"Everything is temporary. Love, art, planet Earth, you, me. Especially me. "(99 Francs)
Nothing in this world lasts forever, and life gadgets sometimes very short-lived. But if you like retro style, economical and resourceful by nature, then you can give them a second chance, transforming into something useful, and looking in the retro style.
5. Transform old wireless mouse
Old mice are not so comfortable and ergonmichny as new models, but they give a sense of comfort, like an old shirt, which is so old that you stealthily carry it home on weekends, while no one sees, simply because it is a long time with you, and you got used to it :) If you still using an old wired mouse, or save it as an old friend of fighting, now is the time to transform it into a wireless Bluetooth-mouse, simply Replacement Inner old mouse on the inside of the new.
Just say that this decision is dictated exclusively nostalgia, rather than practical considerations. If the old mouse is too inconvenient for weekly use, then it is possible to make the shutter for the camera.
4. Convert an analog TV into an information terminal
Most likely you have long upgraded its entire park TVs, and old men, CRT monitors, gathering dust in the best case, somewhere in the country. You can give new life to an old TV, turning it into a YBOX (Self information screen showing, for example, weather conditions).
Alternative uses - rertro-FrameWhich can be put in the living room. For the conversion of the TV to the photo frame you want to remove the inside of the TV and replace them with the old socket and the power cord from the lamp, tighten CFL-lamp low power, insert the printed image on the screen, close it and turn "TV".
Now you have a fun retro frame.
If you do not want to waste electricity, make them your old monitor trash.
3. We do from the old TV or computer aquarium
The project is a series of "unbelievable but true" labeled "dangerous." You do at your own risk. If you have an old TV, computer, or other unnecessary equipment with plenty of room inside, you can turn it into an aquarium.
TV project It is much more dangerous and difficult to implement, but to to make an aquarium from any old computer It does not need much labor.
All you really need is to follow the video instructions. Just do not forget to get out of it all the electronics before you pour the water. You do not want to execute on the "electric chair" themselves or their fish.
2. Floppy disks turn, turn
Some people did not even know what a floppy disk. And those who know, and has impressive reserves, can make them a lot of useful Stafa.
Due to its universal size steel floppy tool for inspiration for DIY-projects, ranging from pencil holders, ending Bags for laptops.
If you want to use the Floppy-drives as intended, you can put them in USB.
1. We do from a rotary phone VoIP-phone
If you are morally difficult to say goodbye to your old rotary phone, you can turn it a fun headset for your computer for use with Google Voice, Skype, or any other VoIP-solution.
If you have a few unwanted wireless phones (not quite old), you can make them good walkie-talkie radio.
I hope this collection with the ideas for the transformation of the old gadgets inspired you. On the links, you'll see a visual guide how to do this or that thing in English. All manuals are provided with a good visualization of each of the conversion stages.