Newbie question maybe but did do some searches first and couldn't locate any info.
I have just bought XDA IIs and I'm looking for a car mount for it. There are plenty out there for the XDA II but not yet for the XDA IIs, is there any physical diffeence between the bottom of these units, i.e the connecting/charging port.
Ideally I want one that will also charge the PDA and a GPS unit when I eventually get one. I have seen a Carcomm holder/charger for the XDA II that looks good but unsure if it's suitable. (available from TotalPDA, their product ref 4738)
Effectively two questions here as I try to solve one problem, any advise appreciated.
Cheers :lol:
Similar BUT different
The position, general design and connector pinouts for the bottom port are identical from the first Wallaby to the new Blue Angel, BUT the physical connector on the Blue Angel (XDAIIs, MDAIII, SX66) has a slight alteration from the connector in previous generations. There is a small keying protrusion on one side of the Blue Angel accessory port. Several owners of Blue Angels have been forcing the older type connectors into the Blue Angel and while the pinouts and connectors themselves mate up, doing this places mechanical strain on the connector in the Blue Angel as it has a mating protrusion that normally would fit into the keyway on the plug, but now is mechanically forced outward. Over time, this has a strong potential for damaging the connector on the Blue Angel.
Check out this thread as it has pictures of what I am describing http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=12092
So, at this time, I have not found ANY Blue Angel specific accessories(ie designed to mate with the newer connector). In time these surely will appear. In the meantime, a little work with a Dremel tool can create the keyway in the plugs on older generation accessories and doing so will no harm those accessories but it WILL protect the connector in the Blue Angel.
BTW, I have both the first gen and the last gen, so I have accessories whose connector will have to be modified
david
I am still using a Clic on car kit I had for my Ipaq 5550, i purchased a new cable when I got the XDA2, and then used some black hard foam on the cradle, as the xda2 was a little thinner. Then when upgrading to the XDA2s, it used the same connection, and fit just as snug.
Seidio is supposed to be releasing a car kit for the PDA2K sometime this month. Check out http://www.seidioonline.com/
Rajesh
Car Mount
Brodit supply one - in the UK use handnav.co.uk :
http://www.handnav.co.uk/search_results.php?brand_only=true&st=Brodit
or on brodit :
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1244372&fid=1244565
I use this and it works fine.
You need a car specific ProClip also from same website.
Car mount for XDA IIs
Hi, I have just purchased an Arkon car mount from ebay at £29.99 + £5 p&p. It has power and plugs for GPS I am using a Holux Bluetooth that I am powering from the auxillary power port on the unit, it has sockets for hard wire GPS receivers as well and a buit in amplified speaker. Go into ebay and key in XDA car mount. The same unit was £55 on Tottenham Court Road, I will say though that the power conector to the IIs was stiff so the previous guy saying about the difference is probably correct. Will get the Dremil out tonight.
Thanks for all the replies, I have now ordered an Arkon CM532 from E-bay and feel (fairly) confident of modifying the connecter to suit my XDA IIs as required.
Merry Xmas to you all.
How do you deal with the Arkon RF/speaker interference?
I read here that it was unacceptable...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=13654&start=0
how do you deal with it?
As it turns out I didn't order a mount as an e-bay company i had already approached came back saying they were hoping to release a specific mount for the XDAIIs around about now.
I've just e-mailed them to see if they've got them in yet.
Keep us updated!
Chris
Arkon CM531 works with o2 XDA IIs
Hi Guys, I've been using my Arkon CM531 (made for the o2 XDA II) fine with my new o2 XDA IIs. This is a relief as it means that I won't have to dish out more money! Whoo hoo!
I use a mag mount kit which is £8.99 at PDA Mods http://www.pdamods.com/proddetail.asp?prod=WSMMOUNT&cat=23
On the XDAII i put the small metel plate supplied under the back cover and that works perfectly. In the XDAIIs there is no battery cover so i have ordered a proprota alu-leather case http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=978&t_mode=des
which has a magnetic mount built in. I have not received it yet.
I then use a Wired GPS that i brought from PDA Mods for the XDAII. This also powers the XDAII. This fits and works perfectly in the XDAIIs.
If you have both devices and look closely at the XDAII & XDAIIs sockets there is a slight difference on the XDAIIs. But this is backward compatable. IE you can use any connector desiged for the XDAII on the XDAIIs but you can not use a connector designed specifically for the XDAIIs in the XDAII.
Just take a look at your power dongle for the XDAIIs it WILL NOT fit your XDAII. Strangely though on the cradle they fitted a backward compatible connector and not a XDAIIs specific one. So you can plug your XDAII into the XDAIIs cradle.
Does anyone know where I can purchase an antenna adapter cable for my PDA2K? I travel in fringe areas alot,and need to be able to hook up the outside antenna on my car. I could make one if I knew what the connector on the PDA2K is. If anyone knows what kind of connector is on the back under the rubber plug, PLEASE let me know!!
Thanks 8)
I think Brodit do one. www.brodit.com
try looking under t-mobile MDA III.
anyone know any distributors for brodit in the US that carry this adaptor?
Antenna Adaptors available in UK
You can get antenna adaptors for the PDA2K from a guy called Mark Burt who runs a company called www.boatersphone.co.uk they also do loads of other gear for working in fringe areas where their is not great signal.
I'm an XDA newbie, though not a stranger to PDA's (have had Axim X3, TRG Pro and PalmPilot).
I got my unit 2nd user as I needed a phone and PDA combined, but not enough cash for a new one.
I haven't got a Stereo headset for listening to MP3's.
I have seen the connector on the top for the handsfree unit and I have the mono mic and earpiece with 2.5mm plug; but what are the other connectors around the outside by the headset jack for? Is there a special adaptor for stereo?
Also, has anyone come across a good 'universal' charger at a reasonable price? I have a nice little universal battery charger (4 x AA) which has the USA flat pins as standard but these fold flat onto the unit and allow UK 13A or European 2-pin plug-top plates to be snapped on. Something like this for the XDA IIs would be ideal as I sometimes have to travel abroad.
Now if anyone's also come up with a *folding* Desktop USB cradle that would be really handy...
Look forward to hearing from you all
FYI, boxwave is now selling accessories for the Touch Cruise in the US. www.boxwave.com. Looks like they've got a cradle and some other accessories. I'm ordering my cradle now 8).
Dave
dfields said:
FYI, boxwave is now selling accessories for the Touch Cruise in the US. www.boxwave.com. Looks like they've got a cradle and some other accessories. I'm ordering my cradle now 8).
Dave
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Nice spot. Thanks for the info. I fancy the cradle, the 3.5mm headset adaptor and the pair of retractable charge and charge/sync cables.
When you get the cradle could you please post back specifically on the power supply. It doesn't look like it from the pictures but there's just a possibility that the power brick is physically designed to be international, i.e. the prongs that plug into the wall socket are on a separate mounting so that they can be swapped for UK, continental Europe or other plug configurations (e.g. PalmOne do this). The spec on the site does at least confirm it is a universal voltage supply but the physical plug compatibility is a big issue.
If the adaptor is only supplied with a fixed US configuration then could you please confirm that the input voltage, current and tip polarity are pretty clear from the instructions or labelling on the cradle itself so that I know it will be easy to correctly set up a universal supply brick.
Thanks.
- Julian
Edit: I just noticed that Dave said above "... boxwave is now selling accessories for the Touch Cruise in the US". As an addendum/clarification for international readers, if you click through to the boxwave web site they do explicitly say in the FAQ section that "We ship our products worldwide."
I think the PS is for the US, but they also sell international adapter kits. I think they've even got a bundle that include the cradle and the international kits.
Dave
JulianL said:
Nice spot. Thanks for the info. I fancy the cradle, the 3.5mm headset adaptor and the pair of retractable charge and charge/sync cables.
When you get the cradle could you please post back specifically on the power supply. It doesn't look like it from the pictures but there's just a possibility that the power brick is physically designed to be international, i.e. the prongs that plug into the wall socket are on a separate mounting so that they can be swapped for UK, continental Europe or other plug configurations (e.g. PalmOne do this). The spec on the site does at least confirm it is a universal voltage supply but the physical plug compatibility is a big issue.
If the adaptor is only supplied with a fixed US configuration then could you please confirm that the input voltage, current and tip polarity are pretty clear from the instructions or labelling on the cradle itself so that I know it will be easy to correctly set up a universal supply brick.
Thanks.
- Julian
Edit: I just noticed that Dave said above "... boxwave is now selling accessories for the Touch Cruise in the US". As an addendum/clarification for international readers, if you click through to the boxwave web site they do explicitly say in the FAQ section that "We ship our products worldwide."
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I got the leather sleeve. It is very nice...top quality. The soft reset button is somewhat covered by the leather...but not enough that it can't be used. That aside, it really is like a glove. You really done even notice it unless you have the belt clip attached.
I have two with regular Mini USBs, but they don't really fit as well as I would like. Has anybody found any with the correct E-USB plug in them? Preferably not one of those $40+ cradles, they will be far too expensive with Norwegian custom fees!