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Beware with Haicom Car Holder (Looking for alternative)

Hi,
Most of you might knew or even bought this car holder:
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I bought that one as well.
It was OK when I got it in the first time, attached to my car perfectly.
Last week, I wanted to took it off because I need to use other car.
After I took it off, the "spring" is loosen! The "spring lock" that you need to push is very loosen.
I cannot attach it anymore
So, I rate this product very bad because I have never took it off before. Only once and it's broken already.
Now, do you have good recommendation for this kind of PASSIVE car holder?
I prefer the one that is not vent mounted.
Thanks.

I have one of those, its been taken off and put back in my car and other cars load of times, no problems at all, not sure what experiences other people have had with them
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Yeah, I don't know, probably it was a bad batch? I looked into the spring and it looks quite weak.
I was looking for a way to fix it, but no luck. The spring is just loosen.
Or is this a "knock off"? I bought it from "FoneM8" Amazon.co.uk:
Haicom car holder from FoneM8
I am now thinking to get this for cheap:
iTalkOnline £5.95
I know, it is cheap ... Probably I will buy 2 for spare

I also bought one like the Haicom but as a no-brand item on eBay. I was very dissatisfied with it too.
I bought then a Brodit mount. I took one to put on the dashboard but they have mounts for the windshield. It's very solidely built.
See this discussion for more details and pictures.

So far my experience with Brodit and Carcomm cradles have been very good. I got a carkit built into my car, and with Brodit there are mounts for most of the cars. And those can be build into the car without drilling holes etc.
And the cradle itself is also very good.
But, don't you have warranty for your Haicom car holder? Don't know if you bought it from PDAShop, but they are usually very good with their service. I'd say just get it replaced!

[i9000] Stylus - good for SGS?

I'm thinking of getting a stylus for my few days old SGS as I'm clumsy when using the keyboard.
Are those selling over at Amazon or ebay good for daily use?

You'd need a capacitive stylus, a normal one won't work with the SGS touchscreen

The best I have found are pogo sketch pen which are meant for capacitive touch screen.
Expensive but worth the price as the cheaper ones worn out soon & leave a mark on the screen. I tried 2 of the cheaper ones as that is what available in our local market.
You should be able to get these in your local Funan IT mall, else try the Chinese one, if you buy please post the review here so others can decide too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gef6MUSrRms
http://tenonedesign.com/sketch.php

just paid for one from ebay. should have it in a couple of days as its located in another state here in aus.

pen for SGS
don't be disappointed if the pen you ordered is bad. I have 3 of them (noname from ebay) and they're all awful! They just won't slip on the screen and they're like a hard piece of rubber. But recently I used a samsung stylus and it's great. I don't know if they have many models, that was a short one with a cap that could extend it's size.

recently I used a samsung stylus and it's great.
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Does samsung make stylus? can you provide more details or a link for that.
Any one of these ?
http://www.fommy.co.in/Samsung/Samsung-OEM-Stylus-with-Strap-P82275.htm
http://www.samsungindulgeaccessories.com/indulge-stylus-001.html
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yianp said:
don't be disappointed if the pen you ordered is bad. I have 3 of them (noname from ebay) and they're all awful! They just won't slip on the screen and they're like a hard piece of rubber. But recently I used a samsung stylus and it's great. I don't know if they have many models, that was a short one with a cap that could extend it's size.
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Where did you buy the samsung stylus?
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i found one in ebay

yes it looks like this
www.fommy.co.in/Samsung/Samsung-OEM-Stylus-with-Strap-P82275.htm
but the one I used extends by placing the cap at the back.

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.

Purchased 22mm Super Engineer Brushed Stainless Steel

Just ordered today for around $90~.
I'll post pictures when I get them installed.

dsw1ft said:
Just ordered today for around $90~.
I'll post pictures when I get them installed.
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From where?

A company called strapcode. I purchased through their ebay store.

Picked it up yesterday. Going to have the band installed now.

I
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very nice.

The band definitely is an upgrade over the black band but there is a slight color difference of the steel. You can only tell when really looking close at it.

It'd been about 10 days with the strap. All I can is that it feels like a real watch because of the weight. People have commented on how it looks good and the strap makes it look like a real watch. Definitely wasn't sure about the black band but happy about this strap purchase. I would recommend it to others who are thinking of switching out their strap.

very nice I know its quite old thread but can these still be bought on ebay? can anyone pm me a ebay link please?

http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=380467797551

I just got my first compliment that it looked like a very expensive watch. One person asked me if it was a Rolex... I laughed.

I've had this strap for 3 months now and all I can say is that it's a great strap. It gives it the look of a powerful and costly watch. I believe the strap is usually placed on Rolex and such. It is easy to clean, comfortable and gives a nice weight to the watch.
I also have a screen protect and let me tell you it saved me twice from a nasty scratch and healed itself. Amazing stuff. Got it at best buy.

broke the screen on mine and cant find a replacement anyone know where one can be bought please??

dsw1ft said:
http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=380467797551
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That's a great looking strap, very nice.

Custom Nexus 9 Case

For those who are still waiting for a better case to come to the market like me, but cannot use it without a case, you can try cutting out the Nexus 9 Box for a temporary case.
Just did mine, and it looks great with the HUGE 9 in front plus bubble wrap protection in between, and a kickstand.
youtu.be/QjloO7hEVvQ

joshzx said:
For those who are still waiting for a better case to come to the market like me, but cannot use it without a case, you can try cutting out the Nexus 9 Box for a temporary case.
Just did mine, and it looks great with the HUGE 9 in front plus bubble wrap protection in between, and a kickstand.
youtu.be/QjloO7hEVvQ
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Picture, or it didn't happen.

mrshades812 said:
Picture, or it didn't happen.
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Look at the youtube link? I cannot add link due to not having enough post on here yet. Go to youtube.com
then append /watch?v=QjloO7hEVvQ to it. :fingers-crossed:

joshzx said:
For those who are still waiting for a better case to come to the market like me, but cannot use it without a case, you can try cutting out the Nexus 9 Box for a temporary case.
Just did mine, and it looks great with the HUGE 9 in front plus bubble wrap protection in between, and a kickstand.
youtu.be/QjloO7hEVvQ
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LOL. Ghettofabulous!

That's a sweet case you got there

Nice! LOL. I like the music too!

I'm using an old car handbook cover which fits perfectly. For once in my life I have successfully transitioned something I should have thrown away to something useful. My life is complete.

Nice use of rubber bands. Im using one on an ipad air case i found at sears on clearance.
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