Technabob » repurpose http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Atari 2600 Cart Clocks, Because You Hate Games http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/16/atari-2600-video-game-clocks/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/16/atari-2600-video-game-clocks/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:01:21 +0000 Alisha K. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=19935 Ah, game cartridges. They can bring so much joy… and take up so much space. And sure, you could save ‘em forever, clearing space to keep all those boxes and carts… or you could brutally gut them and turn them into something else. A clock, say.

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Can’tAffordEmCrafts, an Etsy storefront, has several of those former-Atari-cartridges for sale, now in useful clock form, as well as some other repurposed media (like old records). While I’m not sure if I could remove the innards of an old cartridge myself (the pain!), I’m glad there are others in the world, who are harder of heart, so that I can enjoy nifty game cartridge clocks. And even buy one, if I wanted. You can snag these for $20.

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The backpack is a thing of beauty, with buckles and all, as well as an interior lined with Transformers fabric. Creative–and appropriate–repurposing.

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Can you believe this has been up for sale at Etsy for almost two years? At $89.99 (USD), it’s certainly not cheap, but my plain ol’ regular backpack wasn’t much less, and it has no Transformers or seat belts. Just a bunch of extraneous buckles and hooks and things. It’s all very boring.

This not-boring bag is available from 21CannonSalute’s Etsy shop.

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