WorldChanging: DIY Cell Phone

“It’s not uncommon for technically-inclined folks to build their
own PCs out of basic parts; although it’s not necessarily cheaper
to do so, one can build exactly the setup one wants, with exactly
the components and function. In addition, we shouldn’t discount the
satisfaction of having put together a useful device with one’s own
hands. But are cellular phones significantly harder to build than
PCs? What would it take to make a homebrew phone that would still
work on standard networks? A handful of hackers want to find
out.

“Surj Patel and Deva Seetharam, in the UK, and Casey Halverson,
in Seattle, Washington, are all trying to build GSM-network mobile
phones out of readily-available parts, to meet their own particular
needs. In both projects, however, the core of the phone will be a
tiny Linux computer…”

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