jam session below.