I bought a car air vent mount made for tablets. Shot a video review of it, I paid about $20 shipped for it. My air vents arent really designed for these type of mounts so I had to put something under the mount on the vent to keep it standing, but I still dont trust my $400 tablet with it. I could probly mod it in some way to keep it more sturdy.
In video I have the asus transformer tethered to my atrix.
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Did you have the TF powered through the cigarette lighter socket?
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Did you have the TF powered through the cigarette lighter socket?
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I dont have any usb chargers powerful enough to charge it, highest one I have is 1000ma and it doesnt work.
Are you actually going to use it as a GPS? It's really huge which is both a plus and a minus.
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Are you actually going to use it as a GPS? It's really huge which is both a plus and a minus.
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why not use it?
its just one more reason why its better than the ipad
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Are you actually going to use it as a GPS? It's really huge which is both a plus and a minus.
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I totally would if it didnt cost me so much, but at $400 I am going to baby it and not put it in harms way
I have my eyes open for a cheap chinese 10" with gps.
Nice vid. Btw do you need TF to be rooted in order to tether with phone?
Where did you buy it? Manufacurer/Model Please
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Nice vid. Btw do you need TF to be rooted in order to tether with phone?
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You need a phone that can provide a wifi hotspot that isn't ad-hoc, you don't need to be rooted on the tab.
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Nice vid. Btw do you need TF to be rooted in order to tether with phone?
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Shouldn't need to, as the phone should look like a normal wifi network to the transformer.
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Shouldn't need to, as the phone should look like a normal wifi network to the transformer.
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This is not the case. Most android tethering is done via ad-hoc network. Not a supported connection type for other android devices unfortunately.
Exactly, there is possible issue of not connecting Android to Android.
The tethering actually works fine as long as it's not ad-hoc. I have an HTC Desire running Froyo and once the hotspot is turned on, my TF views is as any other wifi network. I've used it many times without fail.
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The tethering actually works fine as long as it's not ad-hoc. I have an HTC Desire running Froyo and once the hotspot is turned on, my TF views is as any other wifi network. I've used it many times without fail.
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Sorry for askign again. How did you do that through default settings or you got some app running for that on both HTC Desire and Asus TF. Kinda new side for me, love to get better understanding
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Sorry for askign again. How did you do that through default settings or you got some app running for that on both HTC Desire and Asus TF. Kinda new side for me, love to get better understanding
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It's the native "Wi-Fi Hotspot" app in 2.2. My carrier, US Cellular, didn't disable or shackle it so I can use it with my current phone data plan without an extra fee. Most other carriers require a separate plan to use this feature, unless your rooted, from my understanding. My Desire is not rooted (no pun intended).
I see, so you do phone as hot spot and then in TF enable wifi and it should pick up phone and that's it.
dennka said:
I see, so you do phone as hot spot and then in TF enable wifi and it should pick up phone and that's it.
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That is correct. It's very simple, as long as it works! Good luck.
I am sorry to hijacking this thread
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I am sorry to hijacking this thread
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Np, I use the Motorola Atrix tether hack, so the TF views it as normal wifi.
Also the model of the mount is
ebay item #270732106700
DroidxRage said:
This is not the case. Most android tethering is done via ad-hoc network. Not a supported connection type for other android devices unfortunately.
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I connect to the internet in my car via my phone which I setup as a hotspot. It appears as any other wifi access point.
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So I've done some searching and reading here lately, and I have just a few questions before I finally make this leap. I'm ecstatic that the BL is finally unlocked. This is great!
First, I do some traveling and I love being able to plug a device in to a hotel TV and get decent video quality. Is the multimedia dock the only way to allow this? Specifically, I'm looking at streaming Netflix or Hulu. I usually don't travel with DVDs on my storage card, but I suppose I can if that's the only option here.
Second, how does anyone with the LapDock like it? I personally see myself using this quite a bit, as it would make life easier at work with a larger interface and full keyboard. Do you find it too cumbersome to travel with? Ideal when you'll be in one place for longer periods of time?
How's the video chat capability? With some travel, I like to be able to call my son when on the road. Does the front cam give decent quality?
Is there any video chat capability with the lapdock? I don't see a cam on the front of it, so I'm curious if the USB ports are usable with a webcam. This would also be ideal for the quick video conferences for work.
I've been waiting and waiting for something better to come along. However, a refurbed Atrix for $50, and a refurbed lapdock for $175 is pretty tough to pass up. Both for $225...or brand new for $300 after rebate.
Thanks for any help and insight.
First, I do some traveling and I love being able to plug a device in to a hotel TV and get decent video quality. Is the multimedia dock the only way to allow this? Specifically, I'm looking at streaming Netflix or Hulu. I usually don't travel with DVDs on my storage card, but I suppose I can if that's the only option here.
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There´s a hdmi mirroring mod and i think it will be includen in the custom roms coming soon so you dont need a dock
Second, how does anyone with the LapDock like it? I personally see myself using this quite a bit, as it would make life easier at work with a larger interface and full keyboard. Do you find it too cumbersome to travel with? Ideal when you'll be in one place for longer periods of time?
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I like it very much and with the ability to use full ubuntu its great,having a little pc everywhere you go and just plug it in to a tv is really great
How's the video chat capability? With some travel, I like to be able to call my son when on the road. Does the front cam give decent quality?
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It´s ok, not comparable to the back camera but enough for video chat
Is there any video chat capability with the lapdock? I don't see a cam on the front of it, so I'm curious if the USB ports are usable with a webcam. This would also be ideal for the quick video conferences for work.
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AFAIK ther´s no cam in the dock but with the hdmi mirroring you can video chat on a tv, i dont know if you can plug in a webcam but with full ubuntu it should be possible
My advice: BUY IT
i dont think hdmi mirroring or webtop via hdmi is working YET in 2.3.4, but in 1.8.3 you are golden on both. with full ubuntu, there is no reason you couldnt use a webcam with the lapdock that i can think of, its essentially a computer, so as long as linux drivers are available for whichever webcam you choose to use, it should work.
Awesome! Thanks guys. Now to pull the trigger and get this thing ordered.
Just want to give my input on the lapdock. Its incredibly thin. and its a nice size. I picked up a refurbished unit from At&t for about 175.
Charges your phone too. I slapped debian on it, and it runs really nice!
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Just want to give my input on the lapdock. Its incredibly thin. and its a nice size. I picked up a refurbished unit from At&t for about 175.
Charges your phone too. I slapped debian on it, and it runs really nice!
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Great to hear! I've been thinking about putting the full distro on there as well. I think this is a great concept and a fantastic start, even if there are some bugs/issues/features to address. I think this basic function and form will be around for a while, or at least I hope so.
On the dock, I'm assuming you've addressed the APN issue to take a grandfathered unlimited plan? That's my biggest concern: keeping unlimited data and being able to use webtop. I've read the dev forum, and it seems no one is having any issues with this, which is great.
I have unlimited. You just need to apply the tethering hack found in the dev forum, and you'll be able to keep your unlimited data!
By the way, if you're scared of receiving a bad refurbished dock, don't be. My dock looks and acts brand new
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I have unlimited. You just need to apply the tethering hack found in the dev forum, and you'll be able to keep your unlimited data!
By the way, if you're scared of receiving a bad refurbished dock, don't be. My dock looks and acts brand new
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I've had pretty good luck with the refurbs before. Mine have always been brand new, but I've bought refurbs for others, and they've been flawless. I was a bit worried with the Atrix, but when I talked to my sales guy the other day he was telling me about 80% of the docks he sells are returned within 30 days. That gave me the idea to look at refurbs, and 175 isn't bad!
You'll have to get it online for the discount I believe. Free shipping too.
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Yeah, that's usually how the refurbs work. I was just saying I got the idea from the salesman who said he's seen a lot returned. Now to just make sure they don't change my data plan That's always easier in the store!
Hello xda. I was wondering if anyone has seen anything about a photon webtop laptop dock?
Thanks
I saw it. Don't think it's worth $100. Then you have to buy the keyboard and remote separately? Serious rip off.
CyberCrist said:
I saw it. Don't think it's worth $100. Then you have to buy the keyboard and remote separately? Serious rip off.
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I'm quite sure OP wrote "laptop dock"...
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Hello xda. I was wondering if anyone has seen anything about a photon webtop laptop dock?
Thanks
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There is no laptop dock available yet. There's a dock with remote and a separate bluetooth keyboard.
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I saw it. Don't think it's worth $100. Then you have to buy the keyboard and remote separately? Serious rip off.
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It's been well worth it for me. I set it up at the office on a spare monitor with an old keyboard and mouse, works great.
Im sure you'll be able to get it cheaper on ebay or amazon once it hits stores.
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Here's an interesting announcement...
Multiple LapDock Models Coming...
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Here's an interesting announcement...
Multiple LapDock Models Coming...
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Interesting, but we need to some some ballpark prices. If there's only a $50 difference between the models, I don't think most people will care.
so your saying there is a chance haha, i dont understand why the atrix and this photon wouldnt be able to use the same lapdock, but from the sounds of it..the photon will get one of these correct?
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so your saying there is a chance haha, i dont understand why the atrix and this photon wouldnt be able to use the same lapdock, but from the sounds of it..the photon will get one of these correct?
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Short answer, charging/HDMI spots are in different positions so it wouldnt fit.
yea i noticed the hdmi and micro ports switched.....which really pissed me off that moto would do that, but im suspecting they will put out a lapdock for the photon specifically.
mastermayhm said:
yea i noticed the hdmi and micro ports switched.....which really pissed me off that moto would do that, but im suspecting they will put out a lapdock for the photon specifically.
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IMO, Motorola is stepping on their own foot. Had they not switched port positions, the Atrix lap dock could have been a huge selling item for the Photon or any other Moto phone which supports it. Why keep investing MORE money for additional docks when this one alone could have raked in a lot of cash.
I'm going to test something that might just work.
We might be able to MacGyver the Atrix LapDock for use with our Photons. Using Micro USB and HDMI Extender cables.
It's not elegant, by any stretch...but would be an easy workaround.
I wouldn't be adverse to having my Photon attached to the LapDock via cables, instead of docked.
If anyone beats me to testing this out, please report your findings.
Apparently at&t has exclusive rights to the laptop dock (using with the atrix) for a period of time. Not sure how long.
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Apparently at&t has exclusive rights to the laptop dock (using with the atrix) for a period of time. Not sure how long.
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I don't think is long cause the Motorola Bionic is coming out in a few days and it too has a laptop dock
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I wouldn't be adverse to having my Photon attached to the LapDock via cables, instead of docked.
If anyone beats me to testing this out, please report your findings.
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I had the same thought and am open to trying - my boss has the Atrix and I can use his lapdock.
I've found the usb micro extension on google shopping - has anyone found the mini-HDMI extension
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I had the same thought and am open to trying - my boss has the Atrix and I can use his lapdock.
I've found the usb micro extension on google shopping - has anyone found the mini-HDMI extension
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Nope...haven't found THAT yet. Maybe they don't make the HDMI one?
Right now it looks like a tangled mess of adapters to make this work.
There is this adapter micro f to hdmi male:
http://www.usbsea.com/products/HDMI_Male_to_Micro_HDMI_Female_Adapter_R-AD-HMHF4.html
Then you need an hdmi f to f like this:
http://www.usbsea.com/products/HDMI_Female_to_HDMI_Female_Adapter_R-AD-HFHF.html
Then you can use your micro to regular hdmi cable.
I'm still looking for a micro hdmi f to micro hdmi m which would be perfect.
Cheers,
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for anybody interested...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224993
It's really frustrating that Sprint and Motorola are so far behind on the laptop dock for this phone. I really want this dock so that I can use it for work when I am on call, and not have to lug around a laptop and wait for it to boot up, connect to my hotspot etc. C'mon Sprint, C'mon Motorola! All they need to do is build two parts, a longer cable for the HDMI/USB ports, and a new baseplate for the phone to sit on, this should be nothing to kick those out, since obviously aside from the ports being swapped, it still works on this phone.
i used the site which let me see my contacts so i could text people from the touch pad browser using my android phone. it was quick worked quick. i could even respond with out issues. now if someone could turn this into an standalone app that would be amazing, that way we could incorporate a pop up feature. should not be hard if there is already a system in place.
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Want to install but have you seen extra draw from the battery while using the app?
I keep getting "failed to connect to server" on my phone. :-(
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I keep getting "failed to connect to server" on my phone. :-(
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me too, anything special you need to do?
theusername said:
me too, anything special you need to do?
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I checked the Twitter. Apparently its several people. I guess the only thing we can do is be patient.
it was working fine yesterday, not due why not now.
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I also have a problem now, the phone and the pc don't connect. The server's down?
Wowzers! This thread is back from the grave.
I recommended Tablet Talk. One of my top 5 that does the same thing.
a40dayflud818 said:
Wowzers! This thread is back from the grave.
I recommended Tablet Talk. One of my top 5 that does the same thing.
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Tablet Talk is for tablets, browsertexting for pc. There's a difference.
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Tablet Talk is for tablets, browsertexting for pc. There's a difference.
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You are half correct. Tablet Talk is for tablets. Browsertexting is for internet browsers which both PC's and Tablets are capable of.
Seeing as this is under the HP Touchpad forum and the HP Touchpad is, in fact, a tablet I think my previous comment holds some merit.
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You are half correct. Tablet Talk is for tablets. Browsertexting is for internet browsers which both PC's and Tablets are capable of.
Seeing as this is under the HP Touchpad forum and the HP Touchpad is, in fact, a tablet I think my previous comment holds some merit.
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Right, I think I didn't hesitate to see your mistake My bad
A buddy of mine wants to get an Android device to replace his ipod touch. He has looked into the Samsung Galaxy Players, but the hardware specs really suck on them. We set up my old Droid Incredible using it as a wifi only device, we installed a wifi only script that I found here on XDA that keeps the radio disabled, battery life is great. He really wants to get a dual core device with a front facing camera. I have found some Rezounds on ebay in the $225-$250 range that makes it barely more than the cost of the weak Galaxy Players.
My question is, can a Rezound or any LTE device that uses a sim card work fine not activated like my old Incredible and my old Droid X? Will he constantly get a nag screen to install a sim card?
Thanks!
My question is, why?
He doesn't want a smartphone plan, he wants something like an ipod touch, but with better specs. If you can pay just a few more bucks than an ipod touch and have the specs of a Rezound, why not?
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A buddy of mine wants to get an Android device to replace his ipod touch. He has looked into the Samsung Galaxy Players, but the hardware specs really suck on them. We set up my old Droid Incredible using it as a wifi only device, we installed a wifi only script that I found here on XDA that keeps the radio disabled, battery life is great. He really wants to get a dual core device with a front facing camera. I have found some Rezounds on ebay in the $225-$250 range that makes it barely more than the cost of the weak Galaxy Players.
My question is, can a Rezound or any LTE device that uses a sim card work fine not activated like my old Incredible and my old Droid X? Will he constantly get a nag screen to install a sim card?
Thanks!
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I'm using my inc2 right now, just for batt life as i need it right now
i have rez for wifi only, airplane mode.
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He doesn't want a smartphone plan, he wants something like an ipod touch, but with better specs. If you can pay just a few more bucks than an ipod touch and have the specs of a Rezound, why not?
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But why not buy a tablet?
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My question is, why?
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I think it's pretty simple
he doesn't want/need to pay for $30 a month + phone plan, just needs a wifi device.
the rez works great.
inc2 might be better though..
cheaper/if only needed for wifi.music, then id prob get an inc2..
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everyone has their own opinions and ways of how they like things.
he prob doesnt need an 8' tablet.
he's just asking a question and instead of answering it you keep asking him questions?
I don't understand that..
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I'm using my inc2 right now, just for batt life as i need it right now
i have rez for wifi only, airplane mode.
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So your rezound isn't currently activated? No problems using all the Google services? No nags about the sim card?
BTW, this is the script I use for my incredible and my Droid X to use as wifi-only devices. I am using my DX for a "kid tablet" for my 5 year old son. That thing is almost indestructible and in wifi only mode, a full charge lasts almost 48 hrs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217038
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But why not buy a tablet?
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He wants something that fits in his pocket.
Not asking if everyone approves, asking if it'll work.
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So your rezound isn't currently activated? No problems using all the Google services? No nags about the sim card?
BTW, this is the script I use for my incredible and my Droid X to use as wifi-only devices. I am using my DX for a "kid tablet" for my 5 year old son. That thing is almost indestructible and in wifi only mode, a full charge lasts almost 48 hrs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217038
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It's not activated no,
it was at one time, but I since activated a 3g phone(inc2) which breaks the simcard in the rez.
it's still in the phone, so maybe thats why im not getting the sim msg.
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he's just asking a question and instead of answering it you keep asking him questions?
I don't understand that..
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Socratic method
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Socratic method
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haha
good stuff
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just took out the sim card, and no pop up msgs when in airplane still
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So your rezound isn't currently activated? No problems using all the Google services? No nags about the sim card?
BTW, this is the script I use for my incredible and my Droid X to use as wifi-only devices. I am using my DX for a "kid tablet" for my 5 year old son. That thing is almost indestructible and in wifi only mode, a full charge lasts almost 48 hrs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217038
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I'm with andy bones here.. The Inc2 is probably a way better choice. You're not gonna get great battery out of the Rezound...
rezound will work like a wifi device. it has been proven that it can also work on gsm network without any issue. You can in fact use it on gsm network like att or tmobile and their system won't detect it so you can use dumb phone plan.
I am not too sure on the sim card issue you mentioned but I have used droid razr without sim card and it does not nag putting the sim card if it is on wifi. If you really just need a wifi device, I would say go with razr, I like the fact it is thin, portable, and powerfull as it is less weighed down my sense.
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So your rezound isn't currently activated? No problems using all the Google services? No nags about the sim card?
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I purchased a Rezound on eBay recently. It works fine without activation. Stock has a scary lockscreen warning that the phone can't be used without a SIM card but that can safely be ignored. Also, battery life with the standard battery isn't too great.
If your friend wants a pocketable device, he could go for something bigger. I can barely fit 7" tabs in my pants pocket without a case (fine for walking, not so much for sitting/bending). 5" would be less obvious.
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danrex said:
I purchased a Rezound on eBay recently. It works fine without activation. Stock has a scary lockscreen warning that the phone can't be used without a SIM card but that can safely be ignored. Also, battery life with the standard battery isn't too great.
If your friend wants a pocketable device, he could go for something bigger. I can barely fit 7" tabs in my pants pocket without a case (fine for walking, not so much for sitting/bending). 5" would be less obvious.
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Yeah, I tried to talk him into going 7" tablet route, but he's played around with the nook color's we have here in the office and said it's way too big. He said the screen on my Rezound and my old Droid X were just about what he wants.
He's looking into a Droid Razr he saw on CL today for $200, perfect condition.
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Yeah, I tried to talk him into going 7" tablet route, but he's played around with the nook color's we have here in the office and said it's way too big. He said the screen on my Rezound and my old Droid X were just about what he wants.
He's looking into a Droid Razr he saw on CL today for $200, perfect condition.
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Watchout for the scammers on there.
[Edit] Swappa is a good place to check for used phones too if he hasn't been on there already.
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I'm with andy bones here.. The Inc2 is probably a way better choice. You're not gonna get great battery out of the Rezound...
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Also if you plug in a pair of headphones...it can pick up fm radio with no data needed....
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Hello everyone. I have gone as far as I can go by myself, and I am looking for a little help to see if together we can get this working.
I have a Lilliput 669GL-70NP/C/T 7" touch screen that I want to try and get working over USB host. So far, all my attempts have been fruitless, but I think that it is possible. The touchscreen utilizes an eGalax driver to work, and I see from their web site here:
http://home.eeti.com.tw/web20/eGalaxTouchDriver/linuxDriver.htm
that they have created a linux driver for ARM devices. Based on what I have been able to determine, this means that I should be able to load the driver on android, but this is where I start getting in way over my head.
Does anyone know what I should be trying to get this to work? I also read that ICS has some form of touch input built in... should I be trying this on that? Right now I am running CM7. It seems to me like with a little work we could have external touchscreens for our Atrix!
Oh I forgot to mention, when I plug the touchscreen in, DMSG does register a USB HID input device as "eGalax Inc. USB TouchController"
CM7 also registers the handlers for the touchscreen as mouse1 and event10 when I run "cat /proc/bus/input/devices"
It seems like this is so close right out of the box! I'm trying my best to load the drivers now from terminal... we'll see how that goes.
Hope you get it sorted.
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CM7 also registers the handlers for the touchscreen as mouse1 and event10 when I run "cat /proc/bus/input/devices"
It seems like this is so close right out of the box! I'm trying my best to load the drivers now from terminal... we'll see how that goes.
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Wow, I really wish that I could help. I'm really just dropping in to show interest and wish you good luck.
That would be a really sweet way to almost have a padphone. Ever since I unboxed my lapdock I've said that it should have been a tabdock with a touchscreen instead.
I'll go back to lurking now...
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Wow, I really wish that I could help. I'm really just dropping in to show interest and wish you good luck.
That would be a really sweet way to almost have a padphone. Ever since I unboxed my lapdock I've said that it should have been a tabdock with a touchscreen instead.
I'll go back to lurking now...
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Thanks, My idea here is to dump the phone to a mounted 7" screen in my car dash. I want to basically have a touch screen head unit with all the power android offers, and the unlimited data that AT&T is still reluctantly supplying.
As far as the project goes... I just tried on Joker's CM9 built with the exact same results... I was hoping maybe the rumors I had heard about ICS support were true, but not out of the box i suppose. As far as the drivers, I can not get the calibration / driver utility to run so far... and that's as far as I'm going to be able to go tonight.
Why not HDMI?
Edit, HDMI can't support touch screen, my bad
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Anthony04x said:
Why not HDMI?
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lol nice timing. I was just logging in.
HDMI works great as is. However, I was looking to be able to provide input back to the phone. Otherwise, the phone still has to be front and center for controlling, which in my opinion kind of defeats the purpose of putting the screen there in the first place.
Basically you want to do like, vnc and pocket cloud, where you control your computer via smartphone but you wanna control the phone instead via touchscreen panel, that sounds like a pain in the ass!
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Anthony04x said:
Basically you want to do like, vnc and pocket cloud, where you control your computer via smartphone but you wanna control the phone instead via touchscreen panel, that sounds like a pain in the ass!
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Yes that's exactly what I want to do. I tried running a vnc server on the phone, but even over USB it was far too laggy.
Yeah you would need to like over clock but even that is sketchy
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Anthony04x said:
Yeah you would need to like over clock but even that is sketchy
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Right now I'm trying to install ubuntu on the atrix.... with linux drivers for arm devices that might be a solution i can handle, but I'm not sure it would work with USG host. Don't know until you try though!
True that! Let me know how it goes, sounds like an excellent project
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Have you seen this setup?
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=633Kn4XkmJA
Website:
http://www.customgadz.com/store/product.php?id_product=16
I'd love this setup for my car for sure!
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xdraconis said:
lol nice timing. I was just logging in.
HDMI works great as is. However, I was looking to be able to provide input back to the phone. Otherwise, the phone still has to be front and center for controlling, which in my opinion kind of defeats the purpose of putting the screen there in the first place.
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Are you sure that the USB isn't just for passing touchscreen input back to a device? I mean, I know there are such things as USB monitors, but I don't think this is one of them, is what I'm saying -- I'm pretty sure you need to use both HDMI and USB for this to work.
Even if you could load the driver. Which you can. You still need to write some libs and script to get android on the screen. Good luck
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samcripp said:
Even if you could load the driver. Which you can. You still need to write some libs and script to get android on the screen. Good luck
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smokesignals said:
Are you sure that the USB isn't just for passing touchscreen input back to a device? I mean, I know there are such things as USB monitors, but I don't think this is one of them, is what I'm saying -- I'm pretty sure you need to use both HDMI and USB for this to work.
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Perhaps I need to clarify... The Lilliput 669 has a proprietary HDMI cable that breaks into HDMI and USB. I am not trying to send video and input over USB, just input. The HDMI part works as is. I plan on using both HDMI and USB in the final solution.
jaketc said:
Have you seen this setup?
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=633Kn4XkmJA
Website:
http://www.customgadz.com/store/product.php?id_product=16
I'd love this setup for my car for sure!
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Yea me too! I have tried in vain to buy this. $189 AU is a little less than $200, which I would be perfectly ok with for a completely working bluetooth solution. However, I can't buy it. MP3car.com is working with the designer to bring the product to market, but they are still 4-8 weeks out, and there are some concerns that it may not be released at all. The designer's web site lists the product as out of stock.
I have tried to find somewhere else that I could buy it, or at least get schematics to build one, but it has been in vain. By the way, this has been re-branded as "Mimics for Android".
I had been wanting to do the same thing. The other day i just came across something that should be coming out end of the month android quadcore mini development board. so you could say use touch monitor and android OS i see they have bluetooth also so maybe phone could connect bluetooth to the android system in car. there isnt much more info on the board but it looks promising for an incar project its tiny. its called odroid-x http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php
there was some other $100 range android cube thing i saw recently too that might be good. OUYA is name of it maybe XDA will have a section one day for these devices. could make for some good in-car systems much cheaper than indash receivers and more features.
Good luck to ya, keep us posted. I would kill for a solution like this. I would love to be able to implement this, with a fiber optic audio out to a DSP like the Zapco DSP6 or Audison BitOne.1 or the Helix C/P-DSP that is coming to market.
dp28688 said:
I had been wanting to do the same thing. The other day i just came across something that should be coming out end of the month android quadcore mini development board. so you could say use touch monitor and android OS i see they have bluetooth also so maybe phone could connect bluetooth to the android system in car. there isnt much more info on the board but it looks promising for an incar project its tiny. its called odroid-x http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php
there was some other $100 range android cube thing i saw recently too that might be good. OUYA is name of it maybe XDA will have a section one day for these devices. could make for some good in-car systems much cheaper than indash receivers and more features.
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This all sounds good, and I have seen the OUYA... it looks impressive. However this will remove the phone ability if I go this route. I could just check out the android x86 project for that... I believe they already have this screen working actually. I've been trying to follow how they made that work.
I really want to stick with my atrix as the brain so that I retain the 3g connection without another $50 a month or losing unlimited internet.
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just to know... do you read the "Kernel 2.6.24 upward" right?
theres also what samcriip told, even porting the drivers, you need to write the libs and scripts to get android on the screen, idk how much you know about android but... this is kinda hard to be done...
Good luck, you'll need it.