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Use inexpensive ear plugs to replace a busted earbud.
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Keep your charger from breaking so easily with a spring from a pen.
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Take selfies using your earbuds!
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Turns out anything can become a smartphone stand, like a cassette case.
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(Gift cards also make easy earbud holders.)
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Back to stands: You can use a wallet.
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Or a toilet paper holder.
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Make a tablet stand for 50 cents from a scrap of wood.
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Suspend your tablet over your bed with coat hangers.
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Everyone's heard of the toilet-paper-roll-iPhone-speaker, but adding Solo cups can really amplify the sound.
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Make a solar charger out of an Altoids tin.
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Create a charging station so all your gadgets don't get tangled.
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Cut out a cheap and easy charging holder from cardboard.
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Or make a pretty one from an old lotion bottle.
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Make a TARDIS charging station.
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If you don't need your GPS anymore*, use the stand to hold your sunglasses.
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Use a binder clip to make a car stand for your phone.
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Make a quick jogging band for your music out of a sock.
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Sugru can also cushion a sharp MacBook Air edge.
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Use a binder clip to keep your earbuds neat at your desk.
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Or, if you have a MacBook, stick them to the screen.
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Make an iPad cover out of a composition notebook.
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If you happen to have both a busted earbud and a stethoscope, today is your lucky day.
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And if the stress of your plugged-in, modern life gets to be too much, crack open a cold one and call it a day.