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Universal belt clip

I have no idea why HTC did not attach a belt clip to the case that comes with it, but that my solution: I took an old mobile phone belt clip case and cut the back (with the belt clip) away. That i glued to my Universal Case with hot glue. works perfectly and looks good (the old case was black also).
Let me know if you like that idea, Regards, The Modifier

Hey good idea, got any pics?

Here comes the picture. BTW, this is the best PDA holder i ever had.
Because it is hanging vertical, i can take it out of the holder with one hand without having the holder coming of my belt.

The Modifier, this is great.
How well do you find that hot glue is working though.
In the light of what Pier Frama said about belt clips and the weight of the Universal, do you think it will withstand getting caught in things, etc?

Definitely, if the holder would get caught i belief that the clip would break rather than the glue getting off (from my expierience hot glue works best if "massaged" into the material. i even had a hard time getting the excess glue of the leather. I also think about putting some non-slip material on the parts of the MDA that i touch when i pull it out - any suggestions? Greetings, The Modifier.

for a sand paper feel you could try skate board deck tape (could double as a nail file)
or for a rubber finish try your local sailing supplies for rubber deck tread.
let us know how it goes.

belt clip
After some weeks the hot glue started peeling of the case leather, as you told me (leaving it unharmed) so i did use super glue around the edges. Works fine for 2 weeks now. Apart from that, i am still perfectly happy with this solution, the clip never came of my belt, and will stay on my belt when i take the MDAPro out single handed.
Greetings, The Modifier

I use the case that shipped with my ipaq 6315, Works great. A guy on e-bay is selling them for 5.95.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5771486213&category=15036#ebayphotohosting
I don't know about this guy, but you can also find it on the web for 20 to 30 dollars us.
see this picture or the ebay site for sample

Umm, the Universal is 9 mm longer, 5 mm wider and slightly thicker than the 6315. How tight is the fit?

I followed the same approach to modify the original JJ case. I managed to add a belt clip to it. I use a cell phone universal belt clip that I got from the 99c store for just 99c (Belkin brand). Rather than stick it in the back (I think its not secure considering the JJ weight), I chose to punch a hole and slide the belt clip attactment from inside out, then attach the belt clip.
Its very tight indeed but I feel secure when clipping it to my belt. And I could take the JJ in and out single handed.

This is what I ordered:
http://www.ripoffs.com/datasheets/co83/co83ipaqhx4705.html
http://store.yahoo.com/cinemasupplies/ripco8clipho.html

atekant said:
The Modifier, this is great.
How well do you find that hot glue is working though.
In the light of what Pier Frama said about belt clips and the weight of the Universal, do you think it will withstand getting caught in things, etc?
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I bet that if you took this to a leathersmith or an awning/canopy maker, you could have this stitched together and not need the glue.

Hey,
This is what I did to the original O2 Xda Exec case. I also added a belt clip there.
In Winter time, I can put the device in the jacket but what about Summer. Luckily, this website inspired me!!!!
Cheers,

Just a quick confirm that the TMo/6315 case fits the Uni very well.

Nice case with clip
http://www.thepocketsolution.com/Me...ry_Code=spv_m5000_accessories&Product_Count=0
This one looks pretty good... and not too expensive. Anyone have this one?
Cyb

Galaxy Nexus Bookcase ver 0.9 Beta

Well, I know it's been a while, but it's DONE!
First, some back story. I carried an iPhone 4 for two years. For those 24 months I had it in a case from a company called Pad and Quill called "Little Black Book". This was indeed a case for the iPhone 4 that looked and felt like a "little black book" notebook. I loved this case… in fact I loved this case more than I did the iPhone 4, which I felt was powerful yet frustratingly limited. When I liberated myself to the pure Google experience of Android and Nexus, I was saddened at the bleak landscape of the third party case market.
So I set myself on a mission to re-create the handmade notebook love of my beloved Pad and Quill case. After months of putting this project off, I decided to bite the bullet and complete it this weekend. What you see here is "Galaxy Nexus Bookcase ver 0.9 Beta". This is of course not the "first" version, there were 2 pervious alpha releases, but they didn't quite meet my expectations.
The problem was, and still is, fashioning the wooden surround for the phone. My very first attempt used wooden popsicle sticks, cut and glued to shape. While this held the phone well, it looked too much like 1st-grade-art-class. My second attempt used a 1/2 inch wooden (Birch) backing, with thin wooden rails glued to it. This looked better and held very well, but was very, VERY, thick.
With version 0.9 Beta I took a different approach. I wanted to have the solid wood look while still getting the thiner overall design. The solution is of course a wood planer, but the overall length and width of the wooden holder would be too small to go through the Dewalt planer I had access too. My plan then was to glue two layers of 1/2 Oak together. The bottom layer would be a single piece amply wide and long enough to be effectively planed. The top layer would be comprised of 4 smaller pieces arranged to leave a rectangle just big enough to set the phone into. Once the glue setup overnight, I ran the two conjoined layers through the planer, planing down the top layer until it was just tall enough to cover the phone, and planing down the bottom layer until it was nothing but a thin backing. I then trimmed away the excess length and width with a table saw until only the thinest side walls remained. I then used a rotary tool to cut away the button, usb, headphone, and camera holes in the side rails. I purposely did NOT make a hole for the pogo pins. While I do have a pogo charging cradle, the ideal of somehow modifying it or the case to make the connection is just silly.
If anything, I "might" look into modifying the wooden rails to install an inductive charging disk between the wooden rail backing and the back cloth/leather cover. I could then run the wires from this inductive charging disk into leads that make contact with the pogo pins, thus creating an inductive charging case. But this most likly is just a pipe dream.
For the speaker, I decided to barrel sand down a small channel from the Galaxy Nexus's speaker to the lower portion of the case. This has actually increased the perceived volume from the device as it keeps the speaker from being impeded when laid on a flat and soft surfaces.
Overall I am happier with this rail design than it's two predecessors, but there is much room for improvement. I still want it to be thiner, and I'm not happy with how I botched the button holes. While the "wood" look is classy, I can always use another material and apply a wood veneer. I'm thinking my next version might be 3D printed with a polymer. This technique would also allow for a more "form fitting" back, and more exact holes.
The "book" was to me the easiest part, because I had it made by someone else
My wife is a professional librarian / bookbinder / book-restorer. She used book leather, backing, and cloth to create the 3 parts of the cover. I then attached the elastic closing loop, which is both held together by glue, and by thread stitching between the wooden rail backing and the back cloth/leather cover.
While I made a hole for the camera and flash in the wooden rail backing, I've not decided if I'm going to cut a corresponding hole the the cloth/leather back cover.
The last issue may be one that cannot be "fixed". The overall case is just a little too big to fit into the breast pocket of my shirt. The cases easily adds an inch to the older all length of the phone, a little over a half inch to the width, and only a 1/4 inch it's thickness. The Galaxy Nexus is already a large device, so I might just be stuck having a phone case that sticks out of the top of my pocket. At least it looks like a book.
In any event, I wanted to share this with the community and get some feed-back. Thanks!

mckinleytabor said:
Well, I know it's been a while, but it's DONE!
First, some back story. I carried an iPhone 4 for two years. For those 24 months I had it in a case from a company called Pad and Quill called "Little Black Book". This was indeed a case for the iPhone 4 that looked and felt like a "little black book" notebook. I loved this case… in fact I loved this case more than I did the iPhone 4, which I felt was powerful yet frustratingly limited. When I liberated myself to the pure Google experience of Android and Nexus, I was saddened at the bleak landscape of the third party case market.
So I set myself on a mission to re-create the handmade notebook love of my beloved Pad and Quill case. After months of putting this project off, I decided to bite the bullet and complete it this weekend. What you see here is "Galaxy Nexus Bookcase ver 0.9 Beta". This is of course not the "first" version, there were 2 pervious alpha releases, but they didn't quite meet my expectations.
The problem was, and still is, fashioning the wooden surround for the phone. My very first attempt used wooden popsicle sticks, cut and glued to shape. While this held the phone well, it looked too much like 1st-grade-art-class. My second attempt used a 1/2 inch wooden (Birch) backing, with thin wooden rails glued to it. This looked better and held very well, but was very, VERY, thick.
With version 0.9 Beta I took a different approach. I wanted to have the solid wood look while still getting the thiner overall design. The solution is of course a wood planer, but the overall length and width of the wooden holder would be too small to go through the Dewalt planer I had access too. My plan then was to glue two layers of 1/2 Oak together. The bottom layer would be a single piece amply wide and long enough to be effectively planed. The top layer would be comprised of 4 smaller pieces arranged to leave a rectangle just big enough to set the phone into. Once the glue setup overnight, I ran the two conjoined layers through the planer, planing down the top layer until it was just tall enough to cover the phone, and planing down the bottom layer until it was nothing but a thin backing. I then trimmed away the excess length and width with a table saw until only the thinest side walls remained. I then used a rotary tool to cut away the button, usb, headphone, and camera holes in the side rails. I purposely did NOT make a hole for the pogo pins. While I do have a pogo charging cradle, the ideal of somehow modifying it or the case to make the connection is just silly.
If anything, I "might" look into modifying the wooden rails to install an inductive charging disk between the wooden rail backing and the back cloth/leather cover. I could then run the wires from this inductive charging disk into leads that make contact with the pogo pins, thus creating an inductive charging case. But this most likly is just a pipe dream.
For the speaker, I decided to barrel sand down a small channel from the Galaxy Nexus's speaker to the lower portion of the case. This has actually increased the perceived volume from the device as it keeps the speaker from being impeded when laid on a flat and soft surfaces.
Overall I am happier with this rail design than it's two predecessors, but there is much room for improvement. I still want it to be thiner, and I'm not happy with how I botched the button holes. While the "wood" look is classy, I can always use another material and apply a wood veneer. I'm thinking my next version might be 3D printed with a polymer. This technique would also allow for a more "form fitting" back, and more exact holes.
The "book" was to me the easiest part, because I had it made by someone else
My wife is a professional librarian / bookbinder / book-restorer. She used book leather, backing, and cloth to create the 3 parts of the cover. I then attached the elastic closing loop, which is both held together by glue, and by thread stitching between the wooden rail backing and the back cloth/leather cover.
While I made a hole for the camera and flash in the wooden rail backing, I've not decided if I'm going to cut a corresponding hole the the cloth/leather back cover.
The last issue may be one that cannot be "fixed". The overall case is just a little too big to fit into the breast pocket of my shirt. The cases easily adds an inch to the older all length of the phone, a little over a half inch to the width, and only a 1/4 inch it's thickness. The Galaxy Nexus is already a large device, so I might just be stuck having a phone case that sticks out of the top of my pocket. At least it looks like a book.
In any event, I wanted to share this with the community and get some feed-back. Thanks!
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not my cup of tea but looks like a fun item
i'd be tempted to paint/varnish/stain the wood .... or cover the visible bit in printed paper
Its always good to see what people do. keep up the good work

Wow Nice! A bit hard to fit into my pocket I think though...

It is that...
kayaker said:
Wow Nice! A bit hard to fit into my pocket I think though...
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It is rather large in the pocket. Even if the next iteration cuts down on the length, it will still be pretty big. I think the "size" issue is something a lot of current generation Android users have to deal with. My aforementioned wife tried to carrying a Galaxy Nexus for a few weeks, but it would never fit into the pockets of her "skinny jeans". I'm on the hunt for a Galaxy s3 Mini for her, but haven't pulled the trigger yet because Cyanogenmod hasn't realsed a 10.1 (Android 4.2) nightly version for that platform... and I think it's a form of spousal abuse to make one's wife use the TouchWiz UI.

Thats pretty slick. Its cool to have that sort of skill set to create something quality like that
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

Cool project. I definitely agree with the 3d printer idea, that is what I was going to suggest.

Nexus 7 Caseable cover review

After I bought that BUKcase and reviewed that I wanted something which let me access the volume keys easier, so I decided to go with Caseable. This will be my third purchase from them.
If you haven't heard of Caseable, they make custom cases with either images provided by the customer or a selection of artwork from their site. This particular case was made with some of my photography. This is the typical tablet case they offer, a folio style cover with elastic straps to hold the device in place and keep the case closed. It's reasonably functional too, on either side of the case there are thin rubber strips. These act as 'feet' to keep the tablet secure when it is propped up as a stand, and it works surprisingly well (Though when you initially open the package, the rubber 'tyre' smell is pretty potent)
This case costs £39.90, though caseable offer a 15% student discount which I used. Postage is free for orders above £30.
As I said, the images on the front and back can be customised. The quality of the printed images is very good. With my Caseable orders, I use high-resolution photos and the result is fantastic. The material on which it is printed on is also very nice, it's a kind of soft almost-neoprene like material. It has a certain 'sponginess' to it, I imagine to cushion it against falls. As well as the graphics on the front and back, there is a choice of inside colour, white or black. This case is handmade for you in either Berlin or Brooklyn, depending on where you live.
The elastic straps don't block any of the ports, but the upper-right one does cover the power button. It loses a little of its tactility but is still perfectly usable. The volume rocker is also perfectly accessible, which is a massive plus coming from the BUKcase. The speakers are also not blocked, so the sound is not muffled. However, there is no cutout for the camera at all, not much of a problem for me to be honest.
There is a small pocket inside the case for cards and documents, which isn't really all that useful for storing stuff, but it does have another use which I'll come onto later. The main gripe I have about this case, it doesn't have SmartCover functionality. This is strange because the Caseable iPad cases have this, but none of the others don't.
Conclusion, there's no way around it, this is a unique case, the rubber strips for the stand are a nice little touch. Although the main reason I bought this is to have a way to show off my photography, and for that purpose it's great. Although it's still a functional and protective case, it seems a bit basic (And maybe overpriced?) without Smartcover functionality.
Remember that pocket I mentioned? Not useful for storing documents or cards, but It can store a magnet pretty well. I butchered an old Kobo SleepCover I had lying around and extracted the two magnets. I slipped one in that little pocket, and voila, it's a Smartcover! The pocket is pretty tight so I can't imagine the magnet would slide around too much in there, but if it does I might put some light adhesive on it to keep it in place.

Any case that allows a lanyard to be attached?

One of the few things that I miss about ZF2 is that there is no hole to tie a lanyard / wrist strap.
Does anyone know of any case that would allow this (and be a tight enough fit to be safe)?

Overandout said:
One of the few things that I miss about ZF2 is that there is no hole to tie a lanyard / wrist strap.
Does anyone know of any case that would allow this (and be a tight enough fit to be safe)?
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This probably isn't what you are looking for, but just in case, I mentioned my use-case here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61607471&postcount=15
The actual item:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/400900339275
Having one, I think it's too slim to fit with a bumper case as well, but it does protect the phone when sheathed - which to me is 98% of the battle (I don't really drop phones, but they have a tendency of wiggling out of my pocket). Lanyard was home-made with some fabric ribbon, thread, and a tiny carabiner (that MEC used to sell) to attach to a belt loop.
Ya gotta take priorities.

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ZenFone-...11442&sr=1-1&keywords=zenfone+2+ringke+fusion
Has a lanyard hole on the bottom left corner

That looks great. Thanks.
Ordered already. Will put feedback in the appropriate thread when received.

Clear Gel case with added Pop Socket

As you may know, the Pop-socket knobs don't stick to the Mi Max 2 very well. I've found a solution to this. I took a clear Gel case, heated a metal washer the same size as the camera opening, and melted a hole UNDER the camera hole, pulled the pop socket apart, put the pop socket base on the INSIDE of the case and reattached the knob on the OUTSIDE, and put the completed case back on the phone. It works GREAT and makes the behemoth (with LOVE) Phone perfect for one-handed operation! Found the gel case on eBay for $10 and some change. I'll try to include a link. AFTERTHOUGHT: Place the hole lower than I did so you don't have to trim off part of the Pop-socket base.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649