I'm looking for a Tripod to record video's with my S2 without holding the phone.
The video's will be for reviews to upload to YouTube, obviously using your hands to to hold the phone and record will look unprofessional.
So has anyone used a tripod or know of a cheap enough tripod that works and is suitable for a galaxy s2.
I've already looked on eBay and Amazon, there are some there, but not convinced on them.
Thanks in advance.
Aaron.
nobody?
Tripod with Bracket
Hi,
I owned already a mini-tripod for a camara (Amazon has several on sale, mine is a Cullman). So I tinkered a bracket to hold my phone (actually a Lenovo China phone:
- you need some tools to work metal (bench vise; saw or angle grinder; hammer; file; sandpaper; drill)
- a strip of alumin(i)um, about 1 mm thick;
- a piece of thin leather (suede is the best, never throw away worn leather clothes) or soft fabric like velvet;
- all purpose glue, like Pattex
Cut the strip of metal to the needed length and width.
Form with bench vise, hammer and a round piece of metal which is about as thick as your phone (a drill bit f.e.) hooks at the end of this strip. The phone must fit loose into this bracket.
Smoothen the surface with file and sandpaper.
Drill a hole a little smaller than the screw an your tripod into the lower hook. If you have a fitting threader, use it. If not, force the screw into the hole and let the screw cut a thread.
Glue leather or fabric on the bracket, on the inside of course, but also on the outside if you like.
Adjust the hooks with the help of strong pliers, if necessary.
Enjoy.
Here you see mine:
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.
Hello, I have purchased a second hand Moto 360 from a guy and I dont know if those links were this way when i bought it or I broke them myself.
Does this affect the attachment of the watch on the metal bracelet and I have to worry?
Or it is designed like this to be prettier and have no function in holding the watch and the bracelet together?
Thanks in advance,
Andrei Savescu.
Probably you don't have to worry, because it's not a part of watch.
It is possible that this is only part filling the empty space, because the bracelet is too narrow to your watch.
I'm guessing this is the 18mm band/bracelet, which I do not have personal experience with. I have the 23mm Monolink and and it came with a plastic insert similar to yours. Over time it might cause the watch's plastic back to crack if the band/bracelet gets pulled to extreme angles. I think those plastic spacers are included to alleviate some of the stresses caused to the back of the watch.
Hi fellow Huawei Watch owners,
I just received my Amazon order for what's listed as: Huawei Smart Watch Band DZT1968® Sport Fitness Silicone Watch Band Strap with Steel Buckle
http://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Smart-...1ABZ24QQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8
* Paid $6 including shipping from China (I did standard, not the express)
* Arrived weeks earlier than the email estimated
* It matches the Huawei size of being wide at the edges but more narrow between the lugs (18/22?)
* Has the quick-release pins
* The silicone is soft enough that it curves around my wrist and the watch stays flat (rather than being suspended like a stiff bracelet)
* The black is "black" (rather than grey) and the blue is at it appears on my computer monitor. Cannot speak to the other colors.
* Lint does not seem to adhere
* The strap retainer (loop) has a protrusion that fits into the buckle hole to keep it from sliding. Perhaps this is a standard feature on silicone straps nowadays, but for me this was a new and thumbs up finding.
Unless it wears unusually quickly or the pins have a problem, these are a steal at $6 a piece. I've attached photos that I hope help others.
I got the same one, in "red" from Ebay.
Apparently it was described as "Red", but turned out to be hot pink. Cost me SG$4.50, so I swiftly kept it aside (no offense to hot pink lovers!)
I re-ordered the blue one and another brown leather. Frankly I love the quality and was also thrilled to discover the loop protrusion for the hole
I have the same band and love it. I use it more than the stock ones as I don't worry if this one fades, but I have traveled with it globally at this point and love it.
On Mi Band 2, after few months of usage the closing mechanism was very loose and I almost lost the band a few times. Mi Band 4 strap is a bit more robust and I don't remove it every day as with Mi Band 2 + wearing it "upside down" helps with accidental unfastening, but it still doesn't bring much confidence. So I bought 2 aftermarket straps. Short comparison:
- the all black one - strap is very soft and very thin. The Mi Band is very light, but the strap is even lighter and causes an imbalance - strap tends to rotate on the wrist. Closing mechanism is secure, but the buckle is hold only by two tiny pieces of silicone so I imagine that it can tear quite easily. Strap has protrusions from the inside (probably to hold it more securely on the wrist), but they dig into the skin. Overall execution is not very good. The only positive thing about this strap is that the strap keepers can be used on the original strap, making it much more secure.
- black/grey strap - this has a much better feeling. Good craftsmanship, ideal thickness, great comfort, very secure closing mechanism, nothing protrudes. Based on the reports from Aliexpress, the white plastic can tear off from the strap after some time (while removing it for the charging), but for the time being this strap is perfect.
- genuine strap - I wouldn't recommend it for active usage without strap keepers, but with them the strap feels very secure and I can't unfasten it without moving the keepers first. Except the closing mechanism I have no objections.
Hi
there are some good list here, hope it helps: https://www.smartwatchspecifications.com/best-xiaomi-mi-band-4-replacement-straps-charging-cables/
senseijuan said:
there are some good list here, hope it helps: https://www.smartwatchspecifications.com/best-xiaomi-mi-band-4-replacement-straps-charging-cables/
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For the list it's enough to browse Aliexpress or eBay, but what is very often missing are personal experiences and comparisons of different products.
How about this strap
Has anyone used this wristband，it looks good, let's talk about it
shorturl.at/ceflV
_mysiak_ said:
- genuine strap - I wouldn't recommend it for active usage without strap keepers, but with them the strap feels very secure and I can't unfasten it without moving the keepers first. Except the closing mechanism I have no objections.
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Strap keepers? What strap keepers?
komer said:
Strap keepers? What strap keepers?
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This thingy. I'm using 2, they work quite fine. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32828938583.html