A Shoe Phone (Gen 1; Bluetooth headset)

This is another in my Get Smart series, which also includes another working wearable shoe phone ( instructable ), a cone of silence and a phone booth.

I've made a couple of working and wearable shoe phones now. This was the first, and it uses a blue tooth headset as its basis.

So, I guess it is really a shoe headset rather than a shoe phone, but I reckon that's just a technicality. My extensive testing at work confirmed that people can't tell that it is a phone in your pocket ringing instead of the shoe ringing.

But if you want to see a shoe phone that is undeniably a shoe phone, then you can have a look at my second shoe phone.

But, enough philosophy, lets get started!

Step 1 Collect The Bits You Need

I had a blue tooth headset that came with my Sony Ericsson Z310i, but it resisted my attempts at disassembly, and didn't look like the microphone and speaker could be changed orientation, which I have decided is an important criteria. So I went to our local pawn broker and for the princely sum of AU$19 obtained a pre-loved Motorola H500 blue tooth head set. (They were very patient with this odd man who said he wanted a tiny head set or phone to put in a shoe).

The H500 head set had two advantages over the Ericsson one: (1) it looked like the speaker and microphone were on wires and could be moved; and (2) there were instructions on the internet to help me disassemble it without breaking it.

Okay, so now I had a nice little head set, and all I needed was a shoe to put it in. Fortunately our church op shop was open, so for the bargain price of AU$3 I got a nice pair of very swanky shoes.

Comments

[scott!]

I have that same headset!

[goeon]

Saw you on daily planet Very good!

[gardners]

Well, you've beat me to it (I don't get Discovery Channel here)! Thanks for letting me know. Paul.

[goeon]

Ok And once again congrats

[Derin]

Actually,in Club Penguin,when you are on a mission,you get to go to the invention room.Click the shoe in the shelf and it rings.

[porcupinemamma]

I'm trying to think back..did Max's phone have a rotary dial? I'd love a shoe phone like this. I lose my phone all the time-it would be way harder to lose my shoes... I think ;0) Love your ibles. Thanks!

[The Jamalam]

You should remake this into a banana :P

[Izokay]

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring, bananaphone! BOO DOO BA DOO BA DOOP!

[The Jamalam]

quite. :P