舊iPhone最巧妙的10種用途
With about 10 million new iPhone 6s ordered in the initial days on the market, a whole lot of old iPhones are destined for the scrap heap. Sure, you could sell, donate or recycle your old Apple iPhone, but you probably will not. And there are better things to do with it.
鑑於新款iPhone 6在上市後的最初幾天內，就被訂購了大約1,000萬部，許許多多的舊iPhone註定要被扔進垃圾堆。當然，你可以出售、捐贈或回收你的舊iPhone，但還可以有更好的處置辦法。One creative example: At the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a biology class is making old iPhones into microscopes. Using less than $10 worth of supplies, the old phones are mounted onto a lens and can magnify an object to 175 times its size.
一個富有創意的例子發生在美國的密蘇里科技大學（Missouri University of Science and Technology），這裏有一堂生物課正在把舊iPhone改裝成顯微鏡來使用。利用價值不到10美元的零部件，便可將這些舊手機安裝在一片透鏡上，把觀察對象放大到原始大小的175倍。
網站的編輯喬什o史密斯說，即便是屏幕破裂的舊手機也可以被賦予新的用途：“事實上，唯一限制你的只有自己的想象力。”
Here are 10 smart – and cheap – uses for old iPhones.
以下是舊iPhones的10種巧妙又廉價的用途。Clock
時鐘Set your old phone on a dock or a stand and use a clock app. With Standard Time ($3.99), you will have a timepiece unlike any other. With this app, your clock is a non-stop time lapse video of construction workers switching out pieces of lumber to shape the actual time. “It’s mesmerizing,” says Shawn Roberts, 47, an Oakland, California, marketing executive.
把舊手機安設在一個接口塢或支架上，並且使用一款時鐘應用程序。藉助於《標準時間》（Standard Time）這款應用程序（3.99美元），你就會擁有一款與衆不同的時鐘。使用這款應用程序後，你的時鐘就會變成一部不間斷的延時視頻，畫面顯示建築工人不斷地把幾段木材擺成表示實際時間的形狀。加州奧克蘭的一位營銷主管、現年47歲的肖恩o羅伯茨說：“這很有吸引力。”You can also set up flexible alarms and get the phone to play soothing white noise as you go to sleep. Set it close enough to the bed, and it can be a sleep tracker, too, with an app like SleepBot (free).
你還可以靈活設置鬧鐘，並且在你睡覺時讓手機播放舒緩的白噪音。此外，如果把它放在離牀足夠近的地方，它還可以被用作睡眠追蹤器，當然這要利用像SleepBot（免費）這樣的一款應用程序。Music for your car
在汽車內播放音樂Take your music library on the road. Some cars come equipped with docking ports for iPhones and have dashboard screens so you can navigate your musical options hands-free. Or you can just use the cigarette lighter for power.
帶上你的音樂庫一起上路吧。部分汽車配備了用於iPhone的對接口，而且還有儀表屏，所以你可以以免提方式瀏覽音樂選擇。或者，你也可以用汽車裏的點菸器來給手機提供電力。Remote Control
遙控器Televisions, speakers and other devices now have apps that allow users to make their iPhones into sleek remotes. Carm Lyman, 42, of Napa, California, converted his iPhone 4 into a remote for his household sound system after his iPhone 5 arrived. Lyman can control the audio levels and activate speakers in various parts of his home as well as access different music services.
電視機、揚聲器及其他設備現在都有相應的應用程序，讓用戶能夠把iPhone變成時尚遙控器。加州納帕的卡姆o萊曼現年42歲，他在收到iPhone 5之後，便把自己的iPhone 4改成遙控器，來控制他的家用音響系統。萊曼可以在家裏的各個角落控制音響系統的音頻水平，並且使用不同的音樂服務。Surveillance System
監控系統Apps can convert an old iPhone that has access to WiFi into a surveillance camera and motion detector. Presence, which is a free app, provides a live stream from the area you want to monitor. You can set it up to record video clips when it detects motion, too.
應用程序可以把一部可接入WiFi的舊iPhone變成一個監控攝像頭兼動作檢測器。作爲一款免費應用程序，Presence提供你想要監視地區的實時監控視頻。此外，你還可以把它設置成檢測到動作的同時開始錄製視頻剪輯。If you buy a robotic viewing stand for about $100, you can move the camera 360 degrees rather than stick with a stationary view.
只要購置一款價格大約爲100美元的機械觀測支架，你就可以讓這個監控攝像頭轉動360度，而不需要一直保持固定視域。Cookbook
菜譜No need to go through recipe books or hunt around for other devices when you have a kitchen iPhone. Download a cookbook app, such as My Recipe Book (99 cents) or Big Oven (free), and just leave the device on the kitchen counter. It takes up almost no space and will hold far more recipes than any book.
如果你有一部廚房iPhone，那麼就沒有必要翻閱烹飪書或者尋找其他設備。下載一款菜譜軟件，比如《我的烹飪書》（My Recipe Book，99美分）或者《大烤箱》（Big Oven，免費），然後只需把手機留在廚房櫃檯上。它幾乎不佔用任何空間，而且可容納的菜譜遠遠多於任何一本烹飪書。Extra Storage
額外的存儲空間Need a place to store old photos and music or other files? Turn your old phone into a storage drive using a free app like USB & Wi-Fi Flash Drive.
需要有個地方來存儲舊照片和音樂或者其它文件嗎？那就利用一款像《USB和Wi-Fi閃存驅動器》（USB & Wi-Fi Flash Drive）這樣的免費應用程序，把你的舊手機變成一臺存儲驅動器吧。Voice Recorder
語音記錄器Why buy a digital voice recorder when you have a retired iPhone? Using any of several free apps, including Voice Recorder and Voice Record Pro, you will have a designated memo recorder or a device to record interviews and speeches.
如果你有一部退役的iPhone，爲什麼還要購買數碼錄音機呢？使用幾款免費應用程序中的任何一款，比如Voice Recorder和Voice Record Pro，你就會擁有一部專用的記錄錄音機或一部設備，來錄下採訪和演講。Document Scanner
文檔掃描儀Genius Scan and Doc Scan are two apps that will turn an iPhone into a handy portable scanner that you can use for work, school reports, genealogical research, or recording receipts. And they will not cost you a penny. For $20 and up, you can buy a stand that makes your iPhone into a stationary scanner.
Genius Scan和Doc Scan這兩款應用程序可以把iPhone變成一部方便的便攜式掃描儀，你可以用於工作、學校報告、家譜研究或者記錄菜譜。而且這兩款應用程序不會花你一分錢。你可以購買一個支架，讓iPhone變成一臺固定掃描儀，支架最便宜的價格爲20美元。Baby Monitor
嬰兒監視器Sure, you can spend $100 or more on a baby monitor, or you can just set your old iPhone up to watch streaming video of your baby as well as hear and even talk to him or her. Cloud Baby Monitor ($3.99) also allows parents to receive the signal on a wireless network or on WiFi so they do not have to be within a certain number of feet of the monitor.
當然，你可以花費100多美元購買一部嬰兒監視器，或者你可以把舊iPhone設置成觀看寶寶實時監視視頻，並且監聽寶寶動靜，甚至和寶寶說話。《雲嬰兒監視器》（Cloud Baby Monitor，3.99 美元) 也可以讓家長在無線網絡或WiFi上收到視頻信號，這樣他們就不必侷限在距離監視器幾英尺的範圍之內了。Vehicle Tracker
車輛追蹤器Whether you need to find your car if it is stolen, record where you have traveled, or spy on your teenage driver, the built-in GPS in your phone can be used as a tracking device. An app like InstaMapper ($2.99) lets you watch the vehicle in real-time and have a record of it. Of course, you may end up taking the simple path of letting a child use your old iPhone as an iPod Touch. Keep in mind that the phone can still dial 911, even if it does not have cellular service, Smith said.
無論你是要在自己的汽車被盜之後需要找回汽車，還是記錄下自己曾經開車經過哪裏，或者是暗中監視你十幾歲小孩的駕車情況，你手機的內置GPS（全球定位系統）均可被用來當作一部追蹤裝置。像InstaMapper（2.99美元）這樣的一款應用程序讓你能夠實時監視車輛，並且把情況錄製下來。當然，你可能最終採取簡單的辦法，那就是讓小孩把你的舊iPhone當作iPod Touch。史密斯說，記住，即便沒有移動服務，舊iPhone仍然可以撥打911。You can also use your old phone as a back-up in case your new model suffers irreparable harm. That said, the battery of a phone that sits in a drawer unused could drain to the point where it is no longer viable.
此外，你還可以把舊手機當作新款手機遭受不可彌補的損害時的備用手機。即便如此，如果把手機電池放在抽屜裏不使用，那麼過了一段時間電池裏的電量會耗盡到再也無法使用的地步。
