Outside-the-box uses for technology

[tkcartoonist]

One of my interests is finding uses for technology outside of their original intention. I've listed before using a GameBoy Camera photo for a comic book cover, but I have also incorporated outside sounds like a bug zapper or a 3DS for music. Are there any other examples that people have done/have interest in?

By the way, I was inspired to make a thread because of this video about how an NES can act as a TV transmitter through the RF Output Jack.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Interesting. I was watching a quick little A.I. video with Elon Musk being interviewed. He mentioned the use of facial recognition software loaded onto a drone camera, a standard drone, and an explosive device. The assassin drone just has to make the "suicide run" and make physical contact with the target person. He looked at them very straight faced and said, this can be done, right now, today. Pretty much left them speechless. OK. Wow. Thanks Elon for the reminder if there is a will, there is a way.

Gotta love the super scary "click-bait" imagery on the video. Cracks me up. It's really not that scary of a video if you understand the topic.

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[Fino]

But aren't you just purposely using an inferior product, because you're using it for a function for which it wasn't optimized?

 

[Neonatal RRT]

But aren't you just purposely using an inferior product, because you're using it for a function for which it wasn't optimized?

Yes. Of course, but this is not all that uncommon. Take the electric car/truck manufacturing process. There are companies that start off with a clean sheet of paper and engineer it optimally. Then there are companies that take an existing vehicle, remove the internal combustion engine and driveline,...then replace it with an electric drive, often times using "off-the-shelf" parts. The later, usually ends up being a lesser product.