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Portable external battery pack/charger

Hello
First post here. Nice forum with good info and stuff for the hd2. Keep up the good work!
I'm looking for a portable battery charger to go with me on longer trips/travel.
The external battery pack which lets you charge your phone a couple of times.
There are som on ebay, but does any of you guys have any special recommendations?
Not to expensive, under 50$ would be nice

Here is cheap one. I don't own it, therefore I can not recommend it
However, It look nice

Anybody tried the one linked above?

delete123 said:
Hello
First post here. Nice forum with good info and stuff for the hd2. Keep up the good work!
I'm looking for a portable battery charger to go with me on longer trips/travel.
The external battery pack which lets you charge your phone a couple of times.
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why not just get a spare second battery (its what i do )

Imho its easier to just plug in a battery pack. I.e if you are watching a movie or listening to music you don't have to turn off your device..

I use the Just Mobile PP-08 Mobile Power Pack which is 4400 mah and it is very wonderful and not so heavy in my pocket.

PP-08 Mobile Power Pack looks great. But a little expensive I think. 59$ + shipping..

there's been a couple of threads on this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618870
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=590415

I think will give this one a try, Sanyo eneloop KBC-E1S. Should be able to get at least one full recharge cycle from it.
That way I can also bring my additional eneloops if I'm away from power sources.

delete123 said:
I think will give this one a try, Sanyo eneloop KBC-E1S. Should be able to get at least one full recharge cycle from it.
That way I can also bring my additional eneloops if I'm away from power sources.
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5039574&postcount=6
Take Care

dun get this http://cgi.ebay.com/B524-12000mah-P...wItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item5ad5d8ad9e
crapped....
get the sanyo using AA battery USB charger better
Sanyo Eneloop Mobile Booster KBC-E1S-SP
http://eneloop.com.sg/products/download/KBC-E1S-SP FLYER.pdf

where did u buy it?? looking for this also
R3dD3vil said:
I use the Just Mobile PP-08 Mobile Power Pack which is 4400 mah and it is very wonderful and not so heavy in my pocket.
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Anyone?
Anyone tryed one of these? Ebay Item number: 300390451217
://goo.gl/azjW

I'm using a powergorilla for when i'm on the road. airport, plane and so. it also charges my netbook more then once and other phone. it is not cheap but has a real big battery, size about A5. we are talking 21.000mAh on usb mode
it does not even show on the battery meter when you charged the HD2

Has anyone used this with their HD2?
U2o iWalk i-UP6400 External Emergency Battery Charger
http://www.inkino.co.uk/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=32_500&products_id=2998

Hello, what do you think, can this work on HD2?
http://variotek.de/?p=215
I will translate:
* Capacity: 18,5 WH /5000 mAh
* Input: 5V, 500 mA
* Output: 5V, 600 mA
* On-/Off Button
* Status via 3 LEDs
* Measurement: 99 x 72 x 18 mm
* Weight: 140 g

This looks nice Splash Intense 5400mAh External Battery

delete123 said:
Hello
First post here. Nice forum with good info and stuff for the hd2. Keep up the good work!
I'm looking for a portable battery charger to go with me on longer trips/travel.
The external battery pack which lets you charge your phone a couple of times.
There are som on ebay, but does any of you guys have any special recommendations?
Not to expensive, under 50$ would be nice
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check what i have written about the "just mobile gum pro" in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718678
i think it's the best one out there.

I'm using the Energizer XPac (rechargable) 4000mAh to power/charge the HD2 and pocket router while on the go.
2x5V USB 1000mA outputs.
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lwlee said:
I'm using the Energizer XPac (rechargable) 4000mAh to power/charge the HD2 and pocket router while on the go.
2x5V USB 1000mA outputs.
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This looks nice
How many Full charge does it do for the HD2 ?
Does it have 2 Usb ports
How many hrs does it take fully charge its self
how long have you been useing it, any issues
Thanks

Desk Docks...

Not sure when or if Defy will get its own Deck Dock. But my wife got me these somewhat useless business card holders. However, as they're steel, I stuck a magnet to the back, put in my Defy and voila! Deck Dock!
http://www.officedepot.com/a/produc...t-Metro-Mesh-Business-Card/?cm_cat=2000000351

Can you post a pic of your phone in it please
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disturkis4u said:
Can you post a pic of your phone in it please
Sent from my DEFY using XDA app
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No... well, OK: lousy pictures but you get the picture. First shows magnet, second "docked" Defy. (Magnet came from Radio Shack).
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Wouldn't the BB Torch's charging dock suit?
Hi all,
Within weeks I'll receive my first Android phone, after 5 years using WM. Really hope to get adapted to this new platform. It's that I'm that lucky guy who has happened to win Clove's Motorola Defy giveaway competition .
Anyway, this is purely theoretical, but I have noticed that the Blackberry Torch 9800, closed, is slightly bigger than the Defy, in all 3 dimensions. Besides, its charging dock + home charger (you'll be able to find some of them on eBay, like e.g. this one) takes the Torch in landscape mode, and seems to have its male micro-USB port more to the right side, related to its center, which could match the Defy's. Don't know whether it bears a magnet or not, though. Or, if it is be placed in the same location as required by the Defy sensor. Despite all 'ifs', I wonder if the Defy would fit in.
Anyone here would be brave enough to try one of those and see if it fits?
Just my 2 cents...
Regards,
Carlos

Do you have a BB Torch to compare? The USB adpater would have to be in the same orientation as the Defy's, which is "upside down" (narrow edge up). You'd have to have room to move the USB cover aside on the Defy too.

scrannel said:
Do you have a BB Torch to compare? The USB adpater would have to be in the same orientation as the Defy's, which is "upside down" (narrow edge up). You'd have to have room to move the USB cover aside on the Defy too.
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Unfortunately, not. It was pure speculation. Maybe someone here can make a simple test...

According to Mobilefun.co.uk, this thing should fit the defy as well...
Anyone feel like taking one for the team and putting their claims to the test? Looks like a nice dock but I'm afraid that A) it won't fit snugly and B) the usb cover will get in the way.

Sorensiim said:
According to Mobilefun.co.uk, this thing should fit the defy as well...
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It might be worth asking them if they can provide photos to back up their claim.
It's in their best interest after all as I'm sure a few of us are interested in finding a decent desktop dock for their Defy.

What? Milestone (Droid)'s dock?
I don't see how the Milestone's dock would suit the Defy, since the former's micro-USB port is to the left, whilst the latter's is to the right.
I might me heavily wrong though (as usual)...
Regards,
Carlos

Anyone had any luck finding a dock for this thing? I am interested as well.

Some guy's come up with a DIY Dock, credits to uploader
Sorry can't paste links so go to youtube and type in "Motorola Defy media dock"
Looks neat

It's made of cardboard - cereal box style. Good effort tho.
Could be a market for aftermarket stands if someone wants to make them... worked for a guy on maemo.org for the N900. He made them out of laser cut wood and sold them via an online shop he set up. Was very popular.

Considering one of these docks
There are lots of docks for the droids and milestones but none designed for the defy yet. But I did come across a couple candidates that I am considering and wondered if anyone had tried either of them yet.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DM4KLW/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=A2LD2YC4L2Z2RO
http://www.clingo.com/home-and-office/universal-podium/
I am leaning towards the first one listed from amazon but the second also looks pretty nice. Neither has a build in charger that will line up with the defy but they have plenty of open space to allow for a usb to plug in.

I use a Clingo which is simple. It doesn't have the magnet required to automatically activate dock mode, of course.

Samsung, where is my dock!

I don't know about you guys, but the day I bought a dock for my BlackBerry it changed my life. I can live without one for a while, but it's just not the same. Samsung and 3rd parties need to step up their game.

You can always make your own, it's not like they promised it like they did with the Galaxy S phones (took couple of months for them to get it out).

I had both the car and home dock for my Nexus One. I may be able to live without the home dock, but the car dock is a must for me!
Sent from my Nexus S

Watchu need a home dock for?
I'd take a landscape one that would let me have the phone on clock mode in landscape... Other then that... pass...
Car dock would be uber useful but I bet the Nexus One dock works just fine.

Anderdroid said:
Watchu need a home dock for?
I'd take a landscape one that would let me have the phone on clock mode in landscape... Other then that... pass...
Car dock would be uber useful but I bet the Nexus One dock works just fine.
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I wanted a landscape dock for that exact reason for my G1. I really hope to see one for the Nexus S.
I am hoping that Pro Clip will come out with a decent car dock soon as well.
I could also go for a dock with speakers for work as well. I like to listen to music and Sirius XM

Miss my Nexus dock.
It was really nice... had connection at the bottom u didn't have to plug into usb... and a the dock acts as a a2dp hub!
but ya... prob not gonna happen for the ns

a little handy work and you can make a real nice DIY dock as it was done on the SGS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754655
it works
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That's what she said.
Oh, you said dock.

Anderdroid said:
Car dock would be uber useful but I bet the Nexus One dock works just fine.
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The Nexus One dock was designed specifically for the N1. The N1 is the only phone that will fit and get any use out of it unfortunately. I loved my N1 dock and right now it's what I miss the most with my NS. I bought a $30 universal USB car dock and it it super cheap feeling and is already loose.
The fact that I have to manually connect a USB connector anytime I want to charge it isn't a huge deal, but definitely not a plus. And then with my N1 dock, it would launch the car home when it was docked. Just super useful and convenient. I hope Samsung can release a dock for the NS of equal quality.

somekindarobit said:
The Nexus One dock was designed specifically for the N1. The N1 is the only phone that will fit and get any use out of it unfortunately. I loved my N1 dock and right now it's what I miss the most with my NS. I bought a $30 universal USB car dock and it it super cheap feeling and is already loose.
The fact that I have to manually connect a USB connector anytime I want to charge it isn't a huge deal, but definitely not a plus. And then with my N1 dock, it would launch the car home when it was docked. Just super useful and convenient. I hope Samsung can release a dock for the NS of equal quality.
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Agreed, those little metal contacts on the bottom of the nexus were a great idea I wish that other manufacturers would steal.

milkham said:
Agreed, those little metal contacts on the bottom of the nexus were a great idea I wish that other manufacturers would steal.
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The MT4G has them on its side... and HTC released a landscape dock a few weeks ago.
I agree about the docking on the NS.... one of my biggest gripes about the phone.

I'd like to see them use NFC to automatically launch Car Home/Clock.

home made dock

Hello just got myself a nexus 7 and knocked myself a dock up.
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Nice craftsmanship! What material is it made of, I can't really tell from the pics.

This uses the pogo pins? If so, awesome,
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Hello,
It is made out of MDF and it does make use of the pogo pins, just charging not audio.
I have done a little more work on it to improve the shape.
After a couple of days use I have noted that if I were to do it again I would put some sort of socket for the power lead. Having it permanently attached is not so great when not charging.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

joesnose said:
Hello,
After a couple of days use I have noted that if I were to do it again I would put some sort of socket for the power lead. Having it permanently attached is not so great when not charging.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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also maybe some felt to line the inside of the slot ? so you get a nice slide in and out and know your safe from and pressures from the mdf on certain areas?

Wow, very impressive. I will never be able to make a dock myself.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

That's nice work! Would you mind posting a view of the pins + purchase info / pinout ? I think I'd try to do something similar but out of teflon (easier to work with where I'm at with a dremel)
great job!

teshgnex said:
That's nice work! Would you mind posting a view of the pins + purchase info / pinout ? I think I'd try to do something similar but out of teflon (easier to work with where I'm at with a dremel)
great job!
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Its actually a bit of a hack job, I just used two pieces of stiff copper wire and glued them while it was in a charging state!. However it works perfectly. The pin closest to the bottom is + and the one nearest the top is ground and the two in the middle are audio. Worth checking on google for pinout though.
Also I built this for purposes of charging while using otg adapter only to find it doesn't work, now that is a real pain! I have read up about timurs USB kernel, which allows this although not through the pogo pins. What a design flaw on google/asus part.
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cool beans. I'm looking for a dock. Not sure if I have the patience to do what you did but, it looks great regardless.

joesnose said:
Its actually a bit of a hack job, I just used two pieces of stiff copper wire and glued them while it was in a charging state!. However it works perfectly. The pin closest to the bottom is + and the one nearest the top is ground and the two in the middle are audio. Worth checking on google for pinout though.
Also I built this for purposes of charging while using otg adapter only to find it doesn't work, now that is a real pain! I have read up about timurs USB kernel, which allows this although not through the pogo pins. What a design flaw on google/asus part.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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I too was searching for charging through doc port and otg through the usb. Were you able to achieve this.

As far as i am aware its not possible
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Lego is great to construct with as well.
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rexman99 said:
Lego is great to construct with as well.
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I made a Lego dock a few weeks ago too... I got given a Nexus 7 that had a broken USB connector. Lego stand, BluTack to hold some wires, and I could charge reliably for the 3 weeks it took for a replacement USB "board" to arrive.

Smallest OTG drive/card reader?

I'm looking for an OTG flash drive or microSD reader for my G2, but I would like it to be as small as possible. Can you recommend something?
LG G2

see this thread, we discussed sandisk dual usb otg drive and meenova
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/accessories/dual-usb-drive-t2843382

Hey,
this guy is a great OTG-Plug..
Very fast R/W-Speeds & good looking
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Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/221399955992
Ideal for Micro USB Sticks:
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Or this Bud: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161385060372
Or this flat one: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pcs...er-w-3-5mm-Dustproof-Plug-for/1557534083.html
I use both Sticks, both support MicroSD-Cards up to 32GB

Dodge93 said:
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i also have this one, but i don't use it for mobile phone because it needs additional OTG cable to connect it in the micro USB slot of the phone...
although, a really small usb stick with nice price for capacity...

60nine said:
i also have this one, but i don't use it for mobile phone because it needs additional OTG cable to connect it in the micro USB slot of the phone...
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thats why you got the little android with microusb plug in his head and a ordinary USB 2.0A port in his..umm.. yeah... butt

Dodge93 said:
thats why you got the little android with microusb port in his head and a ordinary USB 2.0B plug in his..umm.. yeah... butt
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that's why i have sandisk micro duo which has both in one neat device

What I'd love is something like that Kingston but with microUSB port.

costipl said:
What I'd love is something like that Kingston but with microUSB port.
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see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/accessories/dual-usb-drive-t2843382

60nine said:
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/accessories/dual-usb-drive-t2843382
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Or one of these
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/OTG-Micro-USB/Integral/Integral-64GB-Micro-Fusion-USB-2.0-OTG-Flash-Drive
There are several brands where you plug the whole thing into a PC and the end into a phone, I have one works very well...

I just got one of these ordered. at Amazon Pretty low profile and decent looks with great price and phenomenal reviews. Should have it next week and will report back.
Silicon Power OTG

THIS would be awesome!

joooe said:
THIS would be awesome!
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That's exactly what I'm hoping to find!

I have one question with otg cable i can connect internet pen ( service data 5gb per month) anyone no if exist any problem?

nunjabusiness said:
I just got one of these ordered. at Amazon Pretty low profile and decent looks with great price and phenomenal reviews. Should have it next week and will report back.
Silicon Power OTG
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UPDATE: Got the device and it looks and works great! $8.50 delivered for a 16GB.

Does this thing even exist .. I would love to own it .. I need a small otg connected to my phone all the time because 16 gb isnt enough for me ..
Sent from my LG-D802

Take a look at my thread over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/accessories/lg-g2-micro-sd-development-t2919537
I'm in the middle of developing a super small micro SD reader for the LG G2 which can be keeped attached to your phone without feeling bulky