so i've been trying to save my cash for a few months now as the girlfriend and i are moving in together in the spring...problem is, less money to spend has led me to more free time, which equates to boredom...i'm sure i could to something more constructive with my time, but screw that

i've been thinking of new ways to repurpose the shit-ton of old electronics i have laying around...mostly iPods & smartphones...my old samsung omnia i910 is the lucky contestant for this project

this phone was pretty sweet for its time (3 years ago)...128 MB RAM, Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, WiFi, BT...and even though it is on WinMo, it is still plenty hackable....i started tooling around with it on Monday, and so far i've managed to dual-boot it with WinMo and AndrOmnia, an android port....andromnia doesn't have many drivers loaded for the omnia hardware and, since its already an old phone, the homebrew developers are not working on the project anymore...so here's the plan:

FW & apps:
-reflash the phone with a Lite ROM, strip out all the BS i don't need or want(mobile office, opera browser, media player, etc)...free
-load Catfood (GPS tracking & plotting)...this produces a .kml file that can be loaded into google maps/earth to plot waypoints and GPS route...free
-load up Google Maps...to view .kml files from Catfood...free
-load OBDKey...to view datastream from the BT OBDII trasmitter i am going to buy...free
-load incliometer77 - 4X4 oriented inclinometer app...free
- load WMWiFi Router - turn the phone into a WAP/repeater for the VZW MiFi i carry on long trips...free

HW:
-install 4GB microSD card (free, already had it)
-install BT OBDII trasmitter ($25 on ebay)
-build custom dash or ceiling mount to hold device (probably ~$30)

got this idea when i was looking through an old Petersens4WD mag...Banks sells a device that is basically a refrub'd HP iPAQ and runs Banks proprietary tuning software suite...figured my device runs WinMo better than the iPAQ runs WinCE, so why not...best of all, its only going to run me ~$60

this thread is going to first document the build of the device and all the installations, and second the integrated install into the X

more to follow

Nice! No where near as extensive but busted out my old hero (no longer on the network) but used it as a browser/gps connected to my phone pushing out it's wifi signal (rooted) just to see. can't wait to see what you do with it

I still didn't understand a word you said other than you and your girlfriend moving in together.

:aufkopfhauen-big:

Hahah this ^^^

i'm turning my X into a big cell phone

i'm turning my X into a big cell phone

Ah now i got it!

whoopsies, kinda forgot to update this one....i tried flashing to a different ROM and ended up bricking the phone :( won't boot up all the way without restarting

totally anticlimactic, i know

So your X isn't a cell phone yet?

He is working on his own version of "On Star" called "Baf Star" I can't wait to see this if you can salvage the phone :)