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Ok, so many tiny action figure sized ones do. Here is a video sponsored by Google that I just had to share. This is one of the more complex stop motion films I’ve ever seen. Source via Engadget

So by request, here is how to activate a G1 without a data plan or even a SIM card 🙂 (If you have a request for us to do a How To Video on, visit here). Thanks to all the people who sent this request in! Thanks to JesusFreke for the procedure! BEFORE YOU BEGIN: If you are using the carrier the phone is locked to (Rogers in Canada, or T-Mobile in the US, etc.): 1.The easiest way to do this if you are in the US, is to get a friend to put his T-Mobile SIM with a data

Have root access, but now you want to load some custom ROMs for even MORE features?! We’ll we’re here to help 🙂 Thanks Paul at Modaco! Thanks Amon Ra! I. Before You Begin 1. You MUST have root access! Do our How To Root the Nexus One procedure and THEN come back to this procedure and continue. II. Flash a Custom Recovery Image 1. Download the Nexus One Amon Ra Recovery Image below: Nexus One Recovery Image (Link under Download in the first Post) 2. Save the recovery image file inside the superboot folder you used to root the phone.

Multitouch, custom ROMs, maybe even Sense UI on your Nexus One? We’ll it all begins with rooting it first. So thanks to Paul at Modaco here’s how. I. Before You Begin You must have setup ADB, you this procedure to do so, then once you can see a Serial Number come back to this procedure and continue. How To Setup ADB II. Root the Nexus One 1. Download Superboot (download the one for your build version! To check your build version goto Settings > About Phone > then scroll to the bottom to see Build Number.) Superboot 2. Once it

Hate trying to type on your PS3 with the hunt and peck method of using the keyboard? Have an N900? Well, then there is a solution. Just connect your N900 to your PS3 and type away. What’s that? Your also short a controller? Still have that N900? Ok then connect it and use it to play Halo (when the next update comes out). Here’s how: I. Download BlueMaemo 1. If you have not done it already, do our How To Get More Apps on the N900 procedure. Load all the repositories into your phone then come back to this procedure.

For those who got an N900 already, here is a how to for installing the SNES emulator on your phone. I. Set up the Repositories that have the SNES Application 1. Do our How To Get More Apps on the Nokia N900 procedure to get all 3 Maemo.org repositories on the device. 2. Open the App Manager after it has updated and click on Download then Games and look for the DrNokSNES app and download it. *If it is NOT there it might be because the author took it down for now, you can add this repository to your phone

I. Before You Begin 1. Make sure your device is in USB Debugging mode (goto Settings > Applications > Development and turn it on) 2. If you are looking for the Samsung Behold 2 procedure it has been moved here. How To Root the Samsung Behold 2 II. Setup ADB and Drivers Follow this procedure to get ADB setup on your Galaxy. How To Setup ADB/Install USB Drivers III. Flash the Recovery Image 1. Download the recovery image package and extract all the contents to your AndroidSDK\tools folder (same folder as the adb program). Recovery Image (THIS FILE AS BEEN REMOVED

Not satisfied with the wallpapers that come on the phone? Don’t want a separate image for each of the homescreens? No problem. I. Find an Image and Resize It 1. First you will need to find the image you want to use. The best way to find an image that will fit is to Google Image search for the word panoramic and select Show Options then select Larger Than 8MP (you can also add another keyword to get an equirectangular image related to what you want to have as a background, like “Paris panoramic” and see what comes up). Make

So you saw the YouTube video of the guy controlling his TV with the Nokia N900? But you’ve looked everywhere for that app and either can’t find it or found it and just can’t get it to work? Here’s something to help. I. Enable More Apps on Your N900 1. First you need to do our How To Get More Apps On Your N900 Procedure then come back to this procedure. II. Download Irreco and Start Lirc 1. Now that you have all of the repositories mentioned in our Get More Apps procedure, you can find the Irreco for the

So you finally got your hands on an N900? But when you go into the Application Manager there are a lot less apps than you thought there would be, right? Well, I’ll show you how to increase the number of apps 10x or more 🙂 I. Enabling Maemo Extras 1. On the phone goto Menu (clicking the top left of the screen, one or two times) then click More and then App. Manager. 2. Click on the title bar to bring up the menu and click on Applications Catalog and wait for them to load. 3. Scroll down and you

So it may not be the actual device, but it sure helps to qwell the waiting for the actual phone to come out! Here is how to set up the Nokia N900 emulator so you can pretend you have your new toy 🙂 Thanks VenomRush! I. Download the Virtual Machine Program 1. Download this free Virtual Machine Application (Windows Only) VMPlayer 2. Unzip the file and then run the .exe inside to install the program (this will force you to reboot your computer one or two times). II. Download the Maemo Virtual Machine files 1.Download the files named: Maemo_PreFinal_2_Ubuntu_Intrepid_Desktop_SDK_Virtual_Image_Splitted.zip.001 &

Want to use your Blackberry on another GSM carrier? Here’s how. I. Find Your IMEI 1. On your Blackberry goto Options > Status OR look on the white sticker under the battery. 2. Write down the IMEI from that screen or sticker. II. Get An Unlock Code 1. Either do this (if you have had your phone on the same carrier for more than 3 months) Unlock Your Phone for Free or purchase an unlock code from any other unlocking site 2. Wait for your unlock code via email. III. Input Your Unlock Code 1. Once you get your unlock

There is now a faster method to root using a new FlashRec app! Click here for the new procedure! How To Root Your Sprint Hero in One Click! !UPDATE 12.01.09: If you went to the above procedure and it did not work for you, please use the procedure below. Finally there is root access for the Sprint Hero! Here is a quick How To for everyone. Thanks Zinx (ZenThought.org) Thanks Geoff! Thanks XDA-Developers (as always!)! Thanks JManley69 for brining the procedure from Sprint Community! Thanks Sprint Community! I. Before You Begin You need to be able to access the phone