Rigged up a Nylon Band - Moto 360

I grabbed 2 nylon bands from Bestbuy without thinking how they would attach. Got home and realized I would need an adapter. I ordered one of the Kickstarter ones but I'm impatient. I picked up 2 22mm spring rod from a local watch shop (the guy wouldn't let me pay for them). I creased the nylon and stuffed it into the little gap, and forced the spring rods in. It took some work to soften the nylon but it worked. I used the little flathead/nail file on my Leatherman Style. No damage at all during the installation. I really don't use the heartbeat sensor at all. So not a big deal it's covered up.

The back and charger

nice band
and nice gun lol

Haha, my bad. Thanks man.

Its a glock isnt it
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deadgiveaway said:
Its a glock isnt it
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Springfield XDS 9mm

griff22usmc said:
I grabbed 2 nylon bands from Bestbuy without thinking how they would attach. Got home and realized I would need an adapter. I ordered one of the Kickstarter ones but I'm impatient. I picked up 2 22mm spring rod from a local watch shop (the guy wouldn't let me pay for them). I creased the nylon and stuffed it into the little gap, and forced the spring rods in. It took some work to soften the nylon but it worked. I used the little flathead/nail file on my Leatherman Style. No damage at all during the installation. I really don't use the heartbeat sensor at all. So not a big deal it's covered up.
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I really hate to bump and old thread but, this is nothing short of genius. I've always wanted to put a NATO on my Moto but I never though it was possible!
Have you had any cracks as a result if this?, I personally think the style in which NATOs are attatched should prevent any cracking but I may be wrong.
Thankyou for posting this!

I didn't but really packed the strap behind the pins so it really never flexed or had movement.
I just got those 22mm adapters to use any watchband ... They are alright but the watch sits up higher and slides all around on the NATO strap

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Neoprene Sleeve

Is there a neoprene sleeve out for the Droid X yet? I have a Nexus One that I use for work and it came with a sleeve that is easily slides in and out of. Looking for something similar for the DX for the times when I want to throw it into my laptop bag or backpack.
I came from an N1 as well and wanted the same thing, but couldn't find anything so I made one out of duct tape, lined with material from an old T-shirt.
It sounds funny, but it actually works REALLY well.
Here's some pics:
Wow, that actually looks well made! gj
showson1 said:
I came from an N1 as well and wanted the same thing, but couldn't find anything so I made one out of duct tape, lined with material from an old T-shirt.
It sounds funny, but it actually works REALLY well.
Here's some pics:
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Can you make me one in an armband style
showson1 said:
I came from an N1 as well and wanted the same thing, but couldn't find anything so I made one out of duct tape, lined with material from an old T-shirt.
It sounds funny, but it actually works REALLY well.
Here's some pics:
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Wow!!..Two things...you're a cheapskate (much like myself...LOL), and you're super talented It looks really good!
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I'm looking for the same thing. I have yet to find one but I'm going to order one of these for $10 till a real one comes out.
If I order it next week it will still get here before my phone does from Verizon.
(also apparently can't post links.)
hardrockfoo said:
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I'm looking for the same thing. I have yet to find one but I'm going to order one of these for $10 till a real one comes out.
If I order it next week it will still get here before my phone does from Verizon.
(also apparently can't post links.)
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I have no clue... BUT, if /when you get it will you post pics of it?
tankyard said:
Wow!!..Two things...you're a cheapskate (much like myself...LOL), and you're super talented It looks really good!
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1) This is true.
2) Thanks
I've been using this for a few weeks now and it's actually a really good case.
If you guys have a spare T-shirt (or sock) and some duct tape, I actually do recommend making one of these.
Maybe I'll make a how-to video.. haha
I've been using the sleeve from sfbags.com for about 2 weeks now. Its pretty decent, a thin sort of grippy material so the phone doesnt slip out on its own, but doesnt grip enough that it causes a problem trying to remove it from the sleeve. Main reason I bought it was so it wouldnt get scratched in my pockets from my keys or change and it does well with that. If you ever had a G1 its almost like the sleeve that came for that with less padding. Also I've dropped it on the asphalt already, so the material was thick enough to protect it from a dent, gouge or broken screen thankfully.
Just a word of warning. I just got a "Tune Belt Sport Armband for HTC EVO 4G" today. It fits the DX fairly well. I went for a one hour run and after when I was taking the DX out of the sleeve, the clear plastic of the sleeve stuck to my Zagg Invisible Shield and started pulling it off. End result is now I have a big crease in the Invisible Shield. I'm thinking of cutting the plastic out of the Tune Belt and see how that works. I also just got a waterproof Dry Case for the DX, I'm wondering if that's going to cause the same problem.
showson1 said:
I came from an N1 as well and wanted the same thing, but couldn't find anything so I made one out of duct tape, lined with material from an old T-shirt.
It sounds funny, but it actually works REALLY well.
Here's some pics:
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Gaffers tape might be a more durable solution?
Sunglass Micro Fiber Pouch
Why not just use that Micro Fiber Pouch that they give you when you buy a pair of nice sunglasses. Not only can you throw it in there but you can tie it so it doesn't fall out. You can use it to clean the screen. They might even be able to give you one for free.
drowdd said:
Why not just use that Micro Fiber Pouch that they give you when you buy a pair of nice sunglasses. Not only can you throw it in there but you can tie it so it doesn't fall out. You can use it to clean the screen. They might even be able to give you one for free.
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THIS!
I've been using an Oakley MicroFiber pouch since like the 2nd week I got the device and it fits perfect and it's great! Cost me like $6.

My slim $1 case

My official book cover case is arriving too late for my current trip, so I made this quick case.
The tab sticks slightly out, long-wise, but everything else is right.
I got the composition book from the grocery store for $1 and cut the paper out with a knife.
The two rubber bands came free with some veggies.
As you can see the rubber bands hold the tab snugly.
It looks pretty good!
http://imgur.com/a/zbaw8
I got the idea from google searching, e.g.: http://laughingsquid.com/classic-composition-book-becomes-diy-ipad-camouflage/
EDIT: Added velcro clasp and used black marker to color rubber bands:
http://i.imgur.com/YGFJu.jpg
Great idea!
LOL pretty cool
and here i thought i was cheap. nice cover xD
Did you get a2pd working on that thing?
Hahaa cool
burhanistan said:
Did you get a2pd working on that thing?
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Hmm I don't know what that is, so probably not. My official book cover case arrived so I've switched to that. But I might keep my ghetto-hipster case around just in... case.

FlyGrip Review (and free shipping code!)

I've made a review video of the awesome accessory the FlyGrip... DEFINITELY check it out! I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNUkB9N1Yg
Use code QBKING77 for free shipping!
I might pick up one of these, I noticed on the site that they have a "complimentary case" for our phone with purchase. I mean im sure its just a throw in case but you can't be mad at that, especially with free shipping, thanks qb!
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bcparker said:
I might pick up one of these, I noticed on the site that they have a "complimentary case" for our phone with purchase. I mean im sure its just a throw in case but you can't be mad at that, especially with free shipping, thanks qb!
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I might consider it ON a case, but I wouldn't want to stick anything on the phone itself. For one thing, it wouldn't fit in my car or desk dock.
Does it come with extra adhesive pads? If not, then what do you do if/when you get a new phone?
Attached this to the outside of a case, and it is GREAT.
I am a cyclist, and I have ruined phones by dropping them off the bike. I can now ride and use a phone if needed. (Yeah they say texting and driving is bad xD)
You should be a pitch man, watching this was like watching one of those 15 minute infomercials.
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I've made a review video of the awesome accessory the FlyGrip... DEFINITELY check it out! I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNUkB9N1Yg
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Ordered one today. Gonna try to get the owner some free TV advertising once I try it for myself and decide its worth it.
JimSmith94 said:
I might consider it ON a case, but I wouldn't want to stick anything on the phone itself. For one thing, it wouldn't fit in my car or desk dock.
Does it come with extra adhesive pads? If not, then what do you do if/when you get a new phone?
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It comes with one extra sticky pad.
I'm considering getting this but all of my phones have extended batteries with the extended back piece :/. I'll just get one for my brothers iPhone I guess lol.
Wow that really does look pretty handy. I am wondering if I cam modify my rugged case to fit this without adding any thickness. it just might be thick enough (My case) I would have to cut out the cases kickstand but this acts as a kickstand so I lose nothing.
but man $30 is steep for that.
It comes with one extra sticky pad. Flygrip. The one handed solution. This sounds like a smartphone pr0n fapping device. One hand to hold the phone, the other to grip your fly.
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It comes with one extra sticky pad. Flygrip. The one handed solution. This sounds like a smartphone pr0n fapping device. One hand to hold the phone, the other to grip your fly.
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It does but I think the kickstand would be more handy haha.
nerys71 said:
Wow that really does look pretty handy. I am wondering if I cam modify my rugged case to fit this without adding any thickness. it just might be thick enough (My case) I would have to cut out the cases kickstand but this acts as a kickstand so I lose nothing.
but man $30 is steep for that.
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I was thinking the same for such a simple device, but it looks well made. I'm betting it could be redesigned to be even thinner than 1/4" thickness which isn't all that thin.
Agreed 1/4" is almost as thick as the phone itself.
Machine this bad boy out of aluminum or even Titanium and make it 2-3mm thick at most and I would eve pay $40 for that one.
Problem is if that outer piece gets too thin it could bend/sheer/snap. It looks like it has a thick glossy paint coating to top it off which looks nice and may add to the durability. Using those metals may even add to the price and you'd be paying $40 or more.
I'm finding more and more often with the epic 4g touch less and less hands on experience when it comes to accessories. Best Buy has only one case I'd even consider buying (platinum series case) and Radio Shack only has full enclosure cases that go on your belt. Not really digging that solution. I may just invest in a Flygrip, how long is the free shipping good for?
I know and $40 to $45 would be fine if it was say titanium (it would be strong enough that thin) and at minimum half its current thickness. ie around 2mm would be nice. maybe 3mm.
as it stands its a lot of money for an awful thick piece of plastic. (relative to the size of the phone)
Good idea, too big for me though.
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Thanks for the review. Looks awesome, but wouldn't be able to put the phone on a car dock or desktop dock after you put the Fly grip on I'm assuming...
Just purchased on of these. Cant wait to get it.
I am kinda worried about the car dock thing though since I've been seriously considering getting one. I thought that magnetic dock in the other thread was pretty cool, but after having this IDK if it would work.
it would not be all that hard to modify the car dock to work with the Fly Grip if you positioned it properly.
If you do the tilt insert method ie you don't slide the jack slider up and down this might work.
get another dock of any kind (one of the cheap ones on ebay for $6) just so long as it has the depressed section with the 4 holes for the universal quad mount.
you glue it onto the back of the vehicle dock. making it THICKER.
now you have enough depth to "cut" a hole into the vehicle dock large enough to encompass the flygrip.
and there you go. vehicle dock and flygrip. it is 1 2 3 ? no but its doable.
BTW discovered the kickstand built into my case works almost exactly and just as effectively a flygrip.
I was contemplating how to cut a hole in my case to accommodate a flygrip adn it hit me ahh just use the kickstand already on it -)
I will make a video tommorrow.
30 dollars is WAY too much for this thing...10-15 dollars at the most, but no way for 30 dollars..
I got one on the way thanks for the heads up qbking77! I think this is perfect for people with 4 inch+ phones.
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Does it rotate so that you can use the phone in landscape?

Magnetic Mount Project

Recently, I've been getting annoyed with using my Kenu Airframe/Samsung Car Mount having to keep slipping on and off buttons or pushing my mount aside to slip in my phone.
So, I've been reading about the magnetic feature in order to activate the Car Mode/Desktop Mode on our Moto X. So I attempted to build a Magnetic Car Mount this weekend.
I realized that the Moto X itself had a metal band that would activate the Car Mode, however it wasn't strong enough to hold with my Magnet, so I had to place metal plate into a case and put the phone in, which that worked flawlessly. However, the metal plate bulged everywhere so the phone wasn't nice to hold anymore.
Luckily, my dad is a welder, and I worked on molding the metal plate with him, and decided I disliked my Diztronic Frost Case (On the side note, I liked the Matte Black Best). So, I decided to cut a piece out of my Diztronic case that fit with my metal plate. So now the plate curved with the case!
I inserted the metal plate into the cut out, glued it in place, and my roughly build case with a metal plate works like a charm with my Magnetic Mount setup with my Kenu Airframe. I gotta say it's one of the nicest things not to have to fiddle with anything and just take your phone off with a quick snap. This all cost me about $5 + $25 (Which is the Airframe). I'm ordering a new case and Mountek Metal Plating to reduce the thickness hoping that I won't have to cut an insert, but we'll see in the following days. I'll update it when I receive the plates.
I went autocrossing with my car, phone mounted my magnetic mount and at speeds and curves of 60-70 MPH, this thing stuck like glue!
Very pleased overall. Hopefully some of you guys will steer clear from the Griffin Dock for our phones and custom build your own mount
Can you post a pic of it in action?
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Can you post a pic of it in action?
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Here a few, sorry they are definitely blurry. Fairly tired for the night, tried to get a quick snaps in for an idea. Can't wait when I get my kit together to make everything look professional.
The Kenu can turn 360 degrees to fit whatever direction you'd like the magnet/a device to face. It's held on your air vent.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tmb0izdpeylz41u/cMXKcCgPcO
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Here a few, sorry they are definitely blurry. Fairly tired for the night, tried to get a quick snaps in for an idea. Can't wait when I get my kit together to make everything look professional.
The Kenu can turn 360 degrees to fit whatever direction you'd like the magnet/a device to face. It's held on your air vent.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tmb0izdpeylz41u/cMXKcCgPcO
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One more question. Any adverse effects from the magnet on the builtin compass or Navi? I've seen other places were people had issues with the magnet setups on those functions. Just wanted to see your thoughts.
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One more question. Any adverse effects from the magnet on the builtin compass or Navi? I've seen other places were people had issues with the magnet setups on those functions. Just wanted to see your thoughts.
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I use a digital speedometer/Navigation day to day, haven't had any negative affects that I've seen yet. Speedometer/GPS Speed is right on my Digital Odometer's value, so I can't say I have any issues yet. Let me know if you have any other questions! :laugh: Plus the location of my metal plate in the pictures taken, I am still able to do NFC!
Just got my parts in today for thinner pieces of metal, integrated it into a few of my cases. Plus, I made a new magnet. Quite fun!
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I use a digital speedometer/Navigation day to day, haven't had any negative affects that I've seen yet. Speedometer/GPS Speed is right on my Digital Odometer's value, so I can't say I have any issues yet. Let me know if you have any other questions! :laugh: Plus the location of my metal plate in the pictures taken, I am still able to do NFC!
Just got my parts in today for thinner pieces of metal, integrated it into a few of my cases. Plus, I made a new magnet. Quite fun!
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Thanks for all the answers and sharing. The community is great because of people like you.
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Thanks for all the answers and sharing. The community is great because of people like you.
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I have been using magnetic mounts since my OG Droid. It is nice to see Moto reverted back to magnetic activation of dock mode instead of their smartdocks. I have noticed Moto has switched the polarity of the magnet's activation of car/desk dock modes from the OG Droid. I have an RND dock at home that I glued a magnet to. It automatically activates Daydream when docked. My next project is modifying the RND dock to include HDMI out and USB OTG capability.

Does the stainless steel scratch easily?

i contemplating getting the huawei with steel link band(i dont like the look of the mesh band).
i was wondering how easily does the watch and steel link pick up scratches?
it would drive me crazy if it scratches easily.
Thanks
I have the black stainless steel both watch and band. Have been wearing the watch for almost couple months. I think it's holding up ok. Now that you asked, I took a close look at the band and I don't see anything that makes me go, WTH? So, in my book, that's a big pass
thanks for the reply
glad to hear it holds up.
now to decide between the black/black band or stainless w/ metal band.
TheNeck said:
thanks for the reply
glad to hear it holds up.
now to decide between the black/black band or stainless w/ metal band.
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It was not an easy decision for me. Not by a long shot. Here are the pictures I posted when I opened the box on day one! Enjoy!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3266082
Lepa79 said:
It was not an easy decision for me. Not by a long shot. Here are the pictures I posted when I opened the box on day one! Enjoy!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3266082
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yeah i saw the pics you posted
it does look SEXY that's for sure.
how is yours holding up to scratches and overall wear?
given my a few knocks and seems to be spotless still, still a sexy beast(black stainless)
YES. It does I was just about to come here and ask aswell. I've had my silver one for a week and a half and it's already covered in micro scratches. And I used a special cleaning cloth for it, it didn't help.
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nano303 said:
YES. It does I was just about to come here and ask aswell. I've had my silver one for a week and a half and it's already covered in micro scratches. And I used a special cleaning cloth for it, it didn't help.
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really that sucks, i guess i could get one of those full body clear skins for it then.
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really that sucks, i guess i could get one of those full body clear skins for it then.
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It does. It stings for a minute. But what do you expect from stainless steel? The watch still shines obviously. But when you have a good eye site and pays attention to detail, why yes you can definitely tell. I'm not going to trip though if it gets really bad to the point it's not shiny then it's as simple as using something to take away the scratches and it'll go back to NEW. Unlike black, ones that scratches there goes the paint
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Yes, you can see the wear and tear as well as minor nicks on the black. I use black sharpie to cover them up lol.
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thanks everybody for the replies
today i ended up getting the standard version with leather straps for $251.09 @ amazon.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT!
TheNeck said:
thanks everybody for the replies
today i ended up getting the standard version with leather straps for $251.09 @ amazon.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT!
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You will love this beast of a watch. Enjoy it.
why there is no compass
The question is, how do you remove the scratches from the silver version
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The question is, how do you remove the scratches from the silver version
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I bet they could be buffed out by a local Jeweler.
By polishing. This steel is really delicate.
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By polishing. This steel is really delicate.
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Indeed!
So far with my aftermarket band and stainless steal body I still do not have even micro scratches. Not that I am hoping for them but I did hit the bezel against some materials hard than I would have liked and there is no evidence of scratching.
I got the stailess steel one and its all scratched on the upper side . I gave up feeling bad about that, just accepted the fact that it gets scratched, still shiny but I can see the scratches.
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I got the stailess steel one and its all scratched on the upper side . I gave up feeling bad about that, just accepted the fact that it gets scratched, still shiny but I can see the scratches.
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my silver watch is all scratched up on the outside to.. any way to fix it?
It's stainless steel.. If you take it to a jeweler they can polish it and get most of the scratches out. I have a stainless steel Rolex and get it serviced every few years. It always goes in scratched to hell and comes back to me looking brand new pretty much.
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