December 17, 2013

Build an Arduino-powered "Fairy Tale" phone

As a gift for their daughters in the holiday season, Arduino forum member "rediculum" came up with an interesting spin on the classic toy telephone. They've created a simple device can can play sound files from a memory card on demand from an Arduino board, and the file can be chosen by dialling a number using an old rotary telephone dial.

Once the electronics are fitted inside the telephone housing this would make a fun object for many young children. In the meanwhile, the device is demonstrated in the following video:

If you're not interested in fairy tales, this project demonstrates how simple it is to use an old rotary phone, and also the PCM library to play .wav files without much effort. For discussion and more information, visit the Arduino forum. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well. 

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