I just wanted to let everyone know about Gruver Concepts' laser etched battery doors. These guys have been great to work with and have done awesome work on custom doors for my Galaxy Nexus and my E4GT.
If you run your phone "naked" but still want some customization that you can't get any other way, I can't recommend these guys enough!
Here's a pic of the E4GT battery door, they did a custom version of the NTT Docomo Galaxy Nexus "Android Circuitboard"
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And here's a picture of the Google Limited Edition back they etched for my GNex:
There are tons of other designs/pics of other xda'ers phones over in the gnex forum here.
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I just wanted to let everyone know about Gruver Concepts' laser etched battery doors. These guys have been great to work with and have done awesome work on custom doors for my Galaxy Nexus and my E4GT.
If you run your phone "naked" but still want some customization that you can't get any other way, I can't recommend these guys enough!
Here's a pic of the E4GT battery door, they did a custom version of the NTT Docomo Galaxy Nexus "Android Circuitboard"
There are tons of other designs/pics of other xda'ers phones over in the gnex forum here.
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Thanks for the props rk! The Circuitboard design looks sick on your Epic Touch! It's looks pretty badass on the Galaxy Nexus but was curious how it would look on the Epic Touch since I own a GNex and you were the first to request it and it looks awesome! Again, thanks so much for letting people know about us. If anyone is interested check out our site at GruverDesigns.com or PM me anytime with questions. Cheers!
Thanks... I'll check it out. Seems a little steep though to be honest.
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Thanks... I'll check it out. Seems a little steep though to be honest.
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Thanks so much for checking us out!
These covers are slick. Very cool option for us who still rock our phone naked.
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These covers are slick. Very cool option for us who still rock our phone naked.
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Thanks! Love rockin' the phone naked with it's slim design and all around amazing look and feel. Thanks again!
I'd rock mine naked if I could find a white back or if I could have the thunder cats logo etched on it hehe
donsh00tmesanta said:
I'd rock mine naked if I could find a white back or if I could have the thunder cats logo etched on it hehe
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We can definitely do a Thundercats themed design for you. Please feel free to PM me or email us at [email protected] with your request and we'll be happy to get you started.
Pretty much any theme right
Wats the price on a custom one though
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Wats the price on a custom one though
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Depending on the size and scope of the design you want, they range from 25$ for smaller simpler designs to 45$ for large full door designs with free shipping in the US.
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I just ordered mine. Looks awesome! Look forward to have it in soon!
Will they do extended battery doors?
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Will they do extended battery doors?
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Currently, we support extended battery doors for the Galaxy Nexus i515 & i9250. Although we are temporarily out of stock of both models until early next week.
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found some high class leather cases~
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These are pretty cool
man i was looking for such a beautiful covers, but i m not getting the price. can u plz tell me the price in euro or dollars
neither.. its in korean money.. the cases are in the 30 dollar range
Very nice, but they are probably all made for the slightly thicker kr version of the phone...
Not sure it would fit an international version.
the korean version isnt any thicker, whered you hear a thing like that?
soraxd said:
the korean version isnt any thicker, whered you hear a thing like that?
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Here...
Size fragmentation, that's a new one I agree
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Here...
Size fragmentation, that's a new one I agree
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Have a look at the white iPhone 4. It is thicker than the black one so new cases will have to be made for it. So not so uncommon these days
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Some very nice cases here, but I really want a wallet style case with space for some cash and a few credit card slots. Then the phone case has everything and I don't need to carry my wallet as well!
look really cool
but i can't find the gaalxy s2 section in international section
they are only available on corean website
k1000716 said:
Some very nice cases here, but I really want a wallet style case with space for some cash and a few credit card slots. Then the phone case has everything and I don't need to carry my wallet as well!
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ma dude, i got you right here
lol im just trollin you, that would be cool
Cool products ... thanks for sharing ....
but have you seen any holster ??
I like the monochrome ones, but cant get them for the UK yet.
i got a reply from Zenus today
Dear customer,
Thanks for your interest in our products.
Not all the products are uploaded on our international website and USA site now but you can buy some of products for GalaxyS2 soon.
Thanks for your patience.
Best regards,
Kyungjin/ Zenus
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ma dude, i got you right here
lol im just trollin you, that would be cool
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made me lol
They have now added an S2 tab for the cases (wasnt there last night unless I'm going mad), but nothing in there yet. Cant be far away...cmmmmon already!!
Yep, anxiously waiting for these cases myself, they look badass.
looking forward to the cases, atm im carrying mine around in a soft cover off a pair of oakly sunnys, handy for cleaning it tho ^^
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They have now added an S2 tab for the cases (wasnt there last night unless I'm going mad), but nothing in there yet. Cant be far away...cmmmmon already!!
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what are you talking about man? the korean site has had them up for a while, and i dont see it on either of the other sites.. where are you seeing this s2 tab?
the galxy S2 is not available for the US market... for the moment
Hey everybody!
I am a HUGE Mass Effect fan. And I mean HUGE. So I decided to mod my galaxy nexus to look more Mass Effecty.
This will be a multi-step project over Easter break.
The first thing that I did is order a custom laser etched battery door (Thanks Android etch!) and it came out brilliant!
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Step 2 is the touchstone induction charging mod detailed here Parts are on the way I ordered them today
Step 3 is a custom paint job. I have a question on this one. What kind of paint would work best on this phone? Model paint? Also how can I safely remove the verizon logo?
Step 4 is a custom icon theme. My buddy (soon to join the forum) is helping me with this. The theme will be CWM flashable and have custom icons as well as custom navigation buttons! Suggestions appreciated.
I'll update with more pictures as I progress in the mod.
Thanks!
~DroidMahn
P.S. I am a proud supporter of the #RetakeMassEffect movement as well.
Reserved 10 char
Inb4 "mass effect 3 ending sucked"
That's awesome. I wanna get a mau5head on the back of mine. XD
a mau5head would be pretty cool. Make sure to post pictures if you ever do!
Very nice!
That's freaking awesome man! .. good luck with it c:
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a mau5head would be pretty cool. Make sure to post pictures if you ever do!
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How much do these engravings go for?
I remember seeing a kickstarter thing a while back...
I believe I paid somewhere around 45
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Where can I get a custom back plate? Yours looks awesome!
Thats pretty cool. If I were to do something like this. I would try to find or make a vector image of Commander Shepard in an action pose to go along with the N7 image.
But still cool nonetheless.
I'm Commander Shephard and this is my favorite battery door in the Citadel.
Big fan here as well. Played all 3 with my Paragon Infiltrator Shephard. I won't go into details of the ending though lol.
Bit of a setback. The inductive charging modification doesn't quite work with the custom battery door so tomorrow I will order a modified design on an extended door. Thinking of Normandy SR2 right above the n7. That or "Fight for the lost".
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robjamar said:
Where can I get a custom back plate? Yours looks awesome!
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Cool
Does it come in red, blue, and green? I want to be able to really show off which color I used to destroy galactic civilization with-- err, I mean, beat the reapers with.
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Cool
Does it come in red, blue, and green? I want to be able to really show off which color I used to destroy galactic civilization with-- err, I mean, beat the reapers with.
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I lol'ed
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Cool
Does it come in red, blue, and green? I want to be able to really show off which color I used to destroy galactic civilization with-- err, I mean, beat the reapers with.
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LOL.
Choose red I heard you win a reason to argue why the ending was rubbish.
45 dollars and they couldn't etch it without doing it wonky? Nice..
This is awesome. I take a break from starting the entire series over (did paragon, now for renegade), hop on XDA and see this. I may have to do something similar, such as:
Shepard.
Wrex.
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Ringtones Etc
Hiya, great work, I've done some ME themed wallpapers and ringtones which you can grab here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524975
Please note the wallpapers I've done for my own particular setup, but I love the omnitool LWP on play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5hdG9tc2subGl2ZXdhbGxwYXBlcnMub21uaXRvb2wiXQ..
I should go, I have some calibrations to perform
Still working on the paint job. Hit a brick wall on the inductive charging mod :/
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Just FYI, we're holding a contest that may be relevant to your interests:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/win-a-laser-etched-xda-backplate-for-your-galaxy-nexus
Good luck!
This IS relevant to my interests. Good looking out.
Cool contest. And its good to know that there is a guy that is printing custom ones. I've had some ideas running through my head that I was wondering if they could get done.
Thanks. Entered!
Can it be done with experiences of other devices too?
Can we by any chance buy one ourselves without competing?
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Can it be done with experiences of other devices too?
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Yep, any device.
prking07 said:
Can we by any chance buy one ourselves without competing?
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Yes. Visit the GRUVER concepts link in the contest. It should be available for purchase there.
Edit: Here's the link: http://www.gruverdesigns.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20
This contest discriminates against people like me who read instructions properly and therefore have never had a bad flashing experience!
Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
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Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
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It can if too much power is applied. In this case no. It just etches the surface.
ericshmerick said:
Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
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It can if too much power is applied. In this case no. It just etches the surface.
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The most important part is not the amount of power (or pulse energy) but the pulse duration (you use pulsed lasers for this kind of stuff). If the pulse duration is shorter or almost as short as the heat transfer duration between the atoms/molecules, melting is not a problem any more.
The pulse is "gone" before the heat can effect the nearby matter. You will get really sharp edges.
To win this would be awesome but I've never had any problems flashing anything so "unfortunately" I can't enter the competition, on the other hand I'm fortunate to never had any devices bricked!
great
Thanks for sharing, just bad when i read the others and see i was the daftest lol.
i know it shuts on the 23rd (i think) but when will the winner be announced? i can imagine it may take a while to read all the entrys lol,
Do you know if the cdma version will work on sprints version of the phone? Planning on getting mine sunday. Unfortunetly I can't think of any good stories that surpass those. But I do have my fair share since the days of winmo.
nice. thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting! I"ll have to think of my scariest moment for a bit.
Thanks! I posted my own scary incident back when I had my AT&T Tilt (Kaiser).
Just to give an example of the quality of the back cover, here's the one I had designed. Courtesy of Gruver Concepts (the company holding the contest with XDA)
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The detail is explicit that even the fine lines of my logo were etched with perfection.
This is such a cool contest! I just submitted my story. Would be awesome to combine my just ordered GSM Galaxy Nexus with an XDA branded back cover!
Think you'll enjoy my short story about attempting to update my brand new Nexus One while hiding in the work bathroom and thinking I ruined the phone
Quick update for all who entered...
Just a quick update for all those who entered:
We received over a hundred contest entries, most of which were quite epic (perhaps even of the 4g variety)! Picking just 20 winners (10 GSM, 10 CDMA/LTE) was tough, so I added in 3 bonus winners who forgot to write in what type of Nexus they own, but still provided excellent stories. I will send those three an XDA-Developers T-Shirt instead.
Winners will be announced in an hour, at 11:30a Eastern time. At that point, I will shoot off PMs to the lucky few who had the most entertaining and spine-tingling stories asking for their mailing address.
Thank you to all those who participated in the contest. It's amazing how many crazy tales our mobile devices bring us!
Thought I'd start a thread where we can discuss portable stands that you can carry with you all the time. This is the one I use and it works just fine with the Note in landscape mode. Link here.
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I'm thinking about making a much thinner stand though which can be stored underneath the TPU cover I'm using.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
I want to get one like this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Portable...Accessories&hash=item20c416a84f#ht_1787wt_905
I think it would be small enough to keep on my keyring without being annoiying.
nice one, thanks,
for now i just use the compact casette box...
I've a standeasy from my iphone days....
Has worked well with every phone I've had since including my Note....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004LA914G
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I use a Capta. Highly recommend one!
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richlum said:
I want to get one like this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Portable...Accessories&hash=item20c416a84f#ht_1787wt_905
I think it would be small enough to keep on my keyring without being annoiying.
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I have a white one of these. JUNK! Can't support Note in portrait. Can't support Note in either portrait or landscape if in Otterbox.
Send me a PM if you are in USA. I'm willing to sell.
kraz
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http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/IMG_24041.jpg
You would be surprised how often I use this at work. I always have some butterfly paperclips in my pockets so when I go on lunch.. boom, Netflix!!
krazman325 said:
I have a white one of these. JUNK! Can't support Note in portrait. Can't support Note in either portrait or landscape if in Otterbox.
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Thanks. I'm glad I waited before ordering online. I'll look for another solution.
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http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/IMG_24041.jpg
You would be surprised how often I use this at work. I always have some butterfly paperclips in my pockets so when I go on lunch.. boom, Netflix!!
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Cool. I just tried with the paper clips I have at my desk, but they are way too small.
What is a "butterfly paperclip" ? Can you post a photo of one in its original form?
I'm thinking of either this one:
http://www.amazon.ca/F-S-Smartphone...WG/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1336965075&sr=8-18
or the one with a longer arm:
http://www.amazon.ca/F-L-Smartphone...980S/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1336965152&sr=8-5
I have the icarpus which is pretty nice. Works great with the note.
And yea, that ebay stand was a complete dissapointment.
- Frank
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I have a white one of these. JUNK! Can't support Note in portrait. Can't support Note in either portrait or landscape if in Otterbox.
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Totally agree. I have this one. Looks solid but not usable at all.
I use this as portable stand
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200667466483&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:1123
And this as "usual" stand.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270773182438?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
They hold Note very well.
Don't see reasons to spend much. The cheaper stands are quite satisfactory.
I love it...
This is what I use, simple, lighter and with thousands of different ways to use
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPIDERPOD...ports&var=&hash=item7b69e9442b#ht_6909wt_1041
tillum said:
I use a Capta. Highly recommend one!
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The maker of Capta is working on a new stand. Looks interesting.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...-vavo-your-new-universal-standmountkickstand/
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Seems pretty sexy to me, but I like the white front. Anyone else going to buy the "replacement" red back ?
GOD i wish T-Mobile Had that Color!!!!! :cyclops::cyclops::good:
That looks hot.
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When would att release this because I would buy red battery cover to go with my white gs3
Edit: did a google search I guess its released on 7/29
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When would att release this because I would buy red battery cover to go with my white gs3
Edit: did a google search I guess its released on 7/29
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Yeah, but now I'm contemplating on whether I should get the Red one by exchanging my white one, or just buying the replacement back and having a candy cane phone D:
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Yeah, but now I'm contemplating on whether I should get the Red one by exchanging my white one, or just buying the replacement back and having a candy cane phone D:
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I'm a candy cane and I'm offended by this
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That's exactly what I'm waiting for. To get a red battery cover. I've checked eBay and Id rather just get the official one when the phone comes out. Should be sick
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I'm a candy cane and I'm offended by this
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I'm an offender and I'm candy caned by this.
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That's exactly what I'm waiting for. To get a red battery cover. I've checked eBay and Id rather just get the official one when the phone comes out. Should be sick
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Good ideas all.
I wonder what a red back cover would look like on a Blue? I guess that'd be ugly. Would be neat to see all the combos of colors though, someone at a store should post a video.
How ironic though that BIG RED Verizon didn't get the Red one.
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Good ideas all.
I wonder what a red back cover would look like on a Blue? I guess that'd be ugly. Would be neat to see all the combos of colors though, someone at a store should post a video.
How ironic though that BIG RED Verizon didn't get the Red one.
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Too much! Too much references, I'm also Spiderman and I feel offended
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Lol, you guys are killing me, lmao! That phone looks alright for now, but I'd wanna puke every time I looked at it after about a week, lol.
SO jealous as a Sprint user.
so pretty..very one of the kind ...wish rogers would have this color though..
Meh. I'd like a green one.
|Trolling with a smile|
I honestly don't like that color
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If the red is anything like the red MyTouch Slide I have lying around, it will be fugly as hell
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Meh. I'd like a green one.
|Trolling with a smile|
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A green one would look extremely weird
you guys are all talking about "i'll just get the official red back cover when it comes out" yet you realize, they're not selling it separately...
I have to admit, I thought it was going to be MUCH gaudier than that. That is surprisingly good looking to me. I am actually considering swapping my Pebble Blue for it.
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I have to admit, I thought it was going to be MUCH gaudier than that. That is surprisingly good looking to me. I am actually considering swapping my Pebble Blue for it.
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Same here!! XD