Had these usb powered speakers from the runt's computer here at home. Since his computer no longer works I typically use the speakers for my netbook. But decided to try them out on the tablet with my otg cable... works quite nice, good soundboost while trying to watch a movie and wash dishes... :good:
Photo of the speakers... external speakers
Great idea! Just don't crank up the volume too high. The current draw on that thing might overload the tablet's power regulator.:thumbup:
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Here's an eBay link for those showing model number etc...
Altec-Lansing-BXR1220
Nice looking speakers there.
When you plug those in, does the tablet still use the external speakers to project sound or does the sound just go straight to the plugged in speakers?
Sound only comes out of the Altec speakers... it only uses the USB for power... you still have to plug in a headphone jack and that kills the Nexus internal speakers sound
Yeah, the speakers are plugged into the headphone jack. Though I suppose I could always keep my netbook in the area to use as the power source.
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Anyone know of someway to use Bluetooth in any car stereo by the use of adding a Bluetooth receiver or something to the auxilliary port? I've messed my up my port on my phone before and I don't wanna do it again with my refurb . I listen to a lot of music...
You could plug an FM transmitter into the headphone socket and tune the car radio to it if that's any help, those things are very cheap these days and you can get them integrated into car chargers..
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You could plug an FM transmitter into the headphone socket and tune the car radio to it if that's any help, those things are very cheap these days and you can get them integrated into car chargers..
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Love the idea but my radio is broken lol
Belkin makes a product for this. Two of them in fact. Look it up on belkins website under the iPhone in car section.
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If you're willing to replace your head unit, search these forums for mention of the JVC KD-X50BT. Its a nice Bluetooth receiving head unit that apparently has some pretty decent sound. Reasonably priced, too! I plan on picking one up soon to use with my nexus.
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Belkin makes a product for this. Two of them in fact. Look it up on belkins website under the iPhone in car section.
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The belkin, if its the cheap one we're both talking about, apparently has awful sound quality. Maybe the second of the two is better.
Always check reviews, just ignore the idiots lol
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I remember looking on ebay and seeing what looked like a bluetooth box thing that connected through the aux port.
ie this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/iKross-Bluet...ltDomain_0&hash=item51a218fae1#ht_2983wt_1032
For a simpler idea, cant one just use a male to male cable to connect it?
i just bought this and recieved it today..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00727FE5U/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
its great, no loss in sound quality, easy charging and easy pairing, small with short cord, comes with an adapter so you can also connect it to stereos/tvs/etc.., also has good BT range.
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i just bought this and recieved it today..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00727FE5U/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
its great, no loss in sound quality, easy charging and easy pairing, small with short cord, comes with an adapter so you can also connect it to stereos/tvs/etc.., also has good BT range.
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Oh thanks this is exactly what I was looking for! Can you easily switch the chord out with a longer one?
Do an ebay search for "bluetooth receiver", you'll find all kinds of devices. As for how well they work, well, let us know. :laugh:
You can try the flexsmart x2. It has a line out and line in jack. It is charger and Bluetooth as well. If you plug the line out to the head auxiliary jack then hook the device up through Bluetooth, you won't have to keep unplugging and plugging in. It could potentially work through Bluetooth.
I would try it, bit my car radio doesn't have an auxiliary jack though. Ill see If I can figure out a way to test it and report back.
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i use a samsung Bluetooth receiver (bt clip with headphone jack) with my car stereos aux and it works pretty good...
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it's the hs3000
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I just tested with my phone.
What you will need:
Flexsmart x2 - http://www.amazon.com/FlexSMART-Tra...8&qid=1349149438&sr=8-1&keywords=flexsmart+x2
Bluetooth phone or tablet
Auxiliary cable(included with flexsmart)
Auxiliary jack on car stereo
Plug flexsmart into car lighter
Turn car on
Connect Bluetooth device with flexsmart
Connect line out jack on flexsmart to auxiliary jack on car stereo
Play music, talk on phone, and enjoy!
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Anyone know of someway to use Bluetooth in any car stereo by the use of adding a Bluetooth receiver or something to the auxilliary port? I've messed my up my port on my phone before and I don't wanna do it again with my refurb . I listen to a lot of music...
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They have a bluetooth 2.0 a2dp on deal extreme, it gives pretty decent sound and is only 13$, only downside is you have to wait for like a month for it to get here. I can post links yet as I havent hit 10 posts lol, but the sku is 8422 and its on Deal Xtreme. Happy hunting
I use this one in my truck.It did not come with bluetooth and I plug this in my aux to listen to music from the n7 or phone.It works well and pairs very easy.Battery last around 12 hours during use and charges in about 2.
http://www.amazon.com/Britelink-Bluetooth-Audio-Receiver-Portable/dp/B0059M4G9K/ref=pd_cp_e_3
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll check these out once I get away from this blocked WiFi.
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Anyone know of someway to use Bluetooth in any car stereo by the use of adding a Bluetooth receiver or something to the auxilliary port? I've messed my up my port on my phone before and I don't wanna do it again with my refurb . I listen to a lot of music...
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Im using the HTC Stereo Clip. Awesome device. A little pricey but I think worth it because it does sound like it's directly plugged into the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1637848
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Im using the HTC Stereo Clip. Awesome device. A little pricey but I think worth it because it does sound like it's directly plugged into the device.
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I use the Stereo Clip as well. I've found that battery life on it sucks, so to remedy that I have it constantly plugged into a car charger. This works for me because both my AUX port and a charging port are inside my center console, so they are both hidden from view. Otherwise, you have to recharge it every 2 days or so.
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I use the Stereo Clip as well. I've found that battery life on it sucks, so to remedy that I have it constantly plugged into a car charger. This works for me because both my AUX port and a charging port are inside my center console, so they are both hidden from view. Otherwise, you have to recharge it every 2 days or so.
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How long do you have it connected? What's your bt device play time? I guess I don't use the clip enough in a shot to really compare. But I have been happy with it and I too, have it constantly plugged into my car charger.
I like some of these that I see here. The GoGroove has pretty decent reviews but can it charge while I use it in my car? Anything that I won't have to take out of my car to charge and has pretty decent audio quality will do. Also if it sleeps on its own when a Bluetooth device isn't connected to it. Really just needs to not be so much of a hassle to use and be reliable.
I tried plugging in my Note 2 through my car stereo and it doesn't recognize the device. It's a cheaper stereo so it doesn't have bluetooth. So, I'm looking for a bluetooth adapter, any suggestions?
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I tried plugging in my Note 2 through my car stereo and it doesn't recognize the device. It's a cheaper stereo so it doesn't have bluetooth. So, I'm looking for a bluetooth adapter, any suggestions?
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I have this one and I'm pretty happy with it...
Plantronics K100 works best of allnive tested. This is an FM Modulated device so youll need to use the FM radio stations.
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I have the HTC Car A200 that is about the size of a flash drive and I love mine. It hangs off your AUX in port and has a built in battery. I leave mine plugged in to the USB port all the time for power and I actually picked up a right angle adapter so it hangs down, but other than that I love it.
The best part is that it uses aptX so you get better quality than regular A2DP streaming.
I'm a cheap. I have and use this when needed. I've recommended it to coworkers as well and they use it all the time: Coby CA-745. It's an FM transmitter, but uses a 3.5mm jack. It also has another cigarette port so you can use, say, your car charger for your phone.
When I plug my headphones into the headphone jack, my phone goes berzerk. A track will be playing and then randomly switches, forwards to next track, etc and my dialer will pop up and start dialing random numbers (or maybe the last number I dialed) without me even touching the screen. If my phone is locked, the emergency dialer will pop up. It's like it has a mind of its own.
Anyone have any idea of what's going on? Maybe it's shorted somewhere?
Download headset blocker from the Play Store. That should fix your problem.
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This happens to me on a cheap 3.5mm to 3.5mm cord I have. I should be just the cord your using and it won't happen with every set of headphones. I actually use the cord on my iPad and it works fine for it l...
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This happens to me on a cheap 3.5mm to 3.5mm cord I have. I should be just the cord your using and it won't happen with every set of headphones. I actually use the cord on my iPad and it works fine for it l...
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I'm using the HTC headphones that come packaged with the phone. In fact, I've been going through replacement phones (because of the build quality) and my first phone didn't have this issue with the same exact headphones. I decided to switch out the htc headphones from a different box and my phone still goes crazy. I want to say it's a defective headphone jack just because of that.
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I'm using the HTC headphones that come packaged with the phone. In fact, I've been going through replacement phones (because of the build quality) and my first phone didn't have this issue with the same exact headphones. I decided to switch out the htc headphones from a different box and my phone still goes crazy. I want to say it's a defective headphone jack just because of that.
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Mine did this also, it's the button on the headphones. It's extremely sensitive. I was cutting grass and it began switching songs quickly. Got my wife's headphones and it quit.
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My HTC One doesn't register that a my solo hd's have been plugged in with the L shape jack, if I use the opposite side of the wire it works but is extremely distorted. Any ideas?
The headphones and the wire work fine on a tablet and 3 other phones I have tried it on.
There's no visible switch in the connector (for headphone detection) which means that headphones are probably detected based on their impedance...
Solo HD's have impedance 45Ohms which is a little high but nothing dramatic, so my guess would be a lose contact - try your HDs on another HTC One and/or different connection cable...
I had this happen to me but with any pair of headphones I plugged in. Sound would still come from the speakers. How I fixed it was to toggle beats off then back on and then plug in the headset. I don't know if your issue is the same but that's what did it for me
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There's no visible switch in the connector (for headphone detection) which means that headphones are probably detected based on their impedance...
Solo HD's have impedance 45Ohms which is a little high but nothing dramatic, so my guess would be a lose contact - try your HDs on another HTC One and/or different connection cable...
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I'd love to try that but I don't have another HTC One to try it on haha.
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I had this happen to me but with any pair of headphones I plugged in. Sound would still come from the speakers. How I fixed it was to toggle beats off then back on and then plug in the headset. I don't know if your issue is the same but that's what did it for me
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And that didn't work but thanks for the suggestion. The weird thing is that using a standard 3.5mm jack wire which I bought cheap on eBay works fine with the headphones but the monster one doesn't?
And other headphones work fine? The big one is if it's the phone or the headphones...
Yup I've tried five other pairs of earphones and they all work fine.
I've tried a pair on ibeats, generic Philips ones, the stock HTC one earphones, stock iPhone earphones and also some seinnheisers. All work flawlessly.
...but the beats work fine with other music sources?
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...but the beats work fine with other music sources?
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You mean on other phones? Yeah they do, I tried them on two iPhones, a nexus 7 and also my laptop. In fact I'm using them now on my laptop and they are working, it's really strange lol
yeah it is....beats me (no pun intended). Do you have an extension cord for headphones or splitter? Just to try out that it isn't a lose contact between the phone and headphones...
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yeah it is....beats me (no pun intended). Do you have an extension cord for headphones or splitter? Just to try out that it isn't a lose contact between the phone and headphones...
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I have every cable but that haha. I had the same thought so just bought an adapter and hopefully that should work!
I use the digital audio out from the mini usb to my Fiio Andes DAC. After taking OTA, Spotify freezes when adjusting volume and my handset become completely unresponsive, necessitating a hard reboot. Sadness ensues.
I didn't think it supported USB audio out to begin with. Wouldn't work on my stereo when I first bought the phone
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tgearman, I didn't even know these devices worked with any USB audio out. This is pretty damn cool.
Have you played around in AOSP based ROMs? Does this capability work in any of those? What does your setup look like? You've got me super curious.
I've got the Sprint hTC One and picked up the OTG cable on Amazon for about $8 USD. The cable is usb mini (male) which connects to the handset. My phone recognized it immediately and routed the audio out. The other end of the OTG is usb standard (female) which connects to my Fiio cable. Shure se535's on the business end = Bam!
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Gonna have to try that. Didn't know you needed USB otg. I tried with USB micro to regular USB - same as pc connect
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I'm thinking they jump a couple of pins and that's how the handset recognizes the OTG and switches to audio-out on that port. It's pretty slick - give it a try. I put a review on the cable on Amazon. Reviewed under tgearman - search on that and you'll find the right one.
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