Is anyone using the Moto Car Dock? I was looking at getting one for my wife but after reading a few reviews I'm a little confused about something. I see it comes with a 3.5mm cable but do you have to use it? One reviewer said when the phone was in the dock they could not get any sound out of the built in speaker. That doesn't sound right to me but I was hoping someone could confirm or deny that bit of info.
Thanks,
Kurt
I just got my Moto Navigation Dock yesterday and am loving it. I can confirm that the dock itself does not change your audio output. It is the special usb/audio cable that changes that. If you use a normal USB cable instead of the hybrid one, the speaker on the Droid 4 still sounds.
I just went out to my car and tried this with my Droid 2 charger and the Droid 4 dock.
Also, beware because the Verizon branded Navigation Dock kit does not include any USB cable or vehicle charger. The Motorola branded one does include the hybrid cable and the dual port vehicle charger.
On a side note, my only disappointment with the dock is that the clip at the top is engaged the screen is secured from flipping open. This is unlike all the previous Moto Droid chargers, which all allowed access to the physical keyboard while docked.
If you have any other questions or want me to try out any combinations, let me know!
Thanks for the reply. What you said about the cable makes sense. That's exactly the information I needed.
Thank You.
Kurt
Can you use the camera with this dock, or is it obscured by the plastic?
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Can you use the camera with this dock, or is it obscured by the plastic?
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Camera works fine with this dock.
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had seen this yet.
http://www.4u-mobi.com/onlinestore/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=156
I have Kidigi desk and car docks for my One X and they are pretty nice. I like them because I can keep the TPU case on my phone and still use the docks. It looks like they did the same thing with this N7 desk dock.
Edit: found a video for it too:
http://youtu.be/nC7zwxxTV-U
Zeros said:
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had seen this yet.
http://www.4u-mobi.com/onlinestore/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=156
I have Kidigi desk and car docks for my One X and they are pretty nice. I like them because I can keep the TPU case on my phone and still use the docks. It looks like they did the same thing with this N7 desk dock.
Edit: found a video for it too:
http://youtu.be/nC7zwxxTV-U
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If you can ask them to take a pic of the usb port in the dock to ensure that the plug is facing the correct way when you dock the N7. There was a dock that was backwards that I have seen in the earlier accessory threads.
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If you can ask them to take a pic of the usb port in the dock to ensure that the plug is facing the correct way when you dock the N7. There was a dock that was backwards that I have seen in the earlier accessory threads.
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I brought this stand from ebay -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-USB-D...1551658547733956827&pid=100011&prg=1005&rk=1&
- and although the one that arrived looked different from the picture it's actually smaller and neater and the (annoying?) blue led is behind the Nexus when it's in it's stand. I think it was good value for the money - oh and the USB is the right way round for the Nexus and much easier to insert on the stand than the OEM supplied charger, (as I think the usb is the "wrong/other" way round on the Nexus compared to all my other devices!)
gmguk said:
I brought this stand from ebay -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-USB-D...1551658547733956827&pid=100011&prg=1005&rk=1&
- and although the one that arrived looked different from the picture it's actually smaller and neater and the (annoying?) blue led is behind the Nexus when it's in it's stand. I think it was good value for the money - oh and the USB is the right way round for the Nexus and much easier to insert on the stand than the OEM supplied charger, (as I think the usb is the "wrong/other" way round on the Nexus compared to all my other devices!)
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US Link well...kinda...still ships from HK/China lol
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Single-...861438?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item19d4696d3e
Sony's car dock is a joke - it's a generic dock for all their phones, may as well just buy some equally crappy thing off ebay for a pittance.
I'm looking for a proper dock with charging and audio-out built in. Having to plug and unplug USB and headphone jacks every time you dock and undock your phone is ridiculous. In fact, I don't know if I can commit to buying the Xperia Z without one.
Yes I am with you need a car dock with charger.
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Wonder if you could take the desktop cradle, glue it onto your dash, then re solder some wires to get the car plug 12v... Seriously, it might be a way if Sony doesn't release one
I've considered modding the desk dock, would also require adding some sort of clip to hold it through bumps/whatever. Far from ideal though, and a fair bit of effort I'd prefer not to go to... :-/
spoidar said:
Sony's car dock is a joke - it's a generic dock for all their phones, may as well just buy some equally crappy thing off ebay for a pittance.
I'm looking for a proper dock with charging and audio-out built in. Having to plug and unplug USB and headphone jacks every time you dock and undock your phone is ridiculous. In fact, I don't know if I can commit to buying the Xperia Z without one.
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Not cheap but very good car docks, only Xperia Z not yet available:
http://www.brodit.com
Maikel205 said:
Not cheap but very good car docks, only Xperia Z not yet available:
http://www.brodit.com
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Yeah, they're better than nothing I guess, but they always seem to use power cords that are moulded into the unit, and none of their stuff supports audio out.
Take a look at Samsung's car docks for their flagship phones as an example of how to do it right - microUSB input for charging (means you can take your power from whatever source you like, useful for eliminating ground loops), and a 3.5mm phono socket in case you want to connect to an AUX port on your head unit (because BT sucks).
EDIT: Oh, and particularly for the Xperia Z, a car mount that uses the dock connector - rather than USB - is extremely useful, because otherwise you've got to fiddle around opening the USB socket cover to connect a charger.
spoidar said:
Sony's car dock is a joke - it's a generic dock for all their phones, may as well just buy some equally crappy thing off ebay for a pittance.
I'm looking for a proper dock with charging and audio-out built in. Having to plug and unplug USB and headphone jacks every time you dock and undock your phone is ridiculous. In fact, I don't know if I can commit to buying the Xperia Z without one.
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good
Guys, car mounts are a real pita to find. Just sayin
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Take a look at Samsung's car docks for their flagship phones as an example of how to do it right - microUSB input for charging (means you can take your power from whatever source you like, useful for eliminating ground loops), and a 3.5mm phono socket in case you want to connect to an AUX port on your head unit (because BT sucks)..
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They seem to be stopping their good work though, all they seem to have for the s3/note 2 is a universal passive dock. The way they did it for the galaxy s 2 (i9100 version at least) was how all manufacturers should, best car dock I've owned by far.
I have a Motorola Atrix and the official car dock. It work like a charm and you can even remove a bracket to fit a cased phone in it. Now my Atrix is dead so yeah ...
Wondering why manufacturers don't all just release official docks.
any news here? Still no official dock, afaik, so has anyone heard of a third party dock for the z?
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The idea of modding a normal dock could be a good idea if a oem one doesn't surface.
From the pictures I've seen the desk dock takes a Micro USB input so wouldn't be that difficult to mod.
Brodit bracket to fix it to the car interior, NFC tag on the dock to toggle BT, screen brightness, volume up etc. Not sure quite how you'd get the phone to stay in the dock though, particularly portrait.
Hi-tech elastic band?
I suppose Brodit will release a holder for the Xperia Z similar to the one for the Xperia V. It will use the dock power connectors on the side.
I just wished they allow any micro-USB cable to the holder, not having their own soldered cable.
"Hi
I can gladly inform you that we are going to make holders for this Sony (XPERIA Z).
We are waiting for the unit to arrive, then we probably need a couple of*weeks before launching.
Best Regard
Lars
Brodit AB"
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orenxda said:
"Hi
I can gladly inform you that we are going to make holders for this Sony (XPERIA Z).
We are waiting for the unit to arrive, then we probably need a couple of*weeks before launching.
Best Regard
Lars
Brodit AB"
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Sounds great. Would it be only for landscape.. or portrait as well?
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Sounds great. Would it be only for landscape.. or portrait as well?
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They swivel, you can put them in landscape, although they're most comfortable in landscape usually.
As others have said though, it's a shame they use soldered/molded cables, rather than allowing microusb.
Just wondering if anyone has considered the possibility of modding the previous TF700 dock connection to work with the TF701 input? Do the locking brackets even line up? Is it just the connector that differs. I would test, but I already sold my TF700 and its dock to get my TF701.
may not have to resort to that
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Just wondering if anyone has considered the possibility of modding the previous TF700 dock connection to work with
the TF701 input? Do the locking brackets even line up? Is it just the connector that differs. I would test, but I already sold my TF700 and its dock to get my TF701.
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If you don't mind helping me test a possible fix for the disconnection issue, I may be able to help you go ahead and order your dock for the tf701 and check for play of the dock to tablet connector on the dock (forward and backward, just nudge LIGHTLY with a small screwdriver). If the connector has some wiggle, maybe a millimeter or so, try it with the tablet, you will probably not have any disconnection issue. If there is no wiggle, loosen the two screws that hold the dock connector down in 1/8th turn increments equally until there is some wiggle, then try with your dock. If that works, let me know and we can continue monitoring the function of our docks to ensure that the issue is fixed and that no other related problems arise. I believe I may be on to something with this and would very much appreciate the additional test case
Has anyone had any luck finding a decent dock for this phone? Alternatively, does anyone know if the G3 docks are usable?
My wireless g3 charging dock works fine with the g4
I used g3 charger cradle charge my g4,it works well
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Has anyone had any luck finding a decent dock for this phone? Alternatively, does anyone know if the G3 docks are usable?
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I buy at amazon last year
here!
What kind of dock you need? with or without charging??
Where did you buy that case ?
Not sure if you found your answer, but I just purchased and received the MOTONG Dual USB Cradle with Battery Slot Charger Dock.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010E4ASDU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01
The dock fits well with the leather back and seems to stabilized while in the dock.
There seem to be many versions of this dock so take your pick.
It's inexpensive and it works...what more can you ask for?