So what if all he did was tack together a bunch of cheap bought Chinese modules?
It doesn't appear to have been done before, is probably much cheaper than esoteric custom hardware and is also arguably closer to the riginal ethos of hacking as a way of using hardware in an unexpected or different way to the designer's intention.
It also makes it much easier to replicate in your back bedroom for cheap.
(Oh, and lightening/lightning, please....)