Hi Guys,
I'm looking for a stylus..preferably portable.
I came across this: http://www.boxwave.com/products/minicapacitivestylus/nexus-one-mini-capacitive-stylus_3770.htm
^Fits into the headphone jack somewhat, but kind of dangles I think.
Is there any telescopic stylus that fits into the headphone jack, or a case with one?
Thanks for your help with this.
Fingers broken?
That was a pretty helpful response.
That looks ingenious. Would prefer a finer point though, othersise it would just be an artificial finger.
Last winter there was a story that in japan they use sausages and they work fine
Yeah it is a pretty cool idea.
I think if a company got onto making an actual telescopic stylus that fit flush into the 3.5mm jack they would definitely have a market.
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Can I have recommendations for a bluetooth headset/headphones from anyone who has to wear eye glasses when using their headset.
I've tried a couple in a shop, and the problem tends to be where they clip over the ear or rest on the ear they interfere with the glasses.
Has anyone used the Bluesppon AX2 as that looks to fit "in ear" and may be better for us glasses wearers.
Thanks
Mike
Being a glasses wearer myself, i have tried a number of bluetooth headsets and have found the best one is the "O2 Blue" by Bluetrek, it is very similar to the Bluetrek G3 but is only available through O2 shops....
or on ebay (hehe)
this is a great little unit, well worth the money.
mike_m said:
Has anyone used the Bluesppon AX2 as that looks to fit "in ear" and may be better for us glasses wearers.
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I've used the Bluespoon AX and it was very comfortable, but unfortunately the amount of static made it near unusable. I don't actually wear specs, but it would have come nowhere close . I belive the AX2 is identical but with different components inside. I'd be very interested to hear if you find it more acceptable.
I've ended up with a iTeck Clip III from Orange which has the shirt clip and headphone design. While the design isn't ideal because you have it clipped to your shirt, it seems to have good reception. It would also work fine with specs...
My windshield mount arrived today. Just thought I'll share some photos.
it was $7.69 shipped on ebay.
The side clamps can be moved up and down, and dont interfere with the volume buttons. The two small legs at the bottom are attached but can be moved around its pivot. It also has the ability to add a photo behind the phone if you want.
Update:
Tried it out in my car.
The suction cup stick to the glass very well. The phone mounts snugly too.
All buttons are accessible, the n1 can be easily removed by pressing the release button on the bottom. (the left and right clamps move outward by spring action)
12v to micro-usb adapter works as usual. I could connect my 3.5mm to tape adapter and play music off my car speakers
haha I guess you get what you pay for. it looks highly Functionable, although extremely tacky.
The gears on those will wear out pretty quick... based on past experience.
I don't plan on removing/adjusting it often, so it should last.
MintyFloss said:
haha I guess you get what you pay for. it looks highly Functionable, although extremely tacky.
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I've had one of these for nearly a year now.
It has sufficed for my G!, then HERO and now Nexus.
I have a 3.5mm jack coming out from my A pillar that plugs into the rear of my stereo that allows music to play through the speakers, the sound is excellent.
The holder is as good as the day I got it.
Well worth the money.
added a photo of the n1 sitting pretty.
Wow, that thing is hideous.
I would be embarrassed to have that thing stuck to my windshield
I have a similar kind except it's for the vent.
is that mercury cougar? just lucky guess
leobeau said:
is that mercury cougar? just lucky guess
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it is
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wow lol!!! it looks like optimus prime
i prefer the one i got of ebay
i dont like the mount of yours... i had a lot of those and it was falling off all the time! (propably because of the polish on the dashboard) the clip on this one is pretty steady!
nicandris said:
wow lol!!! it looks like optimus prime
i prefer the one i got of ebay
i dont like the mount of yours... i had a lot of those and it was falling off all the time! (propably because of the polish on the dashboard) the clip on this one is pretty steady!
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I like that one
Do you use it already?
I'd get the official Google Nexus One Car Dock if it had 3.5mm out and better speakers
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I like that one
Do you use it already?
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well i'm still waiting for it to arrive! a friend of mine has the same for desire and its pretty steady... i tried pulling it out to see if it was gonna fall and i almost riped off the fins of the ac oups haha
edit* got it used it loved it!!!
does anyone know of a capacitance stylus like the one found on the ibm thinkpad?
i prefer this one more than using a fat round ball tip one like the ones found at bestbuy and on pogo stylus'.
and before anyone points out the obvious - this stylus is not capacitance; it is wacoms proprietary technology. the ibm thinkpad uses both capacitance and wacom as it's touch driver.
Im also interested in this one
Maybe the oStylus?
I have a big rubber tipped stylus and a ten one spongy tipped stylus, and I'm not happy with either. I would like to try the ostylus. Engadget said the biggest flaw is you have to be pretty accurate with the 'o', but if you drawing or something, it may be better than a sponge.
Engadget Review: engadget.com/2010/10/01/ostylus-capacitive-pen-review/
If anyone has one, I'd love to hear what you thought of it on a tablet.
As for trying to get a more pen like one, the wacom one is not the best, but it may be the best compromise. I suppose the hardest part is to get the amount of capacitance needed within the rubber or close enough to the screen for it to work.
Wacom stylus: engadget.com/2011/04/18/wacom-announces-capacitive-stylus-to-replace-puny-human-fingers/
I hear for the iPad and Android tablets this is the best.
http://adonit.net/product/jot/
Anyone has tried it on a Touchpad? I'm really interested in using one to take notes in class.
I've got the Bestbuy Rocketfish spongy ball stylus. It works a little better than your fingers, but not much. I'd love to find something more precise. The website says it works on all touch screens, so don't see why it would not work on a TP.
i heard you can make a stylus by putting some thermally conductive glue on the end of a stylus, like the glue used as a heatsync gel thing on cpu's and the such. I think you can get the heatsync at radioshack.
I found this one to be decent.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042U9AT6/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
it works well with some of the Android apps.unfortunately there is not much on the TP side.
Hi guys, a friend and I recently decided to try our luck at creating a custom dock for the nexus 5. What we're shooting for seems pretty ambitious, so I'd like to hear what you guys think.
For Dock Materials, we're thinking either wood or aluminum. I have access to a CNC Mill, plenty of aluminum and there are a few places I could get to make it in my area if need be. The same goes for wood. I'm not exactly well versed on how well aluminum would work because of the next big part of the dock. We plan to implement a wireless charger into it. Would heat from the charger be able to heat up the aluminum enough to damage the phone? I also need some help choosing a charger that could work in the dock. I'm thinking about the Ruix Wireless Charger (http://amzn.com/B00EBQ8RSG) because it seems reliable and fairly cheap. If anybody has experience with this charger, it would be greatly appreciated as well.
The second part of the design is an LCD display on the front. We've been thinking E-Ink displays because they're thinner and less battery-hungry than LCD displays. We have contacted a possible retailer and are waiting to hear back, but do you guys think this is a good way to go, or should we go with LCD? Another thing is actually programming the screen to work. I was thinking we could use Pebble Source Code and just trick the screen into thinking it's a pebble so we could use pebble apps and such. The screen will be a different size though, so i was thinking that could be our issue. I'm not quite fluent in C, but I'm learning at a fast rate and could probably change it up a bit if need be.
We were also considering adding speakers, but that's not a very high priority, so I won't bother you guys with that. Also, I forgot to mention, our 3D model also has a hole for routing a regular cable up to the phone in case it doesn't work with QI wireless charging.
Any help would be much appreciated! (Even if it's just an explanation to why it isn't feasible)
I like the idea of using wood. I am not sure, but I think aluminium is not a good material to use in your project... Unless you use it as a base material and some kind of plastic (forgot which one exactly) that could blend well in the design and color, or maybe a white to give a different accent?
There's a lot of cheap chargers for sell on dealxtreme (dx.com), and some nice projects to get you started on Instructables.
The LCD part, I think it doesn't matter much if it's a LCD or e-ink, since the charger will be connected all the time, but IMHO, I think e-ink would work better with an aluminium design. You should try to do it with arduino, like this one http://www.instructables.com/id/LOG-Wireless-Temperature-Monitoring/
Hope it helps, and good luck
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Hi guys, a friend and I recently decided to try our luck at creating a custom dock for the nexus 5. What we're shooting for seems pretty ambitious, so I'd like to hear what you guys think.
For Dock Materials, we're thinking either wood or aluminum. I have access to a CNC Mill, plenty of aluminum and there are a few places I could get to make it in my area if need be. The same goes for wood. I'm not exactly well versed on how well aluminum would work because of the next big part of the dock. We plan to implement a wireless charger into it. Would heat from the charger be able to heat up the aluminum enough to damage the phone? I also need some help choosing a charger that could work in the dock. I'm thinking about the Ruix Wireless Charger (http://amzn.com/B00EBQ8RSG) because it seems reliable and fairly cheap. If anybody has experience with this charger, it would be greatly appreciated as well.
The second part of the design is an LCD display on the front. We've been thinking E-Ink displays because they're thinner and less battery-hungry than LCD displays. We have contacted a possible retailer and are waiting to hear back, but do you guys think this is a good way to go, or should we go with LCD? Another thing is actually programming the screen to work. I was thinking we could use Pebble Source Code and just trick the screen into thinking it's a pebble so we could use pebble apps and such. The screen will be a different size though, so i was thinking that could be our issue. I'm not quite fluent in C, but I'm learning at a fast rate and could probably change it up a bit if need be.
We were also considering adding speakers, but that's not a very high priority, so I won't bother you guys with that. Also, I forgot to mention, our 3D model also has a hole for routing a regular cable up to the phone in case it doesn't work with QI wireless charging.
Any help would be much appreciated! (Even if it's just an explanation to why it isn't feasible)
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gasparzim said:
I like the idea of using wood. I am not sure, but I think aluminium is not a good material to use in your project... Unless you use it as a base material and some kind of plastic (forgot which one exactly) that could blend well in the design and color, or maybe a white to give a different accent?
There's a lot of cheap chargers for sell on dealxtreme (dx.com), and some nice projects to get you started on Instructables.
The LCD part, I think it doesn't matter much if it's a LCD or e-ink, since the charger will be connected all the time, but IMHO, I think e-ink would work better with an aluminium design. You should try to do it with arduino, like this one http://www.instructables.com/id/LOG-Wireless-Temperature-Monitoring/
Hope it helps, and good luck
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Thanks for the input! I think you're right about the wood, so I'll probably end up using that. I think I'll have aluminum accents along the side though. As for the arduino board, I have no experience with them. How finicky are they when it comes to space and/or heat? I would need to do a redesign if I wanted to put it in. I'm gonna finalize the design ASAP then start cutting. I can post updates as I build it if anybody cares enough.
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Thanks for the input! I think you're right about the wood, so I'll probably end up using that. I think I'll have aluminum accents along the side though. As for the arduino board, I have no experience with them. How finicky are they when it comes to space and/or heat? I would need to do a redesign if I wanted to put it in. I'm gonna finalize the design ASAP then start cutting. I can post updates as I build it if anybody cares enough.
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I don't know much about Arduino, but I see a lot of people using them, so I think it could work well for you too...
I care enough
As many others have realized, LG majorly over-sighted the headphone jack on the dual screen case. After trying many aux cables to use with it, nothing worked. My stock beyerdynamic Custom studio cord didn't work, and neither did this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DKWQDYT?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. So I got the slimmest decent quality cable I could find for a reasonable price: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I0SI1SG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. But that didn't work either. I was getting fed up and decided to just take the chance. I drilled out the jack cutout. Luckily I didn't damage anything. I used a 5/16ths drill bit and a small rolled up piece of 320 grit sandpaper to smooth out the inside and the edges. Now the syncwire branded aux cable fits perfectly. I know adapters / extensions exist, but I don't like the extra force/torque that it puts on the jack itself. So I hope this helps a few people. Good luck, and I'm not responsible for you damaging your device.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/E9SR4cdmJNnVy59YA
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They were just using older v series phones as a reference, it seems. The v30 headphones work just fine.
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I'm not in love with this mag charger. Sometimes it's difficult to be able to keep it connected if it's at a weird angle. Buying a bunch of extra ones wasn't fun either. I'd rather have had a USB-C option.
They may have used the V30, but it's still an oversight. You would think at least one person would try at least one pair of headphones with the dual screen case. Just my .02.
Edit : also, my dual screen outer glass cracked like all the rest. So I'm about to print this. Wonder if other people would like something like this.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/znSyEzVSBaetNm7x5
babyarm85 said:
They may have used the V30, but it's still an oversight. You would think at least one person would try at least one pair of headphones with the dual screen case. Just my .02.
Edit : also, my dual screen outer glass cracked like all the rest. So I'm about to print this. Wonder if other people would like something like this.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/znSyEzVSBaetNm7x5
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Hey, could you post a video or picture of the finished product? Looks really cool. Thanks.
Literally just posted this in themes and mods. Check it out.
babyarm85 said:
They may have used the V30, but it's still an oversight. You would think at least one person would try at least one pair of headphones with the dual screen case. Just my .02.
Edit : also, my dual screen outer glass cracked like all the rest. So I'm about to print this. Wonder if other people would like something like this.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/znSyEzVSBaetNm7x5
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hi, just read your thread today and watched the video. have you tried to print and used one of those? please let me know because im interested. thank you