Remembering ISDN
We are definitely spoiled these days in terms of Internet access. In much of the world gigabit speeds are common and even cheap plans are likely to be measured in …read more Continue reading Remembering ISDN
Category Archives: phone hacks
37C3: When Apple Ditches Thuderbolt, Hack USB-C
[Thomas Roth], aka [Ghidraninja], and author of the [Stacksmashing] YouTube channel, investigated Apple’s Lightning port and created a cool debugging tool that allowed one to get JTAG on the device. …read more Continue reading 37C3: When Apple Ditches Thuderbolt, Hack USB-C
Mailblocks Makes Your Phone Work More Like The Post, Kinda?
Phones can be distracting, with notifications popping up all the time to snare our attention and maybe even ruin our lives. [Guy Dupont] wishes to be no slave to the …read more Continue reading Mailblocks Makes Your Phone Work More Like The Post, Kinda?
What Can You Do With Thousands of Vintage Telephones?
Telephones. We’ve got a few around the place, and some may remember all the weird and wonderful varieties produced over the years. But, vintage phone dealers [Ron and Mary Knappen] …read more Continue reading What Can You Do With Thousands of Vintage Telephones?
A Buzzing, Flashing Phone Ringer For the Elderly
For a lonely person, elderly or otherwise, the sound of a ringing phone can be music to the ears, unless of course it’s another spam call. But what good is …read more Continue reading A Buzzing, Flashing Phone Ringer For the Elderly
Grannophone Helps You Stay In Touch
Whether it’s distance, pandemics, or both that separate you from your elderly loved ones, what’s the best idea for communicating with them so they don’t suffer from loneliness on top …read more Continue reading Grannophone Helps You Stay In Touch
Portable 1990s POS Will Strain Your Back
[JR] over at [Tech Throwback] got ahold of an unusual piece of gear recently — a portable Point of Sale (POS) credit card machine from the late 1990s (video, embedded …read more Continue reading Portable 1990s POS Will Strain Your Back
Open-Source Cell Phone Based on ESP32
Over the past decade or so, smartphones have exploded in popularity and seamlessly integrated themselves into nearly every aspect of most people’s lives. Although that comes with a few downsides …read more Continue reading Open-Source Cell Phone Based on ESP32
Windows 10 the Hard Way: on a Phone
Sure, there are — or were — Windows phones. But [neozed] wanted something different. An earlier project ran Windows 10 on the Raspberry Pi 4 with some tricks, but those …read more Continue reading Windows 10 the Hard Way: on a Phone
Get Back Your Replaceable Batteries, Thanks To The EU
The world’s tech companies must harbour a hearty dislike for the European Union because when the many cogs of its bureaucracies turn, they find themselves with little choice but to …read more Continue reading Get Back Your Replaceable Batteries, Thanks To The EU