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Cell Phone Hacks |
 | Interactive Magic Mirror Controlled via Android
We've seen some neat interactive mirror projects in the past, and here's one which integrates bluetooth and multiple external devices. It's controlled by IOIO (pronounced yo-yo), an Arduino-type microprocessor. It runs several different apps... |
 | How to: Remotely Control Your Garage Door
You've probably seen those Craftsman commercials advertising their "remote garage door monitoring system" which comes with a monthly fee. Instead of paying them an absurd amount of money to accomplish a simple task, learn how to build your own... |
 | Start your Car from Afar using Arduino
This DIYer had a 1st generation iPhone lying around, so he decided to put it to good use. You can use any phone to accomplish this, even a $10 prepaid phone. An SMS to the iPhone goes through an Arduino which tells yours car to start or... |
 | Remote Car Ignition via iPhone's Siri
If you have ever wished for a way to start your car remotely from afar, here’s your solution. Viper developed a way for users of smart phones to interface with their cars via cell phones and released the application so it could be used with... |
 | 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... |
 | Build a Wireless Oscilloscope for Android Phones
In case you don't know, An oscilloscope displays visual images of varying electrical voltages over time. The Android oscilloscope Bluetooth project is interesting not because of the oscilloscope software itself, but the way it has been combined... |
 | 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.... |
 | How to: Overclock any Android Phone
Learn how to use SetCPU to modify the default CPU settings on an Android phone (Note: you'll need root access). It can not only overclock the processor to speed up the phone, but it can also underclock it to save battery life.
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 | Turn an iPhone into a Microscope for $10
Using a $10 mini-microscope from Amazon, you can bring DIY macro photography to your iPhone. Basically, you just super glue the microscope to a plastic case for the iPhone which you can slip on and off. The video below shows a quick demo. For... |
 | How to: Run Google's Android on Your PC
Not content to wait for Google's Chrome OS computers, this hacker decided to hack Google's Android OS to be able to run it on his PC. Unlike a few other examples of Android running on a PC, this project is complete with simple instructions so we... |
