One of the authors of Arduino platform Mellis David (David Mellis) presented the scheme, instructions and photographs create a mobile phone that, when you have free time and patience, you can do yourself.

As a basis of mobile phone components used Mellis Arduino GSM Shield, which allows devices to Arduino access to the Internet via mobile networks. With additional components and software, he was able to add support for the display, buttons, speaker, microphone interface. The result was obtained by basic mobile phone that can make and receive voice calls, text messages, store names and phone numbers in the address book, display the time. 

Order a printed circuit board can be in OSH Park, three boards cost will be about $ 60. Phone Case Mellis proposes to make plywood by laser cutting a suitable instruction attached. However, the housing can be manufactured from other materials in various forms, for example, using 3D-printing. According to the author, the full cost of manufacturing such a mobile phone is around $ 200.

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Nokia has prepared a new budget mobile phone model, intended for sale in developing markets.

The Nokia 108 has a 1.8-inch display with a resolution of 160×128 pixels and 4 MB of memory. To store the data the user is encouraged to set a memory card format microSD. The rear panel is placed 0.3-megapixel camera capable of recording video at 320×240 pixels at 15 frames per second. Among the other features mentioned the presence of the wireless module Bluetooth 3.0, FM radio and support for playback of MP3. Complete battery allows the phone to work to 13.8 hours of talk time and up to 40.8 hours of music playback and up to 31 days of standby time.

Mobile phone Nokia 108 will be available in the fourth quarter of 2013 at a suggested retail price of $ 29. Also on the market will be changed and Nokia 108 Dual SIM with support for two SIM-cards.

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