Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

I have this 64gb n9 lying around in my house.

- The microusb doesnt work from certain angles
- The Glass on the screen is a bit broken (but works just fine).
- The Battery is rubbish, 10 minutes on "screen saver" and then it dies.

I've used it as a Clock in my Bathroom with charger placed 24/7 :D
Can I use this phone for example as a hard drisk drive?

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

Sure but if your microusb is not reliable I would not use it as USB drive.
Of course you can use it as WLAN attached storage, for example. :D

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

- Hook it on a car and use as GPS with offline maps
- Plug it on a desk as a music player (some 3rd party player on harmattan was great) or FM-Radio player?

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

Use it as a webserver/sftp server sql server etc etc etc

It can be a upnp server or controller (or both). Or a remote control for your kodi (fka xbmc ) media computer.

Would be cool to make it a webcam or security camera-type device, but I didn't find suitable software to do that without writing a bunch of stuff myself.

Less glorious but still useful, the good parts could be used to resurrect another dead N9 with different problems.

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

"Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?"

the answer is ...

Yes...yes you can...

a doorstop...
for one...
a self defense tool...
you can throw it at an assailant ...use it as a hand to hand weapon even...

a chew toy for your puppy...

a wide screen prop in a home made barbie doll movie (if you are into that kind of thing)

the list goes on...

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

A working scale TV in a dollhouse would actually be pretty cool.

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

Mine has none of those problems (well, the battery is not great, but is still usable), and I am still asking myself what I can use it for.

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

I like the barbie home TV idea.

Re: Can I use n9 as something else than a phone?
 

Finding new use for old hardware usually doesn't work for me but ymmv.

You could make it into a dedicated MP3 player - attach a cheap speaker set and voilà.
An alarm clock
Timer (for in the kitchen)
Digital Picture Frame replacement