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Cell Phone Hacks |
 | DIY Text-Message-Powered Keyless Entry
We have seen the many ways to go keyless and also ways to use text messages to control physical devices. This project uses miniature web server which receives a text message and then moves a servo to open or close a lock. To prevent anyone... |
 | DIY Hand-Crank Cellphone Charger
What would you do if your cell phone suddenly ran out of juice and there was no electrical outlet in sight? One, you could use normal AA batteries. Or two, you could wish that you had taken this DIY hand-crank cellphone charger more seriously.... |
 | Absolutely Stunning Android Speech Recognition App
Speech recognition is super cool, that is...if it works. While Google Voice's voice to text definitely still needs improvement, this Android app looks near perfect. Not only does it understand what you're commanding it to do, but it also gives... |
 | 5X Zoom! Superb Cell Phone Camera Macro Mod
Here's a dirt simple mod which produces absolutely stunning results. By using a lens from an old DVD player, you can enhance your camera's zoom as shown in the image above. Literally, all you do is remove the lens from the player and place it on... |
 | How to Restore an Abused iPhone (or any gadget)
After a few months of use, our gorgeous new gadgets incur a fair share of dings and scratches. However, all is not lost! Learn how one man bought a horribly abused iPhone on Ebay and polished it up to look brand new. It's a superb tutorial... |
 | 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... |
 | Poor Coverage? Make a Cell Phone Range Extender
While there are a few various DIY ways to to extend the range of your cell phone signal such as using tin cans, this is an entirely new, far more powerful method for super powering your signal. A 16 year old from New Mexico created the device... |
 | How to: Start your Car Using your Cell Phone
When the Chevy Volt is finally available, you'll be able to start your car via your cell phone (if you have a spare $40K). However, you can easily make your own car starter from a $10 disposable cell phone and a few bits and bobs for around... |
 | Make a Laser Matrix Projector for the iPhone
The Concept
The idea is to add some kind of projector capability to a cell phone (e.g. iPhone) that isn't too complex or expensive. Instead of using an expensive mini projector, I decided to use lasers instead to any bitmap font using a matrix of... |
