Archive: Cellphones
November 19, 2009
How-To: Custom wooden case for wireless charging mat
Instructables user jvalal didn't like the look of his Powermat inductive device charging station, so he stripped out the guts and "re-skinned" it with a handmade wooden case.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan |
Nov 19, 2009 02:00 PM
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November 13, 2009
Google Maps Navigation ported to G1 & MyTouch
If you own an older Android phone and were curious about Google Maps Navigation, but were afraid to ask, here's instructions to get it running. [via AndroidCentral]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 13, 2009 04:00 AM
Cellphones, GPS, Mobile, Mods |
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November 11, 2009
Mot Droid teardown

Our buds at iFixIt wanted to see a teardown of a new Motorola Droid, so they offered a $300 bounty to the first person who'd field strip and document the deconstruction of their Droid. Dr. Wreck answered the call. Here are the results of his investigation.
Kyle, of iFixIt, writes:
The phone was quite a handful to take apart, having a multitude of hidden screws and latches. Interestingly enough, the sliding mechanism consisted of two rails that were imbedded within the screen portion of the device, providing a simple and effective method to slide out the keyboard. Sadly, no aliens or hidden messages to Princess Leia were found inside.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 11, 2009 06:00 PM
Cellphones, Electronics |
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DIY Palm Touchstone car mount
This has to be the coolest car mount for any mobile device out there. Originally designed for home use, maker remington870_20ga from the everythingpre.com forums wired a stock Palm Touchstone Charging Dock to run directly off his car battery using off-the-shelf components. Not only do you get an unencumbered view of the screen, your mobile device gets a chance to charge itself without all the messy cables.
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 11, 2009 04:00 AM
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November 9, 2009
Photoshop mobile app for Android
Hot on the heels of the recent release of a mobile image editing app for the iPhone, Adobe unveils its photoshop.com mobile for Android. [via phandroid]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 9, 2009 04:00 AM
Cellphones, Imaging, Mobile, Photography |
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Compact cellphone microscope
This novel approach to cellphone microscopy from Dr. Aydogan Ozcan from the University of California, Los Angeles, foregoes bulky lenses and magnifies electronically.
For this electronic system of magnification, inexpensive light-emitting diodes added to the basic cellphone shine their light on a sample slide placed over the phone's camera chip. Some of the light waves hit the cells suspended in the sample, scattering off the cells and interfering with the other light waves.
Far From a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope [via picturephoning]
More:
Cameraphone microscope extension revisited
Cell phone camera turned remote microscope
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 9, 2009 02:00 AM
Biology, Cellphones, Gadgets, Mods, Science |
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November 3, 2009
iPhone 3G and 3GS unlocked with blacksn0w
Master iPhone unlocker George Hotz aka GeoHot has done it again. Apparently the current iPhone 3G/3GS baseband has been successfully cracked and new unlock code titled blacksn0w will soon become available through the blackr1n jailbreak. [via iPhoneSchool]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 3, 2009 04:00 AM
Cellphones, hacks, iPhone, Mobile |
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November 2, 2009
Android 2.0 shoehorned onto G1/Dream
Android hacker Akia Harada has successfully ported the latest version of Android to the T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream. It's an early build that needs optimization, but it does boot and gives those brave enough to install it a glimpse of the new Android 2.0 operating system. [via AndroidGuys]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 2, 2009 02:00 AM
Cellphones, Gadgets, Mobile |
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October 28, 2009
DIY virtual reality goggles
Check out this cool Android-based head mounted display. Andrew Lim of recombu.com used an HTC Magic running Google Street View, safety goggles, and some cardboard to fashion one of the coolest HMD this side of Lawnmowerman. [Thanks, Andrew!]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Oct 28, 2009 04:00 AM
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October 23, 2009
Extra cell phones? Start an orchestra!
This ad for Vodafone New Zeland is an impressive technical feat. They loaded up 1000 cell phones with ringtones for single instruments, and then built a system to send text messages to them in the correct order, to get them to perform a portion of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture. Considering the amount of delay that I usually notice when sending messages, I was pretty surprised that they claim to have performed this over their regular cell network. [via gizmodo]
Posted by Matt Mets |
Oct 23, 2009 06:00 PM
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October 9, 2009
Motorola Blur ported to G1
Motorola's new Android UI has been ported to the HTC G1. The accompanying video of the unofficial build shows off many of the user enhancements shipping with the newer Motorola Android based phones. [via Android and Me]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Oct 9, 2009 04:00 AM
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September 29, 2009
Video recording comes to Palm Pre
A number of folks have been working determinedly at getting video recording capabilities functioning on the Palm Pre since it's debut. Well, it would seem that the long wait is over. The recently released software is homebrew and a little rough around the edges, but apparently does record 320x480px@30fps. It doesn't take full advantage of the Pre's hardware, but it's a start.
[via IntoMobile]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 29, 2009 04:00 AM
Cellphones, Podcasting, Portable Audio and Video |
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September 25, 2009
Layar AR goes 3D
Layar, the augmented reality app for the Android platform will be incorporating 3D capabilities into the application in November. They've released a tech preview this week for PICNIC '09 in Amsterdam. The preview, which is available from the Android Market (and only works with-in and around the PICNIC festival) is a significant improvement over flat pins on a map and hopefully encourages people to further investigate the use of augmented reality.
[via androidworld.nl]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 25, 2009 04:00 AM
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September 24, 2009
Recumbent mobile media stand hack
If you've ever tried to watch a movie on your phone in bed then you'll definitely appreciate this free-standing phone stand hack from Andrew over at Recombu. There's never been an easier way to get your lazy on. Enjoy.
[via recombu]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 24, 2009 04:00 AM
Cellphones, DIY Projects, hacks, iPhone, iPod |
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September 21, 2009
Foldable mobile device stand that fits in your wallet
If you've ever been stuck on a cross-country flight and needed something to prop up your mobile while you watched a movie, then you'll love this clever adjustable folding stand from the creator of the iPhone Paper Clip Stand. The design itself is ripe for modification. Laser-etched business cards anyone?
[via iPhone Atlas]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 21, 2009 04:00 AM
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September 15, 2009
Hacking thrift store bric-a-brac
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you're handed a N900 and told to connect it to another object? That's what was asked of design studio Tinker.it in preparation of a promotional contest recently launched by Nokia. Tinker.it collaborated with London agency Hyper to devise and build four example objects "inspired by the 80's".
Built using the Arduino platform, they were extremely intriguing: a Speak and Spell which was used to text a message to a member of the audience, a Rolodex which identified a contact's details after being manually spun and automatically pulled it up on the phone, an FM radio hack which identified any '80's musician texted to the phone and then connected to Last.fm to pull up the relevant cover art as you tuned the radio to a station playing the selected artist's music, and finally a View-Master which used the phone to create custom 3D photos.
Hacking 80's Gadgets with the Nokia N900: PUSH N900 London Launch
[via psfk]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 15, 2009 04:00 AM
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September 14, 2009
LEGO rotating dock for iPhone/iPod touch
Stephen "Doc" Combs of Bricks in my Pocket fame pieced together this fully functional LEGO rotating dock for an iPod/iPod touch. Besides watching video in landscape mode it's perfect for use with an alarm clock app.
As I began to create this little contraption I said to myself, "How could this be a bit cooler and more functional?" The answer was to make it a rotating dock so I could watch movies and apps in landscape mode.
[via hackaday]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 14, 2009 02:00 AM
Cellphones, iPhone, iPod, LEGO |
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September 10, 2009
DIY windshield mounted dash cam
Poking a hole in his commercial iPhone window mount with a Dremel tool was all it took for Tim Cox to be the proud owner of a brand new dash cam. Goes to show that not all good hacks need to be complicated. Sometimes all it takes is finding the right spot and poking a hole to see what's on the other side.
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 10, 2009 04:00 AM
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September 2, 2009
Palm Pre on-screen keyboard the easy way
Got a Palm Pre and would like an on-screen keyboard, but didn't want to bend over backwards to get it installed? You're in luck. The WebOS Internals and preware.org folks have packaged everything needed to install the on-screen keyboard into a patch for their Preware app installer, making it a relatively painless process.
[via Gizmodo]
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 2, 2009 04:00 AM
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September 1, 2009
The tech of Burning Man
@brady mentions some of the noteworthy tech coming to this year's Burning Man festival in this article over at O'Reilly Radar. Items of interest include local SMS and Burning Man Earth online directory, API, and beta iPhone app.
Burning Man Gets an API (and a Whole Lot More)
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Sep 1, 2009 04:00 AM
Arts, Cellphones, iPhone, Virtual Worlds, Wireless |
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