Horrible, gang – we need to work towards changing this… reuse and recycle locally, the video hits hard – “Where do the millions of computer monitors, cell phones and other electronic refuse our society generates end up? Scott Pelley reports.” 60 minutes & more. 60 Minutes is going to take you to one of the […]
In response to my posting of the DIY hobby o-scope item, Ken_S sent a link to his “Minimalist Oscilloscope 08M Project,” which uses a PICAXE 08M chip and a Nokia cellphone screen to create a… well… minimal oscilloscope. Given that he got the phone for a buck, he was able to build the scope for […]
Yesterday I bought the first cellphone of my life. I had been using the junker phone that my niece lost two years ago when she was in 7th grade. It resurfaced when she finally cleaned her closet. The phone was already on the plan and they had replaced it Tmobile was going to charge to […]
Rooting the Googlephone round up… via HaD. What with its open source operating system and developer-friendly nature, cracking open phones running Google’s Android was always going to be easier than the full-on assault that was required to hack the iPhone, but we’re still impressed by the speed with which hackers have broken the T-Mobile G1. […]
Android Proxy App – Use your Android G1 for net access via Lifehacker. I missed out on getting the iPhone app that does this before it was pulled from the store, bummer – but this is good news for g1 users!
RjDj is a sound application for the Apple iPhone* that allows users to access “scenes” that transform sound that comes in through the microphone and allows additional tweakage via the the iPhone’s accelerometer and touch screen. But did you know that RjDj’s scenes are made with PD (PureData), a free, open-source multimedia programming environment that […]
Neat, here’s a post a maker sent in about a hack to the headset of the new T-mobile G1. “Replace those crappy earbuds with just about whatever you want and retain the microphone and button features of the headset. Also no need for dumb usb-3.5mm adapters”… Purkolator writes – I have been thoroughly enjoying my […]
