How to: Start Your Car Using Your Cell Phone

When the Chevy Volt is finally available, you’ll be able to start your car via your cell phone (if you have a spare $40K).  However, you can easily make your own car starter from a $10 disposable cell phone and a few bits and bobs for around $10.  If you’re super lazy, you could use it to start your car in the morning so it’s all warmed up when you leave the house.

This is the same technique used to launch fireworks with your cell phone. Instead of turning on the vibrate motor when someone calls, your car will start instead.

  The phone can be kept charged by hooking it up to the cigarette lighter of your car (you can do this from behind the dashboard if you want it to be discreet).  You can also set alarms via your phone’s calendar.