It's a cool hack, but with 32 bit ARM chips as cheap as they are, I'm a bit skeptical that anyone really wants an 8-bit phone that's "only" a phone when you can get a smartphone for a similar hardware cost.
Also, I'm trying to envision the slice of the world that simultaneously cares about an "open source" cell phone, but doesn't want a full featured smart phone. Maybe people like that exist, but I certainly don't know any of them (I know that doesn't prove anything, just saying...)
One application I think would be pretty cool for this would be some kind of remote monitoring, or remote controlled device - if you could get an SMS plan with that shield and then hook up sensors/actuators to the arduino, you could potentially get data off it via SMS, or control it remotely via SMS. That would be cool.
You're onto something with the last part. I saw this and figured it would be perfect for a security system that would call someone when it was breached.
[+] [-] eckyptang|13 years ago|reply
[+] [-] dmm|13 years ago|reply
[+] [-] bencpeters|13 years ago|reply
Also, I'm trying to envision the slice of the world that simultaneously cares about an "open source" cell phone, but doesn't want a full featured smart phone. Maybe people like that exist, but I certainly don't know any of them (I know that doesn't prove anything, just saying...)
One application I think would be pretty cool for this would be some kind of remote monitoring, or remote controlled device - if you could get an SMS plan with that shield and then hook up sensors/actuators to the arduino, you could potentially get data off it via SMS, or control it remotely via SMS. That would be cool.
[+] [-] hackmiester|13 years ago|reply
[+] [-] networkjester|13 years ago|reply
Full Disclosure: I know one the founders. Amazing guys working on some very cool things.
[+] [-] ajays|13 years ago|reply