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WOOO.... guess what I found? I found a cradle that will work for the TG01! Best of all.... it is 20 pounds.
Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Desk Stand
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/desk-genie-non-slip-charging-desk-stand-p22432.htm
AHHAHA, I am gonna order em all and sell em' for 200 bucks each on eBay! ... just kidding!
Kilihari said:
WOOO.... guess what I found? I found a cradle that will work for the TG01! Best of all.... it is 20 pounds.
Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Desk Stand
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/desk-genie-non-slip-charging-desk-stand-p22432.htm
AHHAHA, I am gonna order em all and sell em' for 200 bucks each on eBay! ... just kidding!
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I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but I tried one of these a few months back and while the idea is great and it works fine with certain devices, the shape of the TG01 back is such that it doesn't have a sufficient surface area in contact with the rubber pad to work. It is due to the slight curvature and also the raised ridge just to the side of the speaker port. Basically the coefficient of friction is too low and it gently slides off.
It is better (but not perfect) turned landscape; you might improve by gently removing the platic ridge, but I decided not to mess about and returned the item.
Da-i-jo-u-bu! (no problem) as they say here in Japanese-o-land!!
K... you have got a point there, thanks man, so I got the black silicone case for the TG01 from http://www.amazon.co.uk/BLACK-SOFT-...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276388504&sr=1-1. The back should be now relatively flat, I really appreciate your advice, I don't think I would have picked up on that. I assume with the silicone that it will be more sticky too. I plan on only having the device in portrait on my desk, I will let you all know of any issues if I have any, I will post some pics of the device in the cradle on my desk. I also ordered a right angle micro USB plug-in for my device so it doesn't look strange on my desk. The angled plug-ins are looking really cool, have a look on eBay, just search for "angle micro usb" and you will have about 4 different types of angled USB plug-ins. I think that having an angled adapter will make the device look really sharp sitting on the cradle rather than having this cord stick 5 inches outta the side of the machine.
-Kilihari.
OOOOOOOOO HEY .. I got something better!
Gotta love em Chinese guys, they copy everything n' sell it fer 20 times less. EHHEHEHE.. Check it out, go on eBay, search for "usb cellphone stand" or just click on the long search link here and you can buy the item for like a couple of bucks with free shipping. It doesn't have the memory cards reader, but who needs em' anyways!
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=us...t=1&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50
-Kili.
This kind of gadgets usually are:
1) Rubbish
2) No bad for it's price
This one seems a good idea. Give us your review when received!!
Nice day
I've had my Captivate about six weeks now. This morning the door on the USB port wouldn't slide open, so I looked at the bezel, and a small piece had chipped out right behind the port. I carefully removed the chipped out piece, and the USB door opens fine now.
I called both AT&T and Samsung, AT&T wants $465.00 for a new phone, and Samsung wants me to send the phone in.
Anybody have any ideas where I can get a replacement bezel?
Lots of people looking, anybody got any ideas?
I believe you would have to replace the entire case, or at least the top half. review the teardowns to be sure, but I don't know where you will find it. If you know which part, www.cnn.cn has lots of parts.
Thank you very much, I'll check it out.
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Thanks for the help, but no luck. I've searched dozens of sites, and haven't found anything yet.
I managed to successfully superglue the chip back in place, without screwing up the function of the door or looking bad.
I would be curious to know of other people this has happened too, though.
I have not heard of it happening. Sounds like the phone got jerked when the USB cord was in and probably got jerked out sideways and cracked the housing.
Hey all, I just noticed that the official Powermat back battery door for the MT4GS is on sale at T-Mobile for ten bucks. You'll still need the actual Powermat charger, which goes for $20-30 online. The website also charges shipping and sales tax, FYI. But still a good price:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/addons/accessories/default.aspx?categorycode=898#tblId10
great find, is it only in black?
These are highly worth the money, it charges the phone much faster and is nice to not "plug" my phone in..
Got one for xmas and works amazing..
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shady503403 said:
These are highly worth the money, it charges the phone much faster and is nice to not "plug" my phone in..
Got one for xmas and works amazing..
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my battery door just **** the bed, so this is a godsend!
Case that fits?
I just got the PowerMat and battery door when I upgraded on Saturday. I love it, but I can't find a case that will fit over the slighty larger than normal battery door. Has anyone else had luck finding something that works?
Where's the best place to get a single position mat? Best price?
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Where's the best place to get a single position mat? Best price?
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I looked around Amazon a little bit and saw plenty of single-position mats for a particular device, usually including the receiver door for that device, for under $10. (You know, for a device that you don't have. ) Here is one example (for BlackBerry Bold 9700): http://www.amazon.com/Powermat-Position-Charging-BlackBerry-Receiver/dp/B00462QB4C
It looks like these mats have a custom indentation to hug the back of the device, so it's unlikely to be a perfect fit. Also, if you device doesn't fit into the indentation, it might not charge.
But ... cheap! Most of these are not Amazon Prime eligible, so it costs another few bucks for shipping.
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I'm sort of inspired by this thread to try hacking some powermat chargers for some other phones where the receiver is still expensive or there just isn't a receiver. If you search around, you can find some reports of folks who have done this with varying degrees of aesthetic sensibility in the results.
One idea, that I kind of like a lot, is to use the Palm Pre charging "Touchstone" as the transmitting mat. Because the Palm Pre was kind of a dud in the marketplace, the Touchstones are available for pretty cheap. Here's an example at Amazon for under $5, including shipping: http://www.amazon.com/Palm-Touchstone-Charging-Dock-Pre/dp/B002CMEIWK. One hitch with the Touchstone is that it uses a couple of magnetic thingies to activate it (and, I guess, hold the device in place). I'm sure one could deal with that somehow.
Thanks for the last post.
Alright, I'm totally confused. I took a look on Amazon earlier this week, but without confidence in the mat actually working with the device perfectly, I decided to check out what was in stores.
I go to Best Buy and couldn't find them. I asked an associate and they said that they no longer are carrying PowerMats because of the shorting out risk.
Ummmmmmm, okay....
I go to Radio Shack and the associate there starts talking to me about two different types and how one doesn't charge fully all the time and that kills your battery over time and the other involves walking around with a "puck" on your phone.
What the hell is everyone talking about??? I thought these were pretty good and I'm reading nothing but nice reviews online, with the exception of the expense. Frankly, at $10 plus shipping for the case, I no longer care about the expense.
Thoughts????
I don't know anything definitive about most of that. From poking around today, I've deduced a few things (none of which involved "shorting out" ).
Powermat and Duracell both made something that looked like roughly the same technology. Some time in the recent past, Powermat and Proctor and Gamble (who I guess own the Duracell brand?) formed a joint venture or some marketing agreement to make and sell "Duracell Powermat" devices.
The mention of a puck thing could mean either of two things. First, Powermat sells a "universal" receiver, which is a little block with the inductor coil inside it. You still have to connect it to your phone's charger port via mini/micro USB (or one of their other tips). Of course, you wouldn't have that on all the time, except when you are charging. Second, Duracell sells or used to sell a gadget that semi-permanently plugs into your USB port and then sticks to the back of your phone. The latter sounds like what the RS guy was talking about.
After a couple days out of town, I returned to find a bunch of packages of el cheapo Powermat stuff for experiments.
I got a single-position mat specially intended for iPhone 3G and 3GS from a 3rd party supplier on Amazon for $7.44 (and free shipping due to Amazon Prime). With the MT4GS Powermat receiver cover from T-Mobile, I can charge using this mat. It's not a perfect fit. The mat does have an indentation, but it's not for the iPhone. The included iPhone case has a rectangular hump on the back, and the indentation is for that hump. Still, by wiggling things a bit and placing the MT4GS off-center, it does charge. The MT4GS cover does not have that hump ... it's just slightly thicker than standard overall.
From the feel of things, there must be magnets that activate the mat. So, I had to fiddle with the placement of the phone to get the mat to turn on. Once it did, the charging light came on for the phone.
(I haven't taken any of this apart yet, so I'm speculating a little.)
On spec, I bought a Palm Pre Touchstone charging kit. They are pretty cool looking and are available pretty cheaply. (Mine cost less than $10, and I've now seen them for $4.) Alas, the kit include the charging dock (which I hope turns out to be compatible with Powermat) and a receiver cover for the Palm Pre (yawn), but it turns out that it wants to reuse the power cord from the original Palm Pre charger.
It looks like it's a mini USB connector (though it could be micro USB), but it fits into a pretty cramped tunnel in the charging dock. None of the USB cords I have on hand will fit all the way into that tunnel.
So, that's a bit of a bust, but I reckon I might buy a Palm Pre power supply since they are also pretty cheap. The looks of the Touchstone are so cool, I hope I can get it working with my MT4GS.
Anyone interested in one or two of these?
Sorry to Necro this thread but has anyone gotten this door to work with Qi chargers? I suppose it won't work out of the box but I can imagine switching out the coil with one for like a SGS3 or some such.
So I've got to say that every aspect of having the dock for my TF700 Infinity is absolutely outstanding. Though I have had one issue that is seeming to become worse.
The "feet" on the dock have started to come off. So far I have lost two of them, without a clue as to where they have gone. I called ASUS, and they said that if I were lucky they might have them for sale on there site, which they don't. They also said that these missing feet would not be covered under warranty if I were to even go through the hassle of sending it back to them.
So this brings the question. Does anyone know where I can either get replacement feet, or what I might be able to fabricate new feet out of? I wouldn't normally care about the feet, except that they do a wonderful job of keeping the tablet and dock from sliding around on my desk. I honestly wouldn't even mind adding a mm or two to the back feet so that they could do a better job of that while the tablet/dock are opened.
Any suggestions on a rubber type material, or other such material, that I could use to create some new feet? I'd be willing to make them for the community also if I could just find the right material. I am sure that I'm not the only one being plauged by this issue, maybe it's just bothering me more than most.
-FInire
Try on ebay - I've replaced the rubber feet on one of our laptops - there was a huge choice and managed to fine ones better than the originals.
Although not sure you'll get a colour match, I'm sure the sizes will be available in a number of heights.
Try a decoration or furniture store, they usually sell rubber non-slip anti-scratch stickers for under decorative items. They work rather well under the dock, too.
Finire said:
So I've got to say that every aspect of having the dock for my TF700 Infinity is absolutely outstanding. Though I have had one issue that is seeming to become worse.
The "feet" on the dock have started to come off. So far I have lost two of them, without a clue as to where they have gone. I called ASUS, and they said that if I were lucky they might have them for sale on there site, which they don't. They also said that these missing feet would not be covered under warranty if I were to even go through the hassle of sending it back to them.
So this brings the question. Does anyone know where I can either get replacement feet, or what I might be able to fabricate new feet out of? I wouldn't normally care about the feet, except that they do a wonderful job of keeping the tablet and dock from sliding around on my desk. I honestly wouldn't even mind adding a mm or two to the back feet so that they could do a better job of that while the tablet/dock are opened.
Any suggestions on a rubber type material, or other such material, that I could use to create some new feet? I'd be willing to make them for the community also if I could just find the right material. I am sure that I'm not the only one being plauged by this issue, maybe it's just bothering me more than most.
-FInire
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Dude, i have the answer!!! ............i have found the feet that are perfect nearly 99.5% the same as the originals. I just need to find the ebay sellers name from my emails, as the auction i bought from has been archived. I will post back later tonight with the answer
If you have a friend or you yourself owns a Hot glue gun then you can just put a tiny dolop of hot glue where the feet used to be. It should stay for a long while and they are just as good as a silicone nub or foot for these products. my wife has one of these thats the only reason why it came up. Otherwise i would go to Home Depot, by me they have a huge selection of these kinds of things for furniture.
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If you have a friend or you yourself owns a Hot glue gun then you can just put a tiny dolop of hot glue where the feet used to be. It should stay for a long while and they are just as good as a silicone nub or foot for these products. my wife has one of these thats the only reason why it came up. Otherwise i would go to Home Depot, by me they have a huge selection of these kinds of things for furniture.
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Alternatively, if you have a friend that has the same dock, steal his/her dock's
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Alternatively, if you have a friend that has the same dock, steal his/her dock's
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I can not lie, the thought has crossed my mind. But alas, all I have are friends that druel over mine telling me how much they want it
vtec2k7 said:
If you have a friend or you yourself owns a Hot glue gun then you can just put a tiny dolop of hot glue where the feet used to be. It should stay for a long while and they are just as good as a silicone nub or foot for these products. my wife has one of these thats the only reason why it came up. Otherwise i would go to Home Depot, by me they have a huge selection of these kinds of things for furniture.
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I've got one myself actually. I'm just hesitant about doing something possibly so permanent. Also, I know if I can't get it just right, flat and all... It's really going to bug the crap out of me too... Not saying it's a bad idea, it's a great one... I'm just finding that I have to weigh it against my ocd...
The hot glue gun sounds like a great idea. I'll be trying that later today on my wife's laptop.
effezie said:
The hot glue gun sounds like a great idea. I'll be trying that later today on my wife's laptop.
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If you can post pictures after you've gotten it done I'd love to see how it turns out.
a small dab of RTV Silicone works well too. I've been doing that on my laptops for years.
I gave up... I used hot-glue... It works perfectly! And it's easily removable if need be. The only difficult part is getting it shaped correctly.
Hot glue works. I've used Sugru on my laptop feet. Love that stuff...
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Found these online. Seem like they would probably work:
http://www.radtech.us/products/Pawz.aspx
HuskerWebhead said:
Found these online. Seem like they would probably work:
http://www.radtech.us/products/Pawz.aspx
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Those look quite nice. I'm going to order them, and hope that they stick on over my Skinomi. If not, I'll get the exacto blade out and carve them up to the right size.
I've had to replace my superglue feet twice so far, as they keep coming off.
As i found. he original Asus desktop cradle to expensive i have decided to make one my own. Or better assemble of excisting parts.
I ordered a desktop cradle of my former tablet the Tab 10.1 on aliexpress. And an USB cable from Asus.
Opened the box, pulled out the Samsung connector. And removed the plastic housing of the Asus charger connector.
With a little cutting on the old hole of the case. I put in the Asus connector. Glued it with hot glue. Drilled a hole in the back of the case to leave the cable in tact.
And Voila a nice solid desktopcradle. For around $18.
Sorry for the bad pics.....but you have a vision on how it looks..
Good luck on making one of your own.
Here a link of my ordered cradle
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...-Galaxy-Tab-2-10-1-P5100-P5110/748785411.html
Nice! Thanks for sharing this how-to! I might just have to do this myself in the near future
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Wow that is simply awesome! I'll forward this to our design team as a "Hey check this out". No promises though... me being a TF700 owner, I'd love to have one of these!
Hows the reliability of aliexpress? IE, are they gonna steal my cash and run.
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Hows the reliability of aliexpress? IE,partsthey gonna steal my cash andrun.
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They are very reliable. I have ordered many times for several parts. Like led strips and so on. so no need to worry
I can get a similar stand for the iphone from a store called 5 below. (thay are an east coast store like the dollar store just everything is $5 or less) But I assume I can do the same thing with a stand there and just pop the cable out
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I can get a similitude r stand for theone from a store called 5 below. (thay are an east coast store like the dollar store just everything is $5 or less) But I assume I can do the same thing with a stand there and just pop the cable out
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Pfew I don't know. I know this because I still had this stand. What's important is that the place of the connector is not to far away of the back of the cradle. So the back of the tablet can rest to the plastic of the cradle. Otherwise the connector bends under an angle. With this configuration it's perfect. (I hope you all understand)
How this holding up after a few weeks of use? I'm a bit skeptical about the the possibly of bending the connector over time. I can deal with a broken connector on the cable, but I don't want it to damage or stretch the internal 40 pin slot.
Blackckkemanson160 said:
How this holding up after few weeks of use? I'm bit skeptical aboutt the the possibly of bending the connector over time. I can deal with a broken connector on the cable, but I don't want it to damage or stretch the internal 40 pin slot.
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It's still okay. There is not much weight to stress the connector.
Believe me I am very cautious with my equipment. It's working great. Only thing to look out for when placing it that the connector is in the middle of the port. Solution is making a mark which I didn't.
Wow very nice :good:
looks nice !