By Peter Lavelle
Modders Mike Baker and Mike Kershaw have pioneered a Motorola Droid hack, enabling the smartphone to host Linux-based USB devices like printers and cameras.
The Droid hack doesn’t require a re-installation of the Android OS, though owners must splice several cables together. Details are available at Chris Paget’s blog.
Presently the Android OS has limited driver support – meaning that few peripherals are enabled with the Droid hack, even in USB Host Mode. Paget promises this will change though, as hackers exploit the Android operating system.
Sources
Chris Paget, ‘USB Host Mode on Motorola Droid,’ Tombom.co.uk, 9 February 2010.
Kevin Parish, ‘Droid Hack Controls Printers, Cameras, Others,’ Tomsguide.com, 10 February 2010.
Vladislav Savov, ‘Droid Gets A USB Hack Enabling It to Control Printers and Cameras, Humans Put on Alert,’ Endgadget.com, 10 Februrary 2010.
Modders Mike Baker and Mike Kershaw have pioneered a Motorola Droid hack, enabling the smartphone to host Linux-based USB devices like printers and cameras.
The Droid hack doesn’t require a re-installation of the Android OS, though owners must splice several cables together. Details are available at Chris Paget’s blog.
Presently the Android OS has limited driver support – meaning that few peripherals are enabled with the Droid hack, even in USB Host Mode. Paget promises this will change though, as hackers exploit the Android operating system.
Sources
Chris Paget, ‘USB Host Mode on Motorola Droid,’ Tombom.co.uk, 9 February 2010.
Kevin Parish, ‘Droid Hack Controls Printers, Cameras, Others,’ Tomsguide.com, 10 February 2010.
Vladislav Savov, ‘Droid Gets A USB Hack Enabling It to Control Printers and Cameras, Humans Put on Alert,’ Endgadget.com, 10 Februrary 2010.
1 comments:
Very cool.
I'm definitely looking forward to future hacks that make the Droid function more like a computer than a phone.
The Droid is certainly a great choice for the enthusiast interested in a hackable phone. It's now only $109.99 (according to BuyDroidPhones.com), which I find to be a great deal.
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