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Incipio Silicrylic and Moto Car Dock

I received my grey/white silicrylic case in the mail yesterday. It looks great and feels awesome, really is a pleasure to use.
My problem is, it just barely fits into the car dock (with the insert removed). It doesn't quite make enough contact with the charging port to charge, meaning it doesn't go into car dock mode (also, sits there and drains the battery). Has anyone else had the same experience (or the opposite)? Any idea where I need to hit the dock with my Dremel to make it fit? I can't quite tell where it's too tight.
Edit: Looks like it's on the bottom right corner as the dock is facing you... I think the acrylic part of the case is maybe 1mm too long for the dock. I'll try shaving that bit down a bit when I get home and see if that works.

I had the same issue with the HD Dock. Even tho others say they're silicrylic worked fine with the HD Dock, it was a very poor connection that would cause the webtop app to reset if i bumped the phone...and yes that was with the shim/insert removed.
As for the the Car Dock...it might be easier to cut the plug out of the dock so that you can raise it into a higher position and then use epoxy to set it back into place...or switch to a different case. I use Incipio's feather case now and I like it. Granted it doesn't offer as much protection...I just handle the phone more carefully than I've ever handled a phone before. It's too bad the hard shell of the silicrylic isn't easier to remove. if you're not careful, taking the shell on and off you'll eventually tear the silicone piece. Good luck.

Official word from Incipio is that the case is not compatible the dock. I'll show them...
Does anyone know how the bionic knows to switch to dock mode? I don't see a magnet inside the dock anywhere, and dock mode only seems to work when the power is on.
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Edit:
Broke out the Dremel this evening, trimmed off the lip that sticks out over the bottom right corner of the phone when it's on the dock, then expanded the hole through which the microusb charger comes so I could push it through about another millimeter so that it reaches far enough to charge the phone. I'm overall very happy with the situation. Kudos to Motorola for making the dock so roomy; I really had very little work to do to make this happen.
One very important thing I learned about cutting/sanding plastic with the Dremel - go with the slowest speed that will do the job. If you go too fast, you end up melting the plastic instead of cutting it or smoothing it, and it looks awful.

[Q] Looking for Nexus 7 essential accessories - what do you think they are?

I hope I'm posting in the right thread.
I'm looking into developing a backpack/case for all the essential accessories, each having its own pocket or spot. So far I've decided on:
Standard case/cover
Bluetooth keyboard
Stand (if not built into the cover)
Headphones
Speaker(s)
Extra long charging cable
Have I missed anything? What would you pack away for either school or business?
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Other inclusions:
Stylus
Screen Cleaning Kit
Backup Charger
OTG Cable

OTG cable, and maybe that powerbank backup battery. oh and lcd cleaning kit just in case, lol

Great! Didn't think of those, thanks button pushed!

hey , you're welcome glad to help.
And maybe uh 3G modems if they can get to work thru the OTG cable

Some memory sticks to go with the OTG cable, or a low-power portable hard drive. A mini USB mouse. A 4-port USB hub for the keyboard, mouse, and memory stick/hard drive.
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Control pad
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If you're talking essential, you can lose the BT keyboard, but add an extension cable to your extral long charging cable, that was a life saver the other week when the only power socket was on the other side of the hotel room.

BEST NEXUS 7 ACCESORIES​
Best TPU Case
Poetic Element + 3 year warranty
$15
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=B008NMCPXW&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwgadgetgblo-20
Best Folio Case
Poetic Slimline Portfolio + 3 year warranty
$19.95
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008NMCPTQ
Best Nexus 7 Sleeve
CaseCrown Neoprene Case
$8.19
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=B008G3MHEK&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwgadgetgblo-20
Best Screen Protector
Skinomi Screen Protector + Lifetime warranty
$12.95
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=B008FQ5JNO&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwgadgetgblo-20
Best Keyboard
Logitech Tablet Keyboard Stand Case
$40
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=B0054L8N7M&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwgadgetgblo-20
Best OTG Cable
SANOXY Micro USB Host Mode OTG Cable
$0.83
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=B005FUNYSA&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwgadgetgblo-20
PS3 Dual Shock Controller for Gaming
PS3 Dual Shock Controller
$34.98
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=B0015AARJI&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwgadgetgblo-20
Hopefully this helps!
IDK if this will get noticed in this thread, I spent maybe 20 mins working on it. Should I make a separate thread with this?

iHome iC50 Android Alarm Clock Speaker Dock: not perfect, but decent *with* a case.

My Semi-Casual review, I got mine from
Walgreens, But obviously also available at Amazon. (Amazon better displays the specs)
Observations:
With the Samsung Flip Cover, it docks ok but doesn't feel super locked in when docked. However I picked up a cheap hard rubber bumper case on ebay (wanted a kickstand) and the thickness makes it feel much more solid and secure in the adjustable microusb mount.
Audio is decent for a clock radio and comes with a smallish male<>male 1.8mm patch cable. It works but is a snug fit for the SGNII's size; I use a longer patch cord I already had laying around, but there's plenty of space in the cord compartment for the extra slack cord.
USB plug is molded rubberized and made to adjust, I have mine locked pretty firmly in and it hasn't moved or slid around. The plate/cover on the top, however, wants to pop loose if I'm too grabby when I go to get the phone and head to work.
Has a nice (clock radio) battery backup with an include watch-type battery, needs slight loosening with a screwdrive to pull the protective battery plastic out, but easily done.
There is a switch (insde the cord compartment) to toggle between charging modes for different phones, but the default setting worked for the Note II, no issues.
Confession: I felt slightly guilty getting it because I kinda thought it felt like iHome was *finally* improving their docking products for the Android consumer market and somehow we were Apple iToy runners-up , but I bought it to send the consumer message that if they build it, we shall accessorize!
Overall I like it, and would like to see more products like it.

[Q] Does sony replace flaps?

Just wondering if sony replaces flaps. If the flap was broken or cut. Do they sell new ones that fit perfectly? Anyone tried it? Thanks. I'm concern about my micro usb flap because i charge my phone everyday.

Hi giotzkie05,
You should consider buying a magnetic dock or magnetic charger . That way you will not open and close the flaps every time you charge the phone and worry about braking them.

There are also magnetic charging docks but the magnetic USB cables are cheap enough that I'd recommend just picking up a few and only using them to charge your phone to keep the flap securely sealed:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291175261140

bofis said:
There are also magnetic charging docks but the magnetic USB cables are cheap enough that I'd recommend just picking up a few and only using them to charge your phone to keep the flap securely sealed:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291175261140
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Since the Z1C was released i have tried 5 different magnetic charge adapters for my Z1C and Z3C (mostly out of interest). The one you are referring to (with waveshaped indentations on the USB connector and no text on the magnetic connector) have a rather weak magnet and are harder to get to connect properly. They are actually the worst ones I have tried, but they do function. The type that gives the best tradeoff between price and connection quality are the ones shown on http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Micro-U...t=LH_DefaultDomain_2&var=&hash=item27e912998b . The best ones I have tried are the ones in small boxes with a "Brasil world cup" logo and a Sony logo on the box and a Sony logo on the magnetic connector. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Cable-M...l_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var=&hash=item233f83d71c) These do cost a lot more, so I only use these for use in my car, while "best tradeoff" ones are fine for use next to my computer and my bed.

Project QI charging case for Xperia V

Hi,
I love the idea of wireless charging, especially with a waterproof phone so you don't need flaps or something like that for the charging port.
Ok, well the charging port of the xperia phones is very nice and I was using a dock quite a long time.
But hey, lets try charging the phone via qi.
This is the case thei the receiver mounted:
Since I decided modding the phone itself is not possible until larger modifications are made I decided modding a case to become a charging case.
The dock-ports are ideal for this.
So I bought a QI reciever. The reciever for the Samsung galaxy note II would do the job because the polarity matches with the polarity of the dock port (the upper one on the phone is the positive terminal).
The first receiver I bought was mechanically perfect because it is very small and thin. I taped it to a QI charger and connected the pins via lab wires to the phone. Unfortunately the receiver starts pulsing its output. I think the phone draws more current than the receiver could handle. Watching the receivers output with a scope showd that the receiver has much ripple and the voltage is around 7 V. This is to much, luckily the phone took no damage.
Here is a photo of the bad one:
So I bought a second receiver.
I'm from germany so, this is a link to german amazon.
You have to remove the 2 gold pins and replace them with 2 spring contacts.
I was using these contacts:
Put the receiver in the case, put in the phone and align it, so the spring contacts can touch the dock connector.
The remove the phone, fix the receiver with some tape and use a 2 component epoxy the fix the part with the spring contacts at its correct position.
Oh, and cut a hole for the flashlight led of the phone.
I used J-B-Kwik.
I uses the glue also at the outside to provice stability:
the case is just a bit to small for phone and receiver but it holds the phone nicely.
I forgot my qi charge at the office so I cannot provice a image with the phone charging, I can take a picture tomorrow.
Yes, the performance would be better if the receiver is mounted below the plastic case between plastic and leather. But is is to big for that. Even cutten the edged is not enough.
Here is a comparison with the old, non working receiver, it is smaller and I cut the edged.
I works well enough.
Hopefully this would be usefull for somebody.
I you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

because I am a new user I am not allowed to post links