Anyone here care to post their experiences with the laptop dock? I'm thinking about getting one but I would love to gear reviews and oppinions of others beforehand.
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I just got my weekly email alert from "The Shack" and it had this link at the bottom to"
"The Shack has HTC Evo 4G Accessories"
So, I click on the link thinking they've finally gotten some good accessories in. Turns out it links to page that has a grand total of FIVE accessories.
http://www.radioshack.com/family/in...m=151172802&csc=97542&csa=151174454&csu=97876
Now, I understand that they aren't the official sellers of accessories, but beyond eBay has anyone else noticed that there just don't seem to be any "official" release like Apple had with all their partners for accessories for this device? That page FULL of accessories that was leaked, almost none of those have come out.
Anyone else feeling a bit frustrated that HTC/Sprint can't seem to get their act together enough to release or get the OEM makers to release any good accessories.
And by good, I AM discounting anything made by Seidio because I don't consider anything they make worth buying.
Agreed! Where's a decent desktop charger/cradle? Where's a car mount? I remember hype from Sprint that all this was going to be available. Unlike many, I don't care too much for the $5 Amazon stuff. I don't mind spending $30 for a Sprint asccessory if it's available. I have the Sprint charger for the car that has a usb charging port in the top of the plug. it can charge two phones at the same time.
This is one of Sprint's biggest shortcommings. They hype too much vaporware.
I can understand the feeling. Feel the same way. But to put it into perspective, you are comparing Apple's to Evo's. How many iPhone 3's are out there? It is all about numbers. Now if the Evo was being produced in the numbers that the iPhone 3's are for example. I bet we would have more accessories thanyou can shake a stick at. Pretty much everything outside of being an Apple, or RIM product is a niche market.
The same could be said about America aftermarket car parts. If you have a GM based product you have your choice of AM goodness, followed by Ford stuff. But if you have a Chrysler. Good luck. Us Chrysler guys have to resort to using stuff from other product lines to achieve what we want to do. Much like I use a Droid dock with my Evo. Plus if you pull off that tab in the back, you can use an extended battery case (at least my eBay 2700 battery+case).
Just my two cents.
That's it, I blame Apple (cause it's fun to do). The accessory companies dropped everything to make iPhone 4 things, they are now just getting around to making EVO stuff.
They can't even keep up with demand for the device itself, much less worry about silly things like accessories ;-)
The company I work for orders alot of stuff from seidio, I called our rep today and she told me that they are having production problems with both the car dock and the desk dock and that they expect to have an update in the next few weeks.....
Well the 2.2 update just added car dock functionality now, rumored to be released in august, as the media dock was rumored for july and never came... i've been waiting for the OEM docks since day 1... have a great ebay case, no need for a screen protector imo, and got the palm pre car charger (1000 mAh as opposed to 500 mAh almost all other car chargers). Didn't get a micro hdmi yet, waiting to check out the OEM dock first and make sure I can use hdmi out with a custom fps unlock/oc/uv kernel
I have one of the Ebay 3000mAh batteries + replacement back, and I love it by the way, but the new depth is approximately 150mm now, and now I'm having trouble finding an attractive car dock that fits it. I'm trying to avoid using one of those "universal" docks because they're all so big and bulky. But the really attractive docks like the SlipGrip don't look like they're made to readily accept slightly thicker Evos. If all else fails I'll probably try one of the Garmin mounts as mentioned in another thread, but first I thought I'd ask what everyone else was using for their Quasimodo Evos...
I didn't see this anywhere else in the forum - apologies in advance if it's a duplicate.
Has there been any news of an OEM car dock? Missing the superior fit and function from my GS1 dock. I want to just be able to slide the charge plug in without a fuss. You can't plug two cables in easily when driving down the road.
Yes and it's a disappointing offer from Samsung:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/genuine-samsung-galaxy-s3-vehicle-dock-ecs-k200begstd-p35105.htm
Honestly I've been rocking the Infuse 4g car dock and love it, not to mention you can't beat the price!
Does the aux/audio out work in the Infuse 4G dock??
eheaps said:
Does the aux/audio out work in the Infuse 4G dock??
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Perfectly (at least for me).
will the infuse dock still work with a case? I have a somewhat slim simple clear case that protects the back/sides
Brett8187 said:
will the infuse dock still work with a case? I have a somewhat slim simple clear case that protects the back/sides
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It's a pretty snug fit WITHOUT a case, so I'm going to go with my gut and say no.
Jubmasterflex said:
Yes and it's a disappointing offer from Samsung:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/genuine-samsung-galaxy-s3-vehicle-dock-ecs-k200begstd-p35105.htm
Honestly I've been rocking the Infuse 4g car dock and love it, not to mention you can't beat the price!
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I'm gonna have to say like the comments for that link that this is just some generic dock. I don't know why they have not announced a car dock yet. IMHO that's one of the more popular accessories.
jdubau55 said:
I'm gonna have to say like the comments for that link that this is just some generic dock. I don't know why they have not announced a car dock yet. IMHO that's one of the more popular accessories.
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Actually someone mentioned in another cardock thread that they spoke to a Samsung rep who confirmed that's the only OEM cardock they plan on releasing for the Galaxy S3.
When it comes to accessories, Samsung is far from the leader.
jdubau55 said:
I'm gonna have to say like the comments for that link that this is just some generic dock. I don't know why they have not announced a car dock yet. IMHO that's one of the more popular accessories.
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It's not, when you look at the video from that site it is a Samsung dock but a universal Sammy dock for 4 inches to 5.3 inches. Lame.
Yeah, you're better off getting a cheap Infuse dock - it holds the phone very securely, and the charging port / audio-out connections work very well. You'll need to take your phone out of its case, but if you have a Diztronic or other TPU-type case, that's not so difficult.
Well...crap. Every other Galaxy S has had dedicated car docks. They finally release a Galaxy S that is the same form factor worldwide and then don't release a car dock. Yet, they will release like 4 different ones for the S2. Stupid.
Hey, I was wondering if anyone had some first-hand feedback in regards to armbands to use while running. I've seen some cheap ones on Amazon, I was wondering if anyone had more information on one they have/use/etc. THANKS!!!
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Hey, I was wondering if anyone had some first-hand feedback in regards to armbands to use while running. I've seen some cheap ones on Amazon, I was wondering if anyone had more information on one they have/use/etc. THANKS!!!
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I purchased the "HTC EVO 4G Armband / Arm Band by iArmbands" from amazon (can't post outside links yet) some time ago before there were any options specifically for the E4GT and have actually been quite pleased with it. I had to cut off the top flap on the back because the phone is a bit too long to fit in with it.
The phone fits quite snugly and the screen works very well through the cover. I've run through some heavy sprinklers with this and it does pretty well, though most recently it did let enough water in to mess with the battery a little (they were some very serious sprinklers). It's also comfortable enough to wear for a few hours. All in all, it works surprisingly well considering it isn't even designed for our phone.
Hey guys, so Anker is a well known accessory maker for many devices. They are mostly known for the batteries and chargers but have recently (in the last year or so) pushing into the keyboard maker area for tablets. They recently got back to me in one of their forums that they might look into making a keyboard case for the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014! From my personal experience, they are really good at listening to their customers and are quick to innovate.
So I'm proposing a poll here to you guys to see if you would be interested! They have made this type of keyboard case for the iPads: http://www.ianker.com/product/98APIPAD5-BFA , which I think would be perfect for the Note 10.1. Please also feel free to comment on what kind of keyboard cases you would like to see or think are most useful.
Disclosure: I am not an employee or related to anyone at Anker, but I am in their Power User program for reviewing their products. I was not paid or prompted by Anker to post this. I just really want to see some manufacturer to finally make a nice keyboard case for the Note 10.1!
Thanks for the tip.
Anker makes realy good quality things, i have the 40 watt charger and its awesome. build quality is beyond anything i have seen. We need more quality things.
Agreed. i wish that they or someone else would actually make a nice keyboard case for the note 10.1. but since i only got a few responses from here, i dont think anker will acutally do anything.
Currently, i have tried stand alone keyboards, like the K480, anker slim, etc. also have tried the periduo 880 from perixx, which has a touchpad and i think is a fantastic option for those who don't mind lugging it around. However, I've realized that I really want a keyboard that I can put on my lap and type away with the tablet attached. Iknow this adds a lot of bulk, but i don't mind it. I'm currently using a keyboard case from ebay (one of those alumnium ones that have the case with it).
There are rumors of a galaxy note 10.1 2015 coming out, i'm hoping that they will have better accessories.
I don't think there is any chance that this will happen. The Note 10.1 2014 did not sell well (it was much too expensive) so the numbers never justified it and now, more than 18 months after its release, there isn't a cat in hell's chance anyone is going to start making new accessories now.