The "Telemegaphone Dale" by Magnus Torstensson and Erik Sandelin is a loudspeaker post on top of Bergkletten in Dale, Norway. To use the project, just call it with your cell phone and your voice is amplified and played out the hilltop speaker.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.07.31 at 07:15
We are very inspired by the story of [Morris Mbetsa], an 18-year-old Kenyan who's invented the "Block & Track", an antitheft and tracking system for vehicles that's phone-based.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.30 at 08:29
This? "String Can Public Phone" was seen on the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan. This simple idea of repurposing and reclaiming obsolete technologies is something that we are seeing pop up more and moe in urban centers where the standard public pay phone is quickly becoming a thing of the past as cellphones take over.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.07.30 at 07:37
[liseman] decided to build a honeypot for bicycle thieves. He mounted a pay as you go cell phone and a gutted stun gun inside a water bottle. When the phone is dialed, the stun gun is activated thanks to a tap on the vibration motor inside the phone.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.26 at 07:18
Earlier today, the iPhone Dev Team teased that they wouldn't release their latest Pwnage Tool until Sunday. Since this was yet another in a week long bit of teasing, we were somewhat surprised when a few hours later they posted a rather relaxed Thanks for waiting :) post announcing that Pwnage Tool 2.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.19 at 22:50
[Dominiek ter Heid] wanted to prototype an application for the iPhone that incorporated GPS. He experimented, and came up with a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a web application that would push GPS information to his iPhone through the use of JavaScript and AJAX.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.19 at 20:25
[Dave Fayram] has put out two videos covering the interface of the FreeRunner from OpenMoko. For those unfamiliar, we've covered it a few times before.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.19 at 15:06
Gizmodo has posted a guide for extending the battery life of your shiny new iPhone 3G. Apple is notorious for pushing products with unimpressive battery life, and the new iPhone is no different.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.17 at 15:11
Adafruit Industries just announced their next kit: a SIM card reader. Using the kit, you can read or write any SIM card. You could use this for fun things like recovering deleted contacts and SMS messages.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.16 at 20:08
Alice Wang's tyrant makes waking up a little more important. . . via Engadget. This alarm clock steals your mobile phone and randomly shuffles through your contact list and calls someone every three minutes after the desired wake up time.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.07.16 at 11:31