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I'll bet that a bunch of us around here have old Android phones and iPhones laying around collecting dust.
I'm curious if anyone here has come up with creative ways of repurposing these old phones for another use. Here are some ideas I came up with:
iPhone 3G: I bought an iHome alarm clock with a 30 pin iPhone/iPod dock around the same time I bought this phone. I now leave the iPhone docked in the alarm clock, and use it to play Pandora and my MP3 collection from the radio.
Droid X: I can't think of any use for this phone. The battery on it is dead, and it won't power up without a battery plugged in even if it's connected to a USB charger. Likewise, the camera on the phone doesn't work without a MicroSD card installed. At this point, it doesn't even have a meaningful eBay resale value anymore. Grr.
Samsung Galaxy S3: I installed an app called IP Webcam on this phone, and I now use it as a nanny cam for my daughter's play room. It actually makes pretty impressive color HD webcam that's accessible from any web browser.
I'm curious if anyone here has come up with creative ways of repurposing these old phones for another use. Here are some ideas I came up with:
iPhone 3G: I bought an iHome alarm clock with a 30 pin iPhone/iPod dock around the same time I bought this phone. I now leave the iPhone docked in the alarm clock, and use it to play Pandora and my MP3 collection from the radio.
Droid X: I can't think of any use for this phone. The battery on it is dead, and it won't power up without a battery plugged in even if it's connected to a USB charger. Likewise, the camera on the phone doesn't work without a MicroSD card installed. At this point, it doesn't even have a meaningful eBay resale value anymore. Grr.
Samsung Galaxy S3: I installed an app called IP Webcam on this phone, and I now use it as a nanny cam for my daughter's play room. It actually makes pretty impressive color HD webcam that's accessible from any web browser.