Hivemapper Dashcam HDC S
Model: HDC-S-0HE1-001
S/N: HDCS 807

Well, this is an “interesting” device, I grabbed it from ewaste thinking this could be a good webcam or security camera. And it is, in a way – a dashcam that they supposedly paid you in cryptocurrency to drive around while this documented the scenery and road. In short, some custom hardware for mapping roads as you drive, so you can earn their custom cryptocurrency which has devalued. These HDC-S models are recently EOL, and are not recognized in windows or OS X (I have not tried Linux or BSD). They are listed for stupid money on eBay, but I was unable to get them to work for anything.

Analysis/documentation:
https://github.com/obrientg/Hardware/blob/main/Hivemapper_Dashcam_HDC-S.md

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Apple moves on. Linux gives older hardware a second life.

This video shows a 2019 MacBook Pro being revived with Linux Mint via the T2 Linux project. Even on hardware that Apple makes awkward to escape from, most laptops became usable again. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, webcam, mic and even the Touch Bar worked. Touch ID did not, but the bigger story is simple: plenty of "old" devices are still useful if you are allowed to run software that respects your control.

Support ending should not automatically mean landfill.

How much tech becomes e-waste because companies stop making it convenient to keep using what you already own?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAettJ2s23k

#Linux #LinuxMint #Apple #MacBookPro #RightToRepair #EWaste #DigitalFreedom

If that laptop doesn't have an RJ-45 [1] socket on it, it's not a business/enterprise unit. [2] Full stop.

[1] Yes, technically 8P8C modular connector, but nobody calls it that.

[2] That makes it a consumer-grade machine, and should be treated as having an expiry date as long as its 1-year warranty. Every day after that is a gift.

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‘Truly junk’: E-waste from rich nations floods local markets in Nigeria

Discarded, near-end-of-life electronics shipped from developed countries are adding to Nigeria’s growing e-waste burden.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/27/truly-junk-e-waste-from-rich-nations-floods-local-markets-in-nigeria

#Nigeria #EJunk #Ewaste

Cheap batteries will save the planet, they've told me.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/27/vapes-pods-waste-uk-recycling-disposable-single-use-ban

#EnergyTransition #batteries #eWaste #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis