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The iPhone 3G Repurposing Project
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Some interesting repurposing ideas for your old iPhones:
- Shower entertainment device.
Get a waterproof case like this one...
... velcro the back and a stick it to a tile under your shower. You can then use it as a remote for your home audio system or plug it directly into speakers in the shower. I already have speakers in the shower plugged in to an Airport Express so this would be an upgrade since I'd now be able to control the music too.
- Remote for your AppleTV.
This sounds like a good idea, but I tried it and just ended up using my iPhone4 as a remote whenever I watch tv. Maybe if you have people in your household who don't have iPhones, this might be more valuable to you.
- Convert it to a sort of AirPlay device using SoundCloud
Wirelessly stream music from your computer to your iPhone plugged into powered speakers
- Turn it into an AppleTV 2
Based on the previous AirPlay device idea, I'd like to jailbreak my old iPhone and install iOS for AppleTV on it. I'm not sure this is possible but I think it would be since AppleTV is an iOS device. Of course this isn't supported but the Jailbreak community may have found a way to do this. Any advice on this?
- Shower entertainment device.
Get a waterproof case like this one...
... velcro the back and a stick it to a tile under your shower. You can then use it as a remote for your home audio system or plug it directly into speakers in the shower. I already have speakers in the shower plugged in to an Airport Express so this would be an upgrade since I'd now be able to control the music too.
- Remote for your AppleTV.
This sounds like a good idea, but I tried it and just ended up using my iPhone4 as a remote whenever I watch tv. Maybe if you have people in your household who don't have iPhones, this might be more valuable to you.
- Convert it to a sort of AirPlay device using SoundCloud
Wirelessly stream music from your computer to your iPhone plugged into powered speakers
- Turn it into an AppleTV 2
Based on the previous AirPlay device idea, I'd like to jailbreak my old iPhone and install iOS for AppleTV on it. I'm not sure this is possible but I think it would be since AppleTV is an iOS device. Of course this isn't supported but the Jailbreak community may have found a way to do this. Any advice on this?