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Cheap and Easy Phone Stands

So I found this pack of padded cable ties in my desk and thought I could bend them into a paperclip-style stand like the one I use at work.
It didn't work, but I discovered that, with some minor adjustments, they can still be made into effective little stands.
I bought them at Fry's Electronics for $5.99 for a pack of six. They are the 7" Urashima Taro Wire Flexi Ties II.

Seems better then the plunger I ordered:/ Seems as someone used their noodle.
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My phone stand that i purchased from Sourcingmap has a Chair Design, it just costs me $4, best bang for the buck. I can also use it as a decoration for my laptop desk. Cheer!

Lyddy said:
My phone stand that i purchased from Sourcingmap has a Chair Design, it just costs me $4, best bang for the buck. I can also use it as a decoration for my laptop desk. Cheer!
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Mind posting a link?

HDMI charger dock $20 shipped.

This appears to be an OEM version of the official HDMI charging dock. Doesn't come with cables. Uses a standard HDMI cable. Beats the $45 retail price. Perfect timing for full HDMI capabilities.
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-HDMI-Dock-C...285843093QQcategoryZ20336QQvarZQQcmdZViewItem
EDIT: Looks like the seller jacked the price up by $5. But there's still the option to make an offer. Some have mentioned getting it as low as $15. When I first posted this and ordered mine, best offer was not an option.
EDIT: Now up to $40 You can still try to make an offer. According to others he has accepted as low as $15.

Bought one of those a few weeks ago - doesn't include the micro-USB or micro-HDMI cable but it's an awesome dock. (Monoprice.com has the cables for a few bucks)
Big recommendation for this dock.

$20? Dock? HDMI? SOLD!

Anyone know if this will fit an Evo with an extended battery?
Like the Laza Sprint HTC Evo 4G 3500mah Extended Battery + Cover from Amazon.com?

tutruong89 said:
Anyone know if this will fit an Evo with an extended battery?
Like the Laza Sprint HTC Evo 4G 3500mah Extended Battery + Cover from Amazon.com?
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No, it specifically says it won't in the auction description.

Nice find! Ordering mine now.

Great find, thank you.

I got this in the mail today. It's definitely the HTC brand. Very high quality. It rests in the dock very snug. You can operate the touchscreen with one finger easily without pushing it over.

Sweet deal, just ordered one.

Just got this for $15 through best offer. Have not even received my Evo and ordering accessories already.
Anyone know though if the phone fits in this with a case like the Innocase or Barely-There case?

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Just got this for $15 through best offer. Have not even received my Evo and ordering accessories already.
Anyone know though if the phone fits in this with a case like the Innocase or Barely-There case?
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No, I really don't think any case will. There is absolutely no extra space in the cut-out for the phone when it is in the dock.

Not a bad price at all. I already have a dock for charging, and I have an HDMI cable for watching movies. I just dont see the benefit of this. I'll just keep my phone laying on its back while I'm watching movies instead of sitting in this dock.... and spend my $20 elsewhere

I'd be all over it if it fit with the platinum case. Don't see the point in removing the case just to dock.

thank you for the tip

Picked one of these up. It works for me because I have a bunch of cables hanging in front of my PC. Have the micro usb hooked to the PC for transferring files, a micro usb plugged into an outlet for faster charging, my micro hdmi cable to hook into my monitor and a mini usb for a camera. This dock eliminates two hanging wires and replaces them with a pretty cool dock =P

just got mine in the mail, perfect condition... and it is HTC oem... its great!!! need pics anyone?

bucketheadmn said:
Just got this for $15 through best offer. Have not even received my Evo and ordering accessories already.
Anyone know though if the phone fits in this with a case like the Innocase or Barely-There case?
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No, it specifically says it won't in the auction description.

seller must have realized the attention its getting and the price is at 40 dollars now....

zer0-1ne said:
seller must have realized the attention its getting and the price is at 40 dollars now....
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Wow, that sucks. You might as well spend the extra $5 and get the retail version that comes with cables. Of course, I would still try using the make an offer option if anyone wants one.

timtlm said:
Wow, that sucks. You might as well spend the extra $5 and get the retail version that comes with cables. Of course, I would still try using the make an offer option if anyone wants one.
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Just threw the guy a $15 offer...lets see if hes still willing to go that low

Case for LapDock

Do any of you have a case for the lapdock to recommend?
I travel a lot and use my lapdock everyday and I want to prevent it be scratched up.
Cheers

I just searched "Atrix Laptop Dock Case" on amazon. I ordered the one at this link because I liked the color scheme (slime green on black). It's your standard neoprene case with a zipper pouch, a bit overpriced, with no handle. It makes me comfortable stuffing the Lapdock into a backpack though (which is all I really wanted). I'd buy it again if I lost it, but not if I could find (a cheaper) one with a handle. Good luck.
-omni
http://www.amazon.com/Classy-Pinstr..._14?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1308862227&sr=1-14

might consider getting this.

There's the official one, but it's pricey.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875982427

Try this company for the OEM case, I found their price and service to be excellent
http://www.thecellguru.com/Products/ProductManufacturer/Motorola/Search/atrix+lapdock/

I haven't checked the exact dimensions, but you could also try a neoprene sleeve for the 13" macbook air (the laptop dock has that extra bar at the back, which may add the extra couple inches) or even the 11" air.

I got the motorola one, looks and works a treat, cost more than the rest but worth the money.

I bought a Kenneth Cole Reaction bag from Fry's. Below is a link to what the bag looks like.
http://www.ebags.com/product/kennet...veler-laptop-sleeve/204807?productid=10110442

I have the motorola one. It works great and looks very nice.
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Found a dock that works with TPU Case

Ok ... So after much searching, and not being happy with what I found out there, I finally came up with a solution to a dock that works with the TPU case I have for my E4GT ... Photos attached. The links below are to the case I have, and the dock I bought.
The only thing extra I had to do was take a dremel and widen the sides a bit, took me about 5 min to do each dock( did 3, all working fine ). Let me know what you think, could be a solution for those out there with this popular case and want a working dock that both charges and syncs
I may clean it up a bit, right now my only gripe, and it's a small one, is the phone sits a little to "straight up", which I'm sure could be fixed with a little more dremel work, but for 5 min and $11 it's a good solution in my eyes
TPU Case
Dock off Ebay

How much wiggle room ya got? I've got a Casemate on mine, which adds substantially more bulk than your TPU seems to add.

Aganar said:
How much wiggle room ya got? I've got a Casemate on mine, which adds substantially more bulk than your TPU seems to add.
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Yea, that probably wont work for you then ... I can take as much as I need off the back, can take about 1/8" more off each side, but the bottom is pretty tight...

Thanks RubenRybnik, i bought the this cradle off ebay, from your recommendation, for my Sprint ET4G with an extended battery (3800 mah)...works great! I have no TPU case...just the extended battery and back cover. The seller shipped it fast from Korea...product only comes with the dock only-no usb cable or ac adapter. No problem for me since I have many micro usb cables around. He lowered the price to $10.90 (i paid $11.30)...
Search for "shimshop"
Item number: 110795734459

montecristo1 said:
Thanks RubenRybnik, i bought the this cradle off ebay, from your recommendation, for my Sprint ET4G with an extended battery (3800 mah)...works great! I have no TPU case...just the extended battery and back cover. The seller shipped it fast from Korea...product only comes with the dock only-no usb cable or ac adapter. No problem for me since I have many micro usb cables around. He lowered the price to $10.90 (i paid $11.30)...
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Awesome ... glad it worked out for ya

Car dock with wireless charger

Has anyone seen and\or used car dock with built-in QI charger?

I like this idea: http://www2.robpol86.com/guides/Wireless-Charging-Car-Dock/
Magnetic + wireless charging
Will it work on our devices?

Dragon31337 said:
Has anyone seen and\or used car dock with built-in QI charger?
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Check out this IndieGoGo project for a wireless (QI) car charger, Air Dock. Sounds like that's what you are looking for. Funding ends in 29 days...

I used an old Samsung qi pad, a cheap universal mount, and a standard micro usb charging cable and made my own.

Dragon31337 said:
Has anyone seen and\or used car dock with built-in QI charger?
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I found out the hard way that this will NOT work with our devices, for some reason. The new Nexus wireless charger seems to only work with Nexus devices. My Nexus 7 works fine with it, but my Maxx doesn't respond to it at all.

I use the LG Smart Fit 2, it works awesome waiting for iBolt to release theirs to try it out.
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opt05 said:
Check out this IndieGoGo project for a wireless (QI) car charger, Air Dock. Sounds like that's what you are looking for. Funding ends in 29 days...
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I pledged a couple days ago. Hopefully it works with the Maxx. I'm a little concerned that it might not be a free-positioning Qi charger. My Maxx is pretty fussy about how it is placed on cheap Qi chargers.

that Airdock looks awesome, let us know how it turns out.

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I pledged a couple days ago. Hopefully it works with the Maxx. I'm a little concerned that it might not be a free-positioning Qi charger. My Maxx is pretty fussy about how it is placed on cheap Qi chargers.
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it's even fussy about positioning on my Energizer 3 position charger

WinDroidGuy said:
it's even fussy about positioning on my Energizer 3 position charger
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I don't think that's a free-positioning Qi-charger, so that's largely to be expected. I have a couple TYLT Vu chargers. They work pretty well, although I need to center it on the charging dock within about a centimeter. That's not hard to hit, but that's supposed to be one of the most forgiving Qi chargers in terms of positioning.

I'm an early bird on Air Dock. I'll let you know how it works as soon as I get in February.

It said the Air Dock requires a glossy back to work, not sure how the Maxx's kevlar backing will go, but thats the only thing stopping me from ordering one right now.

There is a Nexus 5 version with magnetic field for better grip. I hope it will work all together.

Dragon31337 said:
There is a Nexus 5 version with magnetic field for better grip. I hope it will work all together.
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Does the Maxx have magnets like the N5?

rmoney said:
Does the Maxx have magnets like the N5?
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I'm 99.(9)% sure that it has metal body/tray for components inside. So it should stick to magnets in the dock.

rmoney said:
Does the Maxx have magnets like the N5?
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I have the Mountek nGroove Snap car mount that was used in the DIY charger linked in this thread. The mount comes with metal plates to attach to your phone so that they can be attached to the mount magnetically. The Droid Maxx attaches to the mount without the need of the plates. So yes, either a metal frame or its own set of internal magnets.

Interesting...I might spring for the Air Dock then.
Although it looks like it exploded in popularity and now the price is $63 and delivery a month later.

Good news, Air Dock has raised 60000!
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-air-dock
I can't wait when I get my early bird. I'll share my experience here once I get it.

yeah I do agree Air Dock is a faboulous item, but according to their timetable the first shipping will be on April...
Anyway do you guys think Air Dock will stick to TPU Gel skin cover?
The 'S' shaped one
I`m not quite sure about it..

I'm an early bird and I should get mine in February.
I think it should work with you case just fine. From my point of view it should grip even better comparing to Kevlar.