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Hacking The N-Gage - SideTalkin' To BackTalkin'

Posted by simoniker on from the snide-comments-begone dept.

ceemrl writes "All About N-Gage have the scoop on ending the silly-looking phone side-talkin' required if you own an original Nokia N-Gage game deck/phone, with a neat hardware hack." Amusingly, the hack involves: "Taking a 3mm drill bit and very carefully working through [the back of the N-Gage near the phone speaker housing] until you break through the plastic", and the authors note: "As long as you didn't damage the speaker when drilling, the sound should be a similar level to side talkin'."

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  1. Re:There goes my karma by TonkaTown · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Given that anyone who'd ever *really* used an N-Gage knew that sidetalkin wasn't really a problem, I used to find the so-called humour not funny at all. So it's nice to see that "joke" has been skewered.

    Maybe we can now get Slashdot to understand mobile tech a little, and get rid of nonsense like people thinking WiFi is going to kill Bluetooth (hint: it's like comparing a motorbike with jumbo jet).

  2. Re:There goes my karma by Mr.Dippy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Dude, your karma is safe. It's not like Nokia made a 5 dollar fix to the phone that you could buy at any phone retail outlet. You HAVE TO DRILL THE DAMN THING. This is on the level of "damn my computer is running to hot. I need to make full holes in the case with a sledge hammer to cool it down." So don't worry, Side talk away.

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    -Dipster
  3. Re:There goes my karma by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Your social life ended a long time ago, my friend.

  4. Here it comes... by superultra · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, damn!

    Don't fret Txiasaeia, you just have to change karma mines. Try typoing two random words in response to any games.slashdot post and link them to a random PA cartoon. Sit back, and watch the karma check in.

  5. They did exactly what you suggest. by raygundan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I do believe they did. The new N-Gage QD is a plain old front-talkin' phone. The n-gage.com site even cites the "non sidetalkin' design" as one of the features of the new version.

    Perhaps I am being trolled, but hey... sometimes you gotta bite.