DIY Duct Tape MP3 Player

I love geek gadgets, but I love geek gadgets with ingenuity and a sense of whimsy most of all. Enter the Do It Yourself geek projects that populate the internet, like building your own PC, mod-ing your Mac, hacking your Apple TV and more. With all of that high end tech handiwork going on, what’s left for the handy geek with a lower budget? How about a DIY MP3 Player?

That’s right, thanks to TechDesign, you can now make your own MP3 player out of a few electronic parts, some duct tape and a solder or two. It’s no iPod, but it is definitely something that will be uniquely yours. The web site provides everything you need for the project except the duct tape. It even provides a schematic you can use to improve on the design and the software code for tinkering with that.

What could be better than an MP3 Player that looks like it was ripped from the dying hands of a carpenter-geek-megalomaniac? It’s the Mad Max ride for your music. Build your own by getting the kit and schematics from this site. If you do build it, let us know in the comments or by email so we can link to your pic of your FrankenPlayer ®.