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Some ideas I had

No promise to develop any of these, so if you think something is cool then go ahead and make it happen!

Integration

• Bluetooth mic, speakers, pointing device and joystick
• Network file server (samba based, so it shows up on your wireless network)
• Web server (LAMP, or perhaps just VNC)
• A network printer (another way to transfer things, just for the hell of it)
• Remote control for mythtv, xbmc, etc
• USB hard drive support (transfer data from phone to phone, camera to phone etc)

Cheapness

• Share minutes/texts etc with friends
• Route calls through wireless for free VOIP
• Take over land line for incoming calls, and use the cheapest for outgoing calls (wifi->PC->modem)
• Onboard voicemail, to avoid operator charges
• Detect free wifi points and store their GPS locations online

James Bond gadget

• Covert recording of phone calls
• Bugging device (automatic record/call when it hears something, and silent phone-in)
• Play a sound back while making a call, to pretend you're somewhere else
• Simulate a bad connection, avoid the call you didn't want to have
• Detect people who you're avoiding by their bluetooth mac

Swiss Army Knife

• Protocol analyser
• Wireless network interference viewer
• Graphing calculator (phone calculators are rubbish)
• Motion capture using accelerometers, graffiti style painting using arm movements (if this is possible?)
• Lightmeter (for future models with camera)
• Torch (just turn the backlight on indefinitely)

Hardware

• USB->RJ45 for hooking up to wired networks (use as a router, bridge, port tester, etc)
• USB->USB for plugging in whatever you like

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