Turn an old junk phone into a Talking Jack-O-Lantern

(jack-o.io)

18 points | by dakila5 3 days ago ago

14 comments

  • saaaaaam 21 hours ago ago

    I don’t know where you live but a talking pumpkin with a phone inside it would be gone in sixty seconds round here. Even a very old phone.

    • bryanrasmussen 19 hours ago ago

      even though I've just been badmouthing Denmark in another thread, in Denmark it is pretty unlikely to be gone - like less than 1% chance I would say, especially if you just do it for Halloween night which is the only one that it would be important.

    • happytoexplain 20 hours ago ago

      "I don't know where you live, but where I live..." is typically a phrase meant to imply that the properties of "where you live" are vanishingly rare, but that's not the case with high-trust neighborhoods. In the minority, yes. Not bizarre or unheard of or restricted to the wealthy, though.

      • Sarkie 20 hours ago ago

        We ain't wealthy

    • dakila5 19 hours ago ago

      heaven on earth. Glendale, CA

      • zadikian 14 hours ago ago

        Was about to guess

  • jaqalopes 19 hours ago ago

    Lot of haters in this chat but I think this is delightful and I'll definitely try it! We typically sit out on our steps and greet Trick or Treaters in person; I think a talking pumpkin will be a real hit with the kids, and I am quite sure no one will steal it while we are sitting right there!

  • jdalgetty 21 hours ago ago

    Neat idea but I think the phone would get "jacked" pretty quick. Why not use a bluetooth speaker somewhere nearby instead?

    • zadikian 14 hours ago ago

      This app would work with a Bluetooth speaker that has a mic in it, right?

  • MarkWayneNewton 9 hours ago ago

    how to make a free bot farm.

  • sykseh 19 hours ago ago

    Like it :D now looking to port this to ESP ;)

    • dakila5 19 hours ago ago

      thats how it started out actually! glad you like

  • mplewis 20 hours ago ago

    yes, just leave a valuable electronic device in a public space during a high-traffic night and demonstrate to everyone that it is fully functional.

    • ThrowawayTestr 17 hours ago ago

      You people live in terrible neighborhoods