The Soft Pitch

I’m not a Trek fan at all, but went with my wife who is and the new Star Trek movie was excellent…go see it.

Can’t help but think about how much technology that goes into movie making today and how technology impacts space exploration. Boy has  it changed in my adult life…There were no computers, cell phones, cameras, PDA’s, internet, etc…hell I remember when the first color TV’s came out…Bonanza was the 1st color show I think.

One thing about technology it has had a tremendous impact on the space race and getting to the Moon. Did u know we have been involved in the space race since the begining too? Yep, the Avnet’s sold connectors and also tested the equipment for NASA (we have one instrument in our lobby museum)…kind of cool we have been involved so long. Looks like we will for a long time…maybe we will have something to do with “beaming someone up” for the first time. If you would like to know more about our efforts here conatct me.

You’ve been listening a lot to Al lately about sports, so now it’s my turn.  And if you’re like me, you may have an old analog cell phone sitting in a drawer somewhere and every time you open the drawer, you wonder what to do with it.  We have an answer – Avnet is partnering with the Arizona Technology Council to make it easy to recycle your old cell phones, monitors, laptops and other technology including servers and main frames.  (Main frames? Really? If you just happen to have one of those sitting around and don’t know what to do with it, I’d really like to hear your story!)

We’re not in this on our own – like many things we do, we’re partnering with some other green-conscious organizations in the Phoenix area: Data Doctors and Westech Recyclers.  You can drop off any used or unwanted computers or electronic equipment to recycle and refurbish. A portion of the donated equipment will be handled through the Tech Terra  Recycling or Reuse Alliance of the Arizona Technology Council and Westech Recyclers that supports educational programs and scholarships.

Here’s a link to the press release put out by the Council. 

And some basic facts:

When:

Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where:

Parking lot of Avnet Corporate Office, 2211 S. 47th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 (Hohokam Expressway and University Drive)

Parking lot of Avnet Global Solutions Center, 6700 W. Morelos Place, Chandler, AZ 85226 (I-10 and Loop 202)

OneNeck Corporate Headquarters, 5301 North Pima Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ, 85250 (Loop 101 and Chaparral)

Any Data Doctors location in Arizona. Data Doctors locations can be found at http://www.datadoctors.com/mkt/AZ.

What:

• Computer Equipment – PCs, laptops, CRT monitors, flat panel monitors, modems, switches, hubs and routers, storage devices, main frames, servers, power supplies, tape libraries, circuit boards, power cords, printers, wire and cabling, surplus metals, mice, keyboards, hard drives, floppy, DVD and CD drives, etc.
• Point of Sale Equipment – credit card machines, printers, scanners, etc.
• Telecom Equipment – telephones, cell phones, switches, CSU/DSU multiplexing equipment, phone systems, answering systems, etc.
• Printing Equipment – printers, fax machines and copiers, calculators, typewriters and printer cartridges
• Audio/Visual Equipment – stereos, radios, amplifiers, projectors, satellite and cable equipment, video equipment, video game equipment, surveillance equipment, cameras, etc.
• Electronic Components – capacitors, diodes, resistors, transistors and integrated circuits, etc.
• Miscellaneous Electronic Items – test equipment, lab equipment, medical equipment, cables and wire, connectors, ballasts, batteries, power strips, etc.
• Surplus Metals and Wire and Cable – aluminum, copper wire, etc.