Does anyone know if there is a portable usb camera you can hook up to a phone through the usb and use it like the one we use on a computer. thx
No offense but you should think something more productive. There is already a 5 MP camera and there is a way to add the front facing camera. I cannot imagine why you need a USB camera.
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You mean a web cam?
You missed the point
I need a camera like a web cam that I attach to my phone so I can use at my work The fixed phone cam is useless but If I had a camera that had say 10-20 ft of cord so I could video/photo for my work and the phone could do that........ well that would be awesome
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Im sure its possible in theory but you would need to find one that would work with the drivers built into the phone or android.
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I really want this phone but HTC has held the camera flash back, limiting the usefulness of that 5mp cam. So looking for a solution I found this http://www.phonephlash.com/meet.html. Anyone tried it?
dbrotzen said:
I really want this phone but HTC has held the camera flash back, limiting the usefulness of that 5mp cam. So looking for a solution I found this http://www.phonephlash.com/meet.html. Anyone tried it?
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I haven't tried this one, but I know that it will work because I've taken a photo with my Trinity and had a friend fire his flash at the same time and the picture was fine, without the flash it was impossible.
I did a USB cable with 3 Leds connected in one end... if you plug in that to the USB port of the HD with a convertor will light like the Sun.
This is a example with just one led:
http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_30612/article.html
It did it with 3 leds but I can't find the web page with the instructions I follow.
Thank you! Great alternative!
in all frankness, i find it quite silly to use a 1000USD device to power an LED....why not using a battery?
pzucchel said:
in all frankness, i find it quite silly to use a 1000USD device to power an LED....why not using a battery?
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Because I must carry with the X7500... so... should I carry a battery too? What for? I'm carrying the PDA plus the cable with the LED... that's all.
The whole thing seems to be a bit embrarasing, there you are using a US$ 1000 handset, with a USB LED hanging from the bottom, for me it'd look like a alien prostate examination tool, The Phlash seems to be a better idea.
pitty there isnt some plug and go little boc with one or thee leds.
but thanks anyway
vafanculo13 said:
for me it'd look like a alien prostate examination tool
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Oh man, thanks for the LOL at work!!!!
mahjong said:
I did a USB cable with 3 Leds connected in one end... if you plug in that to the USB port of the HD with a convertor will light like the Sun.
This is a example with just one led:
http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_30612/article.html
It did it with 3 leds but I can't find the web page with the instructions I follow.
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that is not possible there is not voltage tension on blackstone mini usb
if somebody can do that please post some pictures.....
I recently got a G Tablet and I love that thing - I am currently running ASOP Gingerbread on it and love the thing.
I am a photographer and have a Nikon DSLR and was wondering if there was a way I could plug the camera in to the tablet and use it to view the photos that I took.
I tried just plugging the USB cable in between them but I can't seem to browse to the camera in Astro - so I think I might just be missing something
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I recently got a G Tablet and I love that thing - I am currently running ASOP Gingerbread on it and love the thing.
I am a photographer and have a Nikon DSLR and was wondering if there was a way I could plug the camera in to the tablet and use it to view the photos that I took.
I tried just plugging the USB cable in between them but I can't seem to browse to the camera in Astro - so I think I might just be missing something
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I tried plugging in my camera to view as a usbdisk with the Vegan 5 ROM and it didn't work. But it works perfectly with CyanogenMod 7 between my tablet and my Lumix camera. My co-worker however still can't access his camera with CM7, and I'm not sure what the difference is. He's going to bring his cam in for me to try... it could be a camera issue and the ability of the tablet to recognize particular models.
Hrm - interesting
I just loaded CM7 the other day - but I haven't tried plugging my camera in to it since then - I'll try that when I get home
I have the same problem. My tablet can't see my Canon camera when I connect the camera cable to the full-size USB port on the tablet. But the USB port is working fine when I connect a thumb drive.
I have a HTC Evo 3D. I'm needing to connect a USB mouse and/or hub. The unusual part is that I will also like to be able to power the phone from an external source like a car cigarette lighter. I have Muscular Dystrophy with limited mobility and will be using a mouse to control the phone. My wheelchair has the ability to power additional devices through a cigarette lighter type jack.
Does this sound possible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I know the latest tablets are getting external device driver capabilities, but I'm not sure about the 3D. The fact we can print from it is promising, maybe after Ice Cream Sandwich or a Honeycomb port?
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I have a HTC Evo 3D. I'm needing to connect a USB mouse and/or hub. The unusual part is that I will also like to be able to power the phone from an external source like a car cigarette lighter. I have Muscular Dystrophy with limited mobility and will be using a mouse to control the phone. My wheelchair has the ability to power additional devices through a cigarette lighter type jack.
Does this sound possible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello! First, I want to say that I am amazed at people like you. My sister-in-law works with an autistic teenager and the schoolwork he does via his iPod is amazing. I think that he can churn out more schoolwork than I did when I was his age....
Now, to answer your questions - yes, the EVO can be powered via a 12-volt cigarette-lighter jack, so that won't be a problem. On the other hand, the mouse will be. At the hardware level, the EVO is a USB device and it needs to be a USB host (like a laptop or desktop computer) to take input from a mouse. However, I think a simple USB cable hack might solve that issue. I'll see if I can turn up a web page or two about the hack.
Secondly, Android isn't set up to be 'driven' via a mouse, but I have heard that people have done it successfully.
The real unknown is if we can do all these things with the EVO 3D....
If anyone else would care to 'chime in' to fill in the details that I don't know, please do....
when/if this phone gets rooted and we get some cyanogenmod love, it can use mouse input over bluetooth same with keyboard input. im gonna be nice (for once) this is posted in the wrong section. this is the development section NOT Q&A. pm a mod to move to the correct location.
It makes sense for development if he's planning to do the cable hack and write a driver himself.
That said, i am not aware of any micro usb keyboards, and though there very well may be some, especially if you look up blackberry accessories. If that doesn't work, the usb to microusb cable job is straightforward, just lookup the pinouts and match up the internal cables.
As for power while it is plugged in, just use a splitter on your 9v source, and attach one to the keyboard usb power cables and one to the power pins on the hacked microusb plug.
After that, I don't know for the driver, and but as mentioned before cm7 does bluetooth keyboards (and mice?) - can we install drivers without root? How does that work?
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It makes sense for development if he's planning to do the cable hack and write a driver himself.
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The first post is a question, hence this belongs in Q&A whether he plans on developing something is irrelevant since he is not doing so now in the Op
You can pair a bluetooth keyboard and mouse with the stock 3vo. Power the device with a normal charger. Unfortunately the mouse is useless as there is no cursor. The keyboard is novel though. I used a Logitech MX5000 series.
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First, thanks to everyone for trying to help.
Let me explain how I use my PC at home. My wheelchair has a small LCD display for the current mode/status of the chair like power, speed mode, and tilt. Plus it has an infrared transmitter that can be used to operate typical home theater electronics. The chair also has mouse emulation. When in the mouse mode the joystick that usually moves the chair becomes the mouse. The movement is translated and sent out through the infrared transmitter to a USB infrared receiver. The infrared receiver is HID compliant so it works on about everything. I'm hoping to find a solution similar to this on the Evo 3D.
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First, thanks to everyone for trying to help.
Let me explain how I use my PC at home. My wheelchair has a small LCD display for the current mode/status of the chair like power, speed mode, and tilt. Plus it has an infrared transmitter that can be used to operate typical home theater electronics. The chair also has mouse emulation. When in the mouse mode the joystick that usually moves the chair becomes the mouse. The movement is translated and sent out through the infrared transmitter to a USB infrared receiver. The infrared receiver is HID compliant so it works on about everything. I'm hoping to find a solution similar to this on the Evo 3D.
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Maybe send an email to Logitech and see if they can help you... they have a mouse for Honeycomb and may be able to explain house to use the joystick on your wheelchair. Good luck and let us know how it works, could help a lot of people
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/tablet-mouse-android
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Maybe send an email to Logitech and see if they can help you... they have a mouse for Honeycomb and may be able to explain house to use the joystick on your wheelchair. Good luck and let us know how it works, could help a lot of people
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/tablet-mouse-android
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is the receiver that is HID compliant bluetooth capable? if so, you should be able to pair the phone to that receiver and have it working.
Maybe somebody could create an app that would use the front facing camera kinda like the xbox kinect?
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Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to move enough to make the gestures. It pretty much needs to be the joystick/infrared built-in to the chair. Thanks for the idea though.
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is the receiver that is HID compliant bluetooth capable? if so, you should be able to pair the phone to that receiver and have it working.
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it is PS2/USB. A couple of years ago I thought about trying a serial-to-Bluetooth adapter, but wasn't feeling too confident it would work so I shelved the idea. do any of you think that might be worth trying?
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it is PS2/USB. A couple of years ago I thought about trying a serial-to-Bluetooth adapter, but wasn't feeling too confident it would work so I shelved the idea. do any of you think that might be worth trying?
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i dont think it will be possible then unless you got a 3.1 honeycomb device as they have usb hosting abilities. maybe the manufacturer of this input device offers a bluetooth solution?
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i dont think it will be possible then unless you got a 3.1 honeycomb device as they have usb hosting abilities. maybe the manufacturer of this input device offers a bluetooth solution?
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The device I posted does have Bluetooth capabilties, quite a few mice do... the issue I see is that Gingerbread doesn't support the mouse (no pointer) or the driver. Need this bad boy s-off and a Honeycomb port... or somebody smarter than me
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Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to move enough to make the gestures. It pretty much needs to be the joystick/infrared built-in to the chair. Thanks for the idea though.
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I was wondering about possible eye tracking, didn't clarify sorry. I had a friend in grade school and high school with muscular distrophy. Nasty disease, watched him go from running to needing a rod in his spine to sit upright. I hope we can help you figure something out.
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The device I posted does have Bluetooth capabilties, quite a few mice do... the issue I see is that Gingerbread doesn't support the mouse (no pointer) or the driver. Need this bad boy s-off and a Honeycomb port... or somebody smarter than me
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if we get rooted and get cyanogenmod ported that rom fully supports HID
I think, the USB port on my Samsung Vibrant has gone bad. I can't charge the phone nor get a USB connection. Any suggestions to fix it?
Thanks
Sada
sounds like your going to need to fix the port or get a battery pack charger ....its best to get it fixed since with out that port no odin ...
krazierokz said:
sounds like your going to need to fix the port or get a battery pack charger ....its best to get it fixed since with out that port no odin ...
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I tried to fix the port. Now it is charging the phone. However, the USB connection to PC is not working. Also, for some reason, the Navigation buttons at the bottom are not working. I have now enabled the soft navigation keys. I am trying to see how I could fix all of the issues.
Just make sure you didn't snap something and crack the board ,those software keys are super sensitive but glass you fixed the port at least. By chance do you have a BlackBerry USB cable they work the best also try and reinstall the drivers ...use the plug from the back of PC not the front
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krazierokz said:
Just make sure you didn't snap something and crack the board ,those software keys are super sensitive but glass you fixed the port at least. By chance do you have a BlackBerry USB cable they work the best also try and reinstall the drivers ...use the plug from the back of PC not the front
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you mean reinstall the USB drivers on the PC? I am currently using Mint with my phone. I could try the backport of a PC too, Will try that. Another thing I noticed is that the mic is not working either.
sada23 said:
you mean reinstall the USB drivers on the PC? I am currently using Mint with my phone. I could try the backport of a PC too, Will try that. Another thing I noticed is that the mic is not working either.
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It makes sense to Bring the phone to a service center. MicroUSB jack can be easily bought, and you replace it. As for the microphone, and the navigation buttons - possibly depart contacts, or you hurt them. Demolition of the service center, let's look at why does not work. It is wiser than trying to yourself and damage the phone.
So I've my new ZU and I find it pretty good...
And I saw the Intel compute stick and thought about using it on the phone...so my question is can we use the phone as an hdmi host.. I know it can be coupled with an hdmi TV using MHL...
Are there any possibilities to use the phone as an hdmi tv
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Cmon guys....no one knows these things???
MHL to hdmi cable accessory reflects what is on the mobile phone ? via HDMI input . So, whatever is streaming on your phone ? you can watch on your HDTV . Like turning your television into the phone's monitor .
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Not that buddy...I was asking if there was a way to use our phone as the host.. U know use an hdmi camera and see pics on our phone... Like in a situation when we don't have an hdmi tv.. And I want this phone to act as one...
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I'm afraid Android doesn't support hdmi host mode as of now, but your idea isn't also the best because if memory serves me well, compute stick needs additional power to operate and if you plug it into a phone, you will already have the usb port used unless you use a hub. Isn't it easier to just plug it in the TV?
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I'm afraid Android doesn't support hdmi host mode as of now, but your idea isn't also the best because if memory serves me well, compute stick needs additional power to operate and if you plug it into a phone, you will already have the usb port used unless you use a hub. Isn't it easier to just plug it in the TV?
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I was thinking of using it on the go
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You can use this phone as a secondary display for your PC though, not via HDMI, but by USB Tethering.