By @edent · archives mobile · 300 words · read ~247 times.
I found a bunch of my old school-books that I wanted to digitally capture. I do have a flatbed scanner, but most of my 1980s workbooks were far too large for it. So I decided to build a cheap scanning table. Ingredients Old Phone Tripod - £8. White table Selfie-stick button! - £2 The Bluetooth […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Doctor Who Phones Dr Who mobile tv · 2 comments · 650 words · read ~2,823 times.
To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. Rose From the start […]
Continue reading →By @edent · android hack mobile · 44 comments · 250 words · read ~27,202 times.
My mobile provider - Three UK - offers WiFi calling, but only if you have a phone purchased directly from them. For everyone else, they have a crappy app which hasn't been updated in two years. So, let's break out of their artificial restrictions and get some WiFi calling on the OnePlus 5T! Step-by-step Open […]
Continue reading →By @edent · business mobile · 1 comment · 750 words · read ~161 times.
Another in an occasional series of blog posts where I discuss products I've worked on which failed. It boiled down to this. Was there a way we could make normal people want to be on a conference call with their family and friends? Let me explain. ARPU - Average Revenue Per User - that's all […]
Continue reading →By @edent · business mobile · 2 comments · 500 words · read ~106 times.
Another in an occasional series of blog posts where I discuss products I've worked on which failed. It was the early 2000s and the large mobile telco I worked for had just spent billions of pounds on a 3G license. 3G was the future! Sure, faster data would be nice, but the real money was […]
Continue reading →By @edent · 3d android camera mobile Raspberry Pi review Sponsored Post vr · 15 comments · 1,200 words · read ~6,613 times.
I've been sent a 3D camera addon to review - the Svpro SV-2560X3D-001 is a £65 stereo camera designed for Android. It will also work with a Raspberry Pi! It looks a little like a Microsoft Kinect - a single bar with two embedded cameras. The camera resolution is 720p on each lens. You can […]
Continue reading →By @edent · charity mobile Virtual Reality vr · 450 words · read ~202 times.
Walking back from work yesterday, I noticed an unusual set of chuggers - those faux-cheerful folk who try to stop you in the street asking for money. They were fundraising for Unicef. Rather than handing out flyers they were carrying high-tech VR headsets! Using the headset, I was able to take a virtual tour of […]
Continue reading →By @edent · 112 999 mobile sim · 300 words · read ~3,352 times.
I want to correct a common misconception. Many people think that you can dial the emergency services even if you do not have a SIM in your phone. I see this advice scattered around the web - often telling people to keep an old, SIMless phone for an emergency - and it is dangerously wrong. […]
Continue reading →By @edent · bluetooth design ideas mobile · 2 comments · 300 words · read ~345 times.
Many years ago, when I worked for a mobile phone company, a group of us were encouraged to come up with crazy ideas which the organisation could patent. I had one idea come this close to getting through until someone found an unnervingly similar patent and the whole thing was dropped. Well, it has been […]
Continue reading →By @edent · mobile review · 2 comments · 950 words · read ~511 times.
It is time for me to have a clear out. I've got hundreds of books which I've replaced with eBook, CDs which I never listen to, and DVDs I'm ashamed to own. Selling them individually on eBay or Amazon sounds like a lot of hard work... That's where Zapper and MusicMagpie come in. Both offer […]
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