All the docks that I have seen so far that are available now or promised to be released in the future that take advantage of the docking port on the side of the Nexus 7 all hold the tablet in a landscape position. The problem I see with that is that many of the launchers have a harder time in landscape mode. Plus I do a lot of reading on my tablet which I find easier in Portrait mode as well. All of the docks that I have seen that hold the tablet in a portrait position are really only charging stands and do not utilize the docking port on the Nexus 7.
Has anyone seen....or heard of a dock still yet to be released....that uses the docking port on the Nexus 7 and holds it in a portrait position?
I've been looking for one too but I don't think you will find one that does uses the pogo pins while in portrait mode. The only ones that you might find is when someone builds one in the forums here and perhaps decides to sell one.
Although it does sound like a fun project to try and attempt and I may take a stab at it in the future.
You know....you would think that with how low the pins are on the side that this wouldn't be such a far fetch optional dock........
You are right, it really isn't but people only want docks in landscape so they can watch movies/play games since thats what they are used to having docks for.
Actually what would be really cool is a dock that offered both landscape AND portrait. I could see this one in of two ways.
1) have the base slide into two locking positions...one for the size of position for landscape or portrait. In landscape the pins would line up w along the bottom. When in portrait the a second port will line up to the pins along the side.
2) have bother portrait and landscape docks on the same base on opposite sides. You could then just rotate the base to have the you want facing you. It would be cool if both docks could be used at the same too...at least for charging the second one if only one doc is actually active.
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I bought a Tab dock directly from Samsung after getting some discount spam for registering my TAB. It came out to $59.xx US (shipped from TN to VA in 3 days).
Decent price, I am pleased with build, and in general its a nice product. Was slightly concerned about the orientation of the 'arm' and how I'd position it; but I bought it anyway.
I have a mini cooper clubman s....
I am switching to a Tab from a N1. And I had a good 6" 'bendie' car dock for my N1 that worked well. I stuck the suction right in the middle of the speedo cluster and it 'snugs' in nicely and doesn't cover up too much of instrument cluster.
It is actually tricky to find a good place for the Tab mount in a clubman due to the angle of the arm.
I took a hard look at both docks and had the inspiration: swap the ball mounts on the 2 arms and use the "6" inch bending arm with the ball and dock tray apparatus from the Tab Dock.
Works well! Now the tab visually obstructs much more of the speedo cluster (when positioned in same location) than the N1 -- but I don't look a the speedo cluster much anyway .
The size of the suction cups on both docks are about the same if not exactly the same. I am thinking that suction on the "6" bendie arm is up to the task of handling the additional weight of the TAB; I will know more after a few days of driving...
Maybe this idea will help someone who wants a good TAB mount be finds the arm of the SAMSUNG dock a bit awkward.
To get this to work in your situation, you may need to separate the tray from the ball mount bracket Turn over that bracket (the one that you slide the tab tray into) and notice there is 4 recessed snap tabs, that will allow access to the 'inside' of this bracket. I used a small screw driver to manipulate the tabs so that its cover popped out. Once in side, you can remove the standard ball joint anchor and replace it with the anchor that matches the arm you are grafting to. In my case everything was snap together and screw together. YMMV....
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BTW: tab is working well for me....Need another month with it to see if it will totally replace the N1. (ATT with RotoJME + voice....)
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I added the pix!
NOTE: two of the pictures have some red rectangles on them. These indicate the part that comes off (rectangular plate with tray mounting tabs) and the tabs that you can 'lever' or push with a small screw driver to release the plate. Have fun!
do you have any pics of the setup? i'm curious since i have the car dock too but actually use it on my glass desk since my civic si's console is not very mountable friendly.
Yes I mean no. ive been meaning to do that as I guess my post is uninteresting w/o. . . i'm away from my mini (and gtab mount) until next tue. I'll be sure to snap and post a few mid next week...
OMG. I was trying to figure out how i would mount my tab to my mini since i am using it for media purposes only ( since i got my nexus S ).
So i cant mount the Original Car Dock straight to the dashboard ?
I need to buy something else too ?
So the Samsung gtab dock will mount on dash above the speedo. This position is just to high for my tastes - i also feel it cuts down on my view out of the windshield. It could work for you. There are a few other places on the top of the dash that it will work too.
The gooseneck in the picture actually is the arm and suction cup apparatus from the 6" nexus one mount i bought long time back. If you can't find a good place for the sammy car dock that works for you. . . You my need to get something else
What if i use something like this ? Wont this work ?
http://www.seasucker.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=&idproduct=50
I dont normally watch the speedo, only for when i need to use the fm radio, but the lcd of that is on the bottom of the speedo.
I bought those : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/25-x-DOUBLE-S...644?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5adea68904
I plan on having 4 on the back of the device and attach it on the speedo, i will post pictures when possible.
Has anyone found and desk docks yet?
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http://www.gadgets4geeks.com.au/product/google_nexus_7_dock
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http://www.gadgets4geeks.com.au/product/google_nexus_7_dock
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your my hero...thanks!
i found another http://bit.ly/Q8uU7c
Any docks with pogo pin support?
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I'm probably going to wait for this http://www.gear4.com/android/
or if something interesting comes out that uses the pogo pins, but I haven't seen anything yet.
found this one...
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...-Desktop-Charger-Docking-Station/Product.html
Hard to believe no one has a simple landscape charging dock that uses the pogo pins yet, haven't even seen a pre-order announcement.
It probably won't be landscape for the pogo pins seeing as they are quite low down they could fit in a vertical dock. Also seeing as the home screen is vertical I don't see how an official landscape dock would come out.
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found this one...
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...-Desktop-Charger-Docking-Station/Product.html
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Be warned, there are reports that this dock has the microUSB port rotated the wrong way so the Nexus 7 would have to be inserted facing backwards.
Am I correct in assuming that a dock is no use except as a paperweight if I'm not willing to remove Nexi™ from his little house?
And yes I'm serious. My toothbrush can charge without actually involving sockety things.
and now i'm starting to wonder why the hell any of my devices have pogo pins, i never find any reasonably dock that uses them for my gnex or the n7....
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and now i'm starting to wonder why the hell any of my devices have pogo pins, i never find any reasonably dock that uses them for my gnex or the n7....
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Its been reported Asus are producing a dock where it sits horizontally for movie watching. The pins are for that.
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It probably won't be landscape for the pogo pins seeing as they are quite low down they could fit in a vertical dock. Also seeing as the home screen is vertical I don't see how an official landscape dock would come out.
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Nothing a new launcher doesn't fix as far as landscape for the home screen, Also I would think for watching movies, listening to music, etc. having it docked and charging would be a good thing and landscape is no problem.
With the pogo pins, they should be able to put two charging points, one for vertical and one for horizontal without any plugs sticking out and in the way.
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It probably won't be landscape for the pogo pins seeing as they are quite low down they could fit in a vertical dock. Also seeing as the home screen is vertical I don't see how an official landscape dock would come out.
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The desk mode on the nexus works nicely in landscape with the stock launcher. Drop it in the dock and enjoy your nice new desk clock with multimedia functions
I wonder if they will eventually allow the stock launcher to use landscape fully? (without the need for third parties or dpi fiddles)
Anybody find any more docks?
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I've seen plenty of regular micro usb docks and ones with speakers too
philips had some I saw at bestbuy a year ago or so
so keep in mind there are plenty of non pogo options out right now that would support your other micro usb devices too
All I'm looking for is a charging dock stand so it can be used as a clock. I like the one on gadgets4geeks a lot but it's pretty expensive to ship to the USA.
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Today at work ive been playing around with one of the Kensington K33239 docks connected through USB-OTG. All ports seem to work except the audio and parallel ports. i managed to get the serial port working with the help of "Slick USB 2 Serial Terminal" as the only real reason i would need a serial port is for works router. works great, except that its only a docking station solution and does not charge the nexus 7 at the same time.
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All I'm looking for is a charging dock stand so it can be used as a clock. I like the one on gadgets4geeks a lot but it's pretty expensive to ship to the USA.
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Agreed....I wish there was some way to adapt iHome and similar products to use microUSB.....
I'm looking for a dock just like this for AT&T GNote 2: http://www.amazon.com/Charger-Cradle-Samsung-Galaxy-i9300/dp/B008FK65JW/ or like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Multimedia-Nexus-Mobile-Phones/dp/B0050Q4SKM/
Any suggestions?
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I'm looking for a dock just like this for AT&T GNote 2: http://www.amazon.com/Charger-Cradle-Samsung-Galaxy-i9300/dp/B008FK65JW/ or like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Multimedia-Nexus-Mobile-Phones/dp/B0050Q4SKM/
Any suggestions?
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Why not just get this case and simply use a usb cable?
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Why not just get this case and simply use a usb cable?
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I'm not looking for suggestions for workarounds. Please post a link if you stumble upon the type of product I'm looking for. Thanks
I find a USB Desktop Battery + Cell Phone Data Charging Dock Station for Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 - Black: http://dx.com/p/usb-desktop-battery...r-samsung-galaxy-s3-i9300-black-157237?item=1 .It's similar to the one above.
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I find a USB Desktop Battery + Cell Phone Data Charging Dock Station for Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 - Black: http://dx.com/p/usb-desktop-battery...r-samsung-galaxy-s3-i9300-black-157237?item=1 .It's similar to the one above.
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That is a portrait mode charging dock, not landscape one - there is a billion of them out there and it's nothing like the 2 docks I posted, which are landscape mode docks. Also it's for the wrong phone...not sure what's the point of your post
I'm with you, I'm looking for a landscape charging dock similar to my Captivate dock. I'm hoping something will come along soon.
I too would be interested, particularly in a landscape car dock, and just to make it particularly difficult, want to be able to leave the Note2 in the gel case.
I too have been looking for a landscape charging dock this is closest I found
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=170938617225&index=9&nav=SEARCH&nid=57027534825
It charges your phone and a spare battery in portrait it also has a second micro usb socket for data sync. But atleast it also holds the phone in landscape mode when needed. I have this dock and 2 of the batteries and its not bad.
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I had the landscape one for my S3, cheap as well, broke apart and it was so cheap that u could twist it to make it fit with a case
You could infact but this one and remote the stand which has the USB input and slide back into ur liking till it lines up with the note 2 bottom
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I too have been looking for a landscape charging dock this is closest I found
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=170938617225&index=9&nav=SEARCH&nid=57027534825
It charges your phone and a spare battery in portrait it also has a second micro usb socket for data sync. But atleast it also holds the phone in landscape mode when needed. I have this dock and 2 of the batteries and its not bad.
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like you said - it holds the phone in portrait mode and it's not what we're looking for...there is a million docks just like this one out there, including official accessory from Samsung, posted on samsungusa website. This doesn't really help....
The links I posted in the OP are for the type of dock we're searching for.
This dock for original Note 1 can be used in both, portrait and landscape mode. This Indian eBay seller insists it fits both Note 1 & 2....Thoughts?
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This dock for original Note 1 can be used in both, portrait and landscape mode. This Indian eBay seller insists it fits both Note 1 & 2....Thoughts?
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I have one, and when you plug it in the Note 2 recognizes that it's plugged into a dock, but it's loose. This phone is skinnier than the original note, so you have to be careful inserting it and i don't think it would lie on its side well. Maybe it would fit if you had a relatively thin case on your phone.
bump....has anyone seen any new aftermarket landscape charging docks out there yet?
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I'm looking for a dock just like this for AT&T GNote 2: http://www.amazon.com/Charger-Cradle-Samsung-Galaxy-i9300/dp/B008FK65JW/ or like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Multimedia-Nexus-Mobile-Phones/dp/B0050Q4SKM/
Any suggestions?
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I want one also. Don't like the portrait kind.
I've had landscape docks before for other phones but this is harder to find.
I don't think there are any yet for the Note II. I just looked overseas.
I can have one made but I'd have to explore how expensive it is.
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I've been eyeing this one for my PC replacement setup: http://www.amazon.com/GOgroove-Sona...54979999&sr=8-2&keywords=tablet+charging+dock
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I've been eyeing this one for my PC replacement setup: http://www.amazon.com/GOgroove-Sona...54979999&sr=8-2&keywords=tablet+charging+dock
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argh...that's like a home entertainment system with surround sound. we just want a compact, portable dock, which can be plugged in via USB or AC, nothing else
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argh...that's like a home entertainment system with surround sound. we just want a compact, portable dock, which can be plugged in via USB or AC, nothing else
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I run DBA Cases.
I have people looking into it. If I can get them and carry them I will since I want one also
Here is a UK seller, which claims this dock is compatible with Note 2: http://www.amazon.co.uk/KitSound-Galaxy-Charging-Compatible-Samsung/dp/B008GJT6ZM
It also has a recent review from a guy, who mentions using it with Note 2. Any takers?
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Right now all there are is portrait docks.
I can get a Landscape dock made but it's very expensive to make. I don't know what the demand will be.
Would people rather have a landscape dock?
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Right now all there are is portrait docks.
I can get a Landscape dock made but it's very expensive to make. I don't know what the demand will be.
Would people rather have a landscape dock?
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Absolutely we want a landscape dock, that's what this thread is about
Hi, I read with interest the posts about wobbly (back and forth) docks on the tf101.
My TF700T developed this also after just 1 month.
Aditionally and more seriously perhaps, I noticed it stopped docking securely. I examined both the dock and the tablet and eventually noticed the retaining pin (inside the hole) on the right side of the tablet seems to have broken off due to frequently docking and undocking the two.
Has anyone else seen this?
ive sent it back to Asus who are claiming customer induced damage. This make me very angry bcoz i looked after it like a baby. all i did was use it a lot both docked and undocked.it never left my house. I reckon its a design flaw and eventually all many more of you will notice this.
I have not had this issue after 18+ months of use on my TF101
You may want to ask in the TF700 forum for feedback on that model.
I just started to notice the same thing after 6 months but it's barely noticeable. Also the tf101 was their "affordable / low-end" model so it's to be expected. I would contact them for a replacement.
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I just started to notice the same thing after 6 months but it's barely noticeable. Also the tf101 was their "affordable / low-end" model so it's to be expected. I would contact them for a replacement.
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Mine is the top end 64GB Transformer Infinity. As you say its barely noticeable. However it is insecure and if you combine the fault with the hinge that allows it to rotate too easily under the weigth of a tilted tablet, with the more serious issue of snapped docking pins then I would say there is potential for the two to separate and the tablet to fall and smash!
There IS a problem with the quality control of the docks. Some people have no problems. Some are wobbly. Some, like mine, will not move at all. My TF700/201 dock was so stiff when it arrived that i could see the tablet beginning to flex when trying to close it but the dock was not rotating at all. After un-docking the tablet I couldn't even rotate the docking clamp with my bare hand. Not being one to waste time or money sending things off or trying to return them, I opened up the tablet myself and fixed the problem.
This Transformer Prime video shows you how to take it apart. It's not very difficult.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwAypkC26Cc
I doubt that anything major with the design has changed for the TF701 dock since the TF700 dock was a re-branded TF201 dock.
Skip to 10:54 in the video and note the two large silver mounting brackets for the dock with 3 screws each holding them down and the silver nuts at the end of the shaft which the docking clamp rotates on.
To adjust the tension on the dock you need to turn the nuts on the ends of the shaft. They provide tension on the docking clamp.
Depending on the tools you have available it will most likely be easier to loosen the three mounting screws on both sides so that you can create a little more room by lifting the docking mechanism up away from the back of the casing to get a good grip on the nuts. I would recommend not taking the screws all the way out of the clamps. That being said, don't try to turn the nuts forcefully without a firm grip on the docking clamp. Just pay attention to whats going on so as not to create another problem whilst fixing this one.
Remember to set both sides as evenly as possible so you're not torquing the face of the tablet with the docking clamp when you close the tablet. I loosened both of mine up and then slowly tightened them until the resistance felt the same. Without the tablet in there it will be very apparent when one side is tighter than the other.
After adjusting the tension, re-tighten the mounting bracket screws on both sides. You can dock the tablet and check to see if you've removed the wobble or lack thereof without putting the keyboard back on.
Once the dock tension is set to your liking you may also want to tape down some coins or washers inside the front of the dock if you have problems with the docked tablet tipping over backwards when set on an incline or with the screen tilted back just to avoid taking the dock apart again later.
Has anyone else accidentally triggered the X's dock mode? I don't actually have any accessories for it. I had it sitting close to my Nexus 7 in the Poetic Slimline case, and I guess one of the magnets touched the bottom left corner of the phone and it automatically went into Daydream.
I was able to repeat it multiple times (it even made a different sound I had never heard)
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I know this has been a stale thread for a while, but yes. I have been able to trigger the dock function. There's a magnetic sensor, not far from where the SIM card slot is, nearer the center of the phone. If you use a magnet one way, it'll trigger the desk mode (daydream). If you reverse the polarity, it'll trigger car mode. I actually built a car dock that works by superglueing a cheap neodymium magnet to an adjustable dock and it works far better than the POS griffin dock that you can buy.