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Modding Nokia Cameraphone To Be Mouse

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-less-thing-in-my-backpack dept.

ozg333 writes "This guy had the very clever idea of modding a Nokia mobile phone to work as a mouse by using the built in camera. It uses the phone's built-in Bluetooth to link to the PC, so cool! There is also a video of it in action. I can't wait to get one of these, it would mean one less device to carry when I'm travelling."

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  1. Mouse to Cameraphone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next is a Wireless Mouse to Cameraphone

  2. Nice way to kill your battery ... by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It uses the phone's built-in Bluetooth to link to the PC, so cool!"

    First time I've seen "dumb" spelled "c-o-o-l".

    1. Re:Nice way to kill your battery ... by WilliamSChips · · Score: 2, Funny

      You obviosly haven't seen what people say about MySpace...

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    2. Re:Nice way to kill your battery ... by Total_Wimp · · Score: 2, Funny

      First time I've seen "dumb" spelled "c-o-o-l".

      Dude! this _is_ cool. I have a tendency to put my phone on the desk right near my mouse. I can't tell you the number of times I've reached over for the mouse without really looking and grabbed the phone by mistake.

      Other features:

      -No extra mouse when you travel - saves weight
      -No extra dongle for your wireless mouse (assuming you have laptop with built-in bluetooth)
      -You can take a call and at the same time rub your head against the wall to use the mouse. I'm currently unaware of any mouse that has this as a feature.
      -No extra batteries or charger for your seperate mouse.
      -People will talk about your mouse on slashdot (no one has so much as mentioned my "Target" brand mouse yet)
      -People will gawk at you in the board room.

      Now my biggest problem is that I don't have a Nokia!

    3. Re:Nice way to kill your battery ... by ppc_digger · · Score: 2, Funny

      >People will gawk at you in the board room.

      That's a bug, not a feature.

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  3. Re:DIY Project? by MarkByers · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... it's a quite worthless gadget, while neat that it's possible, it shouldn't be big news.

    You must be new here.

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  4. travelling? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I can't wait to get one of these, it would mean one less device to carry when I'm travelling" ... between home and school.

  5. I did that already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..and converted my Rowenta steam iron into a mouse so I could surf
    while getting the creases out of my shirts. The phone mod didn't work
    out so good though, someone called me up and I burned half my right ear
    off.

  6. How to please everyone by Tx · · Score: 5, Funny

    You may recall this article, about guy turning his optical mouse into an imaging device. Now here we have another guy who wants to turn his imaging device into an optical mouse. Pity they didn't just think of doing a swap, eh? ;)

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  7. Re:DIY Project? by TheGhostOfDerrida · · Score: 2, Funny

    Huzzah for the slashdot of yore,
    Where ne'er was there a bore,
    but then came a dupe-
    (something that rhymes with dupe),
    and following that came some more

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  8. Re:DIY Project? by Ryz0r · · Score: 2, Funny
    Anyone that wants to compose a limerick in regards to the slashdot of yore, have at it...

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    The comments insightful and more;
    But now all they be,
    Are links to goatse;
    And n00bs pwning j00 with dual c0re!

    I'm so sorry.

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  9. Re:DIY Project? by kurzweilfreak · · Score: 2, Funny
    While browsing my work time away
    On slashdot one fine August day
    a limerick I bore
    about slashdot of yore
    lost fr1st p0st to the GNAA! :(


    Don't kill me, please. *ducks*

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