Anyone know when this will be released? Asus announced it months ago but I have yet to see anything.
Basically it's a small adapter that gives you a USB port without using the dock.
Vapor. Imaginary. Non-existent.
Some suggest ASUS refuses to sell it because it might put off dock sales.
In two weeks I will give up waiting.
Bob Smith42 said:
Vapor. Imaginary. Non-existent.
Some suggest ASUS refuses to sell it because it might put off dock sales.
In two weeks I will give up waiting.
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and buy the dock? strategy must be working
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finalhit said:
and buy the dock? strategy must be working
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Certainly, not with me.
We should all start emailing them. If the next tablet has the same connector, we're bound to see it soonernor later.
Try here:
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/ASUS-USB-Kit-USB-adapter/2445015.aspx
i've been waiting for this for ages too !
the lack of accessories is extremely poor - i hate being jealous of all the ipad2 accessories that are available. :-(
mrdo said:
i've been waiting for this for ages too !
the lack of accessories is extremely poor - i hate being jealous of all the ipad2 accessories that are available. :-(
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Get used to the lack of accessories. The biggest problem with Android is we will never have the variety of accessories that you can get with apple products because we don't have standard ports and locations on Android products even from the same manufacturer. This is my biggest gripe with Android.
For example, my Nexus One has a great car dock and desktop dock but guess what? You can only use it with the Nexus One and no other HTC phone. This seems to be the way for every Android product, only proprietary accessories that don't work with anything else.
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Get used to the lack of accessories. The biggest problem with Android is we will never have the variety of accessories that you can get with apple products because we don't have standard ports and locations on Android products even from the same manufacturer. This is my biggest gripe with Android.
For example, my Nexus One has a great car dock and desktop dock but guess what? You can only use it with the Nexus One and no other HTC phone. This seems to be the way for every Android product, only proprietary accessories that don't work with anything else.
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Just wondering , but do docks and cases and stuff for the iphone and ipad work with previous/newer versions? I wasn't aware they did
According to ExcaliberPC, it should be released around 8/17.
http://www.excaliberpc.com/607966/asus-transformer-tf101-usb-kit.html
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Just wondering , but do docks and cases and stuff for the iphone and ipad work with previous/newer versions? I wasn't aware they did
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Cases no, docks yes. Take a look at any generic iPad dock. Like this one:
http://www.brookstone.com/idesign-p...atId=L3_iPodDocks|L2_iPodMedia|L1_Electronics
...and look at the compatibility list.
I'm not trying to give apple credit for anything, I personally can't stand them. But, I do see why third parties aren't jumping to make android accessories, such as docks. You make one for apple, it is automatically compatible with a variety of product. You make one for android, you're making it for one device or you have to make multiple versions to accommodate multiple devices.
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Cases no, docks yes. Take a look at any generic iPad dock. Like this one:
http://www.brookstone.com/idesign-p...atId=L3_iPodDocks|L2_iPodMedia|L1_Electronics
...and look at the compatibility list.
I'm not trying to give apple credit for anything, I personally can't stand them. But, I do see why third parties aren't jumping to make android accessories, such as docks. You make one for apple, it is automatically compatible with a variety of product. You make one for android, you're making it for one device or you have to make multiple versions to accommodate multiple devices.
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Realistically though, just about every android phone uses micro usb. It wouldn't be hard for someone to make a somewhat universal dock. Maybe we should start requesting it.
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Realistically though, just about every android phone uses micro usb. It wouldn't be hard for someone to make a somewhat universal dock. Maybe we should start requesting it.
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I completely agree. I really don't understand why there aren't micro usb docks out there. Make it just like the friggin apple one, but slap a micro usb on it instead.
....unfortunately wouldn't help us with out transformers. Damn proprietary connectors!
This is a big let down.
im not paying a $150 dock for a USB slot...
get your act together Asus. Want to compete with Apple?.. Then wake the F up.
Make your product more appealing to developers, buyers.
Samsung's adaptor is $20 right? And its been out i believe.
I second that, would it kill em to add one full or even a micro usb slot to the next model so people don't have to buy the dock! I guess that is the only real advantage of the Iconica over the TF, but the TF is still king in my book.
If micro then we could buy one of these, but I would prefer a full usb port though.
http://www.amazon.com/USB-Micro-Ada...U6/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1312507238&sr=8-13
This may be a stupid question, but has anyone tried a male/female USB cable with the charging cable and a flash drive? It wouldn't surprise me if it worked. Wouldn't surprise me if it didn't either.
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crzycrkr said:
This may be a stupid question, but has anyone tried a male/female USB cable with the charging cable and a flash drive? It wouldn't surprise me if it worked. Wouldn't surprise me if it didn't either.
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Using a female/female adapter works for some devices. There's a list around here somewhere of tested devices. The main factor is probably the device's power consumption, as with most portable devices that have host mode.
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I second that, would it kill em to add one full or even a micro usb slot to the next model so people don't have to buy the dock! I guess that is the only real advantage of the Iconica over the TF, but the TF is still king in my book.
If micro then we could buy one of these, but I would prefer a full usb port though.
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Didn't it occur to you that asus could have purposely delayed the manufacture/sale of the usb adapter in order to entice/force people to buy the keyboard dock?
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Using a female/female adapter works for some devices. There's a list around here somewhere of tested devices. The main factor is probably the device's power consumption, as with most portable devices that have host mode.
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Um, yeah, so did you try it? Surely someone has a male/female USB cable laying around
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I know the dock is a marketing ploy of ASUS " is just business " but they are acting like Apple now!
Yes, I too wish we could trasform..no pun..the micro sd slot into a usb port but I don't think they make an app/adapter for that
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I wanted to hear from the users what their experience has been with Lapdocks and/or webtop. Id like to know what and how you are using your lapdock. and to those that are using webtop over hdmi or the docking station, what things have improved your productivity at work and home.
Im trying to weight the pros and cons. of course the cons are always that little thing called $$$. not sure how i would utilize these products and want to know how the current users are.
is it just the "i can do this with my phone" or have they made youre life better?
and to give you an idea, my workstation consists of a HP EliteBook thats never open and directly connected to my 32inch LCD. so im also thinking about the idea of doing a KVM switch and have the ability to toggle between the two at the office. This would leave my desk clean and simple. BUT, that doesnt do anything for me at home and travels (but then again i have a laptop, so i dont see where the need would be) and a HDMI KVM switch is not a cheap solution either.
Thoughts?
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I wanted to hear from the users what their experience has been with Lapdocks and/or webtop. Id like to know what and how you are using your lapdock. and to those that are using webtop over hdmi or the docking station, what things have improved your productivity at work and home.
Im trying to weight the pros and cons. of course the cons are always that little thing called $$$. not sure how i would utilize these products and want to know how the current users are.
is it just the "i can do this with my phone" or have they made youre life better?
and to give you an idea, my workstation consists of a HP EliteBook thats never open and directly connected to my 32inch LCD. so im also thinking about the idea of doing a KVM switch and have the ability to toggle between the two at the office. This would leave my desk clean and simple. BUT, that doesnt do anything for me at home and travels (but then again i have a laptop, so i dont see where the need would be) and a HDMI KVM switch is not a cheap solution either.
Thoughts?
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Im using the docking station and it has been great for me I find myself hardly using my laptop anymore which is also hooked up to my flat screen
as far as the web browsing goes its not as fast as the laptop but I have the wireless keyboard also and it makes a huge comfort difference, there is about a 1 to 2 second delay for me when I click a link for the page to load completely,, honestly I say give it a try and if you dont like it just return it,,, but I think you would really like the wireless keyboard it literally replaced my laptop I can do all my work from my phone now, its great,,
Using the HD dock with a portable wireless keyboard/mouse. Even though I wish it would do more it does make the phone more functional. Think it all depends on what type of apps you need to use. It makes it very nice when traveling to take the place of a laptop but in the office there are just too many Windows apps I need that won't run on my phone.
If I traveled more I know it would be a very nice feature to have.
I use my Lapdock daily for just about everything. I have found most useful replacements and with Logme In I can control all my PC's or Servers.
I also use the HD Dock which is connected to a 32 inch TV.
I like the device and all it offers.
Motorola is coming out with a lapdock for the Photon and Bionic/Other Future Devices... Model 100.
Let's see how they price it though....
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Let's see how they price it though....
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According to http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/10/15/ctia-lapdock-100-hands-on-for-sprint-photon-4g-coming-1021-video/, it will be priced around $250 at the Sprint Store. For more information, click on the link and watch the Fall CTIA Motorola Photon 4G Lapdock Accessory Video.
Cool. Thanks
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Cool. Thanks.
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One quick thing, xTMFxOffshore, I wanted to let you know that we all appreciate your contribution to the forums, and I wanted to personally thank you.
I haven't really done much Man. I'm not a Dev. So I just try to help where I can. But no problem.
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As in, real ones. full sized. maybe I missed it but... that's a pretty serious hindrance, in the end. functional connectivity is what's really setting Android apart from the iPad. I honestly think it's a major reason why Android tablets aren't really taking off. all the manufacturers are trying to mimic the iPad, including its limitations. they don't seem to realize they aren't supposed to be targeting people who want iPads; they're supposed to be targeting people who dont want them.
It's also a pretty serious problem given Android's new official ability to connect to game controllers thrrough USB. I know there's ana adapter for some tablet's, but lets face it, those are going no where. people dont like getting another extra adapter just to get basic things like that to work. this is after already using the cable to connect, and after getting the controller. that's 3 things to have just for people to play games well.
good luck with that sales pitch, OEMs.
wow. this is disappointing.
There are two which have been the most popular next to the kindle (which is a piece). the toshiba thrive has usb ports directly on the tablet, the transformer has them on the dock. Both also have a hdmi plug and micro SD, at least I think the new thrive does, I know the original did.
Both of those were pre CES though. Big CES announcement was the 250$ 7" quad core memo370t by asus. No USB on that though I'm pretty sure, most likely a micro SD.
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Hi All,
I now have the Atrix with lapdock and it's really useful for travel in that I get a small lightweight system without having to lug a company issue laptop. I'd hoped to replace it with Note and a small hub to allow me to use my HDD to move files from say the HDD to my phone or to another USB drive in case I have to give another person files, etc.
Does anyone know if this is available for the Int'l Note?
Been looking but haven't seen much. I could buy a mini powered USB hub I guess but a dock would be nicer. AND if the hub had say 3 or 4 USB ports then I could plug mouse, kbd, hdd, and have one open port. BUT, that's so messy and half/ass looking. Plus I would have to prop up the Note to either type on screen or use a keyboard.
This is about as close as I can think of. http://www.spider-foot.com/battery-...ng-galaxy-note-n7000-i9220-i92h5e-p-1125.html
Im thinking about picking one up if I find that I have a need for a desk dock
Fountainhead931 said:
Hi All,
I now have the Atrix with lapdock and it's really useful for travel in that I get a small lightweight system without having to lug a company issue laptop. I'd hoped to replace it with Note and a small hub to allow me to use my HDD to move files from say the HDD to my phone or to another USB drive in case I have to give another person files, etc.
Does anyone know if this is available for the Int'l Note?
Been looking but haven't seen much. I could buy a mini powered USB hub I guess but a dock would be nicer. AND if the hub had say 3 or 4 USB ports then I could plug mouse, kbd, hdd, and have one open port. BUT, that's so messy and half/ass looking. Plus I would have to prop up the Note to either type on screen or use a keyboard.
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You can get a OTG adapter cable for your GNote which allows you to upload and download files, picts, video, music etc to a thumb drive to and from the GNote. I got mine from Amazon for like $3.50 or so. It has a micro USB to hook up to the phone and a USB for the thumb drive. I have not seen much luck on using the cable with a HDD, and I have not tried.
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jimmer411 said:
This is about as close as I can think of. http://www.spider-foot.com/battery-...ng-galaxy-note-n7000-i9220-i92h5e-p-1125.html
Im thinking about picking one up if I find that I have a need for a desk dock
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Dose anyone know if this is compatible with the AT&T note?
I would imagine so. I ended up ordering one so once it arrives I'll let you know
jimmer411 said:
I would imagine so. I ended up ordering one so once it arrives I'll let you know
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Yea me too I got the car dock as well let's hope it works lol
jimmer411 said:
This is about as close as I can think of. http://www.spider-foot.com/battery-...ng-galaxy-note-n7000-i9220-i92h5e-p-1125.html
Im thinking about picking one up if I find that I have a need for a desk dock
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That looks good but it clearly says:
Note: All goods selling in this advertisment is just for Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 / i9220 Asian and European Version Only.
deserthi said:
That looks good but it clearly says:
Note: All goods selling in this advertisment is just for Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 / i9220 Asian and European Version Only.
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And there is no difference between them physically. Both phones use a micro USB port in the same location and orientation. There is a US version, I dont know why it links the European model in my post tho.
I ordered one and it should be here next week I hope.
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jimmer411 said:
And there is no difference between them physically. Both phones use a micro USB port in the same location and orientation. There is a US version, I dont know why it links the European model in my post tho.
I ordered one and it should be here next week I hope.
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Any further info on this dock? Did it receive it yet and are you happy with it? I bought the official samsung dock that is compatible with the AT&T Note but I have a slim case on it so the Micro USB port didn't reach far enough! This one looks nice but it probably has the same issue with a thin case preventing a good contact with the micro USB port.
KiDiGi HDMI CHARGER CRADLE DOCK FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE i717
Google it!
Can't post link!
Hope with the cradle and the lapdock. Make Note Netbook. HA!
Hi there!
After being a long time lurker of this forum, I finally have made the decision to buy myself the prime!
While i was in the USA about 1 month ago, (I live in the UK) I bought a BC Asus Prime!
Works great, Wifi better and better with every update! No GPS!
After looking around i decided not to buy the dock just yet, but i am in need of the USB port..
Anyone know where either.... Ships to the UK, or if anyone has one to sell?!
Please be gentle with me as im new to the android scene, and new to this forum!
Quick replies are always helpful!!
Thanks in advance!
Just give eBay a try, that's where I found my USB Kit. They might be a bit overpriced, but thatstheonly place that actually has them.
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Got mine from Microcenter in the States, not sure if they ship internationally?
You need the USB adapter for the TF101 (OG Transformer).
Amazon UK has a couple in stock:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-USB-Ex...1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1329853825&sr=1-5
That price look on-par for what I have seen them selling for in the 'States.
Ive seen them in the states for like 17bucks i think, but as i come home without it i think i might have to but pay the 40 pounds for it!
Does it do what it says on the tin? plug and play usb port?
i need it for EXT drive and usb such as ps3 gamepad...
if so, it might be worth buying!
Thanks!
Rickycoe123 said:
Ive seen them in the states for like 17bucks i think, but as i come home without it i think i might have to but pay the 40 pounds for it!
Does it do what it says on the tin? plug and play usb port?
i need it for EXT drive and usb such as ps3 gamepad...
if so, it might be worth buying!
Thanks!
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I have seen these for around $30 in the U.S. I believe there were some being sold at clearance prices for around $15 but those are long gone and as you probably know, it is hard to find these.
I have never used one of these USB adapters because I have the keyboard dock, however if they work like the keyboard dock, then yes you will get plug & play USB for stuff like external hard drives. I was able to connect my external hard drive to the Prime via the USB on the keyboard dock and it worked flawlessly.
As for game controllers, I don't have any experience with them so I don't know.
Really hoping to have this setup on my sg2 when its released. Basicly you dock your phone to a monitor, KB, mouse, speakers, etc.. then you boot up Ubuntu on your phone. Only for dual core phones. Allows you to do all your computing as well as phone calls, SMS, mms, etc. Can use your 4g or wifi. Can't wait.
Here is the official site for all the info. http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
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Yeah I saw this on phandroid looks pretty sweet
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This looks really promising. Hopefully it turns out better than the system that was attempted for the atrix.
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Well, hmm, how would the dock work now... Is it for phones that already have a docking capability like the Atrix that now will have an Ubuntu alternative, or; will Samsung and other manufacturers make these docks so that their users can dock and use Ubuntu, or; will Ubuntu make a somewhat universal dock using the microUSB for example, which then spreads out into mice/keyboard/display. Overall, I'm just trying to see whether or not we're going to be included.
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Well, hmm, how would the dock work now... Is it for phones that already have a docking capability like the Atrix that now will have an Ubuntu alternative, or; will Samsung and other manufacturers make these docks so that their users can dock and use Ubuntu, or; will Ubuntu make a somewhat universal dock using the microUSB for example, which then spreads out into mice/keyboard/display. Overall, I'm just trying to see whether or not we're going to be included.
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initially at least it didn't seem like this is going to come for us, right now it looks like the work they've done with the Atrix is mostly just to change webtop application that it normally runs with and I think I saw that it was only for devices with micro USB and hdmi output
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Yeah, the HDMI thing lost my hope a bit, but I think our phones do have a way to output via HDMI, or at least, my point is, a dock could be made to support the GS2 if someone were to make it. But yeah, the line:
Easy to integrate with existing Android phones in development
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Confuses me as it sounds like it can be easily integrable, but at the same time, I just really don't know. We'll see what happens, I guess...
The SGH-I777 does have an MHL port, just like the GT-I9100 and the Infuse - it just, for whatever reason, didn't come with an adapter in the box like the Infuse did.
So if we can output to a TV/Monitor via HDMI and MHL we could use the slick web top type application?
I wonder if this will be downloaded-able as an "App" or will need to be more built in to the framework/rom itself (seems more likely). Very exciting though, to have desktop capabilities on a phone would be awesome.
Plus the exynos running on our phone would be much smoother than the Tegra 2 running on the Atrix.
any news? when will be this ubuntu solution available?
Give that this is from Feb, think its safe to say no news. Lets try to avoid necro-bumping threads like this...