Devices · 18h ago
Google repurposes old Pixel phones as data center servers
Google is testing a system to reuse old Pixel smartphones as low-power servers in data centers, reducing e-waste. The project, called 'Pixel as a Server,' runs lightweight tasks like caching and IoT processing. Early tests show energy savings of up to 60% compared to traditional servers.
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While clever, this is a niche experiment unlikely to scale beyond Google's own infrastructure, given the challenges of managing thousands of aging mobile devices.
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