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Looks like the cheap prepaid Motorola cell phones that you can find at many of the convenience stores can be used for projects such as this Open GPS Tracker project. It would be interesting to make a device that worked like a poor mans LoJack. "The Open GPS Tracker is a small device which plugs into a $20 prepaid mobile phone to make a GPS tracker. The Tracker responds to text message commands, detects motion, and sends you its exact position, ready for Google Maps or your mapping software. The Tracker firmware is open source and user-customizable. The current supported hardware platform is:
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April 3rd, 2009
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April 3rd, 2009
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April 3rd, 2009
nice, a motorolla dirt cheap cellphone and a simple PCB and you’re set
April 3rd, 2009
For $61.50 (cost of the gps module) you could almost buy one.
April 3rd, 2009
For $61.50 (cost of the gps module) you could almost buy one.
P.S.: Wanted to say great post!
April 4th, 2009
That phone is at W Sunset Blvd and N La Brea Ave, at least that’s what those co-ordinates say anyway
April 4th, 2009
Hey Koop, sounds like we have a detective on our hands.
April 6th, 2009
[...] Via: HackedGadgets [...]
April 6th, 2009
Or, for $40, you could buy a boost prepaid phone and run mologogo
April 6th, 2009
[...] S5600 Cell Phone Specifications Samsung S5600 Cell Phone Specifications is also a nice resource. Open GPS Tracker using Cheap Cell Phone Hacked Gadgets DIY Tech Blog I found some cool stuff here: Open GPS Tracker using Cheap Cell Phone Hacked Gadgets [...]