I have this suspicion that as android phones drop in price, they will become a valuable experimentation platform. For example, a scientist could take a $80 and

I have this suspicion that as android phones drop in price, they will become a valuable experimentation platform. For example, a scientist could take a $80 android phone, root it, plug in a solar panel, put it in a glass box, and use it as a data acquisitions platform sending data home on the cell network (or nearby wifi if appropriate).