Mobile phones are powerful devices. They are small computers. They may have all sort of extra fittings too. They can talk via GSM/CDMA. They may have bluetooth. They have a screen for display. They can read memory cards. Some even have cameras. Excetra and etc.

Here at mobware4u, we think about innovative ideas to recycle old mobile phones. We bring out ideas to utilize these old phones to develop products that can make our lives better. Recycling or reusing these old phones, rather than throwing them away, we hope to make this world a better place.

Here are some ideas :-

1) Some old java phones can be used as remote monitoring camera. They can be programmed to take photos or capture audio/video and stream them to a server. Why waste money on expensive CCTV cameras!

2) Can be used as an alarm clock or timer.

3) Those that have GPRS can be used to stream internet radio to your homes.

4) If connected to your computer they can be interfaced to softwares like skype/gtalk. Imagine talking to a person on skype/gtalk through your phone.

5) Can we used as a 'Calling Bell' for your house.

6) Can be used to control external devices like your tubelight or motor or fan if properly interfaced to a relay mechanism. Imagine controlling your light with a miss call or sms.

7) Those that have bluetooth can be used as a bluetooth broadcaster, broadcasting advertisement and details using bluetooth.
 Some ideas :-
    a) Can be placed on a bus to broadcast its time table
    b) Can be placed near advertisement boards to provide more information about the ad - its video or audio or images
    c) Can be placed at any centers to provide informations to customers.

8) Can be used as an internet modem connecting your computer to 3G or GPRS.

The possibilities are endless. Just dont throw away your old phone yet. Let us know if you have an idea too.