Get your dusty old tech gear out of the closet and "upcycle" it! Last week we posted about old tech gear being "upcycled" into fashion accessories and here are some ideas for home accessories, including an old Mac computer converted into an iPad dock, and a Nintendo controller turned into a pen holder. Would you ever "upcycle" your old gear into a home accessory?
10 Upcycled Gadgets for Your Home and Office1. Nintendo Controller Desk Mate This cute creation upcycles an old Nintendo 64 controller into a handy desk mate. Plus, the old D-pad has been converted into a USB extension.
Price: $15.99
2. Camera Phone LampCamera-phone -- get it? Dog Tag Designs creates desk lamps by combining old gadgets into quirky refabs.
Price: $325
3. iMac Pet Bed Look, it's an iCat! Etsy seller AtomicAttic converts old iMac monitors into comfy pet beds.
Price: $129
4. Cassette Table Lamp Don't you love it when something useful doubles as art? RawDezign assembled old cassette tapes into a lamp that emits a subtle glow.
Price: £25, about $40
5. Floppy Disk Box A simple statement is just as effective.
Price: DIY!
6. Apple Laptop Cover Clock Pixelthis manufactured a working clock -- complete with mouse pendulum -- out of an old iBook laptop cover.
Price: $69
7. Retro Phone Handset Speakers Designers Jinsop Lee and Justin Kim have created what they call "The Dreyfuss Special," an old phone handset that has been upcycled into stereo speakers. Plug in your iPhone, iPod, computer, etc.
Price: In shops soon
8. The Dockintosh While it's not for sale, we had to give major props to Mat Taylor for his "Dockintosh" creation, an old Macintosh repurposed as an iPad dock.
Image courtesy of Mat Taylor
9. Vintage Camera iPhone Charger Roberto Altieri transformed an old 1970s Pentax camera into a stylish iPhone charger.
Price: $39
10. Vinyl Record CoastersCheck out these vintage-fab coasters, which are made out of upcycled vinyl records.
Price: $20
Releted articles:10 Classic Gadgets Upcycled Into Fashion Accessories
Orginal article: April 02, 2012 by Stephanie Buck
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