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I have been trying to find information on how to complete this keyboard mod. If it is actually replacing LED's or using the old color film trick. I think maybe its actually replacing led's but not certain. All the places I find with info about it are now closed down. Has anyone completed it or have info on it? Posting pic
hrmm...my imate jasjam looked like the one on the right (blue backlight) out of the box...maybe this isn't a mod but rather two differently branded Hermes. 'Twould be cool to have a red backlight though....
The blue is origional, when it is blue the color all blends together this mod makes some keys white some blue as you can see more clear
the one on the left is a cingular 8525 the other one is a non branded phone
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the one on the left is a cingular 8525 the other one is a non branded phone
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I have an 8525 and my keyboard backlight is all blue....
Same - 8525 - Keypads all blue
id like to have that white/blue combo - looks cool
if you look closely - neither of those are an 8525 - they both have the front facing camera
It is supposed to be an LED mod, but the information telling you how to complete it doesnt seem to be available anymore. So I do not know if its done by actually replacing LED's(havent taken my keyboard apart are our leds actually blue?) or by simply using a blue film to make them look blue in which case you could simply remove the film where you wanted white to shine through.
Psiodon
sorry finally found it, it's actually replacing leds. link is here
http://space.palmislife.com/html/10/110-800.html
Psiodon
Ok, I have ploughed through a load of HTC phones recently. I will admit upfront that I always like coming back to real numeric and alpha-keyboard phones for my daily phones. I was a big fan of the S710 and S620, actually my favourite HTC phones. The original HTC touch was the most enjoyable touch phone. Recently I have had the diamond, touch 3G, Tytn and loads of both HTC and other makes including the iphone. I have never been comfortable with on-screen numeric pads and keyboards. the screens need constant cleaning, there is no feedback, I am constantly worried about damaging the screen (well done apple for having a glass screen!) and its just a pain when entering numeric digits over the phone.
I will say upfront that I think the S740 is the hidden gem in the range. The design fits beautifully in the hand and the construction is top notch. It looks very stylish and the sliding keyboard doesn't wobble at all in any position. I have never had that before on a slider. The weight is just right and lends a really quality feel. The screen is excellent, the phone is fast with bags of features and a powerful cpu and good memory.
Its great coming back to keystrokes to go places rather then touch, its just so damn fast. Plenty of applications are written for smartphones and loads of free ones out there make things fun.
The UK orange version, when using the HTC home screen, has no really customisations to make one annoyed, except the orange page bookmark! Unlocking can be had for around £16.22 on the net.
Pity no hardSPL, but quite frankly I have noticed no bugs so far and its just so fast.
One of my best buys so far!
My only complaints:
-Phone is slightly heavy and long. Weighing at 140g.
Could be due to the underlying qwerty keyboard and big numeric keypads.
-Send and end buttons were too small. Could be bigger.
-Fingerprint magnet, easily scratched keypads and softkeys.
And if you've noticed, it's the only WM smartphone out there having a 256 RAM/ROM.
Only real issue I have with mine is that I'm 100% sure I haven't spilt anything on it as it's always in its slip case, but the numeric keypad on the front seems to make a kind of noise which suggests it's sticky or dirt has got behind the keys. Makes kind of scratchy noise which is a bit rubbish.
Anyone else find this?
What are my eyes seeing? An S740 post? Wow...
I love the phone, it feels great in my hand and it's also really fast.
joebi I think you've got dirt under it, I have no problem with the keys. Been using it quite a lot since I bought it in February.
I made a mistake of getting the bronze G1, and have been suffering from the keyboard problem ever since. For those fortunate to have a black G1, it's when the keyboard lights up in daylight conditions the keys are impossible to see. As a work-around I use the Backlight Off program to permanently shut off the backlight, but that makes it a pain in the ass for when I actually do need it.
I was wondering if anyone attempted to replace the keys with the variant from the black G1. Also, I've seen a link to a site that sells G1 parts but can't find it anymore. Would appreciate if someone pointed me in the right direction.
Use ebay for the black keyboard.. ive seen a few people do it w/o a problem.. also for the backlight off set it as a shortcut so whenever u do need it u just hit two keys at once and bam its on (use a key that you dont need to see to know where its at)
The thread on this page about black/white custom G1 has links to an ebay seller.
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I made a mistake of getting the bronze G1, and have been suffering from the keyboard problem ever since. For those fortunate to have a black G1, it's when the keyboard lights up in daylight conditions the keys are impossible to see. As a work-around I use the Backlight Off program to permanently shut off the backlight, but that makes it a pain in the ass for when I actually do need it.
I was wondering if anyone attempted to replace the keys with the variant from the black G1. Also, I've seen a link to a site that sells G1 parts but can't find it anymore. Would appreciate if someone pointed me in the right direction.
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do you know how horrible its goin to look when you have black g1 buttons on a silver back keyboard surround thing and a bronze g1? lol
since you are willing to void your warranty then i suggest buying the black g1 buttons and then go to colorwarepc.com
get a custom paintjob. its about 175 and take up to 3 weeks to get ur g1 back =\ go to the second website below and play around with the color schemes
i like this color scheme
MAIN : white
keyboard: purple
bottom: white
back: white
your choice tho. but i would rather deal with the keyboard visibility than having an ugly g1.
here a link to the black g1 keyboard
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkpar...ccessories&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1
link to colorwarepc g1
http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-170-tmobile-g1.aspx
Hmmm a $6 keyboard and 20 minutes of assembly versus $200 and 3 weeks with no phone.
Hrmmm.
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Hmmm a $6 keyboard and 20 minutes of assembly versus $200 and 3 weeks with no phone.
Hrmmm.
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its no versus or anything..
bronze g1 with a black keyboard is just fugly. i suggested to install the black g1 keyboard and get custom paintjob to make it look nice.
Brian do you have something against everyone who changes there G1 ??
Id rather fugly than downright stupid. Paying more for a paint job than you paid for the device is retarded no matter how cute and shiny it is.
On a forum full of DIYers or guys wanting to be DIYers constantly being negative than proposing ludicrous paintsites are making you look like an ass.
Frankly if Nola was so appaled by the G1 appearance he can spend a mere 10-15$ and an hour on the net reading how-tos and repaint his whole case if he was so inclined.
My suggestion btw is get a set of small torx or borrow them. The ones I have are too large (starting with t6) and cant get a few screws open to start...grrrrr
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Brian do you have something against everyone who changes there G1 ??
Id rather fugly than downright stupid. Paying more for a paint job than you paid for the device is retarded no matter how cute and shiny it is.
On a forum full of DIYers or guys wanting to be DIYers constantly being negative than proposing ludicrous paintsites are making you look like an ass.
Frankly if Nola was so appaled by the G1 appearance he can spend a mere 10-15$ and an hour on the net reading how-tos and repaint his whole case if he was so inclined.
My suggestion btw is get a set of small torx or borrow them. The ones I have are too large (starting with t6) and cant get a few screws open to start...grrrrr
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who said i have anything against ppl changing up the g1. i only bashed on that one guy. all i said was his g1 trackball install pic was fake and he bashed on me.
and all i did here was suggest a paintjob after keyboard mod. its your preference choosing not to have a nice looking g1. i rather have a nice one. its not stupid or retarded to have a nice looking g1(again ur preference). in a society that i live in, aesthetics and appearance goes a long way. and people with money can use money.
and how am i CONSTANTLY being negative. i only was negative on that beaners thread because he started with me. and he never ever posted video proof.
and i actually had an idea to order a g1 housing n such ,and send it to a car paint and body place(i alrdy called and they said they do it for me for cheap) i probably decided on electron blue or pearl white.
Thats 2 for 2 on housing color threads you instigate.
Maybe youre quite the charmer in app threads but so far I have no idea why you say what you do.
Again for 175 the thing better sparkle with diamonds and have a handjob app. A paint job shouldnt cost more then the device regardless of your financial status.
Noone said a thing about a nice looking G1. But $175 is ridiculous.
Good luck on your paint job.
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Thats 2 for 2 on housing color threads you instigate.
Maybe youre quite the charmer in app threads but so far I have no idea why you say what you do.
Again for 175 the thing better sparkle with diamonds and have a handjob app. A paint job shouldnt cost more then the device regardless of your financial status.
Noone said a thing about a nice looking G1. But $175 is ridiculous.
Good luck on your paint job.
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i didnt even instigate this thread. all i did was suggest and said having the black keyboard on a bronze g1 is just hideous.
and the guy i bashed on about his trackball wasnt a housing thread. all he did was get a white battery cover and change the keyboard. those things are not hard to do.
and everyone is entitled to their opinion. i just think getting a paintjob would make the thread starter g1 look better.
No more bashing, Thread Closed!
Found this the other day in my parousing for accesories for the tab but noticed it hadn't been posted here.... decent selection, close to 300 designs.... Stupid cheap... about time i've been looking for a while for more than just the carbon fiber ones.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ViewSonic-G-Tab...tem2a11553fb8&clk_rvr_id=245990579742&afsrc=1
I ordered one of these and in discussion if they had any alternative's that had more of an astronomy type back ground the person i was in email contact with indicated they could make these as customs with a pic that you provided. If that interests any one contact them and see what they might could do for you.
Holy macaroni.
http://www.ridicgraphics.com/2011/designs/viewsonicgtablet/
The first thing I noticed is that 99% of these "skins" are in portrait mode. I use my gTab in mostly landscape mode.
The second thing I noticed is that there is no link to the wallpapers for these "G-Tablet Skins" for you to download and use to blend with the skin on the bezel of the gTab after you purchase and apply one of these. I saw there are wallpaper links for other devices but couldn't find one for the gTab.
So this may be exciting for some folks but I didn't find it useful. What I would find interesting would be skins that could look good in either portrait or landscape mode (like the carbon fiber skin I already have).
Also, since I have my gTab in a CLIP case about 85% of the time I seldom think about the skins anymore.
If you want the skin in landscape just ask them. I'm sure they'll accomodate they offered me the ability to make a cutom from a pic that i sent them... i wanted an astronomy theme.. but decided on #246 ...
the back ground.. you download the one for the NOOK color list under "ebooks"... it's an android tablet after all... (you'll have to do some creative cropping to get it to fit right)
I can't find a way to lock the wallpaper in landscape, is that possible? In other words, I want to be able to use my tablet in portraite mode but have the wallpaper still be in landscape mode so it still matches the skin.
I havn't figured out a way... may be there is an app that allows you to have multiple wallpapers... one for landscape and one for portrait...I remember seeing something along those lines somewhere... it may be a feature that is specific to certian Launchers also.. did a quick search and there was an app but it wasn't rated very well...
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I havn't figured out a way... may be there is an app that allows you to have multiple wallpapers... one for landscape and one for portrait...I remember seeing something along those lines somewhere... it may be a feature that is specific to certian Launchers also.. did a quick search and there was an app but it wasn't rated very well...
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yeah i saw that somewhere too i thinks its something like multipicturelive or something.......
HOLY COW!!!!!
If the selection from the Ebay dealer listed above wasn't quiet what you're looking for.. a shlew of skins turned up in a search on Amazon this AM... check it out... a bit more pricey.. $17.95 ,still not bad compared to the $30 selection we used to have.... but a TON more designs......
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...VIEWSONIC+GTABLET+SKIN&ie=UTF8&qid=1310642213
Did anyone get theirs made? How did it come out? Does it cover the sides like the carbon fibers do? I only ask because I just bought a P3 case on eBay and everything's going to be covered (even the left speaker ) except the sides where the power button is and the other side. Thanks if anyone can help
has anyone gotten these yet and tried them out? i really want to know about the quality and stuff cuase i was interested
I got #246 the grill looking one from the ebay store.. and no it doesn't cover the sides.. there is about a 1/16 inch (1.5mm) around the perimiter on both the front and back... wich is desirable on the back, keeps it from picking up and collecting dust and swarf... the front is ok.. i would look better benig all the way out to the edge.. but the guys at ridic graphics (ebay store) said that they were having issues with people stretching them while they were putting them on that's why they cut the perimiter in a bit.. graphics look pretty good.. not grainny at all... applied easy enough, though a second set of hands made it easier, someone holding the skin up while you locate it is ideal...... over all i'm satisfied...
thinking of seriously getting one from the amazon store because of the astronomy backround selections they have.. if i do i'll comment on them as well...
About time someone started making these. Anyone have a picture of the fit quality once its installed?
I posted some pics in my original thread on Android tablets forum...
they show the bo-bo'd bezel cut line but Ridic graphics sent me a replacement that makes the gap around the top skin more uniform..
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...ies/17324-graphics-skins-gtab-10-95-each.html
Hello all,
Really excited about the Xperia S, even though I'm still on the Arc S.
Just putting together a poll to see which one everyone thinks is better looking/planning on getting.
Not sure why this time, but I'm seriously considering the white Xperia S. Looks amazing. Never had a white phone before though but I'm really liking the anti stain coating.
I'm going for the white colour one cause it looks awesome with the black display and then the transparent element then there's the white stripe at the bottom with the xperia logo and the white colour stripe. that looks so awesome, you should go for the white colour.
Black just perfect
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I've had a White HTC Hero for almost 2 years, so i'm going for a black phone now
seriously black just looks awesome on this phone
black for sure, as white looks girlish
I've always had black phones. My girlfriend have a Nexus S white and it's look very nice. Maybe this time i will try an Xperia s white.
All colors are good, as long as they are black
I think the white more attractive, but bother colors are good looking ))
P.S. XPS is already available for sale? Where?
I originally was after the white one as it looks better than the black imo, looks really nice. However after going to phones 4 u today and seeing both models9dummy models0 i notice that the white one actually attracts dirt alot not from me but from other people that were already looking at the dummy model and after seeing the videos about how the cover is dirt resistant i tried to rub it off only made matters worse actually the colur started turning to cream and on the edges of the phone i could clearly see that it looked worn out, so the white one is out of the question for me which is a shame as i was looking forward to getting that one. Black it will be though
At first i wanted the white one, but after i gave it some thoughts i preferred the black one as the contrast with the transparent bar is way better!
It's black for me.
just prefer it and love the way it looks.
That's the colour ive pre-ordered.
Looks-wise i definitely prefer the white one. But I fear that the white body will look worn out soon and lose all it's sexiness.
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I was thinking about the white one, as I never had a white phone before, and my partner and I both ordered a Xperia S and didn't want to mix up the phones all the time :/.
But I went for black, because well...the black is rather nice, and it won't get noticeably dirty that easily.We just need to make sure to have seperate backgrounds or a hard case on one of the phones xD
For this phone in particular I found the black much nicer.
I have since I clapped eyes on this phone always been attracted to the white version. I have had many black phones over the years, so a white handset will be a welcome change.
After seeing the white dummy model in phones 4 u, it put me right off!
just seeing the dirt on it and whe you rub it the colour was changing.
I first thought I would get the white version, but after seeing some videos, the black version does look nice, in a 2001-monolith kind of way, and the transparent bar really shines in all this blackness.
Also it would color-match my old SE K800i
I just want a different White, more fashionable.
Oh，80% of my friends chose the white version . white looks sharp and shiny. but black outstanding more the transparent bar design.