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Since i'm thinking about buying an HD2 but would really like an hardware keyboard (most for writing and playing games), does anyone know if there is some kind of attachment designed for this phone? i don't mind if it will make the handset bigger, since i think the HD2 is actually pretty slim.
Not that the software KB is at all bad on the Leo, but an external Keyboard would be very useful for typing out large documents indeedy.
As far as I know there is no USB host controller on the phone so there are no devices that can be connected to it (Other than a device that has a host controller such as a PC).
There is an alternative though, bluetooth keyboards. The smallest and nicest Ive seen is Logitech DiNovo
...not cheap though. There are a few others out there .freedominput.com have a few nice keyboards. Google around might see a few more
Bluetooth keyboards
I read that somewhere, that there is no USB hc.
Logitech DiNovo Mini looks nice.
I have the full size version, which I love.
I got my Thinkoutside/Stowaway bt keyboard to work with it.
Works well.
No key sound though.
jagnet said:
Not that the software KB is at all bad on the Leo, but an external Keyboard would be very useful for typing out large documents indeedy.
As far as I know there is no USB host controller on the phone so there are no devices that can be connected to it (Other than a device that has a host controller such as a PC).
There is an alternative though, bluetooth keyboards. The smallest and nicest Ive seen is Logitech DiNovo
...not cheap though. There are a few others out there .freedominput.com have a few nice keyboards. Google around might see a few more
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i am also looking for one if there is. sounds like a good idea.
www cartft com/catalog/il/478
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www cartft com/catalog/il/478
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looks usefull but have you tried this with an HD2?
i thought the posts above said that there is no usb driver inside?
I just posted the URL above in case someone needed a small USB keyboard. I don't know about the HD2, but it is probably like my N1 running CM7 with no native USB host keyboard support in the ROM. I have ordered one of these to try with my tiny Archos 28 tablet which does haveUSB keyboad support.
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PsycleSam said:
I just posted the URL above in case someone needed a small USB keyboard. I don't know about the HD2, but it is probably like my N1 running CM7 with no native USB host keyboard support in the ROM. I have ordered one of these to try with my tiny Archos 28 tablet which does haveUSB keyboad support.
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er, ok, but it was in the "HD2 Accessories" forum
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I got my Thinkoutside/Stowaway bt keyboard to work with it.
Works well.
No key sound though.
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Are all the keys of the stowaway working, because I'm planning on purchasing one...
looks like the attachment i have on my ps3....which btw doesnt work on my hd2
I am told that there is a Keyboard/Screen/Trackpad dock for the Droid 3, if you don't mind that its keyboard shares its regular Qwerty keys with Chinease simbols besides our regular alphabet.
At least that whats my provider of tech stuff has told me. Does anyone know about it? (just to make sure that he doesn't charge me too much for it).
Thanks a million.
PS: I hope someone can provide me with more info before him; if not (and it was really true), I will try to post about it.
I think he is full of beans, I have never seen or heard of one, but this does not mean it doesn't exist or that there isn't one.
Someone could make an adapter cable that would retrofit the D3 into the Atrix dock if they were up to the task, but I haven't heard of a lapdock for the D3. Could you get a picture? You might have found something valuable!
Bionic Lapdock?
The HDMI and USB connectors on the Bionic appear to have the same positioning as the Droid 3. I would be curious to see if the Bionic's lapdock would work with the D3.
I'll try the Bionic dock as soon as possible.
Nope, there is no Webtop software on the D3. Nor is there 1gb of ram like there is on the Bionic, Atrix, Photon.... Even if it plugs in the D3 won't know how to interact with it.
You can however use HDMI mirroring, but the Droid 3 can't talk to a keyboard or mouse.
Now he changed the story...
Now this person says its an adaptor to the current lapdock, and the picture he saw has a Droid 3 conected using the adaptor.
While this might just mean Screen Mirroring instead of a parallel firefox, the keyboard indeed might not work.
At first I always suspected about the mirroring, but the keyboard could always has worked if it used the bluetooth as a method of comunicating if the USB didn't allowed out otherwise.
While I have tried more than one keyboard, and all seemed to work nicely, like the Palm Bluetooth Keyboard, even the Apple Wireless Keyboard, I am not sure if a mouse would work as well.
If it was true indeed about an adaptor, and it works, I will keep you posted.
By the way, what if, and this it a BIG if, the lapdock contains all the firefox IN it, and it just uses the disk/SD memory in the phone? wouldn't that make it more prone to be compatible? Thats just a thought...
According to this picture, you can flip the connectors around on the Atrix or Bionic Lapdock:
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...24&tag=thumbnail-view-selector;get-photo-roto
Hmmmm......
I can confirm the Motorola Lapdock 100 works just fine with the Droid 3. It lacks Webtop and some things are minor annoyances (like Swype pops out whenever you click a text box. Either click esc to make it go away or pull out the phone's keyboard a hair) In fact I'm typing this response from my Lapdock. The USB keyboard and mouse work just fine (I think that's built into Android) and my wireless mouse even works when I plug the dongle into the USB replicator on the back. I think the replicator also will accept a thumb drive or a keyboard.
Hello.
Can you make some movies from Droid 3 with Lapdock?
How is screen resolution in this combination? 960x540 or Lapdock native?
Thanks in advance and I am sorry for my bad English.
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I can confirm the Motorola Lapdock 100 works just fine with the Droid 3. It lacks Webtop and some things are minor annoyances (like Swype pops out whenever you click a text box. Either click esc to make it go away or pull out the phone's keyboard a hair) In fact I'm typing this response from my Lapdock. The USB keyboard and mouse work just fine (I think that's built into Android) and my wireless mouse even works when I plug the dongle into the USB replicator on the back. I think the replicator also will accept a thumb drive or a keyboard.
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Is this setup still working? I ask because I read a post on the Motorola forum where a guy's D3/Lapdock 100 worked as you describe until he took a call. Once the call was over, it went back to simple HDMI mirror, with no keyboard/mouse functionality, even after reboots, etc.
I picked one of these up for $59 and free shipping a few days ago, but it hasn't shipped yet:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190662411549
If the connectors need to be swapped around, I'll do it. It would be nice if it was a touchscreen, but I'm not going to complain too much. Will report back here the results and pictures if needed.
I got one of the Bionic docks in the $59 deal as well. It arrived today and the connectors do need to be flipped around. While the lapdock's native resolution is 1366x768, the Droid 3 will only output at 960x540. I'm hoping to use it with an RDP app, but none of the RDP apps work well with it.
Let me know if there are any questions on the functionality.
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I got one of the Bionic docks in the $59 deal as well. It arrived today and the connectors do need to be flipped around. While the lapdock's native resolution is 1366x768, the Droid 3 will only output at 960x540. I'm hoping to use it with an RDP app, but none of the RDP apps work well with it.
Let me know if there are any questions on the functionality.
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Do the keyboard and mouse work? I have a Atrix 4G one that I got from ebay for $59 sitting new in the box.
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I got one of the Bionic docks in the $59 deal as well. It arrived today and the connectors do need to be flipped around. While the lapdock's native resolution is 1366x768, the Droid 3 will only output at 960x540. I'm hoping to use it with an RDP app, but none of the RDP apps work well with it.
Let me know if there are any questions on the functionality.
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Why would the D3 only have an out put of 960x540? Can't it produce 1080p out on that HDMI connector?
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Why would the D3 only have an out put of 960x540? Can't it produce 1080p out on that HDMI connector?
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It outputs at 1080p, or at least my TV reports it as that but it looks like its just an upconverted 950x540 picture, since its duplicating the phone's screen. What would be nice is an option to have HDMI only (the phone screen is off) so it could actually produce a real 1920x1080 display, the hardware should be capable.
I pretty sure the D3 only outputs above 960x540 when you are playing a video only. I wonder if we can mod the D3 so it can always output to 1080p.
OK, so my $59 Atrix Lapdock showed up a few minutes ago. I opened up the carrier dock and flipped around the connectors. The dock needs to be dremelled a little bit, but once it's plugged in, the video is mirrored and the touchpad and keyboard function normally. It's just like an Android powered laptop at this point, with a 3G connection. Need to dig around for the webtop/lapdock app now and see if that's something I should care about. The resolution looks to be exactly the same as the phone, for now. I'm thinking a little hack could get the resolution upped.
Stay tuned.
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OK, so my $59 Atrix Lapdock showed up a few minutes ago. I opened up the carrier dock and flipped around the connectors. The dock needs to be dremelled a little bit, but once it's plugged in, the video is mirrored and the touchpad and keyboard function normally. It's just like an Android powered laptop at this point, with a 3G connection. Need to dig around for the webtop/lapdock app now and see if that's something I should care about. The resolution looks to be exactly the same as the phone, for now. I'm thinking a little hack could get the resolution upped.
Stay tuned.
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Thanks, the Motorola Gingerbread webtop app hasn't been ported because of RAM limitations. The Ubuntu on Android project is claiming 512MB as a minimum and will be released open source eventually so their is hope of running that someday if someone can port it. It requires no kernel modifications and runs on top of Android so it should be possible.
I will probably mod my Atrix 4G lapdock at some point.
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Thanks, the Motorola Gingerbread webtop app hasn't been ported because of RAM limitations. The Ubuntu on Android project is claiming 512MB as a minimum and will be released open source eventually so their is hope of running that someday if someone can port it. It requires no kernel modifications and runs on top of Android so it should be possible.
I will probably mod my Atrix 4G lapdock at some point.
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That's kind of what I was seeing, too. There appears to be other webtop-ish like apps on the market that do things when you plug them into HDMI. Researching them now.
But yeah, the Ubuntu on Android looks to be badass!
Any suggestions for a bluetooth keyboard with built in touchpad that works great with the webtop hack? I'd appreciate any feedback
I use the Logitech Mediaboard Pro for two of my HTPCs at home. I have paired it with my Bionic and it works great. Good range and good battery life.
It's supposed to be a PS3 keyboard, but it works fine with Windows and Android.
groove9281 said:
I use the Logitech Mediaboard Pro for two of my HTPCs at home. I have paired it with my Bionic and it works great. Good range and good battery life.
It's supposed to be a PS3 keyboard, but it works fine with Windows and Android.
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Good I was looking at that was at Bestbuy for $80 thanks.
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I just bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I4UQE...iveASIN=B004I4UQE4&adid=0AZB9VHSSMMGK3HBNFFN&
will report how it works when it is delivered...
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I just bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I4UQE...iveASIN=B004I4UQE4&adid=0AZB9VHSSMMGK3HBNFFN&
will report how it works when it is delivered...
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I actually just bought that keyboard too. I was hoping to use it as a remote when I dock the phone in my car. It seems to work fine. The touchpad is a little wonky, but it works ok.
I had to remap the Function keys so I don't have to press Fn each time I want to use a media key.
Now I'm just looking for a way to easily activate the notification pulldown using this keyboard one-handed.
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The touchpad is a little wonky...
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I honestly couldn't keep myself from laughing at this statement. Just because its not something I hear often. Like the word Spiffy.
(Sorry to interrupt your thread )
rcicu said:
I just bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I4UQE...iveASIN=B004I4UQE4&adid=0AZB9VHSSMMGK3HBNFFN&
will report how it works when it is delivered...
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Thanks I would like to know if its good.
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Quick update. Just started to mess with it tonight. Will post how good or bad it is after a while.
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Okay, for the $$$ the Rii BT Keyboard/Mouse works great! the hardware works flawlessly on my PC... That said in Android the Keyboard works great! The mouse as reported by groove9281 is a little "wonky" but that seems to be something with webtop. I would like to see another BT mouse connected in webtop to compare.
Pros:
Size (great for travel)
Combination Keyboard and Mouse
Rechargeable
Includes BT receiver (for non-BT devices)
Works natively with Android
Cons:
Size (not practical for typing a multi-page document)
Laser pointer not recessed enough (KB rocks when typing)
USB port is Mini not Micro
Mouse is a little "wonky" in WebTop (Believe this is a webtop/bluetooth issue)
I wish i could use the BT Keyboard and continue using the Bionic's screen as the trackpad when in WebTop...
I would recommend this to anyone that can't stand typing on the screen when webtop. I have been turning the KB off when I need to use the mouse heavily.
On another note does anyone know how to remap the multimedia buttons?
Thanks,
He is using a Galaxy Note in the video but it seems easy right?
- HDMI to a monitor
- Bluetooth mouse
- Bluetooth keyboard
Seems like an awesome idea to me. Use the Nexus 4 as your mobile device when your outside of the house and when you come back home and need a desktop to work on just plug in your Nexus 4 and start. Finally PC free. One device to rule them all :victory:
Anyone else going to try this with the Nexus 4 when it comes out? I know I sure want to but I'm not sure if the Nexus 4 works with bluetooth mice the same way the Galaxy Note does Galaxy Nexus users would probably know.
I can confirm that the Galaxy Nexus works with a bluetooth mouse and keyboard. I have used my phone as a "desktop computer" when I was on a vacation.
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I can confirm that the Galaxy Nexus works with a bluetooth mouse and keyboard. I have used my phone as a "desktop computer" when I was on a vacation.
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Thank you for letting me know! :good:
Makes me really happy to hear that. I don't really need PC programs so I love the idea of using a smartphone as my one and only computer :highfive:
The Nexus 4 uses Slimport HDMI, according to the specifications it allows HDMI output and USB-otg at the same time!! This means there will be docks with HDMI out and several USB-ports (at least I hope there will be).
So you can connect a monitor USB keyboards, mice and harddrives all at the same time!
Edit: I might have gotten a little too exited and misinterpreted the data sheet.
Simultanious HDMI output and USB-otg might not be possible after all.
http://www.analogix.com/products/slimport.html
cheers to hoping for the first device that has ubuntu for android and a dock
Embrace the future my friends, Google is far sited as well as near
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I do the same atm with my one x, only problem I can see is the lack of mhl will make it more expensive
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I'm expecting/hoping canonical will release ubuntu for android for the nexus 4
With miracast, charching orb and BT keyboard/mouse combo, you can do this totally wireless and cooler and pricy.
I would have thought a tablet would be better because of tablet-optimised apps. If you wanted to do office-type work, the tablet versions of office suites makes much better use of the screen real-estate.
You can achieve the same result with most 'modern' smartphones that support HDMI out. It's a neat little trick, I use it a lot with my tablet. I think someone above mentioned the tablet apps are better - and this is definitely true at my end. Far more suited to a telly.
So as this can be prescribed to pretty much any phone, I'll go ahead and close it here. Give it a shot though - definitely worth doing.
Just for curiosity's sake, Samsung have released a dock for the Note 2 to make the most out of this. Provides not only HDMI out, but also full-sized USB ports for peripherals and 3.5mm audio-out. I'm waiting for it to hit :good:
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I have a cabin and don't want to pay $70/mo for internet for a couple days a month. I wanted to root my Atrix so I could use it as an internet connection for a computer.
Thing is, the Atrix has HDMI out, and with this dock: cgi dot ebay dot com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140890170592
It has USB ports, which I'm guessing support a keyboard and mouse and maybe even an external hard drive?
So maybe the answer is to just use the Atrix as the computer (granted, I can't use CS5, UEStudio, Navicat, Putty...) Although, for $30 I can get logmein ignition and remote desktop to my main PC, where I can at least half-ass use those programs.
Guess my question is, besides the lack of windows-only apps, is there a big downside to using the Atrix in place of a PC?
Is Android support for peripherals any good?
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I have a cabin and don't want to pay $70/mo for internet for a couple days a month. I wanted to root my Atrix so I could use it as an internet connection for a computer.
Thing is, the Atrix has HDMI out, and with this dock: cgi dot ebay dot com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140890170592
It has USB ports, which I'm guessing support a keyboard and mouse and maybe even an external hard drive?
So maybe the answer is to just use the Atrix as the computer (granted, I can't use CS5, UEStudio, Navicat, Putty...) Although, for $30 I can get logmein ignition and remote desktop to my main PC, where I can at least half-ass use those programs.
Guess my question is, besides the lack of windows-only apps, is there a big downside to using the Atrix in place of a PC?
Is Android support for peripherals any good?
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Is Android support for peripherals any good? Well right now , no .
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Is Android support for peripherals any good? Well right now , no .
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Think I'll have problems with a keyboard and mouse? I didn't expect it would be great, but even Windows 98 and CentOS gui will work with a keyboard and mouse.
I ordered the dock, so I guess I'll see soon.
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Think I'll have problems with a keyboard and mouse? I didn't expect it would be great, but even Windows 98 and CentOS gui will work with a keyboard and mouse.
I ordered the dock, so I guess I'll see soon.
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Even Windows 98? Are you kidding me?
why not try a Bluetooth keyboard?
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