A couple of readers weren’t too thrilled when the winners were announced a while back for the Nokia N900 competition. And to be honest, we even wondered on some ideas (like what does skateboarding have to do with hacking?) However, The teams have been hard at work and a picture video is starting to form for each. Check after the break for some video recaps.
[Thanks Matt]
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[Santiago] turned his Ericfon into a Bluetooth phone. This is completely different from the handset retrofits we looked at last month. This is because he didn’t simply crack open a BT headset and cram it into his phone. He developed his own hardware for full functionality.
This is an open source project with available hardware details that he intends to turn into a kit. [Santiago] has purposed a PIC microcontroller to connect with a WT32 bluetooth module. The PIC allows for a dial tone, dialing with the original rotary dial, and produces the original sound when the phone rings. What he now has is a way to have a home phone without a landline. As seen the video after the break, the Ericfon works the same as it did when it was new, except the connection is made through Bluetooth and not via a copper phone line. Read the rest of this entry »
You know it’s getting a bit ridiculous when hardware that hasn’t hit the streets is being rooted. That’s exactly what has happened, root access can now be achieved on the Nexus One. [Paul] found an exploit and packaged it nicely so that anyone can do it. We do wish he had shared the details of the exploit but we’re not complaining.
If you’re not in the know, the Nexus One is the fabled Google Phone now come to life. It’s slated for release in 2010 and some think that will be officially unveiled at a January 5th press conference. That’s right, unveiled. The device has been cracked yet it doesn’t officially exist. What it does do is join a growing number of rooted android phones.
[via Gizmodo]
[Karsten Nohl], with a group of security researchers has broken the A5/1 Stream Cipher behind GSM. Their project web site discusses their work and provides slides(pdf) presented at 26C3. A5/1 has had known vulnerabilities for some time now and is scheduled to be phased out for the newer KASUMI or A5/3 block cipher. This should be an interesting time in the cell phone business.
Thanks to [Tyco] and [MashupMark] for pointing us to this story.
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Today we received two very interesting hacks utilizing old cellphones within a matter of minutes of each other – Of course, this means war!
In the left corner we have the Mobile Mobile, a 50 cell phone collection dangling high above our heads by [James]. Loyal readers will remember his last match, a physical realization of the Spinning Wheel of Death. But today, Mobile Mobile tries to keep his title with the use of Twitter and live video.
In the right corner we have competition and newcomer [Timo] and his Cellphone Symphony. With a combined amount of 150 cell phones including sim cards, he is going to be one tough cookie. It’s all down to this folks.
Both utilize MIDI to try and lift spirits this holiday season by playing music and sounds. Servers and custom software are of course both necessities… but who will be the winner? Check out after the break!
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Why take an iPhone, a slim device that already takes decent photographs and add several macro magnifying lenses? For [Mathijs], simply because he could, But now he can take some awesome macro pictures.
[Bhautik] (maker of the tilt-shift Plungercam) took the concept further. With some more trademark plumbing supplies and a lot of duct tape, secured an interchangeable SLR lense assembly to the back of his iPhone.
Check out some photos from both setups after the break
I’m not certain why Dell is planning to release its first 
I’m not certain of the Wi-Fi in Brazil. My source was also silent on if this Dell phone was coming to America. Considering all the Android phones we’ve seen in the past few weeks, is there a point to be made by bringing the Mini 3 here?
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[Timo] tipped us off about a War Monument that has been… upgraded. The story starts when a monument was erected in Cherkassy, Ukraine to commemorate the ultimate sacrifice that was made by Russian soldiers during World War II. The huge statue and expansive plaza were capped off by an eternal flame. Unfortunately, when the Soviet Block broke up, the natural gas that had been provided by the government became a luxury so the flame was extinguished.
The eternal flame sat unlit, a sad commentary to the remembrance of the dead. But how to fix this issue? As cell phone companies came into the area, a need for cell phone towers arose. At some point a solution was reached; a cell phone tower was built in the bowl of the eternal flame and then wrapped with an LED marquee. The marquee now displays the image of a flame in perpetuity.
We’re not quite sure what to think about this. After some adjustment, the substitution of LEDs for flames will probably become accepted. The monument is now providing a useful purpose for the living, and once again shows a flame. We think that having something there showing that the memory is still alive is much better than the message an unkempt derelict sends.
Nokia is currently one of the leading phone providers and intends to jump higher on the scale with the Nokia N900 powered by Maemo. But what wasn’t expected was for Nokia to step into the netbook pool. Called the Booklet 3G, it sports 10.1 inch high(er) resolution display with HDMI output. For connectivity you can take your pick of 3G, WiFi, and Bluetooth. All wrapped up in Windows 7 with a whopping 12 hour battery! However, the problem with all these features is the price tag might eat a hefty hole into your pocket book. That’s not going to stop us from trying to get our hands on one, of course. Anyone have any hacks planned yet?
Dropping by the iTunes store will reveal a wide array of apps you can use for any purpose. As far as an app made for grocery and shopping, there is one that has become the “APPLE” of the eye of iTunes users in Flixoft’s Grocery Gadget Shopping List. And because of that, Apple has given recognition to this grocery gadget app, a favorite app even by Apple’s staff members.
And Flixoft can only strive to get better. In fact, they are planning to update the app with a scheduled release in the Grocery Gadget 2.1 by October. Updated version features include improved syncing capabilities, intelligent store and item coupons, units of measure, aisle creation per list and store, as well as an overall enhanced user interface.
Flixoft’s Grocery Gadget List App can be downloaded at the iTunes store for $4.99.
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Still heady from the Cookie’s 7-million run, LG seems to have learned that another mid-range touchscreen device is just another way to make more headway in the market. Enter GD510 Pop, a new touchscreen device that wraps a sleek brushed aluminum case around a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, a 3mpx camera, 8GB of internal memory, and a solitary multipurpose button. There is no indication whether this will get the same widget-based Flash UI as the Cookie, but with a release slated for mid-October in the European continent, we will not have to wait long to find that out and other details like its pricing.
This ain’t the first to rise from the dead and it definitely won’t be the last, but Motorola is definitely milking the RAZR line to death. The V13 (or the Ruby as it was previously called) recently got the approval stamp from the
Sprint has recently announced that they will be lowering the price of the HTC Touch Pro2 from $349 to a much more palatable $199.99 starting on October 1st.
This was most likely due to the fact that Verizon has had the Touch Pro2 at $199.99 for some time now. That and who is going to buy a Windows Mobile device for such a high price unless it’s the HTC Leo?
via ppcgeeks
Back in July we told you that RIM was gearing up to launch a Mac OS X version of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software at some point in the future and here we are still with no software.
Well, RIM has told us today that the Mac OS X BlackBerry Desktop Manager will in fact be made available this Friday, October 2nd. This will finally let Mac OS X users play nicely with their handsets, something the community has been asking for for way too long now.
via Press
What you see above is a screen shot of Best Buy’s product inventory database listing for the BlackBerry Storm 2’s Verizon dummy unit.
At first glance, this may not seem like anything special but once you see that Best Buy is going to stock the unit on October 25th leads us to believe that the actual fully functioning handset will be made available for purchase sometime soon after the 25th.
On another note, BGR has also apparently been told that the Storm 2 will be priced at $599 with no contract. Potential buyers fret not as once the carrier subsidization is factored in, it’s sure to be a lot lower.
Jabra is famous for its accessories made for mobile phones, like the GO 6400 or the BT2080 (which is Eco-Friendly) but the latest addition is the Jabra CRUISER - considered stylish and above the average in terms of quality.
The Jabra CRUISER has a couple of features that make it stand out from the rest, like the double microphone technology - integrated in a speakerphone - that is used to reduce the environmental noises, so you can say goodbye to the traffic sound and other problematic noises. It also comes with a “Voice announcement” function that reads the name of the caller, or in case you don’t understand the name, it can also read the number.
On top of this 2 good features, this Cruiser can be used by 2 cellphones at the same time. This bluetooth speakerphone costs $160 and has 14 hours of battery life in talking mode, or 300 in stand-by mode.
A document has just leaked that show a new budget phone coming to Verizon Wireless on October 6th called the Razzle.
As you can see from the above document this phone will feature a QWERTY keyboard, music player, VZ Navigator, a 1.3 megapixel camera and a microSD slot.
Price wise you will be able to snag the Verizon Wireless Razzle for $69.99 on a 2-year contract or $139.99 if you opt for the prepaid route.
via bgr
All the way from Korea, the popular cellphone manufacturer also known as Pantech has released a new cellphone that brings jewelry into the market, we are talking about diamonds in case you didn’t understand.
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As the name suggests, the new IM-S500K Crystal has a diamond pattern plate located on the front, which is covered by lights and icons - making it the perfect cellphone for the ladies. If you forget the diamond, this Crystal Pantech can be considered rather basic: it has a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, FM radio, a 2-megapixel camera and a document viewer. It will become available in 4 colors and for now there is no information about the price or release date.
Cochlear has presented a special cellphone codenamed BAHA BG1000, which is made specifically for the people that have some kind of hearing aid. One of the big advantages of the BP100 is the improved bone conduction hearing performance, when compared to the previous versions, this new one is much better. The other positive point is the improvement in speech understanding while at noisy scenarios.
Surprisingly, the BAHA BP100 supports other devices like iPds and bluetooth adapters. The cellphone is available in a big range of colors, and thanks to the advanced automatic signal processing system, it can adjust the volume taking in consideration the sound environments - this is an automatic fix, not a manual one.
For the iPhone owners who are addicted to baseball, here is an app for you. The FanGraphs app for the iPhone or iPod Touch delivers live baseball game stats which include historical, individual and team statistics that most baseball fans often end up following. The FanGraphs is an app that is packed with information and data for every major league game and player including play by play and summaries.
The FanGraphs App is now available at the iTunes store for $2.99.
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