# Your old Google Pixel smartphone could be repurposed in a data center - Engadget

> Your old Google Pixel smartphone could be repurposed in a data center Keeping phones out of landfills and doing useful things is a good thing. Tech news has been getting progressively more gloomy of late.

- **Source:** [Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2220912/google-pixel-old-smartphone-data-center/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a68cf3efe66f1894905ce7d)
- **Published:** 2026-07-28
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #pixel #google
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a68cf3efe66f1894905ce7d

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