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!
I was wondering if anyone tested it on the droid 3 I need to know if it works properly
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I tried to fit my droid 3 into my friend's atrix keyboard, but it didn't fit. The ports are backwards so the phone would be flipped around from what the atrix would be. BUT!!!
With some modifications to the dock area I think it could be done, it literally was a few MM of extra plastic that was getting in the way. A dremel tool would probably do the trick.
If you are talking about the Motorola wireless bluetooth keyboard it will work on the Droid 3 according to Motorola's website:
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...-Wireless-Keyboard-US-EN.productCompatibility
Not sure if that means this keyboard will work on all Android devices or if Motorola includes software drivers on its phones amongst the bloat.
spunker88 said:
If you are talking about the Motorola wireless bluetooth keyboard it will work on the Droid 3 according to Motorola's website:
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...-Wireless-Keyboard-US-EN.productCompatibility
Not sure if that means this keyboard will work on all Android devices or if Motorola includes software drivers on its phones amongst the bloat.
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that was thanks
jellydroid13 said:
I was wondering if anyone tested it on the droid 3 I need to know if it works properly
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Try the bionic one?
Anyone using a bluetooth keyboard with the Droid 3?
I use the Xoom but on my wife's d3 all the time.
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I use an Atrix keyboard
There is another thread on this topic going as well. here my most resent post:
I received my Atrix dock and really like it so far. I had to do quite a bit of trimming on the plastic dock to make the D3 sit properly and make a reliable connection. It works well and I really like it. Played with it for about a day now, Netflix is nice on bigger screen,texting is good, Angry Birds is good. I also like that it charges the phone battery.
All in all it took about an hour of plastic trimming and test fitting. I added one item as peace of mind for myself. Once the phone is docked I have a black Velcro cable tie a wrap around the phone and dock connector so I can move and not be to worried about the phone falling or the connectors being subjected to more stress than needed.
Wrong thread, this is about a bluetooth keyboard not the lapdock. There is a separate thread talking about the lapdock.
No problem
The second post references the lapdock so the thread is kind of mixed it would seem.
Oh, I didn't see that one post, just wanted to let you know we have a thread that talks a lot about the lapdock.
Are there any keyboards with trackpads that you can hook up to the Bionc in conjunction with Webtop via HDMI?
I searched, only found 1 topic in the Atrix forum that was never answered.
I succesfully paired my Logitec Dinovo Mini and it works like a charm trackpad and everything.
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Bluetooth devices work just fine, just make sure you buy Bluetooth and you should be golden.
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Sorry, I'd like to point out why I say this. I have a pretty freakin' old MX5500 keyboard & mouse combo from Wal-Mart years back. They sync fine even though they were designed without Android in mind at all.
Haloman800 said:
Are there any keyboards with trackpads that you can hook up to the Bionc in conjunction with Webtop via HDMI?
I searched, only found 1 topic in the Atrix forum that was never answered.
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Old fashioned wireless keyboards, mice and trackpads work too -- doesn't have to be Bluetooth. Sometimes they can be a lot cheaper, or you might even have some old ones from a PC that would work. I picked up a Logitech mouse/keyboard combo that works off one USB dongle for about $30, and it works great with the HDMI dock, in both Webtop and Mirroring modes.
I bought the wrong dock for my phone (looks like its for the original Atrix)
I ripped it apart and got this:
i48.tinypic -dot- com/fjm2cl.jpg
The HDMI line doesn't even hook to the board, really all the dock does is act as a USB hub.
I'm looking for a way to do this without ripping apart a dock. I found something that I think would work, but it looks like it's only in Japan / China : global dot rakuten dot com/en/store/all-kimuraya-jimbocho/item/smkr4953103908529/
... FORTH try. This board has more security than my bank account.
Get the HD Dock Station for the RAZR (89526N). It has three USB ports on it and it works out perfectly with the Atrix HD including USB.
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hwlester said:
Get the HD Dock Station for the RAZR (89526N). It has three USB ports on it and it works out perfectly with the Atrix HD including USB.
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Ordered!
Hope your right, I looked all over for an Atrix HD dock. Not that the gutted one won't work, but it's not the prettiest solution.
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Ordered!
Hope your right, I looked all over for an Atrix HD dock. Not that the gutted one won't work, but it's not the prettiest solution.
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Yes, I use mine daily. I saw a post on AtrixForums,com that someone tried the cheaper RAZR dock (89527N) that doesn't have USB ports and doesn't include an HDMI cable (essentially the same as the Atrix HD dock). After seeing that and noting that the Atrix 4G dock's seemed to activate dock mode on the Atrix HD, I figured it was worth a shot. Since the Atrix HD and the RAZR are the same form factor (other than the cropped corners on the RAZR), I figured it was worth a try. I just ordered a second one yesterday.
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anyone know if you can use the lapdock as an external display?
i know the 500 you can't it has drm
the atrix you can
but what about the bionic lapdock?
jigglywiggly said:
anyone know if you can use the lapdock as an external display?
i know the 500 you can't it has drm
the atrix you can
but what about the bionic lapdock?
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Sorry for the late response, but the Bionic and Atrix lapdocks are exactly the same, except for being made to fit either phone. I have just purchased a Bionic lapdock (after having bought a Lapdock 100 which turned on for 8 seconds then turned off) and I'll let you know 100% once it arrives - it could be a week though.
frenetic said:
Sorry for the late response, but the Bionic and Atrix lapdocks are exactly the same, except for being made to fit either phone. I have just purchased a Bionic lapdock (after having bought a Lapdock 100 which turned on for 8 seconds then turned off) and I'll let you know 100% once it arrives - it could be a week though.
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Did you ever get it as an external?
My bionic lapdock works as an HDMI display with the right adapters. The trackpad and keyboard work with my pc and a raspberry pi my friend had. I tested it out on my Xbox 360. Castle Crashers and Arkham City look amazing on this screen!
The speakers put out surprisingly good sound, almost a surround like experience. If you ever owned a ds lite you'll know what I'm talking about. Which brings me to my issue. When I'm using this with only HDMI, the volume is maxed out. I need a way to install a volume control knob and possibly a headphone jack.
Any suggestions?
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