Goodness me, it’s the iMac of sewing machines! Singer’s IZEK hooks up with a Gameboy and comes with a cartridge of stitches. It was introduced a couple months ago and discussed on Slashdot. Whoever thought you could hack a sewing machine? I suppose that since the original punch cards were used to operate looms, it is not a strange evolution. My mom is still content with her minimal-frills Singer from the ’70s. I found an even older model than hers (but strikingly similar) in a dumpster in Incline Village, Nevada. It still works but lacks zig-zag stitch (the big feature on my mom’s model). You can do a lot with straight stitches though. Although the Game Boy can channel in even fancier stuff to the IZEK, it still won’t cut and sew a dress for you. (spotted on Metafilter)