Cellphones

These Interactive Cellphone Butterflies Come to Life When You Call Them

These Interactive Cellphone Butterflies Come to Life When You Call Them

The butterflies, created with recycled phone parts and glittering with SIM card wings, can receive phone calls.

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Westerner Builds iPhone from Parts in the Shenzhen, China Marketplace

Westerner Builds iPhone from Parts in the Shenzhen, China Marketplace

Can a relative newbie build his own cellphone from parts he buys in the Huaqiangbei markets?

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Smart Bike Tweeted its Cross-Country Journey

Smart Bike Tweeted its Cross-Country Journey

Precious is the name of the sensor laden anthropomorphized bicycle modified by New York makers Zolty, Mattias Gunneras, and Michael Lipton of Breakfast. The project started when its rider, Janeen, had decided to ride across the US on the TransAmerica Trail to raise money for LIVESTRONG. The crew at Breakfast wanted to lend support and saw it as an opportunity to create something different and exciting.

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DIY Smartphone LED Ring Light

DIY Smartphone LED Ring Light

A ring flash will get you a shot with uniform lighting without harsh shadows. Lighting blogger Simon Ellingworth whipped up this LED variant for smartphones using a UFO-style camping light, a cheap smartphone case, and some velcro. You’ll obviously have to tweak your settings to achieve the effect you want, but anything has to be […]

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