Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Apr 28 13:56:33 CDT 2014
With a Raspberry PI and a few pieces of off the shelf parts you can hack your own cell phone.
It is not a Smartphone by any means but for real cheap communications...
http://www.davidhunt.ie/piphone-a-raspberry-pi-based-smartphone
Costs:
Raspberry Pi Model B – $40
PiTFT Touchscreen 320×240 – $35
2500mAh LiPo battery – $15
SIM900 GSM/GPRS module – $48
DC-DC boost converter 3.3V – 5V 1A – $10
Cables, connectors, switch, etc. - $10
Total: $158
There is a full set of plans and source code up on Guthub
Jim