One of the most fun highlights of each 2.0 block party -- not to mention the makeovers themselves -- is getting to rock the wildly popular Guitar Hero video game on a chest-rattling, state-of-the-art system. The only catch is, you have to play the notes they want you to play...

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: hack, music, Wii, Guitar Hero |

Finished digitizing all your old-school tunes, but don't have the heart to chuck those cassettes in the trash? Use them to make these really old-school folk toys instead!

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: toys, reuse, digitize, tape, cassette, analog, mp3, music, kids |

Stream photos and music from your PC to your TV with this free feature of FiOS TV's Multi-Room DVR.

Posted by Lloyd Emelle | tagged: multi-room, Media Manager, streaming, PC, FiOS, Irving, Lloyd, DVR, TV, music, photos, Brian, network, Jesserer, Buckley, Zaharko, Techno-Guru, Kaczor |

..Or "dingtones," as Popular Science author Dave Prochnow calls the personalized sounds that echo through your home after doing this cool custom hack.

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: doorbell, DIY, digital, mp3, music |

An older gentleman told me the other day "no one makes any records anymore!" Well, I thought to myself; "millions of people make records every week, just not on vinyl or tape like in the old days..."

Posted by Lloyd Emelle | tagged: upgrade, digitize, tape, cassette, analog, digital, audio, mp3, music |