I tend to hang onto odds and ends from gadgets. My justification is always “you never know when you might need a cable/case/obscure memory card format/box”. And 9 times out of 10, I forget about all that stuff until it’s time for spring cleaning.
But sometimes it really comes in handy. I never threw out my Kindle 1 case even after I replaced it with a M-Edge one, since I figured it might be useful someday. Last week I was reading a few books on my Camangi Webstation, and it just highlighted how much I hated the simple slipcover that came with it. I strongly prefer book-style cases, especially for items I’m using to read books. (Hey, I may like the ebook format, but there are some aspects of the reading experience I like to be a bit book-y.) So I sorted through some boxes in the attic, and came across my Kindle 1 case.
With a bit of velcro and some adjustments to optimally placing the Camangi so all the ports were accessible, the Kindle 1 case works fabulously. In fact, aside from around a lip of wasted space at the outer edge, the case fits like it was made for the Camangi.
Now, not everyone has a Camangi and a Kindle 1 case lying around, but the point here is that old gear might yet have a second life in it! Now I just need to go find a justification for my punching bag…
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I like it. My girlfriend just took my old portable dvd case to hold her ipad. I never had a portable dvd player, I used it for my samsung q1.
Nice, I had a portable dvd case for my eee pc. There’s nothing like being creative with cases!
my netbook’s case is actually the carrying case of an old, old electronic chess board. it fits perfectly, and had pockets seemingly built for the netbook’s powercord, and my mouse.