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My Streak 7 Dock thoughts.

Well I finally bought the Streak docking station. I havent hooked it up to HDMI yet so I cant tell you about that yet.
What I can tell you is.. the plastic holder part.. The clear thing you insert, I dont know, I mean seems solid enough but I cant help but feel that it could break, I dont know. That and things make a odd sound when you jiggle the tablet while its docked.
Aside from that, GOD this dock is nice. I mean its angled just right for doing things, visibility is great! Good for video watching and so. Also playing finger based games like angry birds, this thing runs great. Also least it can charge separately from the usb connection to the PC. All I need to find now is a way to access my network files to play videos remotely and I am set. =D

I agree on the dock being nice. I bought two, one for in the office and the other at home. The dock mode of the streak can be a bit annoying at times especially when you lock the tablet with a pin. Posting via Galaxy S as waiting on replacement streak 7 from Dell. Still love the Streak though not working right now.
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Btw I havent tested this part yet with HDMI, If you hook it up, do your games show up on the TV? Would be cool to have your emulators displaying on the TV. Heh.

Hmmm.... I think I might give the dock a try. I have a few extra HDMI cables laying around. I'll try it out and post what happens.

I've had the dock for about 2 weeks now. Works great, HDMI looks decent, not HD obviously, but it looks good and I am able to watch movies on my 56inch with no problems.... To me it was worth it, you can get them for cheap on ebay just to let everyone know.

Mysticales said:
Btw I havent tested this part yet with HDMI, If you hook it up, do your games show up on the TV? Would be cool to have your emulators displaying on the TV. Heh.
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Forgot to mention that everything DOES show up on your TV. I have been playing super mario world a couple nights a week now lol

How can I buy this dock in Vietnam???

I picked up one these docks on eBay for $50 w/ a OEM car charger.
Nice solid feel on the dock but sometimes I wish it had a mode where you could have a case on & have it nicely dock as well...
HDMI out is a nice +

I just wished it worked with Honeystreak. I hope dell releases honeycomb because I love using my doc to watch movies in the bedroom.

Hello
I'm new owner of Streak 7 - from Poland. I'm looking for one dock station for my S7 to be able to play hdmi on my tv. Problem is, that in Poland it's hard to get a dock.
Maybe anyone of you is about to sell one and could send it to Poland?
Thank you in advance

keith.valdez said:
I just wished it worked with Honeystreak. I hope dell releases honeycomb because I love using my doc to watch movies in the bedroom.
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Wait the honeycomb rom doesnt work on it? That sounds odd or a flaw, did you tell Steve?
mechanizator said:
Hello
I'm new owner of Streak 7 - from Poland. I'm looking for one dock station for my S7 to be able to play hdmi on my tv. Problem is, that in Poland it's hard to get a dock.
Maybe anyone of you is about to sell one and could send it to Poland?
Thank you in advance
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I would say check ebay. Most people ship everywhere.
Also yea, playing emulators works great on it. Also another perk.. if you use wiimote IME. You could have your streak docked, away from you and you can use the wii mote or classic controller to move the menu around too and open apps and so. Very handy.

HDMI out on stand w/Dell Streak
Mysticales said:
Wait the honeycomb rom doesnt work on it? That sounds odd or a flaw, did you tell Steve?
I would say check ebay. Most people ship everywhere.
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I have had some strange issues with with getting HDMI working on various DJ Steve's build but I chalked that up just not be official?
I'm running
StreakDroid HD7-2.0 R1
I think that is the latest...
anyone else having any issues? I'm sure the "offical" build will support it... I'm sure...

I'm running his HC build and it works fine for the most part. I can't get rid of the bottom status bar, and in comparison to my Logitech Revue, the Revue streams Amazon video much smoother and the PQ seems to be better as well. I'm usng the stock browser and I get a few video freezes where the sound keeps going, had some lip sync issues, and some other minor things. He Revue
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i need a dock and data cable for streak 7 in pakistan,,, is thr any way i can get 1.???

Maybe. Tried Ebay or Amazon? Alot of people will ship worldwide.

what are some alternatives to the official dock like the g2 slacker? looking for something under $20 as both the official dock and the g2 dock go for at least 30 on ebay.

g2 slacker, while "looks" like same port, I doubt it is. Or would work. If you need a cheap alt,
http://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-P..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1334806828&sr=1-1
HOWEVER I should mention these docks DO NOT have hdmi! So they will charge, and seperate cable to sync. However.. a dell streak dock without hdmi.. seems silly..? I know for me.. hook to HDMI, Use BT keyboard/touchpad (and I can run dos!) or BT gamepad and I can run emulators. Thats nice on a TV. =)

The slacker dock only supports USB-IN, it doesnt support anything else on the S5/S7
Things missing from the slacker dock (that's available on the 2nd gen official dock):
Line-out
USB-in (ie OTG)
USB-high speed charing
HDMI-out
Dock sense (where the device automatically goes into clock mode)
The slacker dock has a headphone out, but the S5/S7 dont support it either (it may not have the pins for that, if it does it's different anyway). The slacker dock also has pads for USB-in, but that model was never officially made available(?).
Also I would STRONGLY recommend against a slacker dock for the S7 (if you can even find one), the S5 is a lot lighter then the S7.
The S7 barely fits on it, but it has absolutely no support besides the port itself.
The S5 already places all it's weight on the dock port, the S7 is asking to be broken by any accidentical impact.
If you are willing (or can find it at a reasonable price), I would strongly recommend the official 2nd gen dock for either the S5/S7.
It includes 2 backplates to support either model.
Also, the S5 dock in the previous link likely wont fit the S7, that's the reason the official dock comes with 2 backplates.
Your only real choice for the S7 is the official 2nd gen dock.

Oh fyi, amazon has it on sale right now for 30$ the official one.

Are we sure the Offical Dell Dock has OTG?! I can't find documentation on that AT ALL.

Help me to Find the Lapdock for Droid 3

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.

Nardholio said:
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.

tbdombrosky said:
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.

tbdombrosky said:
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?

The Chris said:
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.

spunker88 said:
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!

Xoom/atrix keyboard?

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.

Nexus 7-2 docking contact Gone

Passed my old N7 along and using the new 32Gig model 2 now.
I've read about a GPS issue but I don't seem to have the problem. I rooted my last one but never really took advantage of that so I'll probably use this one stock for awhile. I did notice that the new one has no "docking port" or whatever the heck that contact point was supposed to be. .... So what happened to the docking port? The absence in the new model says "orphan" to me.
So far, very nice and very smooth, great screen and no apparent quality or fit problems. The second camera is a nice addition.
And Amazon just informed me that the Chromecast unit I ordered last month will be delivered sometime in September or October.

The Old School Dock
The Dock connections on the old school Nexus 7 were for charging capabilities and for audio out i believe. I read a few reviews and that about the dock and i thought it would be great to have one...... however everywhere i looked since the N7 came out they were all out of stock.
And not work the $50 they were asking. So oh well!
They must of deemed the Dock Capability not needed after that and kept it out of the 2013 model. :-/

Because they have the wireless charging coil in the new n7
Beamed from my Grouper

I love the docking capabilities of the old Nexus 7. I have speakers connected to my docks and use it as a small media player at various points around the house.
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Is this keyboard dock good

Asus Accessory TF701T-DOCK-AD02 Transformer Pad Tablet PC Keyboard B95716 873
Just ordered from eBay
Anyone know if I will have problems what do I need to look forgot check keyboard is good
Does anyone use the keyboard dock regularly
Is it good to type
Is the trackback any good
Thanks
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wakkaday said:
Asus Accessory TF701T-DOCK-AD02 Transformer Pad Tablet PC Keyboard B95716 873
Just ordered from eBay
Anyone know if I will have problems what do I need to look forgot check keyboard is good
Does anyone use the keyboard dock regularly
Is it good to type
Is the trackback any good
Thanks
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As is see its the standard keyboard for Asus TF701T. The only thing that u have to check is the Keyboard FW when it arrive, cause FW under 2013.11 have the disconnect issue, so the keyboard disconnects and u have to unplug/ plug it to solve the problem.
SO when its under 2013.11 u have to update it first. But i dont know if we could seperate update the keyboard, does anyone tried it before?
greetz
monkey
P.S.: I bought the Pad with Keyboard. I love it, feels good at writing, the buttons are big enough and the touchpad also do his work great. After Updateing in the first time with the TF701 i had no problems again with the dock. The USB3 port works good, high transfer rate and no problems with watching direct from the usb.
I do a lot with the pad and dock, much homework over citrix and it works great with keyboard.
The only little thing i miss, is the light at the keyboard, but i think im only spoiled by my lenovo T540p ^^
EDIT: correction: FW under 2013.11 have the issue, with 2013.11 and higher sould it work without problems.

The biggest benefit to getting a Transformer is getting the keyboard. That's its claim to fame and its reason for being. The keyboard gives you that extra battery time and connectivity with USB that is the main, if not the only, reason that I got the Transformer in the first place and why I upgraded to the new model. If you do a lot of typing for work, or need the extra battery life then get one. With the keyboard connected you essentially have a type of netbook and you have built in protection for your screen so you don't need a case. Try to get one with a build date in 2014 though.

wakkaday said:
Asus Accessory TF701T-DOCK-AD02 Transformer Pad Tablet PC Keyboard B95716 873
Just ordered from eBay
Anyone know if I will have problems what do I need to look forgot check keyboard is good
Does anyone use the keyboard dock regularly
Is it good to type
Is the trackback any good
Thanks
Sent from my K00C using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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It depends on how your behavior towards functions of the docking (i.e keyboard, function keys, mouse pad, USB 3.0, SD card reader, external battery). For me, I love it so much. I fully utilize all functions about the docking. i.e pluged a USB hub with a mouse and a 16GB USB memory stick to save my doc. it sometimes share a bit battery to my phone in very urgent case.
however, u may stuck if there is firmware version difference or Dalvik cache problem.
so far, ASUS's hardware quality is wonderful but the supporting matters are terrible.
Don't worry! you may find the solutions in this forum.

TF701 dock connection
wakkaday said:
Asus Accessory TF701T-DOCK-AD02 Transformer Pad Tablet PC Keyboard B95716 873
Just ordered from eBay
Anyone know if I will have problems what do I need to look forgot check keyboard is good
Does anyone use the keyboard dock regularly
Is it good to type
Is the trackback any good
Thanks
Sent from my K00C using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Hi to you,
I read quite some threads about this TF701 dock connection and I have quite some experience with it.
Situation seems to be as follows:
The newer 2014 dock models appear to have a better grip and a slight more flexible electrical connector to maintain connection during mechanical movements. But over time the problem still exists depending on the use. It is a mechanical hinge design imperfection that did not change between 2013 and 2014 models. I expect Asus will not give the existing dock productline a redesign since the tablet has to be changed as well. With product life sycles of about 2 years it just does not make sense for a manufacturor to do that.
Therefor this TF701 instability will stay part of the 'specifications'. Besides that, the TF701 is a blast of a tablet, with stunning speed and resolution. Especially with the recent KitKat 4.4.2 update. Almost one year on the market, it still can measure with more recent and more expensive competitors. So this makes the TF701 still high performance for money.
It is difficult to track the dock production dates. It is only on the box they are packed in. So hard to discover the production year from the product code itself. Anyway, If your tablet-dock combination still have a mechanical or electrical issue over time, a modification kit is available as a solution for fixing both issues in 2 minutes. It took me quite some time to find out the exact match in material, shape, thickness and placement to overcome this weak design. The result on video shows a firm and stable grip between tablet and dock, including a reliable electrical connection. And it will last.