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Floppotron Plays Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” aka The Funk of 40 Floppy Disks

If you are looking for a Halloween scare of the audio variety, check this out. You only have a day until the big holiday, so turn off the lights, turn up your volume, and put Paweł…

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Play Floppy Disk Games on Your Smartphone

You can already play classic games on your phone. That’s no big deal. But if you want something closer to an authentic experience, where you play old games on your phone USING A FLOPPY DISK, you…

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Apple II Blu-ray/DVD Drive: Disk to the Future

With the advent of HD and 4K streaming video, you may think that physical disks are obsolete. But frankly, most of the 1080p Blu-ray discs I’ve played on my home theater system look better than even…

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Giant 3.5″ Floppy Disk Table Could Store a Bunch of Flash Drives

After you’ve grown tired of your Nintendo controller and VHS tape coffee tables, what’s next? Well if you’re moving your way through the evolution of consumer electronics, then your next move might be this 3.5″ floppy…

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Floppy Disk Lampshade: What Drunk Geeks Wear on Their Heads

Have a bunch of old 3.5″ floppy disks lying around? If you still have some left over after converting them into paintings or handbags, you might want to redecorate your room with a floppy disk lampshade.…

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DIY Star Wars Toys from Old 3.5″ Disks: The Floppy Strikes Back

Got some old floppy disks lying around? How about a little spare time? Are you a Star Wars fan? If you answered yes to all three of those questions, here’s the perfect project for you –…

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Floppy Disk Coasters Made from Wood, Not Floppies

Even back in the day I’d sometimes use an old floppy disk as a coaster for my can of soda, but it’s not like it was particularly good at absorbing moisture. These coasters are modeled after…

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Floppy Disk iPad Case Has Massive Capacity

If you’re looking for a fun way to dress up your iPad while protecting it, look no further than this slipper case designed to look like a giant 3.5-inch floppy disk.…

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5-1/4″ Floppy Disk Wall Sconce: Storage at the Speed of Light

Celebrate old school computing with this awesomely geeky wall sconce, made in the shape of an old 5-1/4″ floppy disk. Man, I haven’t used one of those in years – and I can’t say I miss…

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HxC SD Card Drive Emulates 3.5″ Floppy Disks

If you ever wanted a better way to get tons of data onto an old gadget that used floppy drives, I might just have the trick. This nifty little gadget replaces old 3.5″ floppy drives with…

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LEGO Mindstorms Rig Copies Floppies

Eli Carter’s grandfather was an accomplished nerd – he worked on software that was used on fighter aircraft, on the Apollo missions and even wrote the first software that could operate a nuclear reactor. When his…

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Phantom of the Floppera: Floppy Music x4

We’ve heard floppy drive music hacks before, but never on this grand of a scale. By wiring a few floppy drives to a microcontroller, YouTuber FunToTheHead cranked out this beautifully musical floppy drive hack.…

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The USB Floppy Disk

A while back, I told you guys about some CD-R disks that look like old 3.5″ floppies. In the story, I said that I’d much rather have a 3.5″ floppy USB drive, and Technabob reader Charles…

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Floppy Disk Sticky Notes

I remember my first 3.5-inch disk. It was a copy of MacPaint on the original Mac 128k, and it was so amazing compared to the 5.25 and 8-inch floppies of my youth. Eventually, I had boxes…

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Floppy Disk Fridge Magnets: Ironic, Ain’T They?

When I first saw these floppy disk refrigerator magnets, I thought they looked kind of clever. Then I thought about the simple fact that they would never be able to hold any data, thanks to their…

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Save Your Dreams in the Floppy Disk Pillow

Twice the size of an actual 3½ diskette, the pillow’s smiling face and familiar form will have you waxing nostalgic in no time at all. That is if you’re old enough to have used floppy disks.…

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Floppotron Plays Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” aka The Funk of 40 Floppy Disks

Play Floppy Disk Games on Your Smartphone

Apple II Blu-ray/DVD Drive: Disk to the Future

Giant 3.5″ Floppy Disk Table Could Store a Bunch of Flash Drives

Floppy Disk Lampshade: What Drunk Geeks Wear on Their Heads

DIY Star Wars Toys from Old 3.5″ Disks: The Floppy Strikes Back

Floppy Disk Coasters Made from Wood, Not Floppies

Floppy Disk iPad Case Has Massive Capacity

5-1/4″ Floppy Disk Wall Sconce: Storage at the Speed of Light

HxC SD Card Drive Emulates 3.5″ Floppy Disks

LEGO Mindstorms Rig Copies Floppies

Phantom of the Floppera: Floppy Music x4

The USB Floppy Disk

Floppy Disk Sticky Notes

Floppy Disk Fridge Magnets: Ironic, Ain’T They?

Save Your Dreams in the Floppy Disk Pillow

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