Everyone wants the latest and the fastest, so at the end of it you get stuck with something old, used and slow by today's standards. No, we weren't talking about your wife/husband, we were talking about your computer <grin> :)

So, what do you do with an old computer that you think is slow? Dump it into a garbage can or stow it off on eBay? Nah, here are some creative uses for an old computer.

Need to hide your router discretely? How about it putting it inside a innocent looking UPS case, that's stealth enough, isn't it?

After all, who is going to doubt that there is a full functional linux machine router inside the small UPS case. Read the instructable to learn how you can make one of these tiny space saving linux routers. Quite simply, one of the best computer case mods we have seen in recent times. 

This one is for Star Wars geeks and R2-D2 fans. The new 30th anniversary edition of the R2-D2 bot,  just became available for purchase.

Though it looks similar to the  voice activated R2-D2 edition we featured earlier, the R2 D2 bot with Wireless Cam masquerades as a secret spy robot with a 628 x 528 pixel web camera that wirelessly transmits real-time video and audio, takes snapshots, pictures and even records voices, all while looking like a toy.