smartphone Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/smartphone/ Open source electronic projects Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg smartphone Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/smartphone/ 32 32 32754084 InfiniTouch is the First Fully Touch Sensitive Smartphone https://www.open-electronics.org/infinitouch-is-the-first-fully-touch-sensitive-smartphone/ https://www.open-electronics.org/infinitouch-is-the-first-fully-touch-sensitive-smartphone/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:04:19 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=25431 German researchers from Universtiy of Stuttgart and Regensburg have recently created InfiniTouch, a prototype device which allows you to interact with both sides of the smartphone. InfiniTouch takes two LG Nexus 5 phones, and morphs them into one handheld device. In order to save space, most of the actual phone electronics are located in a separate […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/infinitouch-is-the-first-fully-touch-sensitive-smartphone/feed/ 1 25431 MobiLimb: the Robotic Limb for Your Smartphone https://www.open-electronics.org/mobilimb-the-robotic-limb-for-your-smartphone/ https://www.open-electronics.org/mobilimb-the-robotic-limb-for-your-smartphone/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:35:10 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=25271 The maker Marc Teyssier in collaboration with a team stretching across two universities in France have created a completely original accessory for your smartphone: MobiLimb, a robotic finger the plugs directly into your smartphone. The device uses an Arduino to interface with the phone or other smart device via its micro USB port, and powers a servo-actuated […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/mobilimb-the-robotic-limb-for-your-smartphone/feed/ 1 25271 Kite: the Open Hardware Android Smartphone Hits Kickstarter https://www.open-electronics.org/kite-the-open-hardware-android-smartphone-hits-kickstarter/ https://www.open-electronics.org/kite-the-open-hardware-android-smartphone-hits-kickstarter/#respond Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:15:51 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=23953 Kite breaks up the smartphone into pieces, creating a set of building blocks that you can use to create any device that needs the features of a smartphone: high performance in a battery powered mobile form factor, augmented by complete connectivity and great multimedia features. Developer Shree Kumar is positioning Kite as an open hardware […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/kite-the-open-hardware-android-smartphone-hits-kickstarter/feed/ 0 23953 A Smartphone controlled thermostat, with Fishino & Telegram https://www.open-electronics.org/a-smartphone-controlled-thermostat-with-fishino-telegram/ https://www.open-electronics.org/a-smartphone-controlled-thermostat-with-fishino-telegram/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:20:08 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=22031   Here we take advantage of Telegram bots for the development of a thermostat that may be controlled from a smartphone, by means of simple instant messages.   Even though social networks and instant messaging services established themselves and spread rapidly, in the last years, many people do not go any further from Whatsapp and […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/a-smartphone-controlled-thermostat-with-fishino-telegram/feed/ 0 22031 Creating a geolocalized relay, thanks to Microsoft Virtual Shield for Arduino https://www.open-electronics.org/creating-a-geolocalized-relay-thanks-to-microsoft-virtual-shield-for-arduino/ https://www.open-electronics.org/creating-a-geolocalized-relay-thanks-to-microsoft-virtual-shield-for-arduino/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:17:07 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=16062   Let’s experiment with the Virtual Shield tool for Arduino, found in the last Microsoft operating system, for the purpose of creating a smartphone based geo-fence application, that would activate a relay when the phone is found inside a certain area. In the two previous installments we introduced you to the projects connected with Microsoft’s […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/creating-a-geolocalized-relay-thanks-to-microsoft-virtual-shield-for-arduino/feed/ 3 16062 Blynk let’s you build apps for your Arduinos with your Smartphone https://www.open-electronics.org/blynk-lets-you-build-apps-for-your-arduinos-with-your-smartphone/ https://www.open-electronics.org/blynk-lets-you-build-apps-for-your-arduinos-with-your-smartphone/#respond Sat, 31 Jan 2015 11:54:27 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=11878 Blynk it’s an awesome project that’s raising fund on kickstarter: it let’s you build apps for your Arduinos with your Smartphone: What is Blynk?  Imagine a prototyping board on your smartphone where you drag and drop buttons, sliders, displays, graphs and other functional widgets. And in a matter of minutes these widgets can control Arduino and […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/blynk-lets-you-build-apps-for-your-arduinos-with-your-smartphone/feed/ 0 11878 Vsenn: just another modular Smartphone? https://www.open-electronics.org/vsenn-just-another-modular-smartphone/ https://www.open-electronics.org/vsenn-just-another-modular-smartphone/#respond Sun, 07 Dec 2014 10:20:07 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10957 Vsenn is an interesting project seemingly coming from an ex nokia employee. Unfortunately the website lacks of clear information. Let’s keep an eye on it! MODULAR HARDWARE Allows you to upgrade your smartphone when you want. We use only the best and fastest hardware in our modules. There are three modules that you can upgrade and […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/vsenn-just-another-modular-smartphone/feed/ 0 10957 Open Source 5 Watt Phone Charger SOLARPAD campaigning https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-5-watt-phone-charger-solarpad-campaigning/ https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-5-watt-phone-charger-solarpad-campaigning/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:42:23 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=7808 This Solarpad solar phone charger project is pretty amazing and it’s open source! A fully charged Power Core will recharge a dead iPhone from 0% to 100% in 3 hours even after being unused for a month! Our competitors may have a power level indicator, but for this size solar charger, power level indicators are inaccurate […]

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