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[[User:Chazegh|Chazegh]] 14:12, 26 January 2006 (PST)
 
[[User:Chazegh|Chazegh]] 14:12, 26 January 2006 (PST)
 
== DIY cellphone ==
 
 
David Mellis made a [http://hlt.media.mit.edu/?p=2182 DIY cellphone] with a nice wooden case. Mellis released the [https://github.com/damellis/cellphone DIY cellphone Eagle PCB files and Inkscape case design] as open hardware.
 
  
 
== the Open Phone ==
 
== the Open Phone ==
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* XT56 GSM modem from Siemens
 
* XT56 GSM modem from Siemens
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=gsm "gsm" stuff at SparkFun] (currently GE863 Module with GPS; and [[GM862 Cellular Module]] with GPS, and some antennas)
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* [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=gsm "gsm" stuff at SparkFun] (currently GE863 Module with GPS; and GM862 Module with GPS, and some antennas)
 
** GM862-GPS GSM Module and GPS receiver from Telit.  
 
** GM862-GPS GSM Module and GPS receiver from Telit.  
* GM862-GPS, GE863-GPS supported by user forum with more than 6000 members [http://www.roundsolutions.com/forum Round Solutions forum]
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* GM862-GPS, GE863-GPS supported by user forum with more then 4500 members [http://www.roundsolutions.com keywords=Round Solutions]
* GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS modules and GPS modules [http://www.aldacom.com Aldacom]
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* GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS modules and GPS modules http://www.aldacom.com keywords=Aldacom]
 
* GPRS/GSM modem from Rabbit Semiconductor [http://mouser.com/rabbitsemi][http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=fnp]
 
* GPRS/GSM modem from Rabbit Semiconductor [http://mouser.com/rabbitsemi][http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=fnp]
* Printed circuit board with GSM and GPS module and DC/DC power supply programmable in Python [http://www.roundsolutions.com/aarlogic/index.htm Aarlogic C05]
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* Printed circuit board with GSM and GPS module and DC/DC power supply programmable in Python [http://www.roundsolutions.com/aarlogic/index.htm keywords=Aarlogic C05]
* Printed circuit board with GSM and GPS module and DC/DC power supply programmable in Python [http://www.gsm-modem.de/tracker-gps.html Tracker on Python]
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* PCB with GSM and GPS module and DC/DC power supply programmable in Basic and C [http://www.aldacom.com/gsm-gps/gps-tracking.html keywords=CN4-M]
* PCB with GSM/GPS module, SD card, embedded Linux PC and free of charge Code in C for GPRS camera and Tracking device [http://www.roundsolutions.com/aarlogic/index.htm Aarlogic C10]
 
* PCB with GSM/GPS module, SD card, embedded Linux PC and free of charge Code in C for wireless camera and tracking device [http://www.gsm-modem.de/gps_tracker.html Linux based tracker]
 
* PCB with GSM and GPS module and DC/DC power supply programmable in Basic and C [http://www.aldacom.com/gsm-gps/gps-tracking.html CN4-M]
 
* PCB with GSM and GPS module and DC/DC power supply programmable in Basic and C [http://www.gsm-modem.de/gps-tracker.html Tracker based on ATMEL ATMEGA 162]
 
* GSM Modules from [http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?nodeId=02XPgQ7508 Freescale]
 
* GSM Modules from [http://focus.ti.com/analog/docs/rfifcomponentshome.tsp?familyId=367&contentType=4&DCMP=TIHomeTracking&HQS=Other+OT+home_p_rf_if Texas Instruments]
 
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== CDMA modules ==
 
 
 
* [http://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/10458/what-options-are-available-for-connecting-to-a-cdma-network "What options are available for connecting to a CDMA network?"]
 
 
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== other concept phones ==
 
 
* "[http://www.richardbanks.com/trends/?p=9500  Folding phone] ... transforms [into a] speaker system with a graphical visualizer around its faces. Neat, and exactly the sort of innovative design I’d like to see in future phones." -- Richard Banks
 
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== alternate keyboards for mobile phones ==
 
== alternate keyboards for mobile phones ==
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- I would suggest you start by integrating USB on-the-go functionality (USB host functionality); that way, you only need an adapter to use any USB-based alterna-keyboard. You may also be able to then integrate the keyboard into the device as an attached USB-connected device with little fuss.
 
- I would suggest you start by integrating USB on-the-go functionality (USB host functionality); that way, you only need an adapter to use any USB-based alterna-keyboard. You may also be able to then integrate the keyboard into the device as an attached USB-connected device with little fuss.
 
- FWIW: http://luke.dashjr.org/tmp/code/hhkeys.html (optimized for thumb typing Perl)
 
 
== other ways people are improving mobile phones ==
 
 
* [http://blogs.america.gov/science/2009/07/24/a-mobile-phone-microscope-to-diagnose-disease/ "A mobile phone microscope to diagnose disease"] by Daniel Gorelick, 24 July 2009 ... talks about the [http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/global-poverty-initiatives/mobile-phones-rural-health/remote-disease-diagnosis CellScope for Disease Diagnosis].
 
* [http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/03/medical.imaging.device/index.html "Invention turns cell phone into mobile medical lab"]
 
* [http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/29_cellphone.shtml "Engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging"] by Sarah Yang 2008
 
* [http://www.bitpim.org/papers/phonespecs/ "FAQ: Where do I download cell phone specifications?"] as part of the [http://www.bitpim.org/ BitPim project], which is open source software that runs on a PC connected with the appropriate cable to a cellphone. The BitPim software can upload, download, and backup phonebook, calendar, and other information on some cell phones.
 
 
  
 
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