Well, I’m really hoping this takes off – it’s 2006 and the “advanced” phones are still pretty crummy in one way or another – Trolltech has just announced a new GSM/GPRS Linux based phone platform / SDK – “Qtopia Greenphone is a Linux mobile development device open for unlimited software innovation. Offered as part of […]
Pyrofer writes – “Recently I saw an article on a USB Optical mouse that had been modded to include a Nokia Colour LCD Screen. This got me thinking, The screen was quite usefull but why go to all the effort of modding a mouse, why not use the whole Nokia?” [via] – Link.
I have this phone and plan to do this, but it likely works on a lot of photos – the results are really good – [via] – Link. Related: DIY $10 Macro photo studio – Link. HOW TO – Macro lighting rig – Link. Do-It-Yourself Macro lens – Link. DIY Macro photography with disposable camera […]
Jakob has a handy guide on (re)using the Nokia cell phone LCD screens for projects, he writes – “Many old Nokia cellular phones have graphical LCDs based on the PCD8544 controller. These are perfect for various electronic projects with microcontrollers. The interface is a two-wire serial type (clock and data), and some additional signals. The […]
One of the things that’s not so cool about the new Sidekick III is the lack of customization (for example you can’t use your own MP3s as ring tones) – but here’s how to change some of the backgrounds, icons, sounds and splash screens by making a “themes” folder and using a text file / […]
Simple DIY Cup holder cell phone mount using an angle brace, 3 neoprene washers, threaded rod, some cable ties / adhesive, belt clip, two wing nuts, cup holder and plaster of paris – Link.
The T-Mobile MDA isn’t the ideal phone (none are it seems) but I’ve put together a list of software, hacks, mods and resources to make it a pretty good laptop alternative for folks who are mobile and need a beefy phone, figured this would be useful for someone – the list includes… New ROM (more […]
