The functionality is there and it only took a days worth of work! The phone can dial out and call any number you want. It’s really a trip. But the sound is a little scratchy (go figure), and the dialing doesn’t always work. I think there is a bug in the firmware and a problem with my cellular plan – it always seems to be on roaming. Once I get a good cell connection, things should improve dramatically.
The next version calls for a single PCBs with a smaller, PCB antenna. This will make room for the large bell ringer. The next version has GOT to ring!
Cool, but why would anyone want one.
Impressive bit of engineering, but not as impressive as…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060801/ap_on_re_us/big_dig_house
gquaglia, if you have to ask, you just aren’t geeky enough which may or may not be a good thing, depending on your point of view.
Tee-Hee. You got it, Uncle Dave.
I already emailed a link to my father-in-law.
#2 Given the recent problems with the big dig, I don’t think I would want a house made out of any that was involved in that project.
The house is very impressive, but not nearly as cool geeky as the telephone.