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By Andrew Gregory. Posted
At one end of the upcycling scale people are taking old furniture, repainting it, and adding new knobs/handles: it’s simple, it makes an old thing more useful, and it works.
At the other end, there’s this Raspberry Pi Zero W-based build from Mark Thorpe. It takes an old games cartridge and re-uses it as the case for a Pi Zero W, running the RetroPie games emulation platform.
Mark’s taken something old, added something new, and retained the spirit of the cartridge’s original use, so you get the Proustian rush of wasted 1990s afternoons when you pick it up. He’s even added a Pimoroni LED SHIM to the display, for a bonus rainbow effect.
The materials for the build cost about £30 from your local internet retailer, and Mark has documented the build here: hsmag.cc/UOIQuJ.
Vintage smart radio
All the magic of this build is on the inside
Useless robot
A lot of machines are useless; this one is useless by design
Solar water bottle
Treating water with UV light kills harmful bacteria
ePiPod
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W adds computing power without breaking the bank here
Arc reactor alarm clock
Wake up like a superhero
Cyber clock
Is it a mouse? Is it a car? No, it's a clock!
