This project describes the steps involved to construct a working Bluetooth handset in the shape of a banana.
The premise is to permanently embed a Bluetooth headset inside of a fake banana, while exposing the necessary sound holes and USB port for in-place charging.
In practice, it took some time and patience to place the headset such that it remained functional inside of the banana.
One thing I would do differently would be to extend the length of the microphone wires so that I could increase the distance between the earphone and the microphone, and to insert some sonic insulation between the earphone and the microphone, as my finished banana phone gives a terrific echo back down the line to the remote party.
I apologize for the low quality of my photos. I recently "bricked" my digital camera by leaving it outside in my vehicle during some of Nebraska's coldest days. The photos in the instructable were taken using the camera in my LG Chocolate phone.
This project was inspired by the DIY Banana Phone at Make Magazine, as well as the Bananaphone song by Raffi and remake by Rhonda Vincent.
The premise is to permanently embed a Bluetooth headset inside of a fake banana, while exposing the necessary sound holes and USB port for in-place charging.
In practice, it took some time and patience to place the headset such that it remained functional inside of the banana.
One thing I would do differently would be to extend the length of the microphone wires so that I could increase the distance between the earphone and the microphone, and to insert some sonic insulation between the earphone and the microphone, as my finished banana phone gives a terrific echo back down the line to the remote party.
I apologize for the low quality of my photos. I recently "bricked" my digital camera by leaving it outside in my vehicle during some of Nebraska's coldest days. The photos in the instructable were taken using the camera in my LG Chocolate phone.
This project was inspired by the DIY Banana Phone at Make Magazine, as well as the Bananaphone song by Raffi and remake by Rhonda Vincent.
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Signing UpStep 1: Gather your tools, banana and Bluetooth headset
You will need the following tools and components:
Banana - found Michael's craft store
Bluetooth headset
X-Acto knife
Tweezers
Soldering iron
Solder
Wire
Small drill bit
Wire cutters
Wire strippers
Fast setting epoxy glue
Electrical tape or heat shrink tubing
Small diameter translucent plastic straw, tube, or rod
Banana - found Michael's craft store
Bluetooth headset
X-Acto knife
Tweezers
Soldering iron
Solder
Wire
Small drill bit
Wire cutters
Wire strippers
Fast setting epoxy glue
Electrical tape or heat shrink tubing
Small diameter translucent plastic straw, tube, or rod
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But i have another, more "useful" bluetooth headset and i'm kinda short, so i'll just design my main project so that i can just plug in the bananaphone and make it cellular modular interactive-odular lol
Enough said. Lol.
But seriously, good Instructable.