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Wireless charging car mod

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So I recently got myself a 2004 Nissan Maxima.
This is what the centre console looks like stock
Anyways, when I bought the Nexus 7 I placed in front of the screen and it was a perfect fit. I decided to open it all up and move the screen to a lower position. (I lost one of those map pockets but whatever). Sidenote: on the left side of the picture under the steering column I tucked away an Avantree bluetooth module. Helped me retrofit the car with bluetooth audio so no wires
After all that I was left with this:
So i decided to install my N4 qi wireless charger in there. It's pretty ghetto really, I bought some cardboard, some felt and a pvc pipe for support taped it all together and:
Gave it power by soldering a micro usb cable down the back. Placed it in the huge space while resting the end of the pvc pipe onto an inner lip:
Best part is, my N4 fits nicely as well and because of the rubber lip I created to help the N7 slide in, it isn't free to move around.
When I took these pictures the soldering wasn't done which is why they aren't charging in the photos.
Anyways, thought I'd share, hope you guys liked it! Also sorry if this was more of a mod than an accessory but still
Let me know what you guys think!

I think its awesome!
Question though, how are you running Navigation with the Nexus 7? Are you tethering your phone to it? Or is it LTE?

There are lots of offline gps apps (navigon, sygic,...). And you can update the maps over wifi since the n7 is removable from his build carboard. No traffic informations I guess, but that's fine with me.
Very nice though. I wanted to do a thing like that but there are too many modifications to do on my '96 Peugeot 106^^
Maybe with a new car in a few years.
On my 2.3 device I had a "car interface", it's helpful for quick interactions. You might wanna look it up
Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013) using xda-app

[REVIEW] Standzfree Universal Tablet Floor Stand

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It's always refreshing when a company releases an accessory that can be used with anything, aka "universal", instead of marketing directly to iPod/iPad/iPhone/iPood devices. Standzout is one of them, even though they do have products marketed directly to those other devices. Even though I was not able to attend CES 2014 due to some conflicts, I was able to get a hold of one of their Standzfree Universal Tablet Floor Stands to check out.
Seeing as I spend an awful lot of time working from home and my desk is never clean enough to put more than my keyboard, phone, mouse and monitors, a tablet floor stand is perfect! And, seeing as I occasionally do stints as a guitar player a stand for my tablet while playing is essential. So I went about setting this sucker up.
First thing I noticed was how purely heavy it is. Most of that is the floor base stand itself - requiring more than just myself to attach the base. Luckily I had a minion around (who oddly enough looks like me) to help steady the base while I screw in the screw with the provided allen wrench. Once it was nice and tight it was quite evident that this stand isn't going to move around any.
After using the stand with my tablets at my desk for a few weeks, I found it to be just like having another monitor. I was able to adjust it to the right height given that it has a telescoping neck which gives it about another foot in length (TWHS), so I could sit at my desk, turn to the side and immediately have it right there. And in fact it holds my Samsung Note Pro 12.2 quite well. It was time to take it to a gig.
It was there I noticed immediately what could keep me from using this outside the office. Whenever I needed to turn a page on the setlist, the thing moved. It wasn't that the base itself moved (which it does if you push too hard on the tablet), it was that with a tablet in the holder it's easy to move it because it's up in the air. Not even sure how to avoid it - but i have the same problem in the car with a suction cup phone mount. It's like the tablet just floats and moves easily on the stand.
Outside of that, I am impressed with the stand but will only use it at my desk or maybe by the bed at night. If you're interested in one, you can head on over to their site to read about it and purchase one if you so choose.

Motorola's solution for back cracking with metal bands - picture

Hi,
I came across this interesting picture, where you can clearly see that the metal bands from Motorola have a plastic piece/adapter that fits inside the watch. Even the larger 23mm bands have this piece from what I can see, their first part is in fact narrower than 23mm and fits inside this adapter.
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The original article is here: http://www.slashgear.com/gold-moto-360-hands-on-lets-talk-smartwatch-luxury-06354400/

Let's hope they release the adapter separately so we aren't forced to buy the $80 band if we want a metal one

After looking at multiple photos, none are detailed enough, but it looks like the plastic adapter is actually a spacer since the metal band is much smaller where it connects with the watch itself...disappointing, in order to use this spacer, the leather bands would have to be changed to fit at the initial connections on the watch...narrow them down and then widen them out like the metal band.

is it just me or does the watch on the right look like its got some issues with the back?

640k said:
is it just me or does the watch on the right look like its got some issues with the back?
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Yes, it looks like hairline cracks are creeping around from the adapters...might be a reason there are no high detailed photos on the web.

Here's a High res of the watches. You can clearly see the spacer if you zoom in.

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Here's a High res of the watches. You can clearly see the spacer if you zoom in.
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i've seen the spacer in the press release. here's the thing, unless there's some magic trickery holding that spacer in place, it's still putting pressure on the back. the spacer would basically occupy the entire space which means the back would effectively hold it in (or rather stable, since the pin is holding it in place).
i take it back. the spacer is formed with a lip "resting" against the back part. seems like they're using it as a buffer/spacer.

Help with LG G3 Homemade heat sink

After seeing this for the Optimus 4X (http://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-4x-hd/general/guide-homemade-heatsink-easy-to-make-t2971385), I decided to try one for the G3.
I covered most of the back part (except the sd slots, camera, etc.), and although the heat still felt similar (when touching the power/vol. buttons), the games didn't lag/stutter as much (I'm assuming it's cause of thermal throttling).
However, one problem I'm experiencing is the GPS problem. The foil made it impossible to get a GPS lock (and I had to rip the foil out while I was driving and lost, thus no pics ). Furthermore, I tried Googling, but couldn't find information about where the GPS module is located on our phone.
Can someone help with:
(a) Trying it out and confirming that the heat sink really works and isn't just a placebo effect on my side,
(b) Locating the GPS module so we can hopefully work around it?

In regards to b, the GPS is on-die with the CPU, as seen here (In the most obvious place in my opinion, the site of the manufacturer xD)
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/801
Qualcomm decided to put everything into one package so it's not spread throughout the phone and decreases overall size, so yes the GPS is with the CPU and almost everything else
If you watch any teardown video, you will see that the CPU/System die is exactly in the middle of the phone, right behind the lock/unlock and volume rocker. So keeping a nice square cut-out of the aluminum foil should let all the signals pass through, but then you won't have the heat being transferred from the CPU, only from around it so the CPU might still heat up :/
TL;DR: Not really much you can do because the GPS is on the CPU unfortunately :/

That graphic (from the Qualcomm site) is more an infographic than an actual layout of the cpu. Aside from that, it's only the GPS logic circuitry that's on the chip, not the GPS antenna. That graphic shows a camera on chip, too, but we all know the actual camera isn't located on the chip.
What matters for the OP is where the GPS antenna is located. That's shown in the image below, from the Anandtech web site: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8169/the-lg-g3-review/9
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BESTEK MRJ8008 8 outlet Power strip with USB jacks

Hey Guys!,
If you are like me, you have all kinds of things needing power by your entertainment center! You have your TV, Blue Ray, Game console, Receiver, sub woofer, satellite or cable box, Android box, Chromecast, Fire Stick, etc! Some of them have those PITA power blocks that either sit 90 degrees or are too large and block another outlet. The same may be said for your computer desk I am sure. New power cubes are starting to show up that offer a solution! BESTEK offers a fairly decent one that provides eight standard 120V outlets and 6 USB 2.4Amp outlets!
Here is the unit on EBAY with a lot more pix http://www.ebay.com/itm/BESTEK-Powe...Protector-with-8A-6-Port-USB-Ch-/122449628497
That was the lowest price I can find on Ebay
BUT....it is much cheaper on Amazon!!! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M5JD5VY. AND for XDA members I was told that if you add code BA6F993J in your Amazon checkout it will be only $30.99!!! This has been extended until August 31, 2017!
This is what the back of my entertainment center looked like:
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But after replacing the 2 power strips with the BESTEK power cube it looked a bit better:
There are LEDs on the unit to let you know the power is on to your devices. These LEDs are light sensitive so auto-dim for night mode or nice and bright for daytime. The nice thick long power cord also has a low profile 90 degree flat plug for those tight spaces.
The USB ports with 2.4 Amp outputs are enough to trigger Fast or Rapid charge on many devices! So this is perfect for reducing the clutter under that computer desk!
Thanks for reading!
UPDATE: So I got a 2nd one for my computer desk!
Here is what it looked like before:
You can see I had to add another strip PLUS a 3-2 adapter just to make all those power supplies fit.
Here you see how the BESTEK surge protector handles those pesky large adapters:
And here is the result of the addition of the Bestek surge protector under my desk:
The results? The removal of a strip just to accommodate those large adapters, another strip completely empty, and 6 USB ports still available right at my fingertips (or in this case toe tips )