hello, i was thinking about this for a while... and i think it would be possible, and quite useful to us: we could, according to this pinout: http://pinouts.ru/PDA/htc_extUSB_pinout.shtml
create a bridge from the extUSB pins, that are responsible for audio, to a 3.5mm headphone box... a case mod for making the whole thing includeable shouldn't be too hard... maybe we'll need to make a piece of software that allows us to manually switch to headphone mode, but in theory, it should be possible, i guess.
what do you think?
There is not a lot of unused space inside these things for modding. have you been inside one before? While it is feasible, you must understand that 80% of the people with these phones are not even able to disassemble and reassemble them, let alone intricately wire in a jack and mod the case to fit it. This is a great project for you to try, and take lots of pictures along the way
hmmm, space shouldn't be the problem
http://img5.imagebanana.com/img/jz19lvt3/CIMG5689.JPG what do you think?
imo, if you do this, make some way to integrate this into a 'fat' back cover (for the extended battery)
would be a great mod imo
there does appear to be room for something but how large is a 3.5mm headphone jack case and wiring? that would be my next question. This would be NICE because i hate the OEM headphones and having to carry around and extra cable sucks.
I've been thinking about this for a while now. It certainly is possible to wire it in, and drill a small hole and make a hardware solution. The problem would be that the phone would always detect headphone mode (or would it?)
I would definately try it. Is there more pictures of the internals of the phone to make sure there is enough space? That was always my concern, and I never really bothered to open it up to check.
I agree with the previous guy, the best way to do this would be with the fat back cover.
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Imagine taking that out of it's shell and plugging into the bottom of the phone then wrapping it around to the back side of the phone and mounting inside the extended back case. You would just plug everything into the sides of the back.
Or something like that.
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I agree with the previous guy, the best way to do this would be with the fat back cover.
Imagine taking that out of it's shell and plugging into the bottom of the phone then wrapping it around to the back side of the phone and mounting inside the extended back case. You would just plug everything into the sides of the back.
Or something like that.
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I thought about this awhile back, Not sure how well it would work, if it even would, though.
you shouldn't design your posts as serious as that then.... not funny at all...
anyways, back to topic.... i wanted to check the circuits in order to find a point to solder the 3.5mm box to, since soldering to the usb port is hard as ****. the pins are just too small! don't think anyone knows where those points are on the mainboard... still wanted to post the status...
P.S.: after a while i got so pissed of by checking for that stuff so that i stopped. gonna try again tomorrow :|
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you shouldn't design your posts as serious as that then.... not funny at all...
anyways, back to topic.... i wanted to check the circuits in order to find a point to solder the 3.5mm box to, since soldering to the usb port is hard as ****. the pins are just too small! don't think anyone knows where those points are on the mainboard... still wanted to post the status...
P.S.: after a while i got so pissed of by checking for that stuff so that i stopped. gonna try again tomorrow :|
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i had an idea towards this. tight fit, but it might work. if u tweek everything to size, it might JUST fit. u could connect the adapter on page 1 to the the g1 inside the phone, replace the current miniusb port with the one from the adapter, and then run the headphone jack out near the battery button, or next to the port. im not sure exactly how big the adapter is, but if its small enough (or if u find one small enough) im sure you could get it to fit, and no soldering or extreme wiring required
I use this, it's not bad
If I had a torque that small I'd totally go for it. Wouldn't be that hard. Anyone know the size needed?
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soldering to the usb port is hard as ****. the pins are just too small! |
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It's possible. I had to replaced the surface mounted usb port on my old wizard, which is the same size as the dream one. The trick to tiny jobs like this is to drown the whole area in a big blob of solder, then remove the excess with a piece of solder removal wick... However, I don't think putting a 3.5mm socket in the g1 is remotely plausible. From my experience, even the smallest surface mounted socket is too chunky to fit in there. You might just be able to squeeze a 1.75mm socket in, but thats still going to require an adaptor on the end of your headphones.
Um, how would you charge it after said such mod?
How would download items from your computer?
I know some of you guys are super genius but this seems a tad out the realm of possibility.
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I use this, it's not bad
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Hey that's pretty cool, where did you get that from?
dkb218 said:
Um, how would you charge it after said such mod?
How would download items from your computer?
I know some of you guys are super genius but this seems a tad out the realm of possibility.
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I don't think anyone is talking about removing the usb port...
rage2wrath said:
I agree with the previous guy, the best way to do this would be with the fat back cover.
Imagine taking that out of it's shell and plugging into the bottom of the phone then wrapping it around to the back side of the phone and mounting inside the extended back case. You would just plug everything into the sides of the back.
Or something like that.
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I looked at this gadget as well. My personal idea was to disassemble it, rearrange the bits, and turn it into a dock. The 3.5mm jack could go almost anywhere that way. The problem is that I have no idea how to cast plastic. I need to dig back through my old MAKE magazines.
-bdto
code72 said:
I use this, it's not bad
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where did you get it and how much ?
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=989
google is your friend keke.
bundito said:
I looked at this gadget as well. My personal idea was to disassemble it, rearrange the bits, and turn it into a dock. The 3.5mm jack could go almost anywhere that way. The problem is that I have no idea how to cast plastic. I need to dig back through my old MAKE magazines.
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To make a new back cover? Easily done.
Make a mold from the OEM cover using plaster, clay, whatever.
Once you have the mold made, put a release agent of some sort on it. Grease, wax, anything like that to keep stuff from sticking to the mold.
Get some epoxy. Get some thin fiberglass cloth. Make new back cover.
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Has anyone seen a cradle available for the Dream yet?
I think that one of the nice advantages about buying the fruit phone is that there is a really large quantity of really nice accessories available. What I like is the cradle that mounts inside the car and the various desktop cradles with integrated speakers.
For the G1, I hope to see something that can hold the phone in a good position on the top of the dashboard of my car or attach to the window which makes it easy when using the GPS and perhaps provides a method of connecting to the DVD player head unit. I also hope for a nice desktop cradle for home, perhaps with a couple of speakers on each side.
What do you all think? (If you're going to tell me to just get the iPhone then don't bother commenting, keep it to yourself)
I think that a company like directed electronics could easily put something like this out. They're the guys who make all the speaker docks for Sirius/XM. I know they made an executive, flat speaker dock that's capable of holding a number of Sirius radios plus an ipod (with interchangeable cradle cups.) Since pretty much all HTC phones use the same external port for USB and audio, I don't know why some manufacturer hasn't jumped on this yet.
Wait, it could be because a lot more Americans buy ipods and other apple gadgets (with their own connector) than they do expensive smarthpones.
It's a small-but-untapped market yet.
Agreed, so fingers crossed that there will be some companies out there that produce something of the kind!
I had a dock for my PSP and a dock for my old DELL Pocket PC and have to say, I really don't miss them. A dock means another USB port always hooked up to the hub, always sapping power, and having it either constantly syncing in the background (RAM drain) or having to remember to manually sync it.
I kinda like just having one mini-USB that I can use for my camera, zen, psp, and phone. I really don't ever need to hook up all of those at the same time, so it keeps my desktop more tidy.
Remember, this is a cloud device, there's no sync software, a desktop doc is a relic of the sync era, so that's probably why there isn't one for it so far. But maybe? That car dock makes sense, definitely.
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I had a dock for my PSP and a dock for my old DELL Pocket PC and have to say, I really don't miss them. A dock means another USB port always hooked up to the hub, always sapping power, and having it either constantly syncing in the background (RAM drain) or having to remember to manually sync it.
I kinda like just having one mini-USB that I can use for my camera, zen, psp, and phone. I really don't ever need to hook up all of those at the same time, so it keeps my desktop more tidy.
Remember, this is a cloud device, there's no sync software, a desktop doc is a relic of the sync era, so that's probably why there isn't one for it so far. But maybe? That car dock makes sense, definitely.
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I don't know about you but I loved when I had my Dell x51v in the dock at my desk... it helps me see the time, email, meetings, and anything else... for the same reason I leave my tilt open and tilted up... I think a dock would be cool(even if you had to plug the miniUSB into it) so that I could see the screen at my desk.
since the G1 actually doesn't sync with anything at all, is there really a point to a dock? I hook it up real quick to xfer over some music or grab some pics off of it but no real reason to leave it there other than maybe to charge it.... which so far is quite frequently.
Well, we don't need a dock but it would be slightly easier and nicer IMO to just get home, pop the phone into the dock for charging and in the meantime I can transfer files onto it rather than leaving it lying on my desk. Plus the dock should hold the phone upright so I can sit back and see whats going on, on the screen.
So in conclusion, we don't need a dock for anything that we do with the phone but it would be nice to have one and it would be useful to many.
... except to charge it!
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Doll furniture...
I was able to get my hands on one of these that fit the G1. Poked a hole in the seat and voila, a desktop G1 cradle. Just need to find a mini-palm tree to go with the look...and maybe a beer, hmm...
Here you go:
http://www.fommy.com/view-full-page.asp?divid=HTC&model=HTC+Dream&skuno=82000
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http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Cradle-Desk...14&_trkparms=72:1234|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
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$21.99 shipped
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Cradle-Desktop-Battery-Charger-fo-Google-phone-G1_W0QQitemZ220311064953QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item220311064953&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
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Great find! Bought one right now...
I bought one of those for my Dash a while back. Threw it in the trash after one night of that "supa-brite" blue LED.
beartard said:
I bought one of those for my Dash a while back. Threw it in the trash after one night of that "supa-brite" blue LED.
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there's a fix for that. black electrical tape. what can i say, I'm cheap.
maxdamage2122 said:
there's a fix for that. black electrical tape. what can i say, I'm cheap.
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Definitely It was a lot easier to swap batteries on the Dash, though. It made the cradle with the charging slot superfluous.
I looked and found the ones pictured in this thread. Are there any desktop cradles yet that will allow you to rotate the phone to landscape orientation while still being cradled? I want to use the phone as an alarm clock and I found an app i really like for this, but it only works with landscape =\
fold a piece of cardboard or chipboard in thirds to make a triangle with a little bit of extra at one end like /\_. tape it. fold the extra bit up slightly. place triange on desk like so ___/\___. turn phone sideways and place phone on this lip, resting back on the triangle. now plug in your usb. DONE AND FREE!!!!
tekkitan said:
I looked and found the ones pictured in this thread. Are there any desktop cradles yet that will allow you to rotate the phone to landscape orientation while still being cradled? I want to use the phone as an alarm clock and I found an app i really like for this, but it only works with landscape =\
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You do realize that the G1 comes with an alarm clock app right? I use it along with bedside, which mutes everything, but the phone ringer incase of an emergency call at night.
I use this on myself because I want the phone to lean back a bit more.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FOR-HTC-T-MOBIL...66:2|39:1|72:1234|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
As for the blue light comment. Electrical tape works wonders. I even cut a tiny little slit in the tape just so I could barely see it when its dark.
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You do realize that the G1 comes with an alarm clock app right? I use it along with bedside, which mutes everything, but the phone ringer incase of an emergency call at night.
I use this on myself because I want the phone to lean back a bit more.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FOR-HTC-T-MOBIL...66:2|39:1|72:1234|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
As for the blue light comment. Electrical tape works wonders. I even cut a tiny little slit in the tape just so I could barely see it when its dark.
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Of course I know this. I want an alarm CLOCK. I want it to be a clock, with a nice big display. I have three phones, I use them all for alarms. But I don't have an actual clock in my room and the G1 with this clock app would be perfect.
Has anyone considered rigging up a palm touchstone yet? I bought one for my father(he obviously has a palm pre), and it doesn't look that complicated.
Remove the hardware from the back of the included Palm pre battery cover
Attach said hardware to g1 battery cover
Wire contacts to G1 battery contacts
Enjoy
Is there anything going on behind the scenes that I might be missing? Aside from the fact that it's 60-70 bucks depending on where you go, what would stop you from doing this successfully?
Lets not leave this section empty.
I have seen a lot of discussion about docking stations and I was wondering how many of you X10 users want/need one. This is a rather neglected market from the manufacturers and it seems not many people use docking stations.
I for one cannot go without one anymore. I used to be sceptical, but the convenience of having your phone upright next to your PC (for example) dispalying all sorts of useful info and getting charged is a must. Especially if the station has a socket for a spare battery.
Thoughts?
I want one on my bed table as a charging station/ alarmclock
How many X10 user are there (25/03/10)?!
I would probably buy one, if it was cheap.
I looked at the HTC docking station which was around £20 and though nah.
A docking station is basically just a holder - like a slot in your table. Waste of money IMO, if you've already got a charger.
It's not a shaver or a toothbrush!
But the usb connector is on the top of the phone... so i think there will not be a docking station...
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I want one on my bed table as a charging station/ alarmclock
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Seconded! I'm thinking about the same thing like I've got for my wife's Nano in the kitchen: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Sony+ICF+C7IP+Clock+radio&cid=17026844560688303975#
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But the usb connector is on the top of the phone... so i think there will not be a docking station...
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I don't mind connecting a top piece manually as long as there is a cradle for the phone in a standing position...
Or something like this? in landscape, so is can be a photoframe and clock in one(app). Calling by external speaker.
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Id want a docking! I use them all the time. At the office Im only using bluetooth anyway, so Its nice just having the phone standing, so I can see whos calling.
Also great to see time, weather whatever just in front of you!
Im almost embaressed to admit it but I use a small piece of velcro on my phone and in several places it habituates, my desk, nightstand, car. Feels like slumming but remarkably functional and I actually went back to this from a docking station because I prefer it.
Both the Droid and Nexus One have pretty nice docking stations, lets hope Sony puts out something nice. As for the velco idea... interesting, but I would never do that to my desk or my phone.
Hardly notice the little bit of velcro that is on the phone and in the other places not at all. Its all about placement man, I would bet you wouldnt see any of them unless pointed out to you. Most folks are going to see this solution as getto, just pointing out an alternative that is surprisingly effective. Those looking for the gucci dock definetly wouldnt be happy.
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Hardly notice the little bit of velcro that is on the phone and in the other places not at all. Its all about placement man, I would bet you wouldnt see any of them unless pointed out to you. Most folks are going to see this solution as getto, just pointing out an alternative that is surprisingly effective. Those looking for the gucci dock definetly wouldnt be happy.
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Lol'd @ gucci dock .
It's a nice solution, especially for phones that don't have docking stations... or the ones available are ugly/unfunctional.
I wouldn't do it, becasuse I hate the idea, but still +1 for ingenuity.
hopefully one will be released soon! i wanna buy one! maybe a white station for a black x10??
i remember when all pda's and pdaphones used to come with a cradle lol. it is useful, and its a pity if you want one nowadays you have to buy them for ridiculous prices like 40 dollars or something.
i dont think the xperia has any other connectors other than the microUSB, unlike the nexus one which has those cleverly camoflaged contacts.
Well, there's somthin like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPII.dll?ViewItem&item=390163600318
Holder and USB hub, so could be connected with a cable to charge and sync.
This is more or less just a concept. but i think that it could work, and look nice aswell. And it should not be too hard to make one.
I am sorry if the 3D doesn't look that good, but I did just make it rather quickly.. so the textures looks kinda messed up etc.
17 minutes left until I can go to bed.. yey..
i was thinking last night, and just because the charger is on the top that doesn't mean a dock won't work. if there was a dock that the phone could sit sideways in, and an app that waited in the background and detected when the phone was docked (plugged into the usb port and landscape) it could display a landscape digital clock screen, with little icons for missed calls and texts etc...
once my dissertation is handed in in a few months i might have a go at developping my first android app!
I just don't know why Sony Ericsson put the MicroUSB port on the Top? Side maybe but on the top? sheeesh
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I just don't know why Sony Ericsson put the MicroUSB port on the Top? Side maybe but on the top? sheeesh
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Well I think that it could work out with the design I posted 1/2 posts before yours.
With the docking part at the top. where you can "drag" it up and down. press it down when you have placed your phone there.
that way your phone won't fall out for some reason atleast.
I don't really see why it would tho but..
Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, but I did a search and couldn't find anything on it. I'd like to get a docking station, but more importantly I would like to have a cable that has HDMI out. This would be "just a cable", and I'd like it to not go through a dock. The reason is for travel. I can handle wrapping up a cable and stuffing it in a suitcase or something, but I don't want to lug a docking station around.
Anyone know if there's "just a cable" for this thing yet? Thanks.
I have seen this come up before and as I recall nobody knew of one.
Do you realize how small the dock is? It's < 5" long by 3" deep by 2" tall - very compact. Weighs a bit more than the stock power adapter, mostly because they added ballast for stability. It is very portable.
My recommendation: buy a dock and forget about obscure cables that may never exist.
If you check out the original thread covering the Zpad Docks you'll see that itSteve has been passing on details of the pin-outs to someone who was looking into making an HDMI cable. I haven't seen a conclusion to this yet, but if one does become available I'm sure you'll see it make a splash in this forum.
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If you check out the original thread covering the Zpad Docks you'll see that itSteve has been passing on details of the pin-outs to someone who was looking into making an HDMI cable. I haven't seen a conclusion to this yet, but if one does become available I'm sure you'll see it make a splash in this forum.
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Correct, that would be huge. BUT, there were questions in regards to it needing power to that port and people were unsure if one could be made. I would LOVE to see that tho.
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I personally would prefer a cable over a dock. I would only use it for watching movies on my LCD Tv. Wow one more post and I will ascend to another plane!
Tt
Yeah I would prefer a cable to a dock as well
Can anyone link to the pin-out for the connector? Also, does anyone know if the connector is a standard type that could be ordered form a component supplier?
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Yeah I would prefer a cable to a dock as well
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Me too. Would make playing games using the tilt sensor easier when displaying on the big screen.
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Can anyone link to the pin-out for the connector? Also, does anyone know if the connector is a standard type that could be ordered form a component supplier?
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Use Search... I and others have posted much on this before. If there was a quick viable solution, the forum will be screaming with it as soon as it appears. Not any time soon unfortunately.
Power needed for HDMI?
I've noticed that without the power plugged into the dock, neither the HDMI nor the ethernet ports work. Wouldn't such a cable then need to supply power as well?
This would most certainly be a huge benefit. I plan on using my GTab for business as well as work. Would be great if a simple cable was available as opposed to the dock. I know the dock is small, but the inconvenience is still there.
There are times I have 15 minutes to get setup and present to potential clients. If I could just plugin a cable, it would be golden!!
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Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, but I did a search and couldn't find anything on it. I'd like to get a docking station, but more importantly I would like to have a cable that has HDMI out. This would be "just a cable", and I'd like it to not go through a dock. The reason is for travel. I can handle wrapping up a cable and stuffing it in a suitcase or something, but I don't want to lug a docking station around.
Anyone know if there's "just a cable" for this thing yet? Thanks.
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Nope but here is a thread with someone in China who "says" they are working on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920046
There was a post buried in one of the threads, that stated it's the same connector that apple uses. I will confirm this weekend.
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There was a post buried in one of the threads, that stated it's the same connector that apple uses. I will confirm this weekend.
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Very interesting! Would of just flew by me in that aspect. If this is true, then we can potentially use the ipod to hdmi port that was made for the 4th gen ipods and iphones. Let me know how that turns out. We probably have to create drivers for it though.
"The Viewsonic Tablet also has a 30 pin iPod like connector on the bottom that's used for -- well, nothing at the moment. There is not even any associated cable in the box. It's not actually iPod/iPad compatible, and very sadly, it is not the new PDMI standard. Theoretically, Viewsonic will be coming out with cables and docks that break this connector out into HDMI, charging, USB, etc. Again, it's only theoretical at the moment, but the G-Tablet should be able to crank 720p HD Video out that port. Also seen at the left of the unit in the following picture is the tiny hole for the microphone."
According to
w w w . linuxslate . o r g/Review_Viewsonic_G-Tablet_Android_Tablet.html
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Checked and the ipod version is 30 pin also.... sooooooo i wonder if they line up with the ipod version. The above is probably stating that this has no drivers as of yet, but doesnt mean that devs cant attach a kernal that enables whatever pin to do whatever.
Or is there a certain suit that has to follow? like pin 1 (+ hdmi power) or whatever. Thanks
Just checked, I had one on me lol, it doesnt fit at ALL!!! sorry guys
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Just checked, I had one on me lol, it doesnt fit at ALL!!! sorry guys
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It looks awfully close... to the iPad connector.
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Even if the connector fits, I'll bet big money the pinout is completely different. No big deal, I just need to find the mating connector. I can make a cable (would have to put an active chip in it to get HDMI output and find power on the connector).
People with a sansa player cable claim it fits, but I wasted $20 on a "sansa break out cable"from a company called Kinetica, but it does not fit......but it fits the I pad.....I told them about it and they claim it is different than than the I pad connector....I tried......
A really quick eyeball inspection seems to show the connector to be *very* similar to the apple docking connector. I'm kind of half-heartedly trying to fidget and see how the plug is modded to fit.
But above all else, I'm no expert. Just someone who wants to see if the plug can be tricked into fitting without wrecking my gtab.
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Ordered this mount for my wife's car, I use a ProClip unit in my car, seems to work pretty well for what it is. Mountek has them available on Amazon every weekday at 07:00 PST, I ordered mine at 08:15 PST and there were only eight left. I paid $23.90 shipped (USPS first class). I am hoping that it will fit my HTC (with extended battery) as well as my wife's OG Droid. I am not too worried about blocking any radio controls while in use because they are all mirrored on the steering wheel. She was pretty adamant about having something that was removable, and I can't stand the windshield mounts that are available.
(Here is the video from their site)
Here is the box from USPS, shipped received about a week after ordering. Included was the mount, a piece of adhesive foam, and small instruction sheet.
The mount seems to be built fairly well
This tabbed area inserts into the compact disc slot, then the knob is twisted to expand until "firm" The tabs are soft, so no marring the CD slot.
Here is the adhesive pad. DON"T USE IT WITH THE EXTENDED BATTERY The bottom rest is removable to work with a variety of electronics.
Here is my OG Droid mounted, and then the Vigor with the standard battery.
Here is the side profile with the standard battery cover. As a refresher here is the difference between the standard and extended battery covers...
Here is the mount without the bottom plate, holding the Vigor with the extended battery cover.
Here is me shaking it, with the extended battery, no problems with is falling out. Here is a top down view of the foam sides holding the Vigor.
I don't have my wife's car right now, but here is the mount in my Civic (06-11)...
To those unfamiliar, the Civic had a cd slot that is at a angle, here is with the mount installed.
Now with the Vigor installed (with extended battery) portrait and landscape.
Overall I think it is going to work well. I will update this review if I have any issues...
***Update 02-24-2011***
Works well in my wife's Subaru, does not block any of the display. No issues with the Vigor (Rezound) falling out with the extended battery, the foam on the sides works well to keep it in place.
My wife uses one in her car for her Razr. Seems to work well, and she likes it.
But, I tried it with my Rezound and there are a couple problems. With the extended battery, it's almost too thick for the mount. It will hold it, but it's not quite deep enough to hold securely. Seems like the phone would easily pop out if you bump it or even from road vibration. The second problem is that the usb port is blocked so no charging. You might be able to trim the side piece enough to get the charger to plug in, but I haven't tried.
Awesome. Just a thanks for the post. Glad to see a car mount not relying on suction, which my "textured" dash and crap make useless, and i don't want my view blocked at all in my windshield. This is the most useful car mount for me i've seen yet. too bad it'll most likely block me from keeping my Archos 5 IMT from mounting via velcro where i do lol but rarely do i use that awesome beast anymore. Can't wait to get a chance to order one.
timchristian said:
My wife uses one in her car for her Razr. Seems to work well, and she likes it.
But, I tried it with my Rezound and there are a couple problems. With the extended battery, it's almost too thick for the mount. It will hold it, but it's not quite deep enough to hold securely. Seems like the phone would easily pop out if you bump it or even from road vibration. The second problem is that the usb port is blocked so no charging. You might be able to trim the side piece enough to get the charger to plug in, but I haven't tried.
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Could you shoot a picture of your Rezound (I still despise that name..) in mounted in the unit? Which way are you mounting it?
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Sorry I never had a chance to get any photos up for you, but yours are great. I didn't realize the bottom plate was removable. That solves the issue of plugging the charger in. And glad to see it holds your phone securely. I think I had a case on mine when I tried it, so maybe that made some difference.
After seeing your review, I think I'll give this mount another try.
timchristian said:
Sorry I never had a chance to get any photos up for you, but yours are great. I didn't realize the bottom plate was removable. That solves the issue of plugging the charger in. And glad to see it holds your phone securely. I think I had a case on mine when I tried it, so maybe that made some difference.
After seeing your review, I think I'll give this mount another try.
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Thanks, came in quicker than I expected.
That's crazy. I have a civic si and wanted to see how it looked and since you ha even one it looks like it works well. I wanted to place it above the big capartment infringement of the shifter. I may get this!
I actually use a ProClip mount for my car, it mounts above the driver right side vent, but it is much more permanent. You on the 8th?
Indeed I am. Same username
maximus20895 said:
Indeed I am. Same username
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I'm on here and there, Chris/Si/4dr. Nice FG, hate black... Never again. Does look good the first 20 min after a wax though.
That's genius. Finally no longer have to deal with suction cups
It's just a dock to hold the phone in place correct? Doesn't broadcast sound through your car's audio system? Thanks.
zetsumeikuro said:
It's just a dock to hold the phone in place correct? Doesn't broadcast sound through your car's audio system? Thanks.
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Yes it is "just" a dock... I use a dock for navigation, music, & calls. This lets your phone be within reach, not stuck to your windshield, and out of the sun.
This is what I use to "stream" music ect...
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I received mine last week, and have been using it for a few days now. I really like it. My CDs still play...yeah I would have to remove it to change the CD, but my car has an in dash 6-CD changer, so I already have them pre-loaded and just switch on the fly.
I'd buy this again...in fact I might buy one for the wife's car.
redbean25 said:
I received mine last week, and have been using it for a few days now. I really like it. My CDs still play...yeah I would have to remove it to change the CD, but my car has an in dash 6-CD changer, so I already have them pre-loaded and just switch on the fly.
I'd buy this again...in fact I might buy one for the wife's car.
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Glad my little review was able to help, I haven't played a CD in almost two years.
I got this for my wife's Jeep Liberty and it works like a champ!
I used this with my Evo 4G with extended bat. and now my Rezound. I works pretty good but I can't angle it enough so that the phone is facing me directly. Also, it fits fine in my wife's Mazda with 6 disk changer but in my F150 with 6 disk changer it it really tight - even scraped off some of the protective covering of the little tabs that fit into the cd slot. I don't use the changer so I just forced it in and it's not going anywhere, didn't even have to tighten the adjustment screw.
Did you remove the back pad? Mine came with it already on. Tempted to just scrape it off.
So I opened up my Nvidia shield tablet k1 today and saw that the internal stylus holder is actually still there. For the reason of budget costs I guess Nvidia decided to remove the "hole" that once let you sheath your stylus there. I havn't found any tutorials online that showed how to cut a decent sized hole to let the stylus rest in. So I guess I'll ask.... has anyone done it before successfully here?
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I've done something similar with a dremel and a couple of files in the past. It's something I plan on doing on my K1 now that I have a brand new device to play with.
Considering the the age of the device, I doubt anyone has tried this out yet.
Drilling a hole in the side of the tablet seems extreme. I have been searching for a case that might be able to hold the styles as well but with no luck. I have flip cover for the k1 and have been trying to think of a good idea as how to stow the styles on to it. For example if I had a piece of stretchy material that I attached to the cover somehow I could slide the styles into the makeshift pocket and it could hold the styles when not in use.
Would I be right in thinking that the back cover of the older model would fit the newer one? Seems like it would be a nicer solution than drilling and cutting. You could possibly even get some of the missing internal components that way. Just need to find a broken 2014 tablet.
If this fails you can always do what I plan on doing in case this proves to be futile. Attach magnets to either like on the Surface Book. On a side note: The back cover already is "precut", as is the whole stylus mounting hole as seen here:
That is really interesting! They kept costs low by using the same molds to create the plastic parts.
A quick question seeing as you've opened your back cover already: is there a button/mechanism in the stylus groove that could potentially detect if a stylus is removed? Just wondering if they still left that in there (hopeful thinking! )
fl4r3 said:
That is really interesting! They kept costs low by using the same molds to create the plastic parts.
A quick question seeing as you've opened your back cover already: is there a button/mechanism in the stylus groove that could potentially detect if a stylus is removed? Just wondering if they still left that in there (hopeful thinking! )
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Sadly that module is missing, so no hopes there. The speaker cable is also in the way and has to be taped down or something to the frame if you want to fit the stylus later on.
I knew it was unlikely but thought it was worth checking.
At least there's a place to store a stylus (although after drilling into the tablet).
Guys....I did it. I just used a file and filed away, put the cover back on, and inserted the stylus. It's perfect. I would take a picture but I don't have a camera.
jacobvsmith said:
Guys....I did it. I just used a file and filed away, put the cover back on, and inserted the stylus. It's perfect. I would take a picture but I don't have a camera.
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Tablet + Mirror.
Sorry, could not resist pointing out the lack of a camera irony whilst talking of a device with 2 built in.
I will admit that probably wouldn't make come out at a good enough angle to show the work well, but hope you got a quick chuckle.
zarish said:
Tablet + Mirror.
Sorry, could not resist pointing out the lack of a camera irony whilst talking of a device with 2 built in.
I will admit that probably wouldn't make come out at a good enough angle to show the work well, but hope you got a quick chuckle.
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post memes and op will give chuckles.
Please teach me how to do dis... Going to buy the stylus soon...
I just read this and thought I'd pop open my K1 to see for myself. Yep. It's there. Wow.
I'd drill a hole in mine too but I have two problems:
1. That cable.
2. Dust/Water etc.
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Anyone drilled and try to make use of the stylus slot?
care to share some finished image?
would definitely like to see how it goes.
I "drilled" a hole also, the stylus sticks perfectly, but there was a cable in the way. just som sticky thingy to hold the cable and youre done
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I did that too. Used some files and some crazy glue (for the cable). Works great. I have some pictures here http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/modding-directstylus-slot-shield-k1-t3408090
operative1 said:
I did that too. Used some files and some crazy glue (for the cable). Works great. I have some pictures here http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/modding-directstylus-slot-shield-k1-t3408090
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I would probably cover the ribbon with tape to prevent the stylus from sliding on the cable over time. Kapton tape would be the tape to use. How did you shape the notch in the back cover. Also when filing the metal area for the cable did you not worry about filings getting on the mainboard.
mirrin said:
I would probably cover the ribbon with tape to prevent the stylus from sliding on the cable over time. Kapton tape would be the tape to use. How did you shape the notch in the back cover. Also when filing the metal area for the cable did you not worry about filings getting on the mainboard.
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The cable is covered in a mixture of super glue and fine powder. No worries about shavings since I worked under constant airflow from the mainboard side to blow dust and shavings away
As for shaping the notch I used some jewelers files that had the right curve to them.
Stylus sensor can generally be found with 'nvidia shield digitizer' on ebay - sellers currently parting out new original style tablets - not real cheap, but you get a spare digitizer!
Gremlin60 said:
Stylus sensor can generally be found with 'nvidia shield digitizer' on ebay - sellers currently parting out new original style tablets - not real cheap, but you get a spare digitizer!
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But why would they leave the whole circuit and components for the sensor if the sensor is not there...
They did 2 things to the main board a radio microcode update and the sensor removed from assembly any capacitors or resistors on the pen sensor circuit should also be left out... In addition they do have 2 different updates for the 2 tablets I imagine the k1 does not have the sensor as an active element...
That said i dont see that there is a whole lot of extra functionality given aside from auto wake on pen removal....