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$.05 flash bleedover fix for extended batteries

If you have an extended battery + door, you likely have bleed over from the flash. My particular door is a grey/bronze color, and the flash bleed was a greenish tint, which ruined any darker shots which required the flash.
Here is an example of what flash bleedover looks like:
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and an example of a battery door that doesn't perfectly match the differences of height between the nexus one's camera lens and the flash. If you look closely at yours there is a .022" or difference, which allows the flash to bleed into the camera's lense section.
this is the battery door for my cheap $14 ebay 2700 mah battery and the $0.99 phone skin i hacked up to fit the battery door. (shrug) it works and doesn't look terrible from arms length.
closer shot of the battery door and the fix:
and the resulting picture with full flash and using touch focus (cyanogen nightly has an AWESOME camera app now!)
You can see the flash bleedover is completely gone. All you need is a bicycle repair kit, or a piece of gasket material, or black tape. Whatever is available will work, but adhesive backed material will keep it from moving around when switching batteries. (sweet)
Make sure you place it as close to the opening as possible, so as not to get any adhesive on the camera lens.
Sooo now you have 4-5 hours worth of solid still/video thanks to your extended battery, and can actually USE THE FLASH while doing it. Cool.
Maybe my battery door was the exception, but I doubt it. Post your results and methods here.

what a ugly mouse...

xyellx said:
what a ugly mouse...
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hmm, hadn't thought of that really. works great, batteries last for a month (rechargables AA).
i'll update to the newer model if/when it's time to get another apple keyboard wireless kb.
man it would rock if my kb worked with HID on the nexus

Milo Stand by Blue Lounge Review

I found this great product for the Nexus 4. It was probably designed for an iphone originally, although they market it for all smartphones. It costs $15 bucks with free shipping and it is a no-brainer at that price.
This stand holds your phone through micro suction pads, so it probably wont work with many cases. I have tried it with the S-line TPU case and it did not hold the phone, although the stand has a small lip on the bottom that will hold any phone that does not stick to it. That being said for those of you that have your Nexus 4 naked, or with any kind of bumper then this product works great. I use it by my desk to hold my phone upright when not in use.
First let me talk about the design. It is a very simple L-shaped stand. It has a micro-suction pad on the bottom and on the face (which holds your phone) these pads are amazingly sticky on smooth surfaces. I have tried it on marble (which is extremely sticky) and on faux wood (which is still very sticky. The Milo holds your phone incredibly well. I would even trust it for holding your phone upside down. I should mention that I have a best skins ever skin on the back of the device and it still holds rock solid. In landscape mode you can push the volume buttons, and the unlock button with one finger, and push hard and your device will not fall. The micro suction pad does get dirty and less sticky, but it can be easily cleaned by sticking some packing tape or clear tape to it and removing it.
Overall I highly recommend this product, Check it out at http://www.bluelounge.com/products/milo/. Let me know if you have any questions and look at the pictures below,
Don't forget to hit thanks if you like this post.
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Sweet find! Looks cool but I may hold out till for the charging orb
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M0D3RNAFR0 said:
Sweet find! Looks cool but I may hold out till for the charging orb
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I actually bought the charging orb too but for me this dock is a no brainer at $15, Its very useful. Even in your car or anywhere you need to set your phone down.

I also got one in white when I had my S3. It only works well with phones with a flat back, tried to use it with a Xperia S and it would not stick. Works perfectly with my Nexus 4 with the official bumper on.

Thanks man!

Phone Stand

I've been looking for a phone stand for quite some time now. Would really appreciate suggestions or recommendations of stands people have used.
Things I am looking for:
Can hold N4 in portrait and landscape
Minimal coverage of the entire front
Good cable management or built in microUSB charger
Sturdy construction

A lightweight designed stand is what I'm looking for. Let me know if you find anything... I'm new to Nexus and have to replace my iPhone gear.

Are you guys open to diy or strictly something professionally designed?
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I was looking for the same thing for my newly bought Nexus 4.
I've searched ebay and didn't find anything that looks decent to be honest.
The most beatiful / pratical thing I've found is this LG Wireless charger: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LG-WCD-80...51188?pt=Battery_Chargers&hash=item3a7fa87b34
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But the price is simply obnoxious.
Then there is this ones:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sync-Dock...ories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item3cd011bd82
Which seem very.. meh. Plastic thing.

Now that first one is sexy! I'd personally be a bit wary of the price and location of the item but if someone gets one and works legit I'd love to know.
Your 2nd link is a charger stand I used with my old LG 2x, they are very good, I had 2 of them (one for work one for home). :good:

I've got two of the second one. Bought off Amazon. Work fine but ensure that they supply the non-case insert adapter as the first one I purchased didn
't come with one. Phone still charges but is slightly loose in the cradle.

tiru.adi13 said:
Are you guys open to diy or strictly something professionally designed?
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I would say pro design, I'm hoping to have something slick in appearance.
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The two images posted look pretty good. Too bad the top one is so expensive and out of the price range I was thinking about spending on a stand. Thanks for the suggestions though.

Cheap extra physical button via 3.5mm jack

Just found what I think is a good deal and potentially quite a bit of fun to be had with my phone. Was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with one of these and if they will work with our nexus 4's.
The one I have ordered is from DX.com for £2.35
http://www.dx.com/p/3-5mm-plug-shortcut-key-for-android-cell-phone-silver-black-304463#.U5BztHNwZfc
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faybarn said:
Just found what I think is a good deal and potentially quite a bit of fun to be had with my phone. Was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with one of these and if they will work with our nexus 4's.
The one I have ordered is from DX.com for £2.35
http://www.dx.com/p/3-5mm-plug-shortcut-key-for-android-cell-phone-silver-black-304463#.U5BztHNwZfc
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I've got one, works great. I'm using my nexus with Reath hybrid case, fits perfect.

paleszgergo said:
I've got one, works great. I'm using my nexus with Reath hybrid case, fits perfect.
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Well I've got the Ringke Fusion case so hopefully it'll fit nicely too, just hope the postage from China to the UK doesn't take forever.
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I was almost drawn in by pressy, which I assume this is aping. But the placement didn't work for what I wanted. I came from a tilting sliding qwerty, that when open and held in portrait, closely resembled a book and was very comfortable to turn ebook pages with (my thumb hovered right over the keyboard's arrow keys with no reaching necessary). QWERTYs are endangered these days, and tilting QWERTYs even moreso.
For anyone else looking for an alternate 'extra button' solution, check out Dimple on indiegogo. NFC buttons that can be placed nearly anywhere on the back of most phones and can be programmed pretty broadly. Not very cheap ($27 for 4 buttons $17 2 buttons), but very handy looking.

MPJ 4200mAh Battery Case

Hello.
Just got offered a MPJ battery case and felt like doing a small review.
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It's a one piece battery/protective case, it's quite nice looking and has a really smooth rubberized touch.
The case fits the phone perfectly and don't actually add too much volume to it, letting it feel good in a daily use.
It charges the phone in a little more than 2 hours, but it's battery lasts around one and a half phone charge.
At the bottom of the case is visible a 4 led set that indicates the battery level.
It has a really nice feature that I loved: When it's being charged while attached to the phone, it charges the phone first and then the case itself... I thought it was really nice that the phone in charged first.
For it's price, at least the sales price, I can recommend it as pretty decent battery case!
Rate: 8/10
Here's a couple more photos of it if you'd like.

I have a question about that.. I actually e-mailed them my question but they never responded back.
With that battery case on, can you still use wireless charging and it work or does it have to be plugged in wired?

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I have a question about that.. I actually e-mailed them my question but they never responded back.
With that battery case on, can you still use wireless charging and it work or does it have to be plugged in wired?
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It has to be plugged by wire, tried the wireless charge and it won't work.

Nice case!

ORDERED haha thanks!

@ex0dusk3 - if you find a battery case that DOES allow wireless charging, please let us know!!!

it looks cool thanks sharing

Ive ordered the battery case after reading this review. Any lucky guy out there also receives one with flip cover? It actually looks pretty cool.

Does anyone know if the flip version of this has a magnet or something to keep the cover closed?