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Cell Phone Hacks |
 | Make a Laser Matrix Projector for the iPhone
The Concept
The idea is to add some kind of projector capability to mobile 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... |
 | DIY Home Automation: iPhone Controlled TV Lift
This hacker used the power of his iPhone to be able to control a TV lift in his home. It's a pretty simple device (obviously it just conceals or displays his flat screen TV), but iPhone control makes everything more impressive. Especially... |
 | Build a Solar-powered iPhone Charger
How many times has your cell phone died in the middle of the day because of its lousy battery life? You have several options: you could recharge via wall socket, via USB, through an external battery or the green way, with a DIY solar iPhone... |
 | How to View your Webcam on your iTouch or iPhone
In this tutorial, we'll be showing you how to watch a live feed from your webcam on your iPhone or iPod touch from anywhere in the world. Setup is pretty simple, basically just download and install a windows program and the necessary app and... |
 | Home Automation Using the iPhone and X10
Like most people, we're huge fans of home automation. We've even covered quite a few ways people have used Twitter to automate your home. This time, however, we'll be automating our homes by managing SmartHome's X10 home automation modules... |
 | POV iPhone App Writes Messages in Midair
We've seen plenty of persistence of vision (POV) projects using LEDs but this is the first non-LED version we've seen. The new Light Writer app allows you to write messages or display clipart when you wave your arm through the air. Check out some... |
 | Twitter Robot makes Popcorn, starts a Movie
Imagine this... On your way home from work, you send the Twitter command "Prep movie 15â€, to your robot. Your robot reads the command, waits for a bit, pops some corn and starts a movie. Build your own twitter powered roboslave and... |
 | DIY Multi-Room Wireless Music Remote With the help of some external hardware and a handheld wireless device such as an iPhone or iPod touch, you can build your own wireless music remote. It's a bit spendy if you don't already have an Iphone/iTouch and a router, but there's a step by... |
 | Fireworks Triggered by Cell Phone
By using a dirt cheap disposable cell phone, learn to create cell phone triggered fireworks. It's an incredibly simple project, basically just soldering two wires to the phone and attaching them to a hobby fuse which ignites when current is... |
 | iPhone Controlled USB Missile Launcher
By hacking the fantastic USB missile launcher, this modder can control his missile attacks remotely with his iPhone. The video above demonstrates the functionality and you can learn more about the project, grab the code, and build your own remote... |
