Things To Do With A Broken Laptop: Touchpad Hacking (part 1)

I don't know if it's just me, but whenever I see a broken computer sitting around, I can't help but think of all of the cool parts and pieces that can be hacked from it! This will probably end up being a series about what to do with broken laptops, so to kick it off, we're going to salvage and hack the touchpad from a broken laptop. This means we're going to strip it out and rewire it to control other things! Let's see if this actually works. Also, GO BUY MY BOOK :-) _____________________________ 📲🔗🔗📲 IMPORTANT LINKS 📲🔗🔗📲 ______________________ Aluminum Foil Capacative Touch Sensor - http://www.drsusansim.org/a-simple-ca... Arduino PS/2 Library and Tutorial - https://playground.arduino.cc/Compone... _____________________________ 💰💰💰💰 SUPPORT THE SHOW 💰💰💰💰 ______________________ https://www.tinkernut.com/donate _____________________________ 🤔💡🤔💡 SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS 🤔💡🤔💡 ______________________ https://www.tinkernut.com/ideas ____________________________ 📢📢📢📢 Follow 📢📢📢📢 ____________________________ https://redd.it/5o3tp8 https://www.instagram.com/   / tinkernut     / tinkernut