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Extending and Redefining the Useful Life of Smatphones

dc.contributor.advisorEckersley, Michael
dc.contributor.authorRoush, Adam W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-03T18:31:06Z
dc.date.available2016-01-03T18:31:06Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-31
dc.date.submitted2015
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14434
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/19578
dc.description.abstractConsumer culture and new technologies drive people to upgrade smartphones long before obsolescence is an issue. This creates a surplus of pocket-sized computers with vivid displays, a host of sensors and no clear-cut purpose in the world. The objective of this project is to radically influence how people understand their smartphones by reconstructing the context through which they are perceived.
dc.format.extent62 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsCopyright held by the author.
dc.subjectDesign
dc.subjectPhone
dc.subjectRepurposing
dc.subjectSmartphone
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectUpcycle
dc.titleExtending and Redefining the Useful Life of Smatphones
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberEckersley, Michael
dc.contributor.cmtememberShellhorn, Jeremy
dc.contributor.cmtememberStorm, Gregory
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDesign
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
dc.identifier.orcid
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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