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Owning Fewer Devices Isn’t Always Better for the Environment

Without repairable gadgets, device convergence won’t save the planet.

Photo illustration; sources via Getty Images: Wittaya Bunjua, Sanga Park, Sean Locke/EyeEm; Constantine Johnny/Moment

Loyal readers of Microprocessing may remember that, about a month ago, I bought an AlphaSmart Neo 2, a 2000s-era word processor with a small, six-line LCD screen. It does nothing but type. Though…