Speculative Historiographies of Techno-Trash

Stories

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  • Yuxiang Huang

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  Taking about the technological communication device, I usually use on an iPhone, a laptop, an iPad mini, an amazon fire, and Alienware Alpha on a daily basis. Most of these electrical devices were acquired in a normal way, I purchased these on Amazon.com. But the iPad mini is a gift... Read More

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  The story of my cell phone My cell phone is something that I use daily. The alarm wakes me up in the morning, the note pad helps me with my grocery list, the message feature allows me to text family and friends, the address book contains my key contacts, and... Read More

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  • Chantal Nadeau

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  Hewlett-Packard’s Role in the Fate of My Purple Laptop   My Purple HP Laptop Out of the many technological devices I own, I depend on my purple HP laptop the most. My dependency on it spawned from a distaste I have for not having anything to do. I love to... Read More

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  • Anna Condon

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  On a day-to-day basis, it is rare that I am without some sort of technological device. If I’m not using my phone, then I am on my laptop. Often I use devices simultaneously—for example, I read my kindle and listen to music while I’m using the elliptical at the gym.... Read More

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  • Elizabeth Cook

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  My tangled mess of Apple earbuds represents my succession through many Apple products, each of which came with its own pair of buds that now gets about as little use as the original product itself. My technotrash lies around just as much for sentimental reasons as that I don’t know... Read More

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  • Ariel Goltche

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  The electronic device that I used to depend on the most in my life was my stereo system. As a little kid, I did not have a cellular device to contact my friends, a computer to surf the web, or a television in my bedroom to watch cartoons. The majority... Read More

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  • Sarah Morris

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  There have been many devices that have had a great importance in my life so far. I would have to say that the most personal information I have about myself and honestly care about resides in my current laptop and my old hand-me-down laptop given to me by my uncle,... Read More

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  • Emily Straus

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  The day after my seventh birthday, I was on the bus to school showing off my new Sony CD player. I had moved on from my Sony Walkman cassette tape player to a new handheld CD player. I loved my new music player and never thought that anything better would... Read More

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  • Isabel Terkuhle

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  The electronic device which I chose to discuss is the remote control. Generally speaking, and if I am not mistaken, remote controls that were made to control televisions were invented in the 50’s, and have ever since become more and more obsolete. The “SANYO” remote control which I found in... Read More

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  • Eleanor Mayer

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  Sitting, untouched and dead, on the third shelf in my closet is my white, sticker clad Apple laptop purchased in 2007. From seventh grade till twelfth grade, that computer was my lifeline. Every assignment I ever did is still saved onto its hard drive, including draft after draft of grueling... Read More

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  • Sydney Clarke

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  One of the turning points for me was when I received my first iPod, or my first “real” piece of technology. I remember begging my mom for weeks to get me one for my birthday, insisting that my Sony Walkman just wasn’t good enough anymore. After relentless persisting, she finally... Read More

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  • Devi Kinkhabwala

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  I was in fifth grade when I got my first cell phone. It feels like just yesterday that I staring with wide eyes at the pink and white wrapped box that held my long awaited elementary school graduation gift. The hot pink Razr inside that box represented much more than... Read More

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  • Samantha Krupicka

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  Like many young adults, I consider myself to be attached to my cell phone in nearly every way but physically. I use my phone constantly throughout the day, and oftentimes find myself absentmindedly checking social medias like Instagram, Snapchat, or Twitter even if I unlocked the screen for other purposes.... Read More

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  • Jaclyn Sisselman

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  My childhood consisted of my sister and I sitting criss-cross applesauce on the living room floor in front of our small TV watching endless amounts of Disney films. We would run to our plastic box filled to the rim with Little Mermaid, Lion King, and countless other VHS films to... Read More

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  • Rae Robey

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  Considering how much of our time is dedicated to broadcasting visual proof of our day-to-day lives, it’s no wonder that my peers and I have come to be known as the “selfie generation.” It is now nearly impossible to escape the lens, with anything from phones, tablets and laptops to... Read More

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  • Emma Slayton

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  My iPhone is easily the thing I depend on most in my life. I take great care of it because I use it for most aspects of my daily routine. I use it for my schedule, my social media, my reminders, my phone calls, my pictures, my calculator, and my... Read More

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  • Samantha Levitt

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  I cannot go a day without my phone. The same can be said about the charger, as well, because the phone is virtually useless without the charger. My days start off with the sound of the alarm ringing at the highest possible volume from my phone. One could say I... Read More

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  • Jamie Klebanow

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  Since I was young, I have been slave to a small plastic plug-in creature with a long, long tail. This small creature (or the plethora of creatures I have acquired and collected over the years) has brought me life through social networking, communicating, and even time wasting. Coming in black... Read More

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  • Alexis Gavrelis

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  I received my first cellphone when I was 10 years old. I like to think of it as a product of divorce. It was a flip phone, no camera—it was strictly to use it for calling home and staying in touch when I wasn’t. When I was with my dad,... Read More

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  • Asma Awad

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  My first cellphone has sentimental value, and I can’t bring myself to throw it away. To this day, it sits in the back of my desk drawer. Initially, it served as a backup in case I ever broke or lost its replacement. However, it never found its way to the... Read More

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  • Cory Winiecki

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  There are a few electronic devices that have become an integrated part of my daily life and would affect me emotionally and mentally if they were lost, stolen, or damaged. I use my cellphone, an HTC One, my desktop computer, a HP Envy, and my tablet, an iPad Mini first... Read More

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  • Antonietta Perretta

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  Judging from the photo on the left you might be surprised to learn that Isit by my 6 year old Dell Latitude E4300 laptop to complete my assignments and my work every day.  This, I understand, is considered an epoch by technological standards.  My place of work has since purchased... Read More

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  • Eva Allouche

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  The technological devices I use on a daily basis are an iPhone, laptop and television. Although I do make use of other devices the aforementioned are ones that receive consistent daily use. These devices were acquired the traditional way, through retail store purchase. I have had both my laptop and... Read More

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  • Kacie Cruise

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  The devices that I use on a daily basis are my cell phone, my desktop computer, and my iPod. I bought my desktop at the beginning of my 3rd year of University. I got my cell phone around the same time my mother got her own in May of 2012,... Read More

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  • Nolan Ferko

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  There are a few technological devices that I use on a daily basis: my computer, my phone and my television. I do not update these devices often, usually I will replace them once one is broken. When it comes to replacing these old gadgets I like to wait as long... Read More

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  • Elena Costanzo

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  Not a day that passes that I don’t use one of my technological devices. On a daily basis, I make frequent use of my iPhone, iPod and laptop. These three devices, especially my iPhone and laptop, have affected my life significantly. It was Christmas 2008 that I received my first... Read More

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  • Katie Murray

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  Technology has become a part of my daily routine. Everyday I use my cell phone to check e-mail, log into social networking sites and to communicate with friends and family. My cellphone can usually be found in my hand or back pocket and it is something I have become dependent... Read More

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  • Garo Ekserci

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  According to United Nation’s predictions (United Nations University, 2012), the amount of waste produced by electrical devices will total 65.4 million tons by the year 2017.  If we are to be responsible consumers interested in preserving our planet, the first step is to examine our own contributions to the generation... Read More

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  • Marley Zelden

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  I have always been an active user of technological devices from my very first Walkman cassette player to my new Playstation 4. My devices can be grouped into categories such as video game consoles, cell phones, music devices, and computers. My video game consoles range from the very first Nintendo... Read More

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  • Amberly Keelan

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  I use several technological devices daily. I could not live without my iPhone. I use it constantly to text as well as to check my emails and social media accounts. I use my iPad regularly to do readings for  class or surf the web. I also often watch Netflix before... Read More

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  • Jordan Mullins

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  Whether I am at school, home, work, in the car, etc., I am always using some sort of technological device. On a daily basis, I would say that I use several different types of electronics including my cell phone, iPod, laptop, television, radio and more domestic related technology such as... Read More

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  • Rebecca Merner

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  I am constantly using multiple technological devices on a daily basis. My cell phone is at my side at all times of the day as it is multifunctional. I am also on my laptop every day; mostly for school purposes. I recently bought an iPad for schoolwork to minimize the... Read More

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  • Alexandra Allen

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  I use multiple technological devices on a daily basis. I use my netbook (a miniature laptop), iPod, desk computer, cell phone, and blood glucose monitor constantly. I acquired these devices primarily through my parents. My netbook, iPod, desk computer, and cell phone were all birthday presents. My blood glucose monitor... Read More

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  • Deanna Keane

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  Technology is embedded into our daily lives, it is inevitable.  When we wake up we check our phones, when we go to work, we check our emails, and when we are done work we throw on our iPods for the departure home.  We do these things without thought, almost like... Read More

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  • Holden Patteson

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  Technology has always been a part of my life. School assignments required the Internet, social media like MSN was a large part of my youth, and every friend I have has a mobile phone (mostly smart phones). In my everyday routine I use my mobile phone, my laptop, my mp3... Read More

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  • Patrick Henderson

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  The technological devices that I primarily use are: My cell phone (iPhone 4), laptop (Acer), and game console (Xbox 360). Of the three, my cell phone is used the most on a daily basis as it serves most functions for me. The iPhone allows me to stay up to date... Read More

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  • Julia Haughie

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  Every day I am woken up by the sound of my smartphone wailing like a rooster. From that point on my day is filled with devices buzzing and flickering with life; from my lap top that I use to take notes, do research and communicate with friends, to the air... Read More

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  • Naveen Khan

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  I use my cell-phone every hour, let alone every day. Besides calling and texting, I use my phone’s GPS and browse the internet. In addition to my phone, I depend on the TV as a source of entertainment. At work, I use a two screen computer to conduct all of... Read More

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  • Mike Claydon

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  There are three technological devices that I use on a daily bases, my laptop, iPhone, and iPad.  I would have to say that I use my laptop the most out of the three and I use my iPad the least. For the most part I buy most of my electronics... Read More

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  • Tyler Fox

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  I can imagine the future episode of “Hoarders” that features me. The emotional scene that attempts to explain the reasons behind the shocking amount of teetering piles of consumer electronics through which I navigate between on clearly unsafe, narrow trails, is a revelation of guilt. It’s first-world guilt: the cognizance... Read More

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  • Paul Juricic

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  I collect stuff, especially old stuff. Maybe it’s because I’m challenged to let things go but I like to think that I hold onto the old based on its ability to inspire the new. This is especially true when it comes to my fondness for old technology. Earning a living... Read More

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  • Richelle Esther Cripe

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  History of Devices Cell phones For the older phones (2003-2008), I am making a guess on the exact model based on image searches and what I remember my phone looking like…I didn’t keep any records. 2003 – Nokia 3595 – this was my first cell phone – i don’t remember... Read More