Netbook Converted into Giant Touch Screen Phone
Although the iPad may not have the ability to take pictures, make calls, or multitask, but this Chinese hacker managed to create his own huge touch screen phone by modding a netbook. It’s actually bigger than the iPad and works just like a normal phone.
To build this, he took a Dell netbook and stripped it down its bare bones. Using what parts he could salvage, he magically integrated mobile phone technology and made the screen touch sensitive. We say “magically” since there are no details provided with the rather sketchy video. There are aftermarket touchscreen kits available you can purchase to accomplish this though.
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February 7th, 2010
Why post these when there are no instructions to replicate this or kits that can be downloaded?
It would be nice to limit projects advertised here to those that at least offer to sell kits or instructions and preferably offer instructions on their site.
This is just pure torture. A project with no hope for many of us to replicate it or buy it if we can’t.
February 7th, 2010
True, it’s a little disappointing when full instructions aren’t available but it does provide great inspiration for projects.
February 7th, 2010
lol that is soooo fake!! he magically morphed a laptop into a cameraphone? i call shinanigans!
February 8th, 2010
Perhaps so, perhaps not. Hence why the article said “rather sketchy video.”