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I've read the thread over on the Euro HD2 part of the site, but there's little said about car & bike mounts that fit the TMOUSA HD2's. I'm especially interested in mounts that can charge while using GPS/Sat Nav (evidently some charges don't provide enough output). Any recommendations?
koz said:
I've read the thread over on the Euro HD2 part of the site, but there's little said about car & bike mounts that fit the TMOUSA HD2's. I'm especially interested in mounts that can charge while using GPS/Sat Nav (evidently some charges don't provide enough output). Any recommendations?
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Well it's not any use for bikes, but brodit makes the best car mounts I've ever used, and you can order them with or without a power connection built-in. The one I used with my wizard charged it even faster than a wall charger. They also will let you flip the phone from portrait to landscape (and back) as needed.
www.proclipusa.com
sirphunkee - thanks for the info on the Brodit adapters. I was looking at both the Brodit adapters and the Herbert Richter mounts (not a fan of the vent mounts) from http://www.pdahut.com/store/home.php?cat=2717 . The one nice thing I can see from their stuff is that you could have a Herbert Richter car mount and bike mount and use the same Brodit adapter for both. Anyone using any others with success?
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Well it's not any use for bikes, but brodit makes the best car mounts I've ever used, and you can order them with or without a power connection built-in. The one I used with my wizard charged it even faster than a wall charger. They also will let you flip the phone from portrait to landscape (and back) as needed.
www.proclipusa.com
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Actually Brodit/ProClip does make a mount for bikes... Brodit Bike Mount. I don't own the bike mount myself but I can definitely vouch for their car mounts, I've used them for my last two devices and now presently for my HD2.
Nice! I just ordered my ProClip Auto Mount for the HD2 (USA). This is more money than I wanted to spend, but it looks like a great solution and I really like where it will mount to my dash.
Again, Great forums, and great site.
Two thumbs up for ProClip
I don't want to sound like an advertisement, but wow, the ProClip is a spectacular car mounting system. Good quality mount, that works very well. It was more money than I wanted to part with, but I am satisfied.
I didn't think about the fact that I will have to ditch the rubber glove the HD2 comes with. I suppose I better invest in a clear shield solution and a belt clip case like the RIMs used to come in.
smileybri said:
I didn't think about the fact that I will have to ditch the rubber glove the HD2 comes with. I suppose I better invest in a clear shield solution and a belt clip case like the RIMs used to come in.
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If you're referring to using a clear shield while it's in the proclip car mount then it wont work. The clear shield will make it to big and not fit properly in the mount...I tried the same thing a couple devices ago.
try www.bracketron.com. They have just about everything I could think of, and decent prices. I love my universal usb charger.
Also, if you wish to get the bike mount, looks like all of the brackets, waterproof cases, etc have universal slots on the back to fit any type of mount.
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If you're referring to using a clear shield while it's in the proclip car mount then it wont work. The clear shield will make it to big and not fit properly in the mount...I tried the same thing a couple devices ago.
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Good tip. Darn! Well I guess I will have to just use it bare. I really wish the HD2 had a finish like the original HTC Dash for T-Mobile. It was a slight rubbery texture that didn't slide at all. These slick finishes lead to drops and falls.
Bicycle Mount
I just bought this from Amazon and used it today. Did 15 miles and it was awesome. I use a GPS app and listen to my music via bluetooth headphones and it was nice not to have to put my phone in my pouch.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LSHOTE/ref=oss_product
Here's an interesting and inexepnsive alternative that I just ordered. Will let you know how it is when I receive it.
The best car mount?
Anybody use this from Brodit? I am just about to buy one...
http://www.proclipusa.com/applicati...s/513086.aspx&processor=page&categoryid=17987
I have used Brodit stuff in the past and I am crazy about their products. Every now and then they have one that does not fit exactly properly, however I believe this one should work well - for the US T-Moboe version.... anybody have this?
KruseLudsMobile said:
Anybody use this from Brodit? I am just about to buy one...
http://www.proclipusa.com/applicati...s/513086.aspx&processor=page&categoryid=17987
I have used Brodit stuff in the past and I am crazy about their products. Every now and then they have one that does not fit exactly properly, however I believe this one should work well - for the US T-Moboe version.... anybody have this?
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On the first page of this thread there are many posts of users (including myself) who've made this purchase and love it. You can't go wrong with this mount, the best I've used to date.
is there a way i can use the pro clip and still maintain use of the micro usb slot? I have a carputer and i tether the hd2 to my PC, so I would need to be able to access the micro USB port to connect a usb cable to the pc
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is there a way i can use the pro clip and still maintain use of the micro usb slot? I have a carputer and i tether the hd2 to my PC, so I would need to be able to access the micro USB port to connect a usb cable to the pc
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Yes, the usb slot is always accessable with pro clip mounts. The need to be able to charge the device while in the mount is crucial.
Actually, the proclips are available with and without a built-in charger...so if you want to keep the port free, just be sure to order the one that doesn't have the charger cord/plug attached.
Has anyone found a descent third party car windshield mounth for the Galaxy Tab yet?
Here is one.
Saw something similar on eBay, isn't the "claws" way to big? looks like you could hold a brick with that.
I got the above in car mount as part of the modaco superetrader offer, it's very good and versatile considering the price but the longer arm is almost too wide, so it's a bit fiddly when mounting the brackets on the short sides of the tablet, and there seems to be no way of mounting the brackets on the long sides of the tablet without them pressing the power and volume buttons
Attached is the one Samsung shop gave me free with my galaxy tab and they said the desktop dock also coming soon and they will give me one for free as well .
exact one also on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGL0n4lgYj4
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Attached is the one Samsung shop gave me free with my galaxy tab and they said the desktop dock also coming soon and they will give me one for free as well .
exact one also on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGL0n4lgYj4
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That one seems nice!
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I got the above in car mount as part of the modaco superetrader offer, it's very good and versatile considering the price but the longer arm is almost too wide, so it's a bit fiddly when mounting the brackets on the short sides of the tablet, and there seems to be no way of mounting the brackets on the long sides of the tablet without them pressing the power and volume buttons
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Aren't the side bits just fairly hard foam? Would it be possible to cut out grooves where the buttons are to stop it pressing on them?
Where to purchase a dock
dandun said:
Attached is the one Samsung shop gave me free with my galaxy tab and they said the desktop dock also coming soon and they will give me one for free as well .
exact one also on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGL0n4lgYj4
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Anyone have a link to where this can be purchased online?
I have the RAM holder for my old Samsung Q1U's, I found that the SGT w/ the soft case on it wedges rather nicely into it w/o risk of falling out. Because the Q1u is longer than the SGT, the mount does stick out about half an inch on each side.
wow
dandun said:
Attached is the one Samsung shop gave me free with my galaxy tab and they said the desktop dock also coming soon and they will give me one for free as well .
exact one also on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGL0n4lgYj4
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Wow that is ugly! dont think i would want the big ass thing on my dash It looks like it could come to life and beat the **** out of me. its huge
Scosche do one as well: http://www.scosche.com/products/sfID1/337/sfID2/370/productID/2014
Doesn't look like it has anything to hold it in place, so it's more of a perch than anything, any sudden acceleration and it looks like the tab could fall off.
Shame if that's the case, as it looks good otherwise.
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Scosche do one as well: http://www.scosche.com/products/sfID1/337/sfID2/370/productID/2014
Doesn't look like it has anything to hold it in place, so it's more of a perch than anything, any sudden acceleration and it looks like the tab could fall off.
Shame if that's the case, as it looks good otherwise.
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That blue stuff you see is INCREDIBLY sticky, but leaves no residue when it releases. That Tab won't be going anywhere unless there's one hell of a frontal impact on the vehicle (or you own a Veyron with a strap-on rocket booster).
I order this 2 day ago
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.44371
Just for about 9 €
Free ship, but for my country i must whait about 20 days..
Arkon has one for $19.95:
http://www.arkon.com/accessories/galaxy_tab_windshield_mount.html
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Arkon has one for $19.95:
http://www.arkon.com/accessories/galaxy_tab_windshield_mount.html
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NOT BAD.. seems like it will work with a gel case, im using the ebay one i bought for my ipad and it works great just tends to cover the volume buttons on the case depending how i place it on there. , im still debating if getting the one by slipgrip is gonna be worth it.. depending on if there a holster case that comes out later down the road, i have a slip grip mount for my otterbox defender case on my hd2 and its perfect so im sure the slip grip one for the tab with a gel case would fit perfect just worried if i switch cases later down the road then can't use the slip grip anymore.
heres the slip grip
http://cgi.ebay.com/SlipGrip-Car-Ho...Accessories&hash=item20b50de1fc#ht_3472wt_758
seems like they sell two types with case or without and a mount that goes on ram mounts.
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anyone tried following item?
Check out this item I found on eBay:
Premium Car Holder for Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab
Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Premium-Car-H...488043579QQcategoryZ35193QQvarZQQcmdZViewItem
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Got my tab from UAE with nothin(accessories)watching others gifted upon buy the tap makes me feel jerk and force me to find a way to complain UAE Samsung
google does not gives anything except few crappy universal ones from china.
anyone aware of dedicated car docks?
masi0 said:
google does not gives anything except few crappy universal ones from china.
anyone aware of dedicated car docks?
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Not yet, but I would watch ProClipUSA.com (reseller of Brodit cradles). They normally carry custom cradles for popular phones within a month or two after launch.
would this be one? it's a suction based stand i guess
http://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Wi...id=1350228088&sr=8-14&keywords=Sony+XPERIA+TX
Looking for one to, the univers. stuff sucks
Bought Nokia CR-123 - so far so good
Just wait a while for Haicom: http://www.haicomeurope.com/s_holder.shtml
I've had those for my Xperia Neo, Xperia Arc and Xperia S and love them! They'll have proper ones for the Xperia T soon.
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Bought Nokia CR-123 - so far so good
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The holder does not cover or not you pressed the buttons on the side?
Xperia T construction disclaims any holder of keeping the side. Standard holder will cover USB or presses buttons.
I think the type of handle only suitable for Xperia T is for example arkon sm514 (you can check on ebay)
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Just wait a while for Haicom: haicomeurope.com/s_holder.shtml
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Page at this link contains a virus.
life27 said:
The holder does not cover or not you pressed the buttons on the side?
Xperia T construction disclaims any holder of keeping the side. Standard holder will cover USB or presses buttons.
I think the type of handle only suitable for Xperia T is for example arkon sm514 (you can check on ebay)
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Thanks for the suggestion of arkon sm514. Got one off amazon and its well cheaper than the generic nokia suggested above.
This holder seemed pretty stable and does fit the T when fully expanded and used with the extended legs (2) and normal (2).
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Thanks for the suggestion of arkon sm514. Got one off amazon and its well cheaper than the generic nokia suggested above.
This holder seemed pretty stable and doest fit the T when fully expanded and used with the extended legs (2) and normal (2).
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I bought it last week at amazon and I can recommend. Arkon sm514 fits Xperia T very well. It is stable and well-made.
Bought a haicom HI-239 for xperia T...
It fits the phone but blocks the power and volume buttons... -> useless!
silasdm said:
Bought a haicom HI-239 for xperia T...
It fits the phone but blocks the power and volume buttons... -> useless!
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Again? They made that mistake with the Xperia S too, at least you could still access the power buttons with that one. Shame. They made amazing car mount things for the 2011 Xperia's.
Main reason to stay away from T and TL
Placement of power, and volume buttons on one side and USB on the other placed so perfectly to make all docks useless and uncomfortable to hold.
Sony should learn to think simple. Can't wait to sell this badly designed phone. Too bad I like the screen, camera, and Sony android skin.
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Placement of power, and volume buttons on one side and USB on the other placed so perfectly to make all docks useless and uncomfortable to hold.
Sony should learn to think simple. Can't wait to sell this badly designed phone. Too bad I like the screen, camera, and Sony android skin.
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It's not hard for dock companies like Haicom to make a 'real' (non-universal) dock that doesn't cover the buttons.
The placement of the buttons is really nice for real people who have their phones in their hands most of the time.
this one is really good one. i think i am gonna buy this...
http://www.bol.com/nl/p/nokia-cr-123-universele-houder/9005000011817881/
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Not yet, but I would watch ProClipUSA.com (reseller of Brodit cradles). They normally carry custom cradles for popular phones within a month or two after launch.
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Nope, I emailed them and asked if there were plans to release a holder for the Xperia T. They said it doesn't look like they will because there was "not enough interest to justify the cost of development and production".. Maybe if we all start bugging them they'll reconsider
I´m using Tetrax XWAY. I only change backside magnet to next phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awh6QP8-BBE
I also bought a haicom HI-239 for xperia T...
Gonna test it!
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Hlorri said:
Not yet, but I would watch ProClipUSA.com (reseller of Brodit cradles). They normally carry custom cradles for popular phones within a month or two after launch.
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I love pro clip. Being a swedish company they have mounts for all my old volvos from 1978 and up.
Yesterday I asked for a car cradle in a shop. They told me that in 2 or 3 weeks a car cradle that will not block the power and volume buttons will be available.
Funny. I emailed Brodit yesterday about a car mount they are currently developing: http://www.brodit.com/product.html?id=513473&pn=prod&brand=Sony&model=Xperia T
The response was: "We are planning to launch them in the end of next week."
That one looks really nice. I hope I'll be able to purchase that thing in Germany soon :/ The lack of a useful car mount is so annoying...
I saw the surface and fell in love with their keyboard dock, and was wondering if there was anything like it for my nexus. I thinking would be really cool+ sell a lot of such thing existed.
What do you exactly mean by "Windows 8" (an operating system) "keyboard dock" (something between a docking station and a keyboard)?
elegos said:
What do you exactly mean by "Windows 8" (an operating system) "keyboard dock" (something between a docking station and a keyboard)?
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I ment the cool keyboard dock that doubles a a screen cover
link?
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link?
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I take it Microsoft isn't advertising these things all over TV and the magazines in Italy then?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/18/hands-on-with-microsoft-surface-for-windows-rt/
I wonder is there is a way to mod the official one, because the nexus has pins on the side like on the surface tablet, and the keyboard connects onto these pins
No, there's no way to modify the official one as the pogo pins are power (+/-) and audio (left|right channel).
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I saw the surface and fell in love with their keyboard dock, and was wondering if there was anything like it for my nexus. I thinking would be really cool+ sell a lot of such thing existed.
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You mean the Surface RT Smart Cover. There are some bluetooth keyboards integrated with a case, search for that.
monoik said:
You mean the Surface RT Smart Cover. There are some bluetooth keyboards integrated with a case, search for that.
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None are as pretty or as thin and simple as the Surface dock, all the nexus ones are fat and and heavy.
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I wonder is there is a way to mod the official one, because the nexus has pins on the side like on the surface tablet, and the keyboard connects onto these pins
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There is no way to mod the surface keyboard. The surface does have pogo pins but it has two more pins while our nexus 7 has 4.
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I mean if we could get the data pin in/out and the schematics we could make it USB and us it with a otg adapter
look at e-bay and search for
Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard Stand Case Cover for Google Nexus 7
funtomi said:
look at e-bay and search for
Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard Stand Case Cover for Google Nexus 7
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Those are really bulky, I have searched for hours for something like the surface dock, I wish they sold USB versions...
I had an older version of their product (which was a cable, not an adaptor) for my old nexus 10. It was a great cable, very strong magnetic attachment and worked flawlessly. I was very happy with their quality so I decided to look for another one for this tablet. It seems they got this new adaptor now, that looks very interesting, but the price is kinda big.
I bought a z1 cable for less then 5$ which does the job, but the magnet isn't very strong and not very fixed either, I mean the pins sometimes lose contact even tho the cable is still attached magnetically.
So 12 pounds + around 6 for shipping, seems a bit too much.
I was wondering if anyone tried this product?
I am also interest in someone's experience with this. Does it support 2 amperage? Amazon.de shows a couple of variants. That WHSKEN cable looks solid
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Got the Sony's one. The magnet was so loose. After it "snapped" I then place my tablet on the desk, the magnet fells off 90 degree (because the wire was "touch" by the desk).
Hard to precisely aim so that it actually charge. Most of the time it snapped by doesn't charge.
Back to USB cable for now even though the flap starting to loose...
I am using this one and it is good, i also have an original cable from the z1 compact dock, which does have a weaker magnet.
its only $4
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Trus...eria-Tablet-Z3-Compact-Z3-Z2/32232965248.html
I'm using my DK31 for my z1, z3 compact and z3 compact tablet. For the tablet I have a card on the back to hold it secure. It works fine for all 3 of my devices.
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I am using this one and it is good, i also have an original cable from the z1 compact dock, which does have a weaker magnet.
its only $4
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Trus...eria-Tablet-Z3-Compact-Z3-Z2/32232965248.html
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Also bought it and it does a fine job!
Could you repost. Link is gone, or missing
Would like to see this myself too
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Be careful with magnectors very strong magnets. They can easily pull off the magnetic port no matter how careful you are. Already pulled out my z3 and tab z3 magnetic port. Better use the dock or the cable from sony.
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The "MagNector Magnetic Charging Adapter for Micro USB Cable for or Z3 and Z3 Compact and Tablet" on amazon is okay. Works if you don't mess with it. Will fall of if you move it around.
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Better use the dock or the cable from sony.
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There is an official Sony magnetic charging cable?
Could you provide a reference?
The magnetic connectors don't work as good as they do on the Z3 phone. The tab is too large and they easily fall off. Easier to use a dock.
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The "MagNector Magnetic Charging Adapter for Micro USB Cable for or Z3 and Z3 Compact and Tablet" on amazon is okay. Works if you don't mess with it. Will fall of if you move it around.
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Only recently found this thread as I am a new X3c Tablet owner.
I have a variant of this cable, the New Magnector X2 which uses the same magnets, but is an adapter for any other MicroUSB cable... This product pulled the magnetic pogo pin mount right out of my old z3c phone, so try the break the connection sideways instead of pulling straight off
Hi there, you can use the WKSEN Cable, it is well build and it support the Fast Charge Option via the right Qualcomm Charger.