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Dock Station

I really want to get a dock station so I can use the Desk Home and maybe watch some movies at work.
Does anyone know where to get one?

samsung accessory page - but they're not available yet
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...one-accessories/index.idx?pagetype=accsubtype

Nah, screw the Home Dock, who needs features like
'charging' and 'audio output' when you can have this little piece of genius:
most useful invention evar
When you're done using it to prop up your phone at work,
you can use it to clean all the **** outta your desk when your boss catches you.

How would you dock a phone that has its power connector on the top... LOL

It slides in sideways. Hence the desk app.

Make a paperclip stand!
I made one of these and it works great for my Vibrant. I have it on my desk at the office and plug the usb into my computer. I've been watching videos during lunch using this thing with no problems.
Can't beat that for $0.01. I did have to make three before I got it just right, so maybe the cost is more like $0.03.

Look at my paperclip stand. Its perfect, I just have to be carefull don't scratch it with the edges.

Ignore this. I dont know how delete a post

I made 3 or 4 of the paper clip ones and just never felt that it was that sturdy. Oh well. Off to the supply room to rumage for supplies.

Minker17 said:
I made 3 or 4 of the paper clip ones and just never felt that it was that sturdy. Oh well. Off to the supply room to rumage for supplies.
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What kind of raucous activities do you parktake in while watching a movie or letting your phone rest on the desktop app...?
-bZj

abcdavidefg said:
Look at my paperclip stand. Its perfect, I just have to be carefull don't scratch it with the edges.
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You could use pencil erasers on the ends to not scratch it

Nice I like the idea
Now the price goes from $0.01 to $0.02

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You could use pencil erasers on the ends to not scratch it
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I was thinking something like bending the tips down or something

I've been wondering about this dock for a while now. Supposedly someone said they saw it in a video on Samsung's website, but I haven't seen anything. I hope it comes out soon, though. I really want one!

abcdavidefg said:
Look at my paperclip stand. Its perfect, I just have to be carefull don't scratch it with the edges.
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could use electrical tape as well, then you could make it in a variety of colors

I like the idea but its not very portable. I was thinking of getting one of those batrest stands.

speoples20 said:
I like the idea but its not very portable. I was thinking of getting one of those batrest stands.
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Link / pics of one?

oDeACoNo said:
Link / pics of one?
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Found this with a google search http://www.seskimo.com/batrest.php
Looks interesting. If you click the amazon link on that page it pulls up some other low cost stands.
I just ordered this last night http://www.amazon.com/elago-Stand-A...?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280882983&sr=8-42
For $3.99 plus shipping, I figured why not.

I think this is it?

That's the one.

Anyone else with a DIY docking station?

Here is a quick one that I put together this morning at work. Luckily I had my old Tilt (not tilt2) here.
http://imgur.com/ICVP3l&vpjvI

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Here is a quick one that I put together this morning at work. Luckily I had my old Tilt (not tilt2) here.
http://imgur.com/ICVP3l&vpjvI
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Nice! That's a great idea I am going to have to think something up for this and my Nexus One.

phlunkie said:
Here is a quick one that I put together this morning at work. Luckily I had my old Tilt (not tilt2) here.
http://imgur.com/ICVP3l&vpjvI
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i just made the EXACT same thing at work with the exact same hp keyboard, thanks!

domin8 said:
i just made the EXACT same thing at work with the exact same hp keyboard, thanks!
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That's where my keyboard went! Don't worry I have another.
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I too have been trying to make one, although I'm trying to make one of slightly higher quality. To me the method you have chosen sort of makes it a more attractive option to just have it be laying on the table. I have been experimenting with several prototype concepts of mine and I will consider sharing if any of them work. My biggest limitation obviously is the lack of a 3d printer, so I have to make it out of sculpt-able materials.

Sweet, please keep us updated.
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I just made one over the weekend. I made it out of wood and scrap aluminum that I had laying around. I don't have pictures right now but I will post them if anyone is interested. It is more of a bedside clock radio adaptation for the phone than a desktop dock.
Some"features" and what I did;
1. Small wood box (9"wide X 5" deep X 5" tall).
2. Phone slides/docks into aluminum plate on front.
2a. USB plug goes to wall charger.
2b. Headphone jack goes to amplifier inside dock
3. Internal amp has control nob under the phone for Volume, Bass and Treble.
4. Each side of the dock box has 3" speaker powered by the internal amp.
The first build is black with brushed aluminum plates. By the dimensions listed above you can see the size is slightly large. That is intended to provide good acoustics for the chosen speakers and amplifier. I have not solid mounted the plugs yet as I do not like my fist dock plate design and will be changing it. After the dock plate is finished I will hard mount the plugs for smooth single action docking.
If anyone is interested in seeing this monstrosity I can post up some pics. I am happy with the design but need to finalize it. I think it;s nice considering it was done with scraps around the house.

I made a simple one out of an expired AAA card...

My AAA card expires in 4 weeks. Now I know what to do with it.

Crap this means I have to get an AAA card now...
Very cool, and it is portable.

Shovelhead84 said:
If anyone is interested in seeing this monstrosity I can post up some pics. I am happy with the design but need to finalize it. I think it;s nice considering it was done with scraps around the house.
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I am interested. Might be the inspiration I need.

phlunkie said:
Crap this means I have to get an AAA card now...
Very cool, and it is portable.
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I just used my wifes' credit card. I didn't even have to wait for it to expire, it still worked perfectly.

Battlehymn said:
I just used my wifes' credit card. I didn't even have to wait for it to expire, it still worked perfectly.
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Nice knowing you.
I'll have to go home and get all my woman's cards and test different ideas. I think I'll run them over a magnet first to ensure to no data leakage from the cards.

phlunkie said:
I am interested. Might be the inspiration I need.
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Ok, here are some shots. Still need to make a new dock plate and I need to epoxy the plugs in place. After the plugs are locked down I will make a small cover for them. The cables you see in the back are USB, AMP Power, and a small jumper for a connection i did not have room for inside.
The speakers are 3" full range with 2.5" drivers and covered with pc fan grills. From left to right the knobs control Volume(power on/off), Bass, and Treble. The use of 1/2" particle board and large air space allows it to give a nice thumb on the lower freq.
The purpose of this is for bedroom clock radio/alarm clock. It is a bit to large and redundant for most computer desks.

Very Nice!!!! You should sell these.

droidal said:
Very Nice!!!! You should sell these.
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Some others suggested that, too. Would be cool because it can be universal to several model phones. The parts were from junk in my garage and computer room so I am sure it would be hard to replicate. Could be much smaller with the right parts but not sure what kind of cost it would entail. I figured some others on here could give some ideas for the next version and possibly get some inspiration from this one.

Jesus that thing is HUGE!!
I just want a small dock I can sit on my desk at work

Well here is my dock. Simple and small.

YellowGTO said:
Well here is my dock. Simple and small.
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What was\is that thing?
Side note: what year gto?

aloant said:
I made a simple one out of an expired AAA card...
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on a side note what clock/weather widget is that? Looks nice

DIY Vibrant Dock for $5 in materials

I got my Vibrant last week, and I needed a contest entry for a contest over at Instructables, so I hacked up a cheapy iPod dock into an awesome dock for my Vibrant.
The speakers are great for desktop use at work, despite being so cheap.
Unfortunately, I can't post a link to it ... so here are some pictures instead.

Not bad, how do you feed audio into those speakers? Using the AUX jack on the top of the Vibrant im guessing?

Yeah. It's not shown in the pictures, but that speaker set has a built-in 3.5mm cable. You just plug it into the headphone jack on the Vibrant.

NICE! I love instructables.

Is that Sugru for the bumpers? Trying to think of things to do with my samples - neat stuff.
Anyway, awesome dock. Need to keep my eyes open for a cheap dock like that.

Yeah, the Sugru is for the bumpers. I also used it to cover the rough edges of the cut plastic, and to give traction to the feet and stabilize the bottom of the speakers (they liked to rock forward when the phone was placed on the tray).
Those speakers are linked in the Instructable ... I can't post links, but if you search on Amazon for "folding speaker set" and then sort price lowest to highest, you can get those speakers for less than $5 including shipping. They have black ones too.
I happened to get the white set for free from a giveaway. The sugru was free too, so in my case, this dock cost me nothing but a USB cable.

Here -- I think this is your Instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Hacking-Cheap-iPhone-speakers-for-Android-Dock/
And the dock: http://amzn.com/dp/B000C8TSCQ
Might need to try making myself one of these too.

Personally, I'm hoping for a rotation mod (like CM has......it'll probably have to wait until CM6 is ported to it) that'll allow for the phone to be upside down. When that happens, I'll try to basically make this, but with a mount for the phone to actually dock into the connections.
If/When I ever get the ambition to do this, I'll definitely be using this instructable as a starting point.
THANK YOU!

Saiboogu said:
Here -- I think this is your Instructable:
Might need to try making myself one of these too.
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Awesome, thanks for posting those. That is indeed my Instructable.
tjhart85 said:
Personally, I'm hoping for a rotation mod (like CM has......it'll probably have to wait until CM6 is ported to it) that'll allow for the phone to be upside down. When that happens, I'll try to basically make this, but with a mount for the phone to actually dock into the connections.
If/When I ever get the ambition to do this, I'll definitely be using this instructable as a starting point.
THANK YOU!
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Yeah, rotation upside down would be awesome. If that were the case, you'd have to lose part of the tray in this version. But I do have a set of desktop computer speakers that are USB powered ....

Nice
Where did you get the clock app?

It's called Digital Clock, you can get it on the Market. It's a free app.

I also have those speakers. I can honestly say they are very cheap but good for the money. If you don't feel like waiting for shipping just go to wal-mart, they are packaged with some of their shirts for about 7 bucks
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Here's another one that I submitted to Instructables today ... no speakers on this stand.

tekkguy said:
Here's another one that I submitted to Instructables today ... no speakers on this stand.
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jesus hahahah

Hey bro, what case are you using, and where did you buy it from?

I'm using the Jelly Case by Amzer ... got it at Amazon: amzn (dot) to (slash) aTMvCj since I can't post links
By the way ... voting started today at Instructables, so if you're a member there, I'd love to have the votes!

Sugru substitute
You can use Goop or other similar type instead of sugru. There is also liquid handle sold as well. You can buy it at home depot or other places like that in adhesives section. there area bunch of these poly urethane polymers. Basically all you have to do to form it is use wax paper to create the depression shape desired.

BTW. You mentioned USB speakers. I have hooked those same speakers up via usb (just strip on end and shove it where the overall + and - of the batteries would be). Take very little electrical knowledge, but I would look it up if you haven't messed around with wiring things up, but I love turning things into USB powered. Although I wanted to put a mini-usb connector on mine and have yet to do it, but just say, for those of you out there, these speakers run off USB just fine.

Well when you buy them from amazon they come with a usb power cord. I didn't get mine from amazon.
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Made a plexi glass dock!

Well, its still in rough shape, need to do some sanding etc... but here it is.
It uses two very small screws to charge through the pogo pin connection.
I wanted it originally to be entirely clear, but I messed up with some super glue and made it turn white, so I may paint it. Also thought about embedding an LED and etching a logo into the back to make it "glow"
Anyway, I'll get better pics with some progress soon hopefully
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Very cool idea! Good way to easily be able to line up the charging contacts at the very least.

This is awesome! I know a lot of people are using different alternatives for the pogo plunger pins and was curious how yours were working? You said you are using small screws? Do you have any trouble with them scratching the actual pogo connections on the phone? That was my only concern for people that were using things like screws, guitar strings, and nails even.

I would like to see a close up of your contact pins. It does seem like each of us has come up with slightly different methods and materials (other sping pins, guitar string, contact prongs, copper tape, screws, tack pins...)

question : How fast does it charge? I'm scared it might be slower compared to the wall plug

Right now charging via the pogo pins is sensed as USB by the stock ROM and limited to 500 miliamps.
There is a kernel that can be flashed to force full AC charging mode.
We believe this is the issue holding up the aftermarket pogo accesories, as manufacturers dont want their product reputation hurt by charging not keeping up with power use on devices that are actually limited by the software.
Everyone is hoping that the next OTA update will have the fix....

subvertz said:
Right now charging via the pogo pins is sensed as USB by the stock ROM and limited to 500 miliamps.
There is a kernel that can be flashed to force full AC charging mode.
We believe this is the issue holding up the aftermarket pogo accesories, as manufacturers dont want their product reputation hurt by charging not keeping up with power use on devices that are actually limited by the software.
Everyone is hoping that the next OTA update will have the fix....
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Well that sucks. I remember in the sensation or nexus forum there was a fix for this... something about soldering an extra thingie.
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I'll try and get a pic of the screws later tonight after work. I do have a scratch that I suspect is from them, however I'm sure something can easily be changed so that doesn't happen. Unfortunately I dropped my phone last week and chipped the screen, so I'm not worried about a scratch at this point.
If the sharpness of the screws is/was a problem I had planned to just grind them down and make them smooth and rounded, which I'm sure is still a very viable option.
As for the comment on speed, I guess that's already been pretty well answered. I was only going to add that I haven't paid attention, I've just been using this to charge my phone while I sleep.
I also plan to add an nfc tag or something to put the phone into the dock mode and set alarms or whatever.
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These were a few prototypes I'd made a little while back. No charging pins at this point. If you need any help with the plexi, let me know.
Mine are basically just phone holders at this point
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plasticdarlow said:
These were a few prototypes I'd made a little while back. No charging pins at this point. If you need any help with the plexi, let me know.
Mine are basically just phone holders at this point
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Ummm...daddy like. Are you going to be selling those? If so, how much? I dont need it to have a charger. I just need something to hold up my device on my desk. While the gogostand I use is good, its just not android enough for me.

I would buy a dock with charging pins if you made one.

plasticdarlow said:
These were a few prototypes I'd made a little while back. No charging pins at this point. If you need any help with the plexi, let me know.
Mine are basically just phone holders at this point
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Very nice, what are you using to cut with? I just kinda went at it blind, not much of a real "plan". If I make another it will be a lot better looking, but seriously doubt I could pull off anything even close to yours
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bill12690 said:
Very nice, what are you using to cut with? I just kinda went at it blind, not much of a real "plan". If I make another it will be a lot better looking, but seriously doubt I could pull off anything even close to yours
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my guess is a jigsaw > rough sand paper to smooth > wet and dry sand paper > blow torch

bill12690 said:
Very nice, what are you using to cut with? I just kinda went at it blind, not much of a real "plan". If I make another it will be a lot better looking, but seriously doubt I could pull off anything even close to yours
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No really a fair comparison since I work for a plastic manufacturing company . I used a 400 watt laser to cut those parts out. I also have 3 & 5 axis CNC machines. I'm toying with the idea of casting a molded base but need to 3d scan my phone for the proper geometry.

Figured it was lasered or something similar. I only wish I had access to some equipment like that. Cordless dremel just doesn't quite do the job
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RedBlueGreen said:
my guess is a jigsaw > rough sand paper to smooth > wet and dry sand paper > blow torch
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I wish. But your right, you could sand and flame the edge to acheive that look.
bill12690 said:
Figured it was lasered or something similar. I only wish I had access to some equipment like that. Cordless dremel just doesn't quite do the job
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Yeah, it's pretty nice having the machinery to make pretty much anything I want.

plasticdarlow said:
Yeah, it's pretty nice having the machinery to make pretty much anything I want.
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Hook me up with one! I'd love to have something for my phone like that especially if you get the pins put into there. But if not then at the very least it can do double duty for my tab as well.

Pretty slick looking ideas. I've always thought of making a couple of those for my office, home, and bedside.
I also heard that they have a new kernel that forces Fast Charging regardless of the connection. I know right now I'm running Axi0m Hybrid and it has a status bar toggle for Fast Charge. I haven't tested it out though.

I'd buy one
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manningfan10 said:
I'd buy one
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I'd buy four.

Wireless charging - again

Hi,
I'm new there, get Galaxy SII about a month ago. Since the beggining I'm using the Otterbox Commuter case and trying to connect charger in the total darkness makes my angry too often, I wanted to get wireless.
I know that there are some topics on xda already but none of u decided to go that way - IMO the easiest way.
I've used my Otterbox case and Powermat Wireless Charging System for Blackberry Curve 8520/9300 (u can find it at Amazon, search for B00462QB4W at really nice price ~6 pounds). Basically, u just need to take out coil and electronics from the blackberry cover with the socket (yes, that tiny socket on side of the cover) & pull out micro usb<->electronics connector. Now u can bin blackberry cover as ts useless now.
Next the worst thing, I have to cut out some more plastic on the hard part of the case and connector, to make the usb plug more in the middle(it not gonna fit as u get it) - making all fit properly was the hardest thing.
Easy - stick coil with PCB on the middle of your case, remember about socket which have to be exactly in the middle of the cutout for charger. I have used some super glue to stick this socket to case.
Now easy - X-acto knife and cut out srubber part of the case - need space for electonic - until I did it there was no chance at all to put phone into case.
Everything done - time to test wireless case for SGS2 and... it doesn't work
Quick check and the problem was between plug & socket on the case - the solution was to put some rubber from the case on the connector which isn't too thick.
I've put phone again into case, put on the Powermat plate and... it's charging finally
All that work took about 25-30 minutes.
U need just some super glue, sharp knife, sandpaper, site cutters can be also helpfull
If u don't feel too much in DIY stuff this way gonna be the best for u - No need to solder anything
Any questions? Feel free to ask

Yeah, nice work, but I wish to see video or photo because it is easy way to understand the idea my friend
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al3nkbootas said:
Yeah, nice work, but I wish to see video or photo because it is easy way to understand the idea my friend
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Unfortunately no photos of work but will try to make some of the finished project at the evening.

i'm too new on the board, so cannot post pictures :/
theres album > imageshack.us/ g /1/9941419/

caliber2001 said:
i'm too new on the board, so cannot post pictures :/
theres album > imageshack.us/ g /1/9941419/
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I cant get the link to work.

f4s7d3r3k said:
I cant get the link to work.
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Just remove spaces, it works.

Links:
PowerMat Kit
Otterbox Commuter Samsung Galaxy S2 - price is shockin high at the moment
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