Sorry if there's a thread that directly addresses this. Point me at it if there is! I searched but didn't find one.
I don't see any car mounts for the nexus 5 specifically. All I can find are fugly universal mounts. If I wanted to "mount" my phone via a gaint chip-clip, I'd just get a giant chip clip. Anyhow, I'm looking for a car mount designed specifically for the Nexus 5. Anyone have a link to one?
I really like the DIY wireless charging mount mods, but I worry about using magnets alone to hold my phone in place. I plan on getting a cheap mechanical mount (e.g. slot, clips) and adding Qi to that.
I use the Infiniapps Magnetic CD slot mount. It's not designed specifically for the Nexus 5, but it's not bulky or a hassle to use. Also, since the plates in the phone line up well with the magnets in the mount; you don't need to clamp it or anything. Just put the middle of the phone against it and it holds in place just fine. Portrait or landscape isn't a problem. No problems on bumpy rides or anything either.
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I personally won't use Qi chargers in the car, as I use navigation a lot and stream music all the time. Don't want to have problems with heat. This mount doesn't get in the way, just pop in a USB cable to an Anker car charger and you're good to go.
i plan to buy this one from Dedicated Car / Vehicle 'Easy Fit' Air Vent Phone Mount for LG Google Nexus 5 from amazon
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Well, the title pretty much said it all. Is there a powermat or anything similar for G2?
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I really want to know this also, I've looked everywhere but no luck.
I'm so buying it once it comes out... hopefully
What did google turn up for you? Seems that might be a faster way to find out
dont send me pm's crying about how i hurt your feelings in a thread
http://store.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-g2-powermat.htm
Fail they're selling the mat not the receiver, before you can use the powermat u need to put the receiver in the back first and then u can place it to the mat to charge. Id look at the powermat site G2 is not listed as powermat compatible sorry to say.
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hopefully they'll make a powermat battery for our device
Nothing official yet. You can use the energizer or duracell ones if you just get the micro usb receiver but that defeats the purpose of making it a "drop and go" system.
I tested a palm pre, for my employer, when it first came out. I loved that touchstone charging dock and i never understood why more companies haven't adopted something like that.
I'm not sure if we'll see one as I do not see the secondary charging contacts under the cover like other phones that have have gotten powermat compatible covers.
Take a look at an HTC Leo and you can see the secondary charging contacts below the battery on the rear left on this image there the powermat cover makes it's contact to charge the phone.
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A powermat would be awesome, it seems like a lot of the accessories are slow to come out (unless that's just me)
You could always make one.
http://lifehacker.com/5598744/hack-an-induction-charger-to-work-with-any-cellphone
The USB connection kit is nice, but rather annoying as it makes everything stick out like crazy. Not exactly the best if you want to watch a movie while holding the tab or something like that. I bought a cheap third part USB host adapter for the P1000 - one with a female USB connector on the end of a short cable - and glued it all together to one lump. I then paired it with a tiny microSDHC reader. The result is a much more compact external storage solution that does the job of allowing me to transfer files to a USB drive instead of the tablet itself while not making the tablet annoying to hold afterwards. This is just the first prototype though, I've ordered more or these things and an planning on taking them apart to see if I can eliminate some wires and plastic to make it even smaller. Don't want to risk breaking this one while I wait for those though, so "boring mode DIY" so far.
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Looks good! Have to look into this myself. Thanks.
Got four more such adapters today (they're $2.90 shipped worldwide so can't exactly complain about the price - btw, they're not originally for the P1000 as stated in the first post, but rather the 10.1).
Tore one down to see what I was dealing with below the casing and it's a pretty straight forward set of internal components that aren't glued to the casing or anything like that. The next step (i.e. the next adapter I make) will be to re-solder the wires shorter, right now I just let the cable stick out one side. The difference in thickness when getting rid of the housing is pretty nice.
I finally finished my project and hopefully this thread will stay here for the Nexus 4 mounted in the car on the wireless charger. I used the LG WCP-300 charger.
Here is video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFmcIvyfAYk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Looks sick op
Here's some pics of the orb in my car:
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Why didn't you just buy this instead of going through all that trouble?
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Why didn't you just buy this instead of going through all that trouble?
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The reason is because I don't have anything obstructing my view on my windshield, nor any bulky contraptions. I hate every type of windshield mount or cup holder mount and the fact that the way that I put my orb in there with the wire practically hidden and the phone right in my line of sight as I'm driving questions how you can even ask me that. This is the best setup I've ever seen and of course it takes some work but it's well worth the time.
You wouldn't rather have a set up like this and not have your windshield view obstructed? Plus all of the wires are practically hidden. I have a retractable 3.5 mm audio wire that runs to my aux port in the car since I unfortunately don't have Bluetooth in the 06 civic.
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This review is for the Samsung Galaxy S 5 UtorCase, but they make the mount for so many different phones at http://www.shapeways.com/shops/utor-case.
First - I did participate in, and win, a chance to own one of these mounts in exchange for my trial and review of the product. I am writing this based on my personal review and not any bias for having won the product. I am a long time member of this forum and would not want to tarnish my name for one product.
On to the review:
After receiving the mount I was a little nervous that it would not hold the phone to my controller. As you can see in the pictures it looks just like a flimsy piece of plastic. Apparently, it is 3D printed to fit whatever phone you have and the controller you choose to use it with. Well, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it held the phone just fine. It was very strong and held the phone to the controller at all angles. I was able to play games while either sitting on my couch, laying in bed, or when I took my most recent trip and played on the plane. It held on with no trouble at all. It was very easy to mount onto each device as well. A small tab at the rear attaches the mount to the controller and the S5 just sits in the top.
I am very impressed with this mount and would recommend it to anyone looking for a way to use their phone with an extra controller sitting around the house.
These pictures are from the website as my photos did not come out well. I will upload some soon
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Hello, I have a Gear 2 R380 and have suffered many of the usual and expected problems. The exposed pins on the watch have corroded and failed, the charging cradle failed and refused to stay connected because the clip broke early on and now I have lost the cradle.
I am looking for information that will make it possible for me to make my own charging and communication solution via USB. I have included a picture of the circuit board in a Galaxy Gear charging cradle and if I can get the same for my gear 2 I would be very grateful!
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I am NOT interested in buying another charging cradle that will just break AGAIN and frustrate me by not staying connected to the watch while charging.
I'm also NOT interested in buying a replacement contact board to replace the corroded pads on the watch as that will also just be good money down the drain.
I can solder, 3D print, make from scratch everything I'll need once I have the information on the pins. I also enjoy doing this and will are any solution I come up with.
I have tried searching in the the XDA forums and online ave no found the definitive answer I am looking for. There are threads where asked a similar question to mine but the answers are not often not pertaining to the R380 charging cradle, pads on the watch or the associated pads inside the watch.
If you are worried about me damaging my watch, this is a moot point as I cannot use the watch now anyway. I would really like to start using the watch again, without all the usual frustrations.
TIA
Ryan