num_pages: 252
description: Computer hacking takes on a whole new meaning when you're going at it with a screwdriver and announcing the most wildly inventive eco-friendly craft book on repurposing everyday objects since Generation T . Except in this case the raw material isn't a T-shirt but the stuff we all have lying around and have no idea what to do with or even how to get rid of properlyyour old cell phone a broken printer irredeemable iPod busted digital camera mysterious thatches of cables and wires orphaned keyboards and of course those dead PCs and laptops.Created by a Parsons design graduate whos obsessed with navigating the intersection of art and technology here are 62 ingenious projects that are irresistibly geek-chic. An iMac Terrariumhow cool is that? A laptop Digital Photo Frame. The impressively green Scanner Compost Bin. Plus a power strip Bird Feeder Walkman Soap Dish My First Squiggle Bot Qwerty Hair Tie Flat-screen Ant Farm. Each project has complete step-by-step instructions is rated by difficultyin a thorough first chapter the author covers all the tools and skills needed to take apart electronics safelyand is arranged by use from stuff for the house to fashion toys arts and crafts items for pets and more.
language: English
title: 62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer [and Other Discarded Electronics]
publisher: Workman Publishing Company