Green IT Toolkit

Creative uses for dead PCs

Staff Tech Republic

Published: 02 Sep 2005 14:25 BST

New legislation means that any business looking to dispose of more than the smallest amount of dead hardware will need to register with the Environment Agency, or face the government's wrath. We look at some of the more creative ways people have found of reusing their old hardware, and would like to hear from you if you have done anything similar.

Send your pictures to us at recycledhardware@zdnet.co.uk and tell us your stories using the talkback facility below and we will run a selection of the best of them in the future.

The next three we have can pump out tunes, decorate your wall while making an artistic statement, and keep you running to time.

A photo of an Xbox hard drive converted to act as a speaker

Believe it or not this XBOX hard drive plays music just like a speaker.
Credit: © Webshots - lardog2435.

A photo of a piece of art made from partially destroyed computer hardware

"Rage against the machine! This is a side view so you can see the keys popping out."
Credit: © Webshots - dark7622.

A photo of a hard drive converted so that the plate is a clock face

"I built this clock out of an old hard drive. Cool huh?"
Credit: © Webshots - dark7622.