Hackers have figured out a way to enable the Motorola Droid to play host to a
variety of Linux-based USB devices. This means that the smartphone can directly
connect and control printers, TV tuners, video cameras, and many other devices
that speak Linux. The mod was created by Mike Baker of OpenWRT and Mike Kershaw
from Kismet, and shared with the public by Chris Paget in
this blog.
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