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hackedgadgets.com - 4/20/2009

VHS Tape Storage Drive

— hackedgadgets.com —   This project turns a old VHS Tape into a USB storage drive. It looks like a... normal VHS cassette tape except for the USB cable that sticks out of the shell. All of the project guts are hiding in the areas around the clear windows so that ... (more) VHS Tape Storage Drive

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VHS Tape Storage Drive
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog —   This project turns a old VHS Tape into a USB storage drive. It looks like a normal VHS cassette tape except for the USB cable that sticks out of the shell. All of the project guts are hiding in the areas around the clear windows so that when you have a quick look at the front of the tape all seems normal. When plugged into a computer the VHS Tape Storage Drive will act as a normal USB drive except when the drive is accessed the tape reel will turn and the windows will light up. This will keep at least one of my VHS tapes out of the landfill. The operation is quite simple, the USB cable connects to a thumb drive inside the device. The thumb ...

USB tape drive
MAKE Magazine — From the MAKE Flickr pool Alan from Hacked Gadgets has a clever way of repurposing a video cassette tape. This is a great project, and he has a nice cave setup, too. His video shows what the project does, and he does a decent job explaining the reasons and theory behind the build. This project turns a old VHS Tape into a USB storage drive. It looks like a normal VHS cassette tape except for the USB cable that sticks out of the shell. All of the project guts are hiding in the areas around the clear windows so that when you have a quick look at the front of the ...

Qui a dit la cassette VHS c’est Old school?
w3sh magazine — Alan du site Hackedgadgets est un bidouilleur fou. Il nous montre sa dernière invention. Il en avait assez de voir toutes ses cassettes videos entassées dans sa cave. Avec l’humidité les bandes sont devenues illisibles. Il a donc eu l’idée de redonner vie à ses boitiers noirs en les transformant en clé USB. Mais, cette clé USB une fois branché sur le port USB de l’ordinateur a une particularité, elle fonctionne comme les anciennes cassettes VHS. C’est-à-dire que la cassette tourne pendant que l’ordinateur copie ou lit les données sur la cassette. Découvrez dans la video ci-dessous plus en détails le fonctionnement et explications ...