Turn your iPhone into a garage door opener?
 

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Tech skeptics have been calling the iPhone a mere toy since its introduction, but the proliferation of apps and ancillaries tells a different story. From the "what will they think of next?" file comes MyDoorOpener, a two-pronged hardware/software solution for turning your iPhone into a garage door opener. That's right, to replace one thing, you need two! The rub is that you'll have your iPhone with you anyway, and if your car's not equipped with <a href="http://www.homelink.com/home/home.taf">HomeLink</a>, then the MyDoorOpener solution could mean one less thing to rattle around in the center console. <br />
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The software is not yet approved, oh, and you'll have to build the receiver unit, too. That's right, break out the soldering iron and get comfortable with integrated circuits and transistors. It's not simple for everyone, but it's not rocket surgery, either. Lest the tinfoil in your hat start to chafe your scalp, rest assured that communications between devices is encrypted for security. All the instructions and details are at <a href="http://MyDoorOpener.com">MyDoorO pener.com</a>, and at least they provide schematics so you can make the stuff yourself, instead of buying some black box that puts your monthly balance in the red. <br />
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[Source: <a href="http://mydooropener.com/index.html">MyDoorOpener. com</a> | Photo: Oleg Alexandrov CC2.0]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/23/turn-your-iphone-into-a-garage-door-opener/">Turn your iPhone into a garage door opener?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://mydooropener.com/index.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/23/turn-your-iphone-into-a-garage-door-opener/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19367334/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/23/turn-your-iphone-into-a-garage-door-opener/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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