Another mod to keyboard

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Hi, hope everyone is well.
Another mod to my old keyboard.

I installed a 4G touchscreen Wi-fi smartwatch in my keyboard and now can stream play MP3 from internet via SIM card,Wi-fi or micro SD card.

I opened up the watch by unscrewing 4 screws to take the bands off.

There was a aerial in one side of the bands not sure if it’s Bluetooth or GPS.

Battery supplied is 380mah 3.7v lithium-ion
I updated this to a 1080mah 3.7v battery so it lasts about 5 hours playing MP3 by soldering 3 wires to the board after I removed the spring battery terminals.

The battery was fitted to a suitable battery holder with a lid so it can be removed and charged.

I cut a hole again into my keyboard with the dremel in left side to fit watch and underside to fit battery holder.

I cut some small holes in body of keyboard for air circulation.

Works like a dream, let me know your thoughts.

YeahI I know, there will be positive and negative replies and I respect all either way.
 

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Looks great! I'm not sure I'd be wanting to pay for a phone plan for my keyboard but it makes yours look very futuristic and it must be very handy for mp3s.
 

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I honestly don't see the point. you could just as easily plug a $20 MP3 player into the 3.5 mm TRS input that pretty much every keyboard sold in the past 5 years comes with as standard these days.

It's sort of like the old Heathkit TV sets , radios and oscilloscopes you could build back in the 70's and 80's.

They were wonderful quality and you learned a lot building them, but they tacked an extra 100% - 500% over the price of an equivalent ready made from Japan in those days.

I hope you had fun doing it, because it made no economic sense whatsoever. :)

Gary ;)
 
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Looks great! I'm not sure I'd be wanting to pay for a phone plan for my keyboard but it makes yours look very futuristic and it must be very handy for mp3s.
Hi.
Has micro SD card slot so you can store MP3.
Keyboards is old about 10 or more years but still works 100% with Windows 10 x64 and android software showing what keys to press even lighting up on Casio LK300 TV.
Thanx 4 ur reply.
Regards,
Keyboard hacker.
 

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