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docking station available

Both Expansys and the swedish retailer dustin have the new dockingstation in stock. I have ordered one to be used as a computer replacement in my summer cottage. It has two usb ports and vga/video output.
//Johan

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spzero said:
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http://www.expansys.lv/p.aspx?i=145164

I received it today
It comes with no extra charger, so you have to use your old one. It has 2 usb ports, 1 vga, 1 s-video and 1 composite port. Oddly enough it has 2 mini-usb ports. One for syncing and one for charging. I thought that it would be enough with the sync port as it charges as well.
It can be abit fiddly to get the Athena in place,but otherwise it works like a charm. Now I need to figure out how to change the keyboard layout (swedish) and follow up on the mouse pointer issue. After that is sorted out I have a simplistic PC for visually impare (the text is hughe on a 17" screen).
//Johan

vzuravlo said:
http://www.expansys.lv/p.aspx?i=145164
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£69.95!!!!! What a rip-off. I know expansys are expensive but that is a joke (sorry). I think I will wait until they filter thru on to ebay.

I bought it from Dustin for SEK 1024 so I don't think it is a rip-off. They do not have a history of over charging. I suspect a device of this price class have expensive acessories. I am a bit disappointed that it doesnt come with a charger.

apd said:
£69.95!!!!! What a rip-off. I know expansys are expensive but that is a joke (sorry). I think I will wait until they filter thru on to ebay.
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On ebay is look like this, but with less posibility.

vzuravlo said:
On ebay is look like this, but with less posibility.
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One seller used to have the have them on ebay at about the same time that expansys used to have them (although I think that they didn't have the second USB port). However, it looked to me like they were withdrawn because suddenly neither expansys nor this ebay seller had any in stock at the same time. Shouldn't be long before they appear on ebay. I seem to recall they were asking about £30 for it but I could be wrong.

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It comes ..........//Johan
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Does it come with an audio out? I try to figure out how to enjoy music while using docking station.

Yes, it comes with audio out. I haven't tested it though. Someone in another thread, complained about lack of sound when using the dockingstation.
Johan

joohan said:
Yes, it comes with audio out. I haven't tested it though. Someone in another thread, complained about lack of sound when using the dockingstation.
Johan
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Waiting for the result of your testing.

It works with no problems. The sound out functions perfect!
//Johan

Hello Joohan
Does it have a slot for additional battery charging??

BigDede said:
Hello Joohan
Does it have a slot for additional battery charging??
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Yes, it does.

can someone find one a bit cheaper? I'd like it for playing around testing external hard discs and accessories with but 70 quid is ridiculous for internet prices. Must be very few of them or something.......wonder who supplies Expansys as you don't seem to see their items on Ebay.

might require 2 chargers for extra battery
The docking station has two mini-usb ports. One for sync and one for charge. When I attach the charger to the charging port, nothing happens. My conclusion is, that the extra charging port is for the extra battery. This would mean that if you want to charge both the Advantage and an extra battery, you would have to attach an extra charger to it. If this is the case, it is even more odd that the docking station didn't come with a charger.
The only explanation I could find, would be that the mini-usb has a limited power capability and wouldn't be enough to charge both unit and battery.
//Johan

Joohan
Try to insert only the battery in its slot and switch between the 2 mini USB ports then see what happens.

USB doesnt have enough amps to charge the Ameo as it is, if you look at the mains adapter its a 1 amp output, usb from pc im sure is only half of that at 500 milli amp. the second mini usb may be to attach a second mini usb to get the full charge, I have an external 2.5 HD and it comes with a usb to two mini usb to boost the current. even then it still strugles, without the external mains adapter, which is 1.4 amps.
I could be wrong, just my oppinion, But I notice this when im in the car using usb charger, it keeps everything runnning, "tomtom" but wont really charge it.

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But I notice this when im in the car using usb charger, it keeps everything runnning, "tomtom" but wont really charge it.
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This has been discussed before - it depends on the car charger you are using. The one that came with my Brodit holder happily charges the Ameo while using satnav and screen brightness on full.

Bought it for 100 euros and I like it very much!!
It's standing right here on my desk and I use it everyday. Don't want to go without anymore!!

HTC HD2 Wireless (Induction) Charging Available! What You Need To Know

Okay, like a lot of people I have been watching the induction chargers with a keen eye, waiting for a reputable company to deliver a worthwhile solution.
Then I saw that the Duracell MyGrid was on sale on Amazon(.co.uk) for £19.99, with connectors costing £15.99. Brilliant! Right?
There is not a HTC Leo specific connector, but you can purchase a Micro-USB connector which will allow you to charge your HD2 via the MyGrid powermat. At this point, I was reaching for my wallet!
Before purchasing, however, I chose to see if anyone had reviewed the product. Im thankful I did...
It turns out the connector you attach to your device is permanently attached (glued I expect). This means that if you need to replace your phone, you need to buy a new connector. It also means your phone probably won't fit into car handsfree kits anymore.
Now for the killer. It is possible to disconnect the connector from the Micro-USB port, but this is by no means easy and leaves the connector pins vulnerable. This means your Micro-USB port is always in use. Want to plug your phone in on a train? Use a car kit? Use a conventional charger? SYNC/UPDATE FIRMWARE by plugging into a PC? Tough poopie!
In summary: Does an induction charger for the HTC HD2 exist? Yes. But iff you want to do anything with your phoen other than charge it, don't buy one.

powermat
http://www.powermat.com/us/receiver-door-for-htc-hd2.html

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http://www.powermat.com/us/receiver-door-for-htc-hd2.html
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Thanks.
looking on the uk part of the site they dont show the hd2 battery cover or a lot of the other things that are on the us site.
anybody got one of these powermats, how long would it take to charge the standard hd2 battery from flat?

i bought one as my usb connector was fried and out of warranty. havent used it for a full charge yet but it seems pretty quick

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In summary: Does an induction charger for the HTC HD2 exist? Yes. But iff you want to do anything with your phoen other than charge it, don't buy one.
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So, you would say this charger makes no sense? Sorry, but there's no induction charging which works like a WiFi and you can move where you want while charging.

Official car charger

Having looked at a number of UK websites, only one said a USB cable came with the charger. I had been planning on buying an OEM 2 amp charger. Then I saw Clove were saying it came with a spare USB cable so the price of £24.99 didn't seem so bad any more. Got it on Friday and, yes, it did have a USB cable in the pack.
Tried it in my car runing Co-Pilot sat nav and my battery indicator showed that the charge was still going up so I am very pleasedwith it.
Only slightly disappointing thing is that the charger has only one output whereas some of the OEM ones have two, one 2 amp and one 1 amp. However, I tried it with my charger splitter and it still showed the charge was going up.

most cheap usb car charges have a screwable top; just take out the glass fuse and replace it with a 2amp/2000mA fuse which you can get at autozone, radio shack,home depot....pretty much anywhere

Really? if i just change the glass fuse i can use any usb car charge?
Is not dangerous for the electric impiant of the car?

No You can't. It is not the fuse that decides how much current the charger can give.
The fuse just protects the charger from blowing if something fails.
The regulator used in the charger sets the charging current.

true you can buy a regulator at radio shack. i've seen the 7805 for about a buck 50.

Ok, tnx guy!

Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.

atoy74 said:
Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.
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There are generic 2A USB cigarette lighter / car chargers on eBay for a third of the price. Worth trying too

Would you mind posting a pic of the charger?

I just bought Samsungs Car Adapter kit (ECA-P10CBECSTD) from local store, 27.90€.
It comes with cigarette lighter 12/24V usb adapter, 2 Amps 5V output, and a proprietary Samsung Tab usb cable.
A little pricey, ok, but now I have a second usb cable and a car adapter with enough output amps without fuss.

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Would you mind posting a pic of the charger?
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Here's the one from Clove.

Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.
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Or there's this one also on Amazon for 99p (+£4.50 delivery!) which apparently can charge the Tab. You still need to add in the cost of the proprietary Samsung USB cable though to match the official car charger features, so not much of a bargain really...

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Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.
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My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.

Beards said:
My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.
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The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .

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The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .
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That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.
No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.
If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.

Beards said:
That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.
No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.
If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.
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OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .

Guys, just so you know, you can get very cheap 2A chargers on ebay. The cable problem is still impossible to solve, but I'm sure Hong Kong people are working on it, so it might be best to wait a month and order a cheap replacement cable, rather then paying ridiculous amount of money for Samsung's original cable.

I ordered one of these a couple weeks ago:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...b43hTuXib7JjWUKJhg%3D&viewitem=#ht_1776wt_959
Came in today, and I swear the sync cable it came with is identical to the one my Tab came with, right down to the Samsung logo.
Car charger itself is a 5.0v/2000mA, looks well built, fused, and comes in a very nice retail package.
Considering the cable alone is $29 from my carrier, it's a hell of a deal. I basically bought a cable for $23 and got a car charger for free.

Hey croak that cellet charger doesnt work. it has the charging symbol crossed out... I guess you need to do usb2usb soldering mod to use any 5v2A charger. I saw the thread on here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845844

paulshields said:
OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .
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Paul,
Any luck with this item?

[Q] Car Chargers

Has anyone found a good car charger that they know works with the Focus? My dad's super-paranoid about my phone, and wants me to have a car charger. The problem, as many of you probably know, is that the Focus seems finnicky about what chargers it gets along with. Does anyone have one that they've tried that works?

I went with the Belkin Micro USB car adapter, works great, especially if you need to charge other USB devices.

This is the charger I used. It's made by Motorola but it works great with the Focus. Plus the LED light is a transparent window which looks awesome. It doesn't quite look like the photo. It's also discounted. I'll probably be ordering a couple more to keep in my other car.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875982168

IGO
I use the IGO car charger with the tip for my Samsung Focus. I also have the tip for my wifes Samsung Sync A707. I also had the tip for my FUZE when I was using that. It was nice, we could travel and just bring the additional tip and charge either phone. Works on my Focus very well.

I bought my Focus from Costco and they gave me a free no-name chinese car charger with the phone. I used it only once so far and my phone did not explode or anything, but I don't know if it was actually charging or not. The battery icon had the 'plug' graphic on it, but how can I tell if it was working properly?

I ended up getting a cheap charger off from eBay, it's kind of like the motorola listed that has the USB port. It also came with the USB cable and another house plug-in with the USB port. I travel a lot for the military so I like to have a spare cable and house charger.

i've used a Griffin which has a USB plugin...from my blackberry phone, HTC Tilt2 (winmo 6.5), HTC Aria (android), and will use it on my Focus. but with the battery, i haven't had a need for it yet lol. off the home charger with a full charge at 6:30am...drove to atlanta (well covered 3G area) to Athens (so so 3G) and all the back home down back roads through no name towns (spotty coverage). it's now 5:30 and i'm still showing half a battery gauge. that's with a few calls, plenty of texting, and a lot of web browsing.
damn i love this phone

I use one I got from Costco with my Backflip last year. I figured all micro USB would be fine.

Got a couple Rocketfish ones from Best Buy - work great

IMO, the Belkin is nice because it is low-profile. a very clean looking charging setup. Also can use whatever microusb I have handy rather than some dedicated cable.
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I went with the Belkin Micro USB car adapter, works great, especially if you need to charge other USB devices.
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Get the OEM charger here. I have had no issue with the MicroUSB connector, unlike my last car charger that just died. Can't beat the price either.

I bought three of these chargers...
I got three of these chargers off amazon. They are oem, but are official motorola and look really nice. They have a translucent window with the M on them that lights up when they are plugged in. They are a steal at less than five dollars. Go here-->http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304549428&sr=8-1-spell.

That's what I got too, just through Amazon for prime 2 day.
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Question about chargers/charging M8, UK

Hello I am from the UK, I got the M8 at a great deal and it came today. However there is a problem with the HTC charger not being suitable for UK plugs, i.e they dont fit. However I got given an adapter for it unbranded, as a white plug with a USB slot for the HTC USB cable.
Now my worry is, from my knowledge you should only use chargers of the same brand as other chargers can do damage over time. Using the white plug given, it is not HTC branded, although the cable is still from HTC. But is this bad for my phone? That am not using a HTC branded charger? I want to charge it before it is powered on but I also don't want to use a dodgy charger.

Hard to say. If its some off-brand, cheap charger, it can have some defect that can conceivably damage the phone.
But if its decent quality, I interchange my MicroUSB chargers all the time (Samsung, HTC, etc.). Maybe technically not the best thing to do. But I haven't noticed any ill effects; and I'm willing to accept the consequences on the off chance something happens.

Worth buying the original IMHO.
http://shop.emea.htc.com/uk/p_htc_store_product.aspx?i=261982&phone=259879

Mine was shipped from Hong Kong so came with an English plug but I currently live in Australia. It shipped with a UK to AUS adaptor and this has been working fine. I think that's the cheaper option then buying a whole new charger.

HellzHere said:
Hello I am from the UK, I got the M8 at a great deal and it came today. However there is a problem with the HTC charger not being suitable for UK plugs, i.e they dont fit. However I got given an adapter for it unbranded, as a white plug with a USB slot for the HTC USB cable.
Now my worry is, from my knowledge you should only use chargers of the same brand as other chargers can do damage over time. Using the white plug given, it is not HTC branded, although the cable is still from HTC. But is this bad for my phone? That am not using a HTC branded charger? I want to charge it before it is powered on but I also don't want to use a dodgy charger.
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I only say this because I did this.. i got my HTC ONE M8 and thought the plug didnt fit but the earth prong expanded (i havent had a new phone since htc one x .. apparently this is the new design on phones as my friend with S5 laughed at me when i said the plug confused me for a while lol)

well some cheap non brand chargers can harm your device battery. there are a lot of complains like this. so if you even want to change your charger i recommend buying the original HTC charger or same quality charger of other brands.