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DIY Xperia X10 stand

After looking around for a decent stand for my Xperia X10 for my desk and coming up empty, I decided to make my own.
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More photos and info here:
http://www.siliconpopculture.com/blog/comments/diy_sony_ericsson_xperia_x10_stand/

That's awesome man !!!
I'll never buy stand, now that I know I can make my own
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nice stand but i'm more interested in the clock you have on the screen. is that an app?

I believe he is using Kaloer Clock (Search it in Market). Is that correct?

Yeah, it's kaloer clock....i have it set to turn on automatically whenever i charge the phone. It switches orientation too and allows you to set the brightness level. Makes for a great bedside clock.

Nice stand. Huh, I may follow the directions to construct one.
As for Kaloer clock, I found that it made the SE screen lock disappear, no matter which setting I used with the clock. I can only get the screen lock back only after I go to settings - applications - and force close Kaloer clock.
Did that happen to you and if so, have you found a solution.

I made one from Lego.. even managed to build in a little android!!.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=314594&d=1272026977
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=314595&d=1272026977

gr00vy0ne, can you tell me where you got the seethrough protection case for your x10? maybe give me a link on ebay? tnx
btw. cool stand, i'll definitely make one

For people curious about the case that I have in the photos it's this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Soft-Plastic-Ba...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item45f27d59a9
I bought it from this seller as well.

I wonder if anybody here could make a DIY car mount for x10?hehe

men,its cool,i like it

Here's a stand made from only ONE business card:
The best part of this is that you can unfold the business card, put it in your wallet and use it when you need to!
And yes, I do work for Fido (Canada Wireless Company owned by Rogers) but removed my name from the card

Thanks for sharing Tri3Dent! It looked pretty decent!
Even more stable than the stand that came along with my set. Gonna make one!

beautiful stand!

heres my wall mount stand i needed. i use mine as a clock/alarm, so i wanted it someplace where i wouldnt lose it. hope the pics work.
took me about 45mins with my mitre saw and dremel, threw some old left over car paint and clear coat onto it lol.
does the job though super sturdy too.
tell me what you think!
Ptesmoke
EDIT: lol just looked at the last pic (taken by htc diamond) its not off level!! theres some weird shadows cast there somehow, anyways yea its level just like the shelf above it i promise hahaa!! I should maybe grab a side pic of it to show how i have it angled back at about 15 degrees....

Tri3Dent said:
Here's a stand made from only ONE business card:
The best part of this is that you can unfold the business card, put it in your wallet and use it when you need to!
And yes, I do work for Fido (Canada Wireless Company owned by Rogers) but removed my name from the card
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Very nice. I would stongly recommend a plastic type of card as paper might not be strong enough (at least mine)

Dunno if this helps anyone but u cud always steal a stand off someone with one of those nokia comes with music phones (5800?). They fold out and fit our x10s perfectly.
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for my car I bought a $10 universal gps mount, it works great

dan-htc-touch said:
for my car I bought a $10 universal gps mount, it works great
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where did you get that bro?...can you post some pics of it or share us a link...

I got this off ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-AIR-VENT-...Accessories&hash=item19bc79ed02#ht_2643wt_911
The photo show it as a vent mount but it's actually a windscreen mounted suction cup style one..
It's spot on...

Galaxy Nexus Accessories

This is just a placeholder

So far, there is the standard multimedia desk/tv dock that was shown in the keynote speech.

bfspider said:
So far, there is the standard multimedia desk/tv dock that was shown in the keynote speech.
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Here's the best snapshot I was able to find of the dock:
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But, how it can communicate with de dock if the contacts are on the opposite side (the one with power button) ??

matteventu said:
But, how it can communicate with de dock if the contacts are on the opposite side (the one with power button) ??
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that's what i've been wondering too. i'm not sure why the contacts are on the right side of the phone. don't most people turn the phone sideways so that the left side it faceing down?

Damn i hope this dock will make it dock to and external monitor, keyboard and mouse just function as the heart of the system. basicly a computer just driven by the phone.

matteventu said:
But, how it can communicate with de dock if the contacts are on the opposite side (the one with power button) ??
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It's part of the Enchantment. It now has a soul, remember?

maybe it's like the HP touchpad? it charges on it's dock (touchstone) on multiple sides. That thing doesn't have any contacts at all. Like an NFC interaction?

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But, how it can communicate with de dock if the contacts are on the opposite side (the one with power button) ??
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maybe the presentation was photoshoped wrong??

Yes, I see now that the keynote photo was wrong, but if you think:
1- contacts are on the right side
2. usually, people rotate the phone in landscape to the left side
So, there's something that doesn't work.

ghost010 said:
maybe the presentation was photoshoped wrong??
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I think that's on the mark. It's just a presentation. It's not like they had a camera crew filming actual footage of a Galaxy Nexus in the dock lol Photoshop all the way.

I'd like to see a car dock similar to the nexus one aswell.

Idea
That dock gave me an idea on how to solve some of Androids 3rd party gadget problems.
The largest producers of android devices should get together and agree on the external layout of a "externalt dock interface" so 3rd party gadget makers made their stuff fit the dock interface, and the phone maker (or 3rd party...) could make the dock for the dock. This way each phone maker and model can continue to experiement and differentiate in phone design and size, while the gadget makers could concentrate on making cool gadgets and know that the userbase would be much larger.
Philips already launched something similar, but a middle-dongle-thingy would make it much more userfriendly.

Do you think there will be an affordable car dock this time? The $85 they wanted for the Nexus One car dock was WAY to much for me.

Looks like the official accessories can be found here. They show a dock and a vehicle mount.
http://shop.htcpedia.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-accessories.html

Excellent, the availability of a decent car dock has sealed the deal on this for me.

Was holding off buying the Galaxy Nexus until I knew there was a proper dock. I've got so used to my original Nexus One car dock (despite the cost!) that a new phone is a non-starter without one. Off to place my order now!

I wonder if this device will have mirroring? Can't wait to get this bad boy on verizon

borgey said:
I wonder if this device will have mirroring? Can't wait to get this bad boy on verizon
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More than likely it will have a mhl adapter, so yes.
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matteventu said:
But, how it can communicate with de dock if the contacts are on the opposite side (the one with power button) ??
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nfc is magic
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Best car mount for vent

Can anyone provide a link or recommendation for a car mount for the nexus gsm model that attaches to the vent.
The one I have can only be in portrait, and I like landscape at times
Many thanks
I live in canada, and they don't stick at times
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This isn't what you asked about, but another option to consider.
I usually use vent mounts, but recently switched to this CD-Player Slot mounted device, which easily accommodates portrait and landscape orientation.
Depending on if you have a CD Player, where it is located, etc., this may or may not work for you, but I like it a lot:
http://www.mountek.com/

My previous phone was a MyTouch 4G and I found a simple $10 swivel holster for it on ebay. Two zip-ties around the AC vent blades and I had a decent car mount that rotated for landscape too. Mine had a flexible clip on the top to hold it secure. It worked so well I bought a 2nd one and put it on my bike.
I have not been able to find one for the GN but I'm sure they will come, and probably before we can score the official pin-style car mount.

DLCPhoto said:
This isn't what you asked about, but another option to consider.
I usually use vent mounts, but recently switched to this CD-Player Slot mounted device, which easily accommodates portrait and landscape orientation.
Depending on if you have a CD Player, where it is located, etc., this may or may not work for you, but I like it a lot:
http://www.mountek.com/
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Awesome find. This looks awesome. I'm just weary about how it would work with my 6 disk CD player.

sn0warmy said:
Awesome find. This looks awesome. I'm just weary about how it would work with my 6 disk CD player.
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A lot of new cars today come with 6 disc changers, would be interesting, I still want a 3 pin connector dock but I am interested in seeing what people thought of this if they have a 6 disc changer

DLCPhoto said:
This isn't what you asked about, but another option to consider.
I usually use vent mounts, but recently switched to this CD-Player Slot mounted device, which easily accommodates portrait and landscape orientation.
Depending on if you have a CD Player, where it is located, etc., this may or may not work for you, but I like it a lot:
http://www.mountek.com/
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Can you still play CD's while it's in there?

sn0warmy said:
Awesome find. This looks awesome. I'm just weary about how it would work with my 6 disk CD player.
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If you use your CD Player regularly, inserting and removing CD's, then this won't be a good option.
My car has a 6-CD changer as well, but I rarely use it. The Mount just goes a short way into the slot (which actually remains closed), and the screw adjustment secures it in place.
I think you can check your particular car/model to see if they have tested it, to determine compatibility. It's easily removed, so can be switched to another vehicle, or if you needed to swap out your CD's.

I made my own for about $20. I used this smartphone vent mount but the legs to support the phone covered the headphone jack on the bottom of the phone. So what I did was order a cheap case and break off those legs on the mount and super glued the hell out of it. You can also swivel the mount and use it landscape if you'd like.
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It works great. Since the phone is in the case, the ports are easily accessible. I'll post pictures the next time I go to my car, it's cold out

Homemade Car Mount - Galaxy Tab 10.1

I couldn't find a car mount for my Galaxy Tab 10.1 that I actually liked, so I just threw this together in my shop. I think it's almost done, just gotta grind down the weld points, and repaint. Btw, this setup dosen't require any mod to the car.
(Yes, I know I need to clean the screen).
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blueboy1979 said:
I couldn't find a car mount for my Galaxy Tab 10.1 that I actually liked, so I just threw this together in my shop. I think it's almost done, just gotta grind down the weld points, and repaint. Btw, this setup dosen't require any mod to the car.
(Yes, I know I need to clean the screen).
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While we are sharing, I was pretty pleased with this setup I built for my car. The US version of the BMW Z4 has a removable cup holder that plugs into the side of the center console. I purchased a spare cup holder from BMW, took it and the Samsung car windshield mount apart, and then screwed a couple brackets onto the cup holder so I could mount the Samsung windshield mount. The cool thing is that the mount is interchangeable with the phone dock and the 10.1 dock, so I can use the same cup holder-based mount for both tablets and my phone and just switch between cradles. I've even found that the LG Nitro HD (which I upgraded to from the Galaxy S2) fits in the same car dock.
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(You can actually see in the reflection of the 7" tab that I am taking this photo with the 10.1, and my GS2 is sitting in the little tray in the center console...)

All the mounts I could find were.........I don't know how to describe it. I wanted something set in the same area of my stereo so I could skip songs, etc. I ended up building an all steel setup that would fit in most cars, that will hold most full size tablets.
I'm just gonna put the pics in my album on here.
Yours looks awsome, btw.

blueboy1979 said:
All the mounts I could find were.........I don't know how to describe it. I wanted something set in the same area of my stereo so I could skip songs, etc. I ended up building an all steel setup that would fit in most cars, that will hold most full size tablets.
I'm just gonna put the pics in my album on here.
Yours looks awsome, btw.
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Where is your album would like to see the pics?

If you go to my profile, they're in the album folder here on XDA

blueboy1979 said:
If you go to my profile, they're in the album folder here on XDA
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It's not clear from your pictures how did you attached it to the car.

The "legs" on the side of the frame extended down to both sides of the console, and the leg on the right has and adjustable screw piece to adjust the size abit. It also has a little 2 sided tape on the back of the frame to keep it from flying toward you.(yes, that happened once, the car is a Challenger RT, so it's got a bit of take off speed).

New nexus 7 wireless charging dock coming soon

http://www.mobilefun.com/40566-wireless-charging-dock-for-google-nexus-7-2.htm
Mobile fun looks to be releasing a new dock for the nexus 7
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"Engineered form fitting edge to edge". In other words, you really have to take it out of the case to use it. I'm pretty sure I like the hole I drilled in the back of my Moko case better .

I wish the tray was a little bigger to accommodate cases. But I might just buy it lol.
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Those with cases might not buy.
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Common cases where the bottom part snaps off worked with the dock for the 2012 model, with the rest of the case dangling behind the dock. A dock could in principle work that way, although a quick look at the photos makes me suspect the back is too high for that to be an option here.
There appears to be no functionality other than charging? Audio output, anything at all? Without that I'm not sure I'd call this a "dock" rather than a "stand."

marcrandom said:
Common cases where the bottom part snaps off worked with the dock for the 2012 model, with the rest of the case dangling behind the dock. A dock could in principle work that way, although a quick look at the photos makes me suspect the back is too high for that to be an option here.
There appears to be no functionality other than charging? Audio output, anything at all? Without that I'm not sure I'd call this a "dock" rather than a "stand."
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Yeah it is more of a stand but you dont really need a dock anymore. I have a pair of Jaybird Bluebuds X Bluetooth headphones so no need for audio on the dock and i have a Seagate Wireless Plus 1tb wireless hard drive so when i get this dock / stand ill be able to use my nexus 7 to listen to music that is stored on the 1tb drive through headphones while the nexus charges without having a single cable connected to my nexus 7. Going to be awesome.

Nice. $50 bucks is a bit heavy for a dock. I know those Qi Chargers are expensive but I can't figure out why. I already bought the Samsung Qi when it was $25 and I don't even use it.
I can't think the innards of these Qi devices are all that complicated. I wonder if I could dismantle my Samsung and create my own dock. The Dock is the easy part. I actually really like my makeshift DVD case/tablet stand I made for the OG N7.
Stand looks nice and professional. Most Qi chargers are $50+. If I hadn't already bought one, I would be all over this. Might not fit with cases though because of the way it is designed. Not sure if the stand allows additional clearance to allow a case.

player911 said:
. Not sure if the stand allows additional clearance to allow a case.
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Ill let you know when mine arrive