Hello everyone
is that possible ?
my mobile (HTC Touch Pro, with Windows mobile) has a micro USB, is that possible to connect an external web cam, and see in the Mobile screen ?
note :: I am not trying to use my mobil as a webCam for the PC
thanks in advance if somebody knows something,
InTheater
I needed extra software on both my desktop and laptop. It should be the same for your case. If you have software&drivers for the particular camera for windows mobile (which is highly unlikely) it should work, otherwise no, sorry
to connect usb devices to a pda it's required that it support USBHost few support that
In my particular case, I have a Touch Pro (and soon a HD2), somebody knows somethign about this two devices?
In the other hand, It is usrprise me that nobody here have try to connect a webcam to one of our mobiles, is that so ?
thanks to all,
InTheater
Exist software for desktop (if possible for linux, use debian) that once connect the android to the PC by USB you can emulate the entire operating system live? And then use the phone from the PC without taking it in their hands??
For my old omnia, i used this for windows mobile:
http://www.mymobiler.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=557717&page=20
also Cyanogenmod 6 includes bluetooth HID support, so you can use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse with the phone.
I think it is best to keep all USB/BT accessory posts together for easy reference.
If you have working stuff, please let the rest of us know.
Working: Targus SoftTouch BT mouse
Working: Targus Wireless Remote Presenter (w/ USB dongle) (no drivers, plugged in dongle, worked immediately - full control of PPT in presentation and chart view modes)
Working: Targus USB SD Card Reader
Working: PNY Attache 16GB USB memory stick
Working: USB Host Mode to Atrix 4G and RAZR MAXX HD (charging and recognized media)
I'm curious about:
Wacom tablet (i doubt it since drivers are required)
USB keyboard or mouse
Any issues with USB hubs (I may be able to test this at the end of the week)
USB Printer
Not working: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows - LINK
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Working: Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard/touchpad (using the Bluetooth adapter that comes with it) - LINK
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Working: Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000 - LINK
Working: Brother HL-2170W Printer (only tested via wireless) - LINK
Not working: Microsoft Lifecam Cinema.
(Yes I know that there are cameras built in to the Surface, but I get an adjustable angle, which is better for my desk, with the Lifecam).
Also not working for anything but charging is any WP7 phone. (only WP8 phones will work with the Metro sync app)
Working: iPhone 5 - Charges and allows for importing of pics/videos.
jhoff80 said:
Not working: Microsoft Lifecam Cinema.
(Yes I know that there are cameras built in to the Surface, but I get an adjustable angle, which is better for my desk, with the Lifecam).
Also not working for anything but charging is any WP7 phone. (only WP8 phones will work with the Metro sync app)
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TheAccuser said:
Working: iPhone 5 - Charges and allows for importing of pics/videos.
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So does this technically mean that a phone by Apple works better with Windows then a phone by Microsoft lol nice move!
I will get mine 2moro (though not holding breath till I get my hands on it) so I will try a host of hardware.
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Working: iPhone 5 - Charges and allows for importing of pics/videos.
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Ditto for Ipod Touch 4th gen
Working:
* Droid X phone (Charges and file access)
* Six different brands of flash drives
* IOGear GFR204SD memory card reader (Reads SDXC and SD cards)
* A handful of USB keyboards and mice
* Western Digital 2TB My Passport drive (with enough power for the drive)
* Logitech DualAction Game Controller
* Belkin P11438 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4 Port Hub
* Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
Not working:
* USRobotics Model 5637 USB dial-up modem
* StarTech USB21000S USB network port
* Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 950Q TV tuner
* HP LaserJet 6P6MP
* Canon iP4200
* HP Deskjet D2360
* BU-353 GPS unit
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Working:
Not working:
* USRobotics Model 5637 USB dial-up modem
* StarTech USB21000S USB network port
* Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 950Q TV tuner
* HP LaserJet 6P6MP
* Canon iP4200
* HP Deskjet D2360
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I suspected as much WRT the modem/network stuff. Too bad about the TV tuner.
Were the printers USB or wireless connected?
mk1151 said:
I suspected as much WRT the modem/network stuff. Too bad about the TV tuner.
Were the printers USB or wireless connected?
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The printers were connected to other networked printers through USB.
HP and Dell have both released Windows RT compatibility lists for their printers:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03365145http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03365145
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?docid=572562
It's not promising.
I am currently typing this on a mac Bluetooth keyboard on surface rt so that works
Working
-Logitech Bluetooth portable mousem-rcq142
- Any USB mouse I could find
- Any thumbdrive I could find
- 32GB microSD from microcenter (Microcenter branded)
Not Working
Kensington USB Mini Dock with Ethernet
NetGear FA120 USB Ethernet adapter- Shows up as a device but says "not compatible with this version of windows"
Working:
Wacom Graphire 3 tablet, but no pressure sesitivity. Pen works, rocker button works.
Working:
Logitech K800 Wireless Keyboard
Sandisk 64 GB Class 10 microSDXC card
USB audio device - guitar
I plugged in a cheap no name usb guitar interface and the rt picked it up as a usb input and audio device. I could not hear the output after trying a few settings but I was able to record it with a simple voice recording program I found in the store (toolbox). Believe it or not the audio latency was not too bad. Like I said I could not get the output to play simultaneously (probably too processor demanding) but it was encouraging that I could record it. I am a guitarist and one of the things I am hoping is for some good audio music production tools on the surface, which cannot be done on android due to latency issues. IPad owns the music production market currently so hopefully MS will be able to compete
Working:
USB flash drives
USB mice
Canon MX892 (via Wifi, haven't tested USB)
-note: the driver is pretty basic (i.e. no paper quality settings, ink level, etc.), but works
-shows up in Control Panel as being a printer + scanner + fax + card reader, and I could've sworn I saw right-click menu items relating to scanning a few days ago, but now I don't see those (so for now, just the printer part is working-- but compared to other tablets, that itself is quite novel)
EDIT: turns out WinRT automatically a Metro app for the MX892 ("Canon Inkjet Print Utility") that shows printer status (ink levels, etc.). Still no custom print settings (paper type, etc.), though.
Has anybody got a USB RTL8187-based Wi-Fi card that they can test?
MS put up a Windows RT hardware compatibility page, with thousands of devices listed-- quite a lot more than I'd imagined (e.g. over 30 working USB-Ethernet adapters).
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/winrt/CompatCenter/Home
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MS put up a Windows RT hardware compatibility page, with thousands of devices listed-- quite a lot more than I'd imagined (e.g. over 30 working USB-Ethernet adapters).
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/winrt/CompatCenter/Home
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Microsoft's site seems to take an "innocent until proven guilty" approach. The site lists my StarTech USB21000S as Windows RT compatible with "free download required."
Sure, it's recognized by Windows RT, but it needs a driver. Windows Update looks, but can't find anything. And, since Windows RT doesn't have any way of installing third-party drivers -- and StarTech doesn't pretend to offer any on its site -- it's incompatible.
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Microsoft's site seems to take an "innocent until proven guilty" approach. The site lists my StarTech USB21000S as Windows RT compatible with "free download required."
Sure, it's recognized by Windows RT, but it needs a driver. Windows Update looks, but can't find anything. And, since Windows RT doesn't have any way of installing third-party drivers -- and StarTech doesn't pretend to offer any on its site -- it's incompatible.
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Hmm interesting. The chip driving the StarTech USB21000S seems to be the ASIX AX88178, which has all manner of drivers available (including WinCE 5/6 on ARM), so I assume maybe ASIX made one for WinRT (hence the listing), but if it's not on Windows Update, then yeah, it's incompatible from a consumer standpoint.
Some items there seem a bit odd, like Intel's Mini-PCIe wifi cards, which are listed as compatible. I doubt 1) any WinRT machines (at least during MS' tightly-controlled launch phase) are going to use separate Wifi modules and 2) that WinRT users will be swapping said modules. So seems more like an internal component (of which tons are obviously not on the site).
Oh neat- just noticed that Surface automatically installed a Metro app for my Canon MX892 ("Canon Inkjet Print Utility") that shows printer status (ink levels, etc.). Still no custom print options (paper type, etc.), but cool nonetheless.
Well I'm not really sure if this is the best place for this thread, since it is related to many things (hardware, Android accessory, API and applications).
OK, so here's a project that I've been working on for quiet some time: InputStick, which is Android to USB wireless adapter (I guess that's the best way to describe it).
What is it?
It's a small USB dongle that allows Android applications to emulate USB devices, like keyboard, mouse, game controllers etc (mostly HID devices, but not only). This allows apps to type, move mouse pointer, control multimedia playback, control games and many other things.
How is it different form software-only solutions?
plug and play: no configuration/software/custom drivers
works with any USB enabled system (PC, Android, consoles, Raspberry Pi etc)
no network connection is necessary (just Bluetooth in your Android device)
The only bad thing is that you need additional piece of hardware, but that's the price of compatibility and very quick set-up time.
How to use it?
plug InputStick into USB port
run an app, connect with InputStick (I usually include "auto-connect" option)
wait a few seconds (initiating Bluetooth connection, uploading configuration data, USB enumeration)
it's ready, now the app can do anything that can be done using USB device it is emulating
How does it work?
InputStick is a "man in the middle" between Android device and USB host:
Android Device <-(Bluetooth)-> InputStick <-(USB)-> USB Host (PC, laptop, game console, etc).
Applications:
I came up with several apps, for different scenarios. Some examples:
Password Manager that can type (as a USB keyboard) web page address, user name and passwords
Gamepad (works with PC and some PS3 games)
Barcode Scanner that can type scanned codes
Application that allows to execute pre-defined sequences of keyboard and mouse actions (macros)
Remote controller (keyboard and mouse)
Presentation remote
Also, I work on an API that allows to easily add support for InputStick in applications. API takes care of managing Bluetooth connection and whole USB thing. There are following USB devices already implemented: keyboard, mouse, gamepad, consumer control (volume, playback). Using for example USB keyboard in your application can be almost as easy as:
keyboard.connect();
(...) //handle some callbacks
keyboard.type("hello");
I'm interested in your opinions, suggestions and questions. If you want to know more you can visit my blog, where I post updates about development: blog.inputstick.com or inputstick.com (still under construction). Thanks for reading, if you've got this far
Works perfect. I use it with Keepass2Android in the office to easily transmit the masterpassword to Keepass for Windows. Now I hope there will be more apps that support it.
Hi all,
As the title says, I'm after one of the following:
1. the ability to emulate a Android TV/Google TV/Chromecast receiver on my android PC (I've seen this ability on other android mini PCs)
2. an app which I can use to control my Android PC in an intuitive way.
I would prefer 1 as this will allow me to use existing apps out there (Android Remote Control, Google TV) which are intuitive and well made. I've see that this is possible on other Android Mini PCs (via turning on an option in the settings menu)
I'm not interested in those bluetooth/wlan mouse/keyboard apps. I'm more after something that allows swiping, has buttons such as home etc. I'm currently using a bluetooth keyboard/mouse which works well. But I'm after something that'll utilise my phone instead. I have an Android and iPhone.
I found some apps however they have the following limitations:
[Android] Android Remote Control: Requires an Android TV
[iOS] Google TV: Requires a Google TV device
The device I have is the following: Amazon: JUSTOP K10A Quad Core Android 4.4 Kitkat TV Box Mini PC With WIFI Bluetooth RK3188 1.6Ghz x4 CPU 2GB Ram 8GB NAND Network Streamer
I can see there's an app called DroidMote available. Is that the best alternative?
Thanks in advance
I use droidmote for my mini droids, Google playstore is your friend, am well pleased with it! Uses Wi-Fi to connect to your droid so plenty stable and fast
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Thanks mate. I got droidmote last night but haven't had a chance to use it. Because I have a very old android which I don't use so I would prefer to know if there's a similar app for iPhone
Not a phone app but if your device is rooted, you can install an app called webkey that lets you remote control it from another computer's Web browser. It will display the entire desktop and let you control it using your mouse and keyboard.
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