Here is a DIY cellphone based on the Arduino platform and the GSM shield. It features basic functionality of a cellphone including making calls, sending SMS, storing phone numbers and displaying the current time. The DIY Cellphone is a working (albeit basic) cellphone that you can make yourself. It can make and receive phone calls […]
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Low-tech Arduino based cell phone trigger
William Finucane of revoltlab.com posted this article describing a simple low-cost means of activating devices remotely via telephone. I wanted to be able to call my house and turn on the lights and television during nights when I was away on vacation. What’s more, I didn’t want to spend any money on cell phone bills […]
How cops hack your cellphone in 90 seconds
You may have seen reports in the media recently, such as this MSNBC report highlighting the practice by police of extracting data from the cellphones of innocent civilians. While we’re not going to discuss the political or legal aspects of this practice, from a hacker perspective it’s interesting to know what type of tools and […]
Robotic toy car controlled via cellphone
Electronicseverywhere demos a project using a cellphone interfaced via an MT8870 DTMF decoder with an Atmega16 to operate servos controlling a robotic car.