I'd like to find a docking station with speakers for the phone, to be able to us it as a wake up/alarm/charging device. Does it exist ?
I don't need anything fancy like those iPhone docking station, I won't really use it to listen to music. However, I'd be glad if it's compatible with the HTC Magic...
Thanks !
Danny, found one for you but is without speakers......http://www.subtel.nl/cgi-bin/cosmos...ampaign=nl-ciao/MZ_Ladestation_einfach/201195
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Does a desk docking station exist with audio out, so I can have it sitting in a dock, charging, whilst listening to music from it at work...?
(using either a standard headphone jack or the bizzare (and annoying) Hermes headphone connector)
for some strange reason you would think HTC or ATT would have this as standard? but no... esp since they made this 11 pin usb plug... i tried to find one but i cant.. my only hope is to buy or use the stock or oem 11 pin wires and spliting them apart and trying to find all the pins... that or im getting sick of it and might as well make my own custom 3.5mm jack maybe one with a mic as well? who knows... i took my 8525 apart i saw some wasted space inside it could work. if others havent done so already...
though your right single plug and using the exisiting one is ideal.. and would be best for things like car docking cradle with usb sound and charging...
Have you seen this? I'm thinking of getting it...
http://www.bargaincell.com/product_15549_2614.html
Can't really find more info or reviews on it.
Interesting docking station... but doesn't have audio out, only audio in for other devices to use the speakers. I'm after a desktop docking station with simply a line out so I can have it docked and use headphones at the same time... I suppose bluetooth headphones is the only way.
mudda said:
Have you seen this? I'm thinking of getting it...
http://www.bargaincell.com/product_15549_2614.html
Can't really find more info or reviews on it.
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AVOID THIS COMPANY LIKE THE PLAGUE!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1443395&postcount=22
Well, it's about X-Mas time, and I've made a few changes to my phones. Namely, I no longer have my second line, and my Wizard is seeing alot more use. As such, I'd like to get a few accesories for it. The big things I'm looking for:
1. 4GB memory card - bidding on one on EBay, will let you all know if the brand I buy works for the big thread.
2. A2DP wireless headphones. Would really like something to listen to when I run / work out. I saw a plantronics set with a slide-out microphone that looked decent, but I have a big head (size 8 and some change, no joke) so some of the hard-band headphones bug me a little. I was looking for something with just a wire in the back,and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.
3. A2DP capable USB Bluetooth adapter. I'd like to be able to use my headset with my PC for gaming / listening to tunes when my room mate's sleeping. The smaller, the better.
4. Bluetooth Capable car audio solution, ideally via FM modulator. All my best tunes are on my Wizard, and I'd like to just tune my radio and them use my phone to play songs.
Any advice is appreciated. Also, I'm looking at possibly upgrading to a new HTC Pocket PC around April for a birthday gift. Anyone know of any cool models out there now or otherwise planned?
Thanks.
Guys,
I'm currently trying to find a decent 'Desktop Speaker System with Remote Controller' to use with my HTC Touch HD Blackstone.
Have any of you come across a suitable system I could use.
My preference is the UK market as that is where I would be purchasing from.
Thanks in advance.
Beards
A2DP speakers
Hi Beards,
erm I'm not sure, but do you mean some speakers that are similar to an Iphone/Ipod dock? Just some speakers that will play the music off your HD? I could be way off but if this is the case then I think me and you both are after the same thing. I can't find any systems that act as a HTC dock and speakers but after a lot of research I think I found a solution. That solution is to use A2DP bluetooth speakers. That way your HD itself acts as the remote (as you can walk around with your phone within a 10m radius of the speakers and change the volume/track off there, although some come with remote too). In this respect I think it is a lot better than an Ipod dock. I was considering getting some A2DP speakers that sit on the shelf in my bedroom, then simply getting a docking cradle to the HD to sit next to my bed - that way I can play music and charge my mobile at the same time.
If it is what you are after (btw these A2DP speakers can also play music from your PC) then there is a list of currently available models here:
http://www.a2dp.info/A2DP-Devices/A2DP-Speakers.html
I am currently thinking of getting the Parrot boombox, the gear4 blackbox or the AE system. I will post results if and when I get one.
I hope this is what you meant and hope it helps.
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Hi Beards,
erm I'm not sure, but do you mean some speakers that are similar to an Iphone/Ipod dock? Just some speakers that will play the music off your HD? I could be way off but if this is the case then I think me and you both are after the same thing. I can't find any systems that act as a HTC dock and speakers but after a lot of research I think I found a solution. That solution is to use A2DP bluetooth speakers. That way your HD itself acts as the remote (as you can walk around with your phone within a 10m radius of the speakers and change the volume/track off there, although some come with remote too). In this respect I think it is a lot better than an Ipod dock. I was considering getting some A2DP speakers that sit on the shelf in my bedroom, then simply getting a docking cradle to the HD to sit next to my bed - that way I can play music and charge my mobile at the same time.
If it is what you are after (btw these A2DP speakers can also play music from your PC) then there is a list of currently available models here:
http://www.a2dp.info/A2DP-Devices/A2DP-Speakers.html
I am currently thinking of getting the Parrot boombox, the gear4 blackbox or the AE system. I will post results if and when I get one.
I hope this is what you meant and hope it helps.
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EXACTLY what I am looking for...... Well done.
I'm a bit tied up at the moment doing another awful lot of surgical operations.
If you go ahead can you keep me abreast of how things are developing (any other ideas, pricing, etc.).
Folks,
does anyone know a cradle or docking station with built-in speaker that can be used with the Touch HD?
I really like my Touch HD, but I'm green with envy any time I see the plenty and great audio accessories for the iPhone. Things could be so easy - plug the device in and enjoy your music. But alas, the market for audio accessories seems to have waned since the times of the older devices (1, 2 etc.).
I've seen some all-round portable speakers, but most of them are crappy both in build and audio quality. What I'm looking for is a proper speaker system to enjoy music in the living room or kitchen, ideally tailor-made for the HD. Hardware audio controls would be ideal, but with the simple 3.5mm plug, that is not to be ...
Ideas, anyone?
Ta,
N.
i've also searched for something like that... and i coulden't find anything...
at the end i got the following bluetooth speaker
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/mbs-100?lc=en&cc=gb
and i can say i'm loving it...the sound is great for such a small speaker and it can go for about 8 hours without being charged...
my only wish now is that a buy a never model that features 2 speakers
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/mbs-400?lc=en&cc=gb#a
hope it help..
if you find some docking-speaker system for the HD, please post it...
qtype,
thanks for the suggestions!
It's some consolation that I'm not the only one missing an accessory like that. I'm specifically looking for a docking station/cradle with speaker because I'd like to use it on my nightstand - alarm clock, music player and charger all-in-one. So no luck yet ...
As for bluetooth speakers, I've used the good old Saitek A-250 and recently the Parrot Party, and the sound is quite okay with both - possibly even a bit better with the Saitek, but that's not so portable and robust. So the Saitek is good for the kitchen or the bedroom, while you can take the Parrot with you. With a bit more bulk than your SE.
Anyway - maybe something will come up.
Cheers,
N.
I was searching for cradle to chg phone & extra battery, found 1 on ebay, but I did run across what your looking for. don't remember where but it was there. Quig
qtype said:
i've also searched for something like that... and i coulden't find anything...
at the end i got the following bluetooth speaker
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/mbs-100?lc=en&cc=gb
and i can say i'm loving it...the sound is great for such a small speaker and it can go for about 8 hours without being charged...
my only wish now is that a buy a never model that features 2 speakers
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/mbs-400?lc=en&cc=gb#a
hope it help..
if you find some docking-speaker system for the HD, please post it...
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Try this
https://www.t-mobile-accessories.co.uk/P2_Touch-HD_ALTIM500_Portable+IPOD+Speaker.html
hi!
I just ordered an asus eee tab transformer for my car, as car entertainment system and navigation system. I am planing to invest some time o modify the hardware of the car to fit the tab optimately in.
One thing I'd like to do is to let the car command the tab for boot and shutdown. I am thinking of using the asus docking station interface of the tab but I have no pinout of this connector at the moment. Can anybody help here?
Maybe it is also possible to throw typical "next", "back", "play", "stop", ... commands? I am expecting an serial interface or something similar. Since I am an routined embedded developer, with a pinout this should be no problem.
The second thing is maybe a software thing.
I have an bluetooth car radio which supports one connection at the same time. The Idea was to use the Tab with bluetooth a2dp but with this connection all calls on my bluetooth phone are ignored. Is there something to establish a android to android bluetooth connection where the tap plays the roll of a bluetooth a2dp headset.
So for music and navigation:
Tab <-> CarRadio
For phone calls:
Phone <-> Tab <-> CarRadio
The other thing is, can the android tablet keep 2 bluetooth connections at the same time from the hardware point of view?
Ok, I think I wrote enough for now ^^
Hope somebody can help with any information.
interested in this
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me too
maybe someone has a good link to the asus support?
oops, sorry
fpdragon said:
hi!
I just ordered an asus eee tab transformer for my car, as car entertainment system and navigation system. I am planing to invest some time o modify the hardware of the car to fit the tab optimately in.
One thing I'd like to do is to let the car command the tab for boot and shutdown. I am thinking of using the asus docking station interface of the tab but I have no pinout of this connector at the moment. Can anybody help here?
Maybe it is also possible to throw typical "next", "back", "play", "stop", ... commands? I am expecting an serial interface or something similar. Since I am an routined embedded developer, with a pinout this should be no problem.
The second thing is maybe a software thing.
I have an bluetooth car radio which supports one connection at the same time. The Idea was to use the Tab with bluetooth a2dp but with this connection all calls on my bluetooth phone are ignored. Is there something to establish a android to android bluetooth connection where the tap plays the roll of a bluetooth a2dp headset.
So for music and navigation:
Tab <-> CarRadio
For phone calls:
Phone <-> Tab <-> CarRadio
The other thing is, can the android tablet keep 2 bluetooth connections at the same time from the hardware point of view?
Ok, I think I wrote enough for now ^^
Hope somebody can help with any information.
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Something to consider when designing.
Not sure if this is going to be a permanent install or not. But you can easily set up your audio through the Hdmi instead of burning battery with your Bluetooth. At least you can still use your phone through the Bluetooth. You can also incorporate other monitors in other parts of the car. I was speaking to a car audio shop for this type of install myself a few weeks ago. I will try to get more details and report back. Was waiting for the desktop docking station to come out to really run with it.
tonyz3 said:
Something to consider when designing.
Not sure if this is going to be a permanent install or not. But you can easily set up your audio through the Hdmi instead of burning battery with your Bluetooth. At least you can still use your phone through the Bluetooth. You can also incorporate other monitors in other parts of the car. I was speaking to a car audio shop for this type of install myself a few weeks ago. I will try to get more details and report back. Was waiting for the desktop docking station to come out to really run with it.
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Bluetooth battery burn would be no problem since I want to load the battery over the car. Anyway... I'm afraid that there won't be something like a "bluetooth router" so I have to use the analog audio out. That brings me to my first question: I need the pinout of the asus connector to control the tab over the steering wheel control.
I don't think anyone's figured out a pinout yet, and even if they do, it wont be as simple as "this contact is for play, this one is for skip, etc". All those most likely go through a usb interface. Not that that would be impossible, but if you're using bluetooth your headunit should support AVRCP for sending those commands over bluetooth. Most android devices only support 1.0 right now, but that still gives you play/pause, stop, next, previous, maybe ff and rewind too.
As an embedded developer here follows one idea that maybe can help you.
Why not using all via BT, I will say you prob looking for some BT support inside the kernel. If you find a similar application using linux (google it), maybe you can ported it to the transformer. Compiling the kernel with new drivers is very easy, then u just need to get into the software part.
Have fun.
Narog said:
As an embedded developer here follows one idea that maybe can help you.
Why not using all via BT, I will say you prob looking for some BT support inside the kernel. If you find a similar application using linux (google it), maybe you can ported it to the transformer. Compiling the kernel with new drivers is very easy, then u just need to get into the software part.
Have fun.
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Thanks for your post!
I was thinking about a similar idea. Bluetooth could be an alternative but with bluetooth it won't be possible to switch the device on. So I tried to find a pinout and maybe I have luck to command a power on. Anyway... Right now BT seems the more realistic way, you're right.
Narog said:
As an embedded developer here follows one idea that maybe can help you.
Why not using all via BT, I will say you prob looking for some BT support inside the kernel. If you find a similar application using linux (google it), maybe you can ported it to the transformer. Compiling the kernel with new drivers is very easy, then u just need to get into the software part.
Have fun.
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Android and the TF already support A2DP audio streaming and AVRCP remote control over bluetooth, there's nothing that needs to be done here. I'm pretty sure its only AVRCP 1.0 though, which only supports the basic controls (play, pause, stop, next, previous, etc). The newer versions also do things like metadata, so you can see on your headunit what song is playing.
I can say from experience that working with improving BT support in android is not easy after I spent a fair amount of time banging my head against the wall trying to add MAP support to CM7. In any case, without HC source it would be impossible to do here anyway.
fpdragon said:
Thanks for your post!
I was thinking about a similar idea. Bluetooth could be an alternative but with bluetooth it won't be possible to switch the device on. So I tried to find a pinout and maybe I have luck to command a power on. Anyway... Right now BT seems the more realistic way, you're right.
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I'd bet that there's no way to power it up over the dock connector since the keyboard dock doesn't support it.
maxpower47 said:
I'd bet that there's no way to power it up over the dock connector since the keyboard dock doesn't support it.
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Power it up maybe not, but wake it up certainly. If you allow the unit to be in deep sleep when you open the dock it wakes the unit. And as long as you are constantly feeding a small amount of power to it to keep it fully charged it shouldn't be a big deal. Maybe tear down a dock to provide an extra battery to the unit and perhaps the circuitry you need for wake on start of the car. I don't play with hardware so not sure what this would do but it seems it should be possible since it already does this to an extent.
captmiddy said:
Power it up maybe not, but wake it up certainly. If you allow the unit to be in deep sleep when you open the dock it wakes the unit. And as long as you are constantly feeding a small amount of power to it to keep it fully charged it shouldn't be a big deal. Maybe tear down a dock to provide an extra battery to the unit and perhaps the circuitry you need for wake on start of the car. I don't play with hardware so not sure what this would do but it seems it should be possible since it already does this to an extent.
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Thanks Tor Your post...
Im Not sure hat this "deep sleep" is. is this the same like when i press the power button shortly on the tab or another power mode?
I have no dock and I wanted to save my money and not buy it.