Build your own Bluetooth handgun handset, or don't
Want to attract attention (and the police) every time you answer your cellphone in public? Then perhaps this build-at-your-own-risk Bluetooth handgun handset project is for you. As far as DIY mods go, this one looks to be simple enough (if somewhat time-consuming), with it involving nothing more than stuffing a disassembled Jabra Bluetooth headset into a suitably realistic-looking airsoft gun, which apparently fits just right so that the trigger operates the call start/end button. If you're still on board, you can find all the necessary details by hitting up the link below.
[Thanks, Elijah]
[Thanks, Elijah]
Filed under: Cellphones, Peripherals
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Mike @ Jul 14th 2008 5:41PM
nice! where can i buy a premade one :P
AJ in the East Bay @ Jul 14th 2008 7:05PM
@modnaR: Evolution.
sk8rpro @ Jul 14th 2008 7:12PM
Nice! I would like to see if the Justice Department shuts this site down because of giving links to these instructions.
OneLove @ Jul 15th 2008 3:04PM
(He gets a call and picks up the real gun instead)...hello...click...bang! (wrong number)
Fred @ Jul 14th 2008 5:41PM
As long as it's not a Glock.
Those are bad for your health.
Lars @ Jul 14th 2008 7:04PM
Well, any gun has the potential to be bad for your health.
Wii60 @ Jul 14th 2008 8:19PM
@Lars
Sir, I refer you to the Medic's gun in TF2
SimbaDogg @ Jul 14th 2008 8:56PM
wow...no references to ice cube - check yo self yet?
Fozzy Bear @ Jul 14th 2008 9:41PM
@ Wii60
"Everybody!!! I am on fiyah!"
Gr1zz @ Jul 14th 2008 5:43PM
This is all levels of wrong.
Lars @ Jul 14th 2008 6:58PM
But still funny and brilliant.
Kinda reminds me of Futurama.
"No Professor, don't do it!"
"Don't do what? Don't use this memory ray-gun to recall what happened?"
Taylor @ Jul 14th 2008 7:32PM
You misspelled "awesome."
-Taylor
THJ @ Jul 14th 2008 5:43PM
Not for use in Boston.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.html
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/09/mit_student_arr.html
The Dude @ Jul 14th 2008 6:30PM
Boston has no sense of humor. With a flatulent name like Bean Town, you'd think they would.
loosely_coupled @ Jul 14th 2008 9:18PM
HA! This probably wouldn't even phase anyone there. Remember, it's the unequivocally benign objects that cause the irrational hysteria!
theletterj @ Jul 14th 2008 5:44PM
Winner: Dumbest Mod Ever.
CMfly @ Jul 15th 2008 9:56AM
I fully agree... Next time he's in the middle of an airsoft battle and answers a call instead of shooting his buddy he'll be sorry...
Carl M @ Jul 14th 2008 5:47PM
What about a hands-free version?
Hmm, I suppose it could get tricky if you get someone to hold it for you.
Gr1zz @ Jul 14th 2008 8:45PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Nguyen.jpg
Edwardmf @ Jul 14th 2008 9:45PM
Its for you!... hands free if someone else holds it :-D
http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r345/edwardmf/?action=view¤t=BluetoothGun.jpg
Edwardmf @ Jul 14th 2008 9:49PM
Its for you!... hands free if someone else holds it :-D
http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r345/edwardmf/?action=view¤t=BluetoothGun.jpg
Hamidxa @ Jul 14th 2008 5:48PM
Just make sure you're not using your iPhone to do so, what with its limited Bluetooth support and all...kind of like false advertising there.
Zak @ Jul 14th 2008 6:18PM
Are you really that dumb? False advertising how, exactly? Are you under the impression that you can't use a bluetooth headset with the iPhone? Do tell, this should be good.
Lars @ Jul 14th 2008 7:02PM
/gets popcorn
This should be good.
Actually a friend of mine who owns an iPhone is always whining about the lack of support for wireless headsets and the non-standard plug for wired headsets.
deyanimay @ Jul 14th 2008 5:48PM
Caption contest:
OMG i wasted $200 on this pos iphone, I'm gonna kill myself.
Dan Davis @ Jul 14th 2008 5:49PM
This new BT technology blows my mind!
Hamidxa @ Jul 14th 2008 5:56PM
It will when iPhone 3.0 comes out in a store near you sometime in 2009!
The Dude @ Jul 14th 2008 6:06PM
I see what you did there.
Todd @ Jul 14th 2008 5:50PM
Request that the "Don't taz me bro!" kid test it out in any airport.
Sal @ Jul 14th 2008 5:54PM
If you run through Hack-a-Day, you'll find one of these things...but in shotgun-esq form
Idlemind @ Jul 14th 2008 5:54PM
Every human over 25 that still uses a Sidekick and anyone else that doesnt utilize an "inside voice" when talking on the phone in public should be forced to upgrade to this, and walk thru Penn Station in rushhour...on a Friday
Riley @ Jul 14th 2008 5:55PM
what a terribly stupid idea
rita hainsworth @ Jul 14th 2008 5:57PM
...honey can you get my gun it's ringing.
cantcount @ Jul 14th 2008 6:00PM
What? No, no, it's ok, I'm on the phone!
Idlemind @ Jul 14th 2008 6:01PM
This is what is likely to happen if you are driving....
You get a long line of (insert your favorife PD initials here) following you on the highway and at the end of it all, you get a ticket for talking on the phone stapled to your casket after being shot 7000 times for re-enacting the OJ Chase
EricR @ Jul 14th 2008 6:01PM
California never saw this coming...
Waylan @ Jul 14th 2008 6:02PM
just remeber where you keep it.
don't get it mixed with your real one.
*ring ring*
*click*
BRAINS EVERYWHERE.
deyanimay @ Jul 14th 2008 6:32PM
A zombies favorite headset.
gsnacks @ Jul 14th 2008 6:03PM
wow that would really suck if a prankster swapped that out with a real guy...
Blake @ Jul 14th 2008 8:13PM
The flagrant misspellings on these comment boards are starting to get funny.
Smileypanda @ Jul 14th 2008 8:41PM
Whew!
I thought for a second that the guy in the picture was real...
The Dude @ Jul 14th 2008 6:11PM
Enough $$$ for an iPhone, BT headset, and a fake glock. But no money for a hair cut or a razor. We must appreciate that his gadget priorities are in place.
deyanimay @ Jul 14th 2008 6:42PM
Why would he want a razr he has an iphone. JK
dvsbstrd @ Jul 14th 2008 7:36PM
@deyanimay
That could've been so clever if you'd have just left out the JK.
*sigh*
Ace b @ Jul 14th 2008 8:36PM
if only he had an macbook Air,then that could be even more clever
architect.zero @ Jul 14th 2008 6:11PM
"We've secretly replaced this man's Bluetooth Gun-handset with a real Gun. Let's see if he can tell the difference!"
DESTOS @ Jul 14th 2008 7:04PM
Nice man, that's the first time I laughed aloud to an engadget comment.
BratPAQ @ Jul 14th 2008 10:30PM
the real gun would normally be heavier, so he can detect it, why not replace it with an unmodified airsoft (burst fire mode)? imagine that little BBs hitting his eardrums, wicked XD
Prokanda @ Jul 15th 2008 4:10AM
I think you've been upgraded to architect.+1.
good stuff there.
Henry @ Jul 14th 2008 6:13PM
I do believe all four rules are being broken in this photograph. Even if it's just an airsoft USP.