i am going to put my evo 3d in a brodit holder unfortunately brodit haven't released a charger version so I'm stuck with using the htc charger I have already got
The problem is that the port is on the side, so the cable sticks out a fair bit before I can bend it , has anyone any idea if I can get a usb cable which bends if you know what I mean so it will sit flush with the phone as I dont want to damage the usb connector
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Yes, there are 90 degree microUSB cables which stick out way less and can be easier to handle in tight spaces, look at this thread and take note of the cables I mentioned there... I actually later bought a longer one for my car (3') with the opposite orientation as I show in that post so that the cable approaches the phone from the top rather than the bottom, making it easier to put down and pickup on my center console or cup holders. You might want it one way or the other depending on your car's layout and where the charger port is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218703
Phones with side ports should come with 90 degree cables by default imo, they're more convenient in general, and surely safer for your port.
Awsome just ordered one off Amazon UK hopefully will work well with my htc plug in bit thanks
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I got a bunch of motorola microusb to microusb right angle adapters from amazon for 3.65 each (free ship). It is expensive, but that was the best I could find. They were around 5 each on eBay.
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Got mine today. Looks nice, comes with AC and USB cable. The View fits nicely into the cradle and dock mode kicks on automatically as advertised. My only ding for this unit is you can't sync and charge at the same time. Well, it charges off USB, but not the same as with AC power direct into the unit; it's much slower to pick up a full charge regardless of whether the USB cable is plugged directly into a computer or powered hub.
Overall a nice accessory that gets the View off it's back and frees up a little space on the desk or end table. 4 thumbsups
Edit: HTC needs to have the sh!t slapped out of them for using that stupid proprietary plug and socket design on this device. They munged up an otherwise totally awesome tab!
Where did you get it? How much? Is it the OEM white version?
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Where did you get it? How much? Is it the OEM white version?
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You can buy it at HTCPEDIA.com
I'm looking for the white one. I wonder if that is available anywhere.
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The That Amost Dock Rocks!
I have the dock, I just hate having to take the unit out of its case all the time and then put it back in when I take it out of the dock. The proprietary connector does suck and sucks even more because you cannot get the cables from anywhere. They should have put two connectors on the dock, one for syncing and one for charging like they did for the dock that came with the 6700.
I got mine from Sprint for $49.95 retail (but I had a 30% off card from Sprint) and it is OEM,but its black.
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Blu3Fr0g said:
I have the dock, I just hate having to take the unit out of its case all the time and then put it back in when I take it out of the dock. The proprietary connector does suck and sucks even more because you cannot get the cables from anywhere. They should have put two connectors on the dock, one for syncing and one for charging like they did for the dock that came with the 6700.
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It will charge off a standard micro usb cable.
barry99705 said:
It will charge off a standard micro usb cable.
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It will, but it takes ages to charge the Flyer through a standard USB c able.
Can you post a photo and link?
Duh-uh!
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It will, but it takes ages to charge the Flyer through a standard USB c able.
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That's why I was saying I wanted a dual connector like the 6700 had.
USB has a max of 0.5 A and the Charger 1.67 A so it takes about 3x longer
i just purchased this From the sprint store and got the error message that the device is using a later version of software. I have the HDMI MHL converter connected to this as well. Anyone else have this problem?
not sure if this justifies a topic of its own but i have kind of wrecked my hp charger cable by using it to charge my phone
i can only assume that the socket on my htc incredible S is tighter or something because the micro usb end wiggles around so much in my touchpad now it doesnt maintain a connection unless i apply pressure in a certain direction!
so just to let you all know, its probably best to keep your hp cable for your touchpad!
Why would you put it in your phone in the first place? They require different amount of power (tl;dr: you could have fried it).
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Why would you put it in your phone in the first place? They require different amount of power (tl;dr: you could have fried it).
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huh? the device only pulls as much as much power as it wants
and it only pulls 2amps when the touchpad detects the right amount of resistance
he is talking bout the cable and actually it might be the "teeth" on the micro usb being lower than it should, i basically have gone thru 4 cables because they wont stay in the right place not only because they are recessed (which i have pulled back into place but because there is a crack on the usb port..
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huh? the device only pulls as much as much power as it wants
and it only pulls 2amps when the touchpad detects the right amount of resistance
he is talking bout the cable and actually it might be the "teeth" on the micro usb being lower than it should, i basically have gone thru 4 cables because they wont stay in the right place not only because they are recessed (which i have pulled back into place but because there is a crack on the usb port..
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I hate micro USB, such a flimsy design.
Basically some of the male ends are a micrometer thicker, causing the female end to stretch.
At least with TouchPad, you can get an inductive charger.
wonshikee said:
I hate micro USB, such a flimsy design.
Basically some of the male ends are a micrometer thicker, causing the female end to stretch.
At least with TouchPad, you can get an inductive charger.
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cant argue with that totally agree with the touchstone, oh if the tp was able to pull 2 amps that way though..
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Why would you put it in your phone in the first place? They require different amount of power (tl;dr: you could have fried it).
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A switching mode power supply (pretty much all newer chargers) will put out its rated voltage as long as the current draw is equal to or less than its max spec. There is a slight variation between chargers output voltage but a few tenths of a volt won't do any damage.
I have charged all sorts of devices using the TP charger without issue. My Sansa Clip using a miniUSB cord, my Droid 3 using the HP cord. The microUSB plug is a standard so ports should be the same on all devices, but I really like miniUSB better. It seems like a more robust connection than micro which feels too small and flimsy.
My charger has a usb socket so I was able to swap out the micro usb charger - can you not do that?
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oh yea, obv i can just change the cable, and quite cheaply, but was just letting people know that the slot on the touchpad must be quite big relative to other devices (though i can only vouch for my incredible S).
i'll have to buy a new cable now, though - no biggy
Sand down those spiked nibs that are supposed to hold the cable in place, they are too big to be needed and cause extra wear and tear on the units usb socket.
Taking them down to about 50% size and making them not so sharp gives the cable a good fit where it wont come out easy but its not like pulling teeth.
I learned this with my N900 lots of users did it, and now I noticed the touchpad had the same kind of fit and cable, so I consider this a necessity if you want to prolong the life of your device and minimize the possibility of something happening like what happened to the OP, atleast for him it was the cable that gave out and not the micro sub port on his TP.
my cable stopped working a while ago so im just using my samsung and htc cable,samsung cable is a real nice fit better than the TP one.
The supplied TP cable is just a flimsy POS. I've bought dollar store cables that were higher quality.
I use the TP charger and the cable that came with my phone to charge both devices. I've been doing it for months with no ill effects to the phone.
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Micro USB is a horrid and fragile setup to begin with.
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yup my usb cable doesnt work anymore. I accidentally tripped over it lol
LOL good thing i bought 3 HP touchpad chargers over the weekend.
I actually lost the stock one.. so i 'stocked' up... just in case
Just FYI, the default AC adapter that comes with the TP has two parts.
The front part rotates to separate it from the base, if it's rotated a bit - it won't charge, so double check that the front (where the prongs are) are tightened properly.
Mine's developed the same fault using it on my Galaxy S2, it's now loose on all devices and I had to throw it away. I just think the quality's poor.
The HP cable for my TP stopped charging the device too, got in touch with support and a day later I received a shiny new replacement cable which *isn't* loose
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my usb cable stopped working too (yesterday).
Well, it works but i need to hold the cable in a particular way or it stops.
Did any of you buy a replacement? if ya which one.
Hmmm, I got the touchstone and haven't used the USB since, unless plugging in to the computer to move an update.zip over. Still tight fit, and with rom I'm running touchstone seems to charge the same as the actual charger that came with touchpad.
It is actually a fact that the stock USB cables are of poor quality. So ultimately its not your fault if it goes bad. Just use another micro USB cable (even cheap ones you find at the convenience stores works great) to charge your touchpad. I've been using my micro USB which came with my phone to charge my touchpad and I must say its a perfect fit for the touchpad.
Trying to find out if there is such a thing as going from extmicro usb that the evo and flyer have to a usb type A (or any other normal usb).
Need a right angle to plug into tablet for car install and found that I can fit a microb angled cable into the tablet, but now need to take the car charges extusb and get an adapter to hook it all together.
You can just buy a regular micro USB extended cable. It fits in the flyer/view charge port.
Proprietary cable is the one on the right. Regular micro USB on left.
I am installing the tablet in dash of a car.
I have the oem car charger because its only one with right voltage. But I need a angled usb for clearance issues. So im trying to figure a way to go from the charger EXTMICRO usb to the angled usb.
Searched around and have come up completely empty.
I'm working on the same project and found this thread searching (again) for more info on extusb. The solution I came up with for getting enough clearance to use the port requires disassembly and if you plan on keeping the warranty, it's probably not a good option for you.
Anyway, my solution was to make some small right-angle brackets for the pcb that contains the extusb port. It requires material for the angle brackets and two small screws with nuts. See attached for a better idea.
I actually got the tablet installed and fairly well, but have since removed it to come up with better designs for charging, access to the power button (and possibly volume buttons) for recovery actions, turning the screen on/off with ignition, and potentially microphone relocation.
You may want to check out http://www.dealextreme.com/ for right-angle and other adapters if you don't want to open up the tablet.
PS: Protect that screen. The plastic is very soft and will easily scratch.
I don't follow.
I thought the HTC car charger was a plug with a USB port in it just like all the others. I thought this might help, but I probably have no idea what you're really looking for
http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-Right-Angled-Micro/dp/B005EV2LAM
If you *need* to use the 12pin micro usb that the view has (which from my understanding was only there for the docking station utility), then you might be out of luck unless you can build something yourself.
Im looking for a cable like you linked to, but then I need a way to connect the flyers car charger special usb tip into it. Only way I can think of is to carefully grind the corners so that it will fit into a micro B female connection.
But the chargers are not cheap and if I F*** it up Im out $30
On a kia soul forum where others are planning on doing the same install with the flyer, one guy has come accross a company that makes custom cables. He said that if We send the car charger to them they will replace the usb tip with a micro B 90 degree angle for $25.
So A person is sending the charger to them to have it done and is going to let us know how it comes out.
jacobbones, can you provide a link to the kia soul flyer thread?
Yes, here it is.
http://www.soulhamsters.com/forum/i...ale-again-24feb-7-android-tablet-199-shipped/
Talk about the custom job is near the end of the posts
opening up the car charger and replacing the cable is incredibly simple. I have done it so many times, I can probably do it blindfolded. I actually had to go and replace the OEM chargers cable with the USB cable that it came with because my damn dog chewed threw the charger cable. Didn't come back very pretty, but it works, that charger has got the be the best charger built I have ever seen, incredibly difficult to open, but I'm sure the car charger is a lot easier to open, you just need a soldering gun and it should be easy.
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See my thread on AC here. Sorry for the cross post.
One X Car Dock & E4GLTE - May fit with modification
Umm correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the one X have 4 metal contacts on the body of the phone for the car dock, where the Evo uses the MHL adapter instead?
Yeah look at the 17-18 second part in this video. http://youtu.be/pFCs-HwtgKo?t=17s You clearly see the 4 connector points for the dock.
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Umm correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the one X have 4 metal contacts on the body of the phone for the car dock, where the Evo uses the MHL adapter instead?
Yeah look at the 17-18 second part in this video. You clearly see the 4 connector points for the dock.
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Are you sure those for the car dock? I don't see any corresponding contacts in the cradle. Granted, i don't have any of these devices in front of me, just the YouTube video, so I'm guessing as much as anyone else is. I would think that the OP would have noticed the extra pins in the One X cradle and made mention of them. Also, if the One X uses these 4 connectors for the dock (presumably for power and to trigger the car mode, but not likely data), why would it have the micro USB plug built into it as well?
I hope this works, since I also do not like the clunky Sprint dock.
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Take a look at the OP's thread over at AC. His picture of the One X dock do not show these extra 4 connectors on the dock. Just a space for the USB plug to be attached. There is hope.
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Umm correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the one X have 4 metal contacts on the body of the phone for the car dock, where the Evo uses the MHL adapter instead?
Yeah look at the 17-18 second part in this video. http://youtu.be/pFCs-HwtgKo?t=17s You clearly see the 4 connector points for the dock.
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The pogo pin car dock for the one x is not available yet, but yes, that dock obviously would not work with our Evo. The dock in the video actually has the usb connection too.
This dock uses the usb connector (which lines up nicely with the connection on our E4GLTE). The usb cable that comes with the dock has a clip on connection to semi-permanently attach it to the dock.
I also posted in your thread over at AC...
but why not try using a heat gun to soften up the plastic on the dock to fit the EVO?
Hey all
Found an awesome "charge card" on Kickstarter yesterday and pledged for it.
Pretty much its a credit card sized card, with a flexible usb male end that comes out of it so you can plug it to the phone and then to usb to charge the phone. very nice to store though and always on you
It's $18.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nomad/chargecard-for-iphone (i know the link says iphone, but they made an android version too)
I am not affiliated at all with this company or the people, just found it and wanted to share, I'm excited for it.
Nice concept but pointless...not really of much use to me I wouldn't have thought.
Just use a cable :what:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZ65pUQxyQ
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Nice concept but pointless...not really of much use to me I wouldn't have thought.
Just use a cable :what:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZ65pUQxyQ
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How is this useless?
Do you carry a wallet with you everywhere you go? I do.
Do you carry a backpack with you everywhere you go? I do not.
Do you find your phone running out of charge when you are out and about? I do.
Do you want to carry a USB cable bundled up in your pockets all day long? I do not. Do you find that might be a little bulky? I do.
Would you like a replacement for a USB cable, that is easily kept in something you do, in fact, carry all day long with you in your pocket, that costs $18? I do.
Also I hope the sarcasm and social satire that THE ONION provides has not been lost on you, and that you do understand what The Onion actually IS? But I am going to venture a guess that, no...you do not understand.
No its not lost on me.
I'll talk from ny experience.....
One place I use my cable is at home on my pc or laptop or in a wall socket with the adapter. So at home I wouldn't need it.
Now, on the go I have a charger in my car. I drive everywhere. At work I also have a cable which stays in my draw. My battery is never low during the day after a full charge, let alone to the point where I need a credit card USB charger in my wallet which I'd have to pull out and then go looking for a USB source?
I'm just telling you my opinion, it looks great but has no real point. Yes it fits in your wallet. But what's the use in that.... You could cut a $1 USB cable down and slot it into your wallet. ( extended flap which takes notes)
Occasionally when I do go out the house with others I'll take a really small shoulder bag. Just because my pockets cant take all my stuff, inhaler, 2 phones, headphones, body spray, sun glasses, wallet etc etc.... And maybe my USB cable with the car lighter adapter
I'm not criticising the product. But for me it serves no purpose.
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No its not lost on me.
I'll talk from ny experience.....
One place I use my cable is at home on my pc or laptop or in a wall socket with the adapter. So at home I wouldn't need it.
Now, on the go I have a charger in my car. I drive everywhere. At work I also have a cable which stays in my draw. My battery is never low during the day after a full charge, let alone to the point where I need a credit card USB charger in my wallet which I'd have to pull out and then go looking for a USB source?
I'm just telling you my opinion, it looks great but has no real point. Yes it fits in your wallet. But what's the use in that.... You could cut a $1 USB cable down and slot it into your wallet. ( extended flap which takes notes)
Occasionally when I do go out the house with others I'll take a really small shoulder bag. Just because my pockets cant take all my stuff, inhaler, 2 phones, headphones, body spray, sun glasses, wallet etc etc.... And maybe my USB cable with the car lighter adapter
I'm not criticising the product. But for me it serves no purpose.
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I for one think it's quite a clever concept, but like all products, it's not for everyone.
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I for one think it's quite a clever concept, but like all products, it's not for everyone.
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Exactly, for me this serves a great purpose as I am often on the move a lot with my laptop and even though I do have a charging cable with me, i would rather carry this around since it seems like such an elegant solution. It would take up less space in my bag and never tangle, win/win...
Thanks OP for posting this as I never noticed it on kickstarter.
PS, i hope that guy that posted that video didnt get a pebble. and if he did GTFO and stop trolling, even as a joke that video is stupid...