So much help from all of you.
I made a video.
My way of returning the favor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YLztchPUTQ
Wow, that's a good idea!
I also been having that problem in wich my hand gets tired,
and holding with both is not as comfortable. This really is a nice
alternative to put counter weight. I think this would also look well attached to a
messenger bag, since I use it for school and stuff, might be a nice addon.
Thanks for the share!
For those without the skill to make these or just want something cheap that works well you could also use a wii or psmove strap. I currently have a PSmove controller strap attached and use it for the same purpose as stated in the video.
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For those without the skill to make these or just want something cheap that works well you could also use a wii or psmove strap. I currently have a PSmove controller strap attached and use it for the same purpose as stated in the video.
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That's a good alternative, but the purpose for the leash is to serve as counter weight. As by having a wii or Psmove strap is just for the wrist, meaning that it still has the weight on your hand. that might be useful to serve as security when someone is on the train or in a public area.
Nice, I made one but way shorter since I only use it for my wrist. I used the bead idea though since its nice to be able to tighten it.
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I commented on your video but I will post it here too
great video, another thing you could do is have the bungee cord loop around the top right corner of the nook (like some of the cases do) and tighten the bungee cord. it would make a good back holding strap.
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Magnetic Trick #1
Okay, so you are loving that you can sling a football game to your new NC while snacking in the kitchen, but your are stumped.....where can you safely mount your nook? If you purchased a Industriell Easel Cover, then your problem is solved. It turns out that the magnet, built to hold the clasp in place, is a very strong rare earth type. So strong in fact, that you can mount the entire thing on the refrigerator door. I know it seems risky, but the mount is surprisingly firm. Now, I not suggesting you attempt with house full of drunken Super Bowl buddies, or lot of active refrigerator friendly little ones about; but for breakfast news viewing you might find it handy.
****note: Any metal surface will work, you could for example use the side of the refrigerator if you find the door too risky. Please whatever you do, don't use the oven.
Magnetic Trick #2
Still not sold on this versatile NC cover? Then check out this second horizontal or vertical mounting option. Take a metal bookend holder, the old school library type, with the cork or felt protective base. Bend the vertical tab to your favorite viewing angle, then slide it between the flap and back cover. The magnets stick to the bookend, the mount is extremely stable ,and it looks nice to!
Very cool. Thanks for the info. Now if I only had a car from the 60's or older, this would make a perfect dash mount.
I shudder to think of driving an old car like that; drum brakes, metal rings on the steering wheel, no seat belts, metal dash and seats without head rests. How did people live though accidents?
OP thanks for solidifying my choice. I was on the fence before this idea of yours.
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Very cool. Thanks for the info. Now if I only had a car from the 60's or older, this would make a perfect dash mount.
I shudder to think of driving an old car like that; drum brakes, metal rings on the steering wheel, no seat belts, metal dash and seats without head rests. How did people live though accidents?
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They didn't... .
I did it all from my Nookie...
The old classics
gedster314 said:
Very cool. Thanks for the info. Now if I only had a car from the 60's or older, this would make a perfect dash mount.
I shudder to think of driving an old car like that; drum brakes, metal rings on the steering wheel, no seat belts, metal dash and seats without head rests. How did people live though accidents?
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It turns out that I have such a car, and old 66 mustang convertible, and I used to drive it, single bowl drum brakes and all, in Houston traffic! Yes, I was younger, yes I was very very, okay, extremely stupid, but the funny thing was the way other people reacted. I had driven an old 3/4 ton company truck and it was dog eat dog.....brutal Darwin style driving, but when I hit the road in the Mustang, the traffic parted like for the Red Sea for Moses. People would wave me in, if you've ever hazarded the Houston Interstate nightmare you can appreciate how incredible that is. It was an amazing experience. Hmmm, you've got me thinking now, I might have go see if that thing will stick to the dash...........
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Magnetic Trick #1
Okay, so you are loving that you can sling a football game to your new NC while snacking in the kitchen, but your are stumped.....where can you safely mount your nook? If you purchased a Industriell Easel Cover, then your problem is solved. It turns out that the magnet, built to hold the clasp in place, is a very strong rare earth type. So strong in fact, that you can mount the entire thing on the refrigerator door.
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**** me, it works!
like magic
Croak said:
**** me, it works!
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Yeah, that was my first reaction.
I told myself there was no way in hell I was spending 40 bucks on a case. And even though I have 0 plans to do what you mentioned, I still bought it.
OP, i hate you.
Glad to be of service
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I told myself there was no way in hell I was spending 40 bucks on a case. And even though I have 0 plans to do what you mentioned, I still bought it.
OP, i hate you.
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Music to my ears
Very nice case! But how is this slinging of football games accomplished? Using a sling box?
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foethalove said:
Very nice case! But how is this slinging of football games accomplished? Using a sling box?
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The Nook Color works well with my slingbox, I think I have an AV model. I can also confirm that it tethers to my captivate (froyo 2.2 rom) and slings over cell network.
I almost learned about the magnet the hard way. Was home working on a computer and had my nook next to me with this case and just about set a hard drive down on top of it until I noticed all of the screws sticking together. I just figured the magnet was in the metal buckle and not the case. Never thought about sticking it to the fridge though. Tried it and it worked pretty well. THANKS!
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I almost learned about the magnet the hard way. Was home working on a computer and had my nook next to me with this case and just about set a hard drive down on top of it until I noticed all of the screws sticking together. I just figured the magnet was in the metal buckle and not the case. Never thought about sticking it to the fridge though. Tried it and it worked pretty well. THANKS!
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I'm kinda glad, the Nook Color doesn't have a compass.
dawynkoop said:
I almost learned about the magnet the hard way. Was home working on a computer and had my nook next to me with this case and just about set a hard drive down on top of it until I noticed all of the screws sticking together. I just figured the magnet was in the metal buckle and not the case. Never thought about sticking it to the fridge though. Tried it and it worked pretty well. THANKS!
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I thought the same thing! until I noticed that It was sticking to the top of my car at an impossible angle. Then I realized that I had been setting it on top of my laptop to transport. My first thought "Oh crap!"
no damage, but I'll be more careful now. lol.
Times are a changing.
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I'm kinda glad, the Nook Color doesn't have a compass.
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I thought the same thing! until I noticed that It was sticking to the top of my car at an impossible angle. Then I realized that I had been setting it on top of my laptop to transport. My first thought "Oh crap!"
no damage, but I'll be more careful now. lol.
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Well, solid state drives are getting cheaper and faster every day. For that matter, I haven't used my venerable old laptop much since I fell in love rooting some nookie. If the recent breakthroughs in Bluetooth plays out I might have to retire the old girl.
Wow! I wonder how early BN opens...
very darn cool...I was trying to stomach getting the Lautner case, as I wanted it to look half descent but want portrait and landscape positions (landscape for airplane flights)...I may go with this...
Thanks to the OP...
I got my nook a week before my wife went into labor. When we were leaving the hospital I forgot my nook on the rook of our car. Our house is about 9 turns and 4 miles away with speeds from 40-60 mph. I got to about 1 mile away from home going 60 mph and I heard a thump. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw my nook on the spoiler. I stopped and everything was fine. I am betting the magnet helped the nook stay on top of our car and I am so thankful I got the case.
Bouncing Baby
Nice magnetic nook save and a new baby to boot. Heck a new baby is almost as nice as getting a new phone, even better because the baby will get continuous free upgrades for life. Samsung and HTC can't match that. All joking aside though,can you imagine how sad and primitive all Dads' hot technology will look to that little one twenty years hence? Well my best wishes to mommy, the little one......and congratulations to the new Dad!
I was planning on going to BN this morning to buy this case and use it with the book-end mod for landscape viewing, but then I found (and ordered) this:
It's under $20 and has 17 5-star reviews and 3 4-star reviews (out of 20 total reviews). There are also a couple of customer-contributed images of a Nook Color in a case sitting in it, in both portrait and landscape.
Hi jason, I saw that stand too and at the time I thought it might make a nice bedside stand. I went with the mag cover for the portability, the protective cover it would provide and, because of my poor impulse control..., the old "I have to have it right now". Its best feature, the magnetic component, was an unexpected bonus.
I'm still interested in how your stand performs, stability wise or, any such observations you might wish to share, once you take the plunge and get some user experiance.
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Dilemma, I have a nook color and the kids are bugging me to watch movies in the backseat of the car with it. I am looking for a mount that can strap to the two front seats headrests and basically allow the NC to hang in the open space between the seats. Has anyone seen such an item for the NC yet? I have three kids back there so middle location mounting for the NC is a must.
Yea, I was thinking about the same thing. I'm going on a trip in two weeks and would love to get some ideas from people. I was thinking of rigging something up with bungie cords.
Ebay is your friend... This looks to be a universal dock for Ipad and Galaxy tab, so we should fit being in the middle of the two devices.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Headrest-Mo...ultDomain_0&hash=item255d934bd8#ht_1864wt_831
Not sure about the middle placement, but this is what I did in my infiniti.. (kind of a hack, but no drilling or cutting was required)
Thanks for the tip on the eBay item; I will keep that in mind for rear mounting to one headrest. I am going to keep on the search for something I can do between the two seats so I don’t have kids attacking each other back there trying to see the movie!!
I am considering getting a cheap silicone sleeve for it and then super glue some sort of strap to the back of the sleeve, to hang between the two seats. Likely will not look pretty but may serve its purpose if I can’t locate a "true" device to meet my needs.
PS- your hack looks pretty darn good for GPS usage!
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Ebay is your friend... This looks to be a universal dock for Ipad and Galaxy tab, so we should fit being in the middle of the two devices.
Not sure about the middle placement, but this is what I did in my infiniti.. (kind of a hack, but no drilling or cutting was required)
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Thanks for the tip on the eBay item; I will keep that in mind for rear mounting to one headrest. I am going to keep on the search for something I can do between the two seats so I don’t have kids attacking each other back there trying to see the movie!!
I am considering getting a cheap silicone sleeve for it and then super glue some sort of strap to the back of the sleeve, to hang between the two seats. Likely will not look pretty but may serve its purpose if I can’t locate a "true" device to meet my needs.
PS- your hack looks pretty darn good for GPS usage!
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Jeez man, you hit the brakes hard and that will act as a sling shot shooting the nC back into your kid's faces. I would try to find something that will hard attach to the center console if you have one. Don't use bungy cords or anything like that unless you budget some dental work to go with it.
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Jeez man, you hit the brakes hard and that will act as a sling shot shooting the nC back into your kid's faces. I would try to find something that will hard attach to the center console if you have one. Don't use bungy cords or anything like that unless you budget some dental work to go with it.
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Yeah point taken! I guess I typed my last comment faster than my mind was processing it. I will consider the kids safety first with my design- if I ever get around to building this. I think I will look at those dvd bags they sell at the store for portable dvd players that mount between two seats and get some ideas from one of those.
pre-ordered a couple weeks ago, cant wait to get this thing in!
PadPivot
anyone else find this little stand amazing!?
Cool idea. Not sure if it'll work with the rubberized back of the NC. The original Nook doesnt have that kind of back I understand...
Looks pretty awesome I must say. They even have a nook color image amung the compatible devices shown. Pre-orders are taken here: http://www.padpivot.com/
$25 is a great deal.
You struck gold... that is spot on what I was looking for!!!!
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Cool idea. Not sure if it'll work with the rubberized back of the NC. The original Nook doesnt have that kind of back I understand...
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The original Nook does have a rubberized back, but it's a different style/texture to the NC. I can't tell how that pedestal attaches, is it glued on?
Looks like a gel/rubber sticky pad much like those anti-slip pads you toss on the dash for a GPS unit.
Get it wet and let it air dry like those jelly slime toys you toss at the wall and it creeps down.
At least that is how it looks on the site and based on the FAQ.
The video does show a NC, but they don't mention it on the site. Might be worth an email to them.
Does it do vert?
Doesnt look like it is available to pre order anymore... bummer.
I seriously thought about it, but decided against it. I just don't find myself in a position that that would be useful. How often do people set it on their lap and use it hands free?
It doesnt have to be used on your lap. I would like it to use on the plane when watching movies.
Ah, I already have a few stands I can use for that.
Ordered 4.
I want to order 2 but it says pre orders are full
If anyone has an extra one once they ship please pm me and I will buy it from you. This is perfect for what I need
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It doesnt have to be used on your lap. I would like it to use on the plane when watching movies.
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I haven't flown in a while... did they increase passenger legroom?
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I haven't flown in a while... did they increase passenger legroom?
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No, and in an attempt to discourage large people from flying, they're reducing seat width as well. Which brings me to my total OT idea... tickets based on weight!
I have been looking around for a product or a DIY project that will allow a hand strap to be attached to our Focus but so far have not been able to come up with anything.
I love the phone's sleek body and I really don't want to put a case on it so a Hand Strap would be ideal.
Anyone care to share your thoughts or ideas on this?
Thanks!
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Been wanting a hannd strap myself. The only place I can see where I can secure it without much moding would be the external antenna port below the sim card. I was thinking maybe could attach the strap around the port and find a way to place something into the port like a kind of pin to help keep it in place.
That's an idea.
I saw that connector too but thought that since it's not a screwed on connector it might not provide much of a grip for a strap especially when the cover of our phone comes off so easily.
I actually saw one of my customers at AT&T have a strap on hers and it was a strap with a rubber 3.5mm port at the end. And it was dang sturdy too, and perfect positioning at the hradphone jack. I thought that was so freaking awesome. I have no idea where she got it but more than likely a quick Google search will guide you.
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I actually saw one of my customers at AT&T have a strap on hers and it was a strap with a rubber 3.5mm port at the end. And it was dang sturdy too, and perfect positioning at the hradphone jack. I thought that was so freaking awesome. I have no idea where she got it but more than likely a quick Google search will guide you.
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I was toying around with that idea but I was not sure how much grip the headphone jack will provide but it's better than not having a strap at all.
Thanks for the reply!
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kms108 said:
i've seen many, the little jack is plastic, most of them come with a stylus for a touch screen pen, it's a good way to hang a hand strap for decoration only, but dont use your hand strap to hold the phone, it's not strong enough.
kms
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I agree, the headphone jack's retention spring/clip will not likely provide enough holding power to stop the phone from falling out of my hand if I put a hand strap on it.
I have already dropped the phone a few times and luckily it had not hit a hard surface with sufficient force to cause much damage. A hand strap in my opinion is totally necessary on a phone this wide (I have a medium size hand).
I hope a solution will surface before anything really bad happens to my phone.
Thanks for the reply!
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I agree, the headphone jack's retention spring/clip will not likely provide enough holding power to stop the phone from falling out of my hand if I put a hand strap on it.
I have already dropped the phone a few times and luckily it had not hit a hard surface with sufficient force to cause much damage. A hand strap in my opinion is totally necessary on a phone this wide (I have a medium size hand).
I hope a solution will surface before anything really bad happens to my phone.
Thanks for the reply!
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the plug are the only choice, if you do have the a plug with hand strap, the sudden loose of your hand, i'm sure it will hold for that purpose, but like me it's a natural habit to start swing your phone if you some sort of cord or strap on the phone.
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the plug are the only choice, if you do have the a plug with hand strap, the sudden loose of your hand, i'm sure it will hold for that purpose, but like me it's a natural habit to start swing your phone if you some sort of cord or strap on the phone.
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Yeah I agree and for sure no swinging
with my HTC Mozart 7
with my Samsung Nexus S
Last night I got inspired (by the Netflix app ) to make a functional and nice looking stand. But instead of jumping in blindly with plexiglass or something I built a prototype out of cardboard.
I was thinking of making the final version a bit smaller so it fits nicer when vertical and maybe making a notch in it so the home button is accessible. Something I can't figure out how to fix is that the speaker is inside the stand when vertical. But other than that I'm really happy how this turned out and can't wait to make a final version.
Attached are some pictures of it holding the Nook horizontal and vertical. Any comments, ideas or questions would be appreciated. Thank you.
Not bad though if you are worried about the speaker it would be realy easy to rigup a pair of speakers with a 1/8" stereo jack on your final build
Wouldnt it just be easier/cheaper to buy one of those stands?
Im all about making custom things, but in this case, I dont see the benfit of what you made versus this: http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Portabl...VOOY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305477985&sr=8-2
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Wouldnt it just be easier/cheaper to buy one of those stands?
Im all about making custom things, but in this case, I dont see the benfit of what you made versus this: http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Portabl...VOOY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305477985&sr=8-2
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Ah phooey! I see the benefit of DIY. True, sometimes there are cheaper solutions out there. But this user's solution gave "me" many ideas for other devices, my wife's iPad, my Evo, Books! I like the ingenuity involved in the OP's solution. I'm going to make something like this out of plexiglass--the OP's idea. 1 sheet of pl (home depot), my jigsaw, some cement, buff the edges, felt the edges to protect the nook, rubber little feet (Rite Aid), listen to jazz while I'm making it and have a blast! $20. It's going to look a lot better than a little cheap rack holding holding up a nook. Nice going!
I agree, sometimes it's about the journey, not the destination.
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Wouldnt it just be easier/cheaper to buy one of those stands?
Im all about making custom things, but in this case, I dont see the benfit of what you made versus this: http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Portabl...VOOY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305477985&sr=8-2
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I have one of these and, while it's great for my XOOM, it doesn't really fit the NC very well. It's OK for landscape but if you want your NC to stand in portrait while charging you have to put the stand on a book or the edge of a table to allow space for the cable. Actually I found this thread because I was looking for a better stand.
I definitely see the advantages of DIY to satisfy your own requirements. Good luck!
I use this case stand since I got my Nook Color in January. I see that now Amazon for fulfils the orders for it now. I had to wait two weeks back then but it was worth it. No excuses not to get it now.
http://www.amazon.com/rooCASE-Leath...3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1306015551&sr=1-3
Get a good Bluetooth keyboard I actually bought the Apple one from Amazon and you're in heaven.