Hey, I have had a Galaxy SII for a while now and use it as my main phone but just couldn't bring myself to sell my Sexy Nexy. So, it is still laying around, being used as an MP3 player during the rare occasions I actually go out to exercise. But besides that it is just collecting dust, which I hate. I was wondering if anyone else has been in this situation and thought of a creative way to still use their N1s.
I don't know have VOIP works but maybe something like using their nexus for a phone, or home phone even, only through wifi? Not sure if you have to have a SIM card in for that or not.
Or maybe something more creative? Just seeing what people have done out there.
Sell it to meeeee!!!! Good luck on S2
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Like you I use mine as an MP3 Player, but I keep it in my car and connect it to my stereo. I also cant bring myself to get rid of it, but Ive painted mine so nobody would buy it anyway (even though its a beautiful paint job)
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Like you I use mine as an MP3 Player, but I keep it in my car and connect it to my stereo. I also cant bring myself to get rid of it, but Ive painted mine so nobody would buy it anyway (even though its a beautiful paint job)
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I am doing the same thing. Also trying to figure out the easiest way to turn Wi-Fi tethering on when I get in the car so the N1 can connect to it and then I can use it for VOIP calls and texts as well as an mp3 player in the car.
Frame that SOB.
It's still great as a spare. Like say when you're out on the beer and don't want to loose your newest love . Unless of course you like to show that one off
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It's still great as a spare. Like say when you're out on the beer and don't want to loose your newest love . Unless of course you like to show that one off
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Yea mine doubles as a spare. whenever my gf breaks her phone I give her my Sensation and use my N1.
she never understands why I dont just give her the N1. Im just looking for any excuse to play with it again
Im considering selling my sensation and just using the N1 though. Sensation gets like 5 hours of light use, the N1 gets a day and a half of heavy
nickL0V3 said:
Like you I use mine as an MP3 Player, but I keep it in my car and connect it to my stereo. I also cant bring myself to get rid of it, but Ive painted mine so nobody would buy it anyway (even though its a beautiful paint job)
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Can we see a picture? I want to paint mine too. I used to have a Desire and I sanded the paint off and polished it, looked really cool that way.
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Can we see a picture? I want to paint mine too. I used to have a Desire and I sanded the paint off and polished it, looked really cool that way.
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this is from the day I reassembled it. its looking a little dinged up these days, so Im going to be re-painting soon and Im looking for color suggestions.
I used metal/plastic adhering spray paint and a lot of wet sanding. The battery door isnt perfect but I got another one to try again with. The aluminum part was easy to sand down (dremel) but the plastic is just a little less forgiving so there are some places I bit a little too deep.
but I love it. I occasionally use it as my primary phone and it always turns heads
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That is pretty cool. I would like to do the same but with a different color. Unfortunately it's my only phone.
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this is from the day I reassembled it. its looking a little dinged up these days, so Im going to be re-painting soon and Im looking for color suggestions.
I used metal/plastic adhering spray paint and a lot of wet sanding. The battery door isnt perfect but I got another one to try again with. The aluminum part was easy to sand down (dremel) but the plastic is just a little less forgiving so there are some places I bit a little too deep.
but I love it. I occasionally use it as my primary phone and it always turns heads
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Ye anot only is it my spare phone, I have 3 housings for it, so I can get one painted and ready while the N1 is still all put together.
Im actually working on a new one right now but Im not sure what colors I want
Please post pictures of the repaint. I'm thinking once I have some extra money, buying a second housing and repainting it and having the local repair shop install it for me. I like the phone enough to hang onto it if I can make it a bit unique. Maybe I should wait until something breaks? AFAIK power button has never been replaced and so far works perfect, going on 3 years old this April. No signs of any other problems so far but who knows? I try to never use the USB port for charging to keep it from wearing out.
nickL0V3 said:
Ye anot only is it my spare phone, I have 3 housings for it, so I can get one painted and ready while the N1 is still all put together.
Im actually working on a new one right now but Im not sure what colors I want
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Please post pictures of the repaint. I'm thinking once I have some extra money, buying a second housing and repainting it and having the local repair shop install it for me. I like the phone enough to hang onto it if I can make it a bit unique. Maybe I should wait until something breaks? AFAIK power button has never been replaced and so far works perfect, going on 3 years old this April. No signs of any other problems so far but who knows? I try to never use the USB port for charging to keep it from wearing out.
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Will do. Im trying something a little dfifferent this time so if it sucks I probably will re-paint again before posting so it may be a while. but if this doesnt look terrible I should be done with it soon
I'm not into the bright colors a whole lot, I was considering flat black, or blue or red, but not sure yet. Maybe you could sell me one of your housings? If I try to attempt the work myself I will need to buy another phone to use for a few days while I work on it.
an update is still coming guys, Im about to have a kid and things have been a little hectic getting ready for him, so I may be delayed a while, but it is coming
I also want to use my N1 as MP3 player in my car. But I once used a SGS2 as MP3 in my car and the music quality is just so much better. Are there any ROM/Mod/Apps to enhance the music of my N1? Currently using Evervolv 4.2 for my N1(a great ROM btw).
And that's a very nice paint job there! Impressive!
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I also want to use my N1 as MP3 player in my car. But I once used a SGS2 as MP3 in my car and the music quality is just so much better. Are there any ROM/Mod/Apps to enhance the music of my N1? Currently using Evervolv 4.2 for my N1(a great ROM btw).
And that's a very nice paint job there! Impressive!
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You could try HyperSense Nova, which has some impressive sound codecs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604957
CM ROMS have DSP Manager for sound effects too. You might wanna check those out. Try VJ's CM 10.1 (4.1.2)
The galaxy s2 has terrible audio quality for music compared to the nexus one and desire. The original galaxy had good sound quality when set up right with voodoo mods. DSP manager as well as power amp are good for sound quality. I use both.
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Hello everyone. This is a quick writeup/review on the LG Keyboard. I'm typing this up from the keyboard, in fact!
Pros:
1) First off, let me say that the build quality is excellent! The keyboard looks and feels like its made from some expensive and premium plastic. It has sort of a metallic look to it.
2) They keyboard is small however the keys are big and spacious enough.You can carry this easily in a bag, since it has a flat profile and a keyboard case to go with it. The keyboard case also doubles as a stand for your tablet fr those of you going commando and not wanting to put a case on it.
3) As for typing: The keys are chiclet raised style keys. They are spaced apart and big enough to type on comfortably.
4) There is absolutely no lag whatsoever between typing the character and it appearing on the screen. Sometimes, however, there are missed keys, as in you'll have to hit a letter twice before it appears. This occurs very rarely and also depends on how much of a "wirelessly" busy area you are in.
5) When using this keyboard, it behaves exactly like a desktop keyboard. As in, when you're type on a form with multiple fields, and you press tab or shift+tab, you move from one field to the next. Hitting spacebar on a radio button or a check mark box allows you to check that area off. Alt+Tabbing is also programmed in.You can hit Ctrl+T to open a new tab. There are plenty more, but these are the few that I've noticed that I thought I should mention.
I don't know if thats the result of programming on the keyboard or the OS that does this, but its still awesome either way.
6) Full volume control as well as the ability to pause, play, skip and go back on playlists.
Cons
1) The keyboard has a number of Fn function keys, each of which calls up a specific app. There is one for email, web browser, calendar, and music. As for email, I'm using the AOSP email app, and when pressing that button, nothing happens. This might be different with other people who are using other types of email apps.
2) The web browser isn't called either
Others: This might be good or bad depending on the person
1) As for calendar, only the stock calendar is launched
2) I've set my default music playing app to Player Pro, however when pressing this, it only brings up the music app installed from google. However, to be fair, I must say that after you have a playlist going, regardless of which music player your using, you can still control the playlist (pause, play, skip, go to previous song, etc)
3) I've been typing on this with wireless on and music playing. In the past 30 minutes, battery has gone down by about 7%.
Conclusion:
I should mention that this keyboard was sold for Android 3.0+, however it was intended for 3.0. As such, it isn't 100% compatible with 4.1.1 (I'd say its 95% ). Hopefully someone can figure out a way on mapping the some of the keys that weren't working. Regardless, the doesn't stop this from being a good keyboard and an excellent buy if you're someone who needs a physical keyboard and types a lot.
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Regardless, the video is still good enough to showcase the virtues of this keyboard!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-plXnQA-KlE&feature=youtu.be
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Nice writeup. Been lookin for a reason to get this. My HP touchpad Bluetooth keyboard just doesn't cut it working on android.
A little shocking about your battery drop like that in only 30 minutes.. any improvement or change with this, now that you are using it more?
Been eyeing up the refurbished ones on eBay for $33.00.
Can you post more pics with the cover on it? Next to the 7 ?
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Really interested in this keyboard, if only the price weren't so high. Does the stand work while you have your case on?
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theomni said:
I should mention that this keyboard was sold for Android 3.0+, however it was intended for 3.0. As such, it isn't 100% compatible with 4.1.1 (I'd say its 95% ). Hopefully someone can figure out a way on mapping the some of the keys that weren't working. Regardless, the doesn't stop this from being a good keyboard and an excellent buy if you're someone who needs a physical keyboard and types a lot.
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Perhaps you should take a look at this? http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159538
Ah, thank you!
But in order for that method to work, you need to be rooted and install a few APKs. I was hoping to do this without cluttering my apps drawer.
Edit: New pictures have been added to the original post. As of right now, I'm uploading a video onto youtube on the keyboard and typing. However, I MUST warn you all: I tried looking back at my camera work and I realized there's quite a bit of movement. I kinda got motion sick and have a headache (lol) so this is a fair warning to you. Just skip around throughout the video.
Video and more pictures added!
i have the chance to get the ipad variant of this quite cheaply (can't find the android version in the uk anyway)
does anyone know if the ipad version would work with android?
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i have the chance to get the ipad variant of this quite cheaply (can't find the android version in the uk anyway)
does anyone know if the ipad version would work with android?
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It works, my wife has one. I had some weirdness the first time I connected it, the shift key kept "sticking" but after that it was okay. Control, Alt works.. Some of the media stuff works, including launching some stock apps.. Overall it was okay once it started working right, not sure if it'll happen randomly or just that "first time".
Android will have more Android-specific functions, like Home, Back, Recents, etc... but you can mostly get by on the keyboard, especially if you don't mind poking the screen now and then.
nickles96 said:
Nice writeup. Been lookin for a reason to get this. My HP touchpad Bluetooth keyboard just doesn't cut it working on android.
A little shocking about your battery drop like that in only 30 minutes.. any improvement or change with this, now that you are using it more?
Been eyeing up the refurbished ones on eBay for $33.00.
Can you post more pics with the cover on it? Next to the 7 ?
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I've been eyeing the same thing, except on amazon. lol
OP: Can you open a note taking app and take a picture of the setup from normal typing distance?
I want to get this keyboard so I can take some notes in class, but my main concern was that I wouldn't be able to see the text or I would have to magnify so much that barely any text fits on the screen at a time.
(Yea, Transformer is better for this, but this is only one of many things I want to do. And I feel the N7 is better for.. everything else. lol)
Nippero said:
I've been eyeing the same thing, except on amazon. lol
OP: Can you open a note taking app and take a picture of the setup from normal typing distance?
I want to get this keyboard so I can take some notes in class, but my main concern was that I wouldn't be able to see the text or I would have to magnify so much that barely any text fits on the screen at a time.
(Yea, Transformer is better for this, but this is only one of many things I want to do. And I feel the N7 is better for.. everything else. lol)
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Sure. I'll do it tomorrow night.
However, I can tell you that if you use this like a laptop, you can easily read and see the text.
Nippero said:
I've been eyeing the same thing, except on amazon. lol
OP: Can you open a note taking app and take a picture of the setup from normal typing distance?
I want to get this keyboard so I can take some notes in class, but my main concern was that I wouldn't be able to see the text or I would have to magnify so much that barely any text fits on the screen at a time.
(Yea, Transformer is better for this, but this is only one of many things I want to do. And I feel the N7 is better for.. everything else. lol)
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Sorry, I just realized what you were saying.
As far as normal typing distance is concerned, why don't you put your tablet at various distances and see if you can read it. I'd imagine this would be a personal thing that is different from person to person.
I just got mine in the mail. Perfect plug and play functionality! The browser shortcut button DOES work with the AOSP browser! For some reason the email shortcut isnt linking to either my gmail or to my email cliemt - may try to manually map this later. Otherwise the keyboard is perfectly responsive, portable size while maintaining the full sized keyboard feel. I love it Highly recomend it to anyone looking for a portable bluetooth keyboard for their N7!
Hi there. I'm new here and this is my first post.
This keyboard is surprisingly good. I originally wanted a keyboard folio but they are too small. I gave the Logitech one a chance and I'm very happy with the responsiveness and the overall feel. I touch type so I need the keys to feel a certain way to type properly and this keyboard works very well.
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Found it on Amazon for $40! Might take a chance at it as the cheapest I've seen it was $50.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=B0054L8N7M&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwgadgetgblo-20
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I have the same keyboard I absolutely love it! Give it a 9/10 for pretty much the exact reasons in the OP. I got mine on ebay as a factory refurbished for $30 shipped and it works perfectly! Battery last a long time too on a few AAAs I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes to have a physical keyboard!
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Found this on clearance at Target for 42$ Love it.
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Logitech Tablet Keyboards review for android and for Ipad tested with PC
Hi guys,
I bought both the ipad version and android version of the keyboard and did some comparison using IPAD3, NEXUS 7, and Windows 7 PC.
Please have a look at it and let me know if you have any questions
I cant seem to post video because I am new so please copy and paste
"/watch?v=7F_VhaE3xrQ&list=UUvhoR5J6mXRNCLDfEmYsDjA&index=1&feature=plcp" after typing in youtube.com
or
search for "logitech tablet keyboard for android and ipad function" and look for TH0RFan
Its a bit long-winded but I did specify on comment which device is tested so you can fast foward to particular sections.
I wish I had better video capturing equipment but for the time being my SD1300 will have to do.
Cheers,
This keyboard gave me trouble to the point I gave up on it and sold it. It would timeout quickly, fail to pair about 30% of the time, and ddđooooooooooo tttttthhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiissss nnoooowww annnnnnnnddddd tthheennnnnnnnnnn.
Several calls to Logitech later and I decided to just get rid of it.
My brother got this for his Tab 10.1 and I tried it out on my Nexus. It works great. Perfect sized keys, feels good when typing. I even played GTA III with it. He told me battery life is awesome on it. He has to recharge once every 3 months.
Hello people of xda.....
I'm thinking of making a custom back for the nexus 7 that would remove lots of heat
what it would do is snap on where the old back went and would have
the back, printed on a 3d printer accurate to 2/100"
A 1 1/4" fan from radioshack
a rechargeable 9v battery
a switch for the fan
possible power and volume buttons
this case would be used for those of us who extreme overclock ex running at 1.6ghz with the gpu at 520 who want to rid of some heat.
WHAT THIS CASE WOULD NOT HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wifi antenna
gps antenna
bluetooth antenna
Let me know if you would like to get in on this
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Hello people of xda.....
I'm thinking of making a custom back for the nexus 7 that would remove lots of heat
what it would do is snap on where the old back went and would have
the back, printed on a 3d printer accurate to 2/100"
A 1 1/4" fan from radioshack
a rechargeable 9v battery
a switch for the fan
possible power and volume buttons
this case would be used for those of us who extreme overclock ex running at 1.6ghz with the gpu at 520 who want to rid of some heat.
WHAT THIS CASE WOULD NOT HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wifi antenna
gps antenna
bluetooth antenna
Let me know if you would like to get in on this
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Why not to that extreme, what about a slimmer back with USB OTG built in and a slot for the USB, where u insert a small one and can cover it.
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Why not to that extreme, what about a slimmer back with USB OTG built in and a slot for the USB, where u insert a small one and can cover it.
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Wow, thats a good idea, but it would have to go over the top a little in order to plug the connector in.
A USB OTG built in case, with a cooling system?! Count me in!
Count me in as well!
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what would you pay for something like this? it would be like 15$ for materials (Battery and fan and switch) plus an unknown amount for the otg cable that works.
Really hate to do this to you guys but I'm afraid it's already been done!
yes indeed for the low low price of $999999.99.99 you to can be the proud owner of the first true convergent nexus seven
features include
500gb extra storage space*
heatsink and fan*
multi card reader*
usb hub*
otg*
calling and texting*
shoot photos and video*
all the features that you know and love from the nexus 7*
all hooked up and ready to go*
* cables not included, *card reader not included, *usb hub not included, *nexus 7 not included, *hhd not included, *camera not included *nokia not included *otg cable not included *heatsink and fan not included *assembly not included nor the superglue required
Buy now to avoid disappointment!*
*disappointment included
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Really hate to do this to you guys but I'm afraid it's already been done!
yes indeed for the low low price of $999999.99.99 you to can be the proud owner of the first true convergent nexus seven
features include
500gb extra storage space*
heatsink and fan*
multi card reader*
usb hub*
otg*
calling and texting*
shoot photos and video*
all the features that you know and love from the nexus 7*
all hooked up and ready to go*
* cables not included, *card reader not included, *usb hub not included, *nexus 7 not included, *hhd not included, *camera not included *nokia not included *otg cable not included *heatsink and fan not included *assembly not included nor the superglue required
Buy now to avoid disappointment!*
*disappointment included
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you almost made me **** my pants laughing.
but seriously, who would pay for one?
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Really hate to do this to you guys but I'm afraid it's already been done!
yes indeed for the low low price of $999999.99.99 you to can be the proud owner of the first true convergent nexus seven
features include
500gb extra storage space*
heatsink and fan*
multi card reader*
usb hub*
otg*
calling and texting*
shoot photos and video*
all the features that you know and love from the nexus 7*
all hooked up and ready to go*
* cables not included, *card reader not included, *usb hub not included, *nexus 7 not included, *hhd not included, *camera not included *nokia not included *otg cable not included *heatsink and fan not included *assembly not included nor the superglue required
Buy now to avoid disappointment!*
*disappointment included
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I'm sorry, but I have the 8gb, coming from the Acer A500, and this is exactly how I feel right now, :/ I filled my storage up with nothing but apps, and still wanna get some more apps, and not a rear camera, ugh.
Brandonxcore said:
I'm sorry, but I have the 8gb, coming from the Acer A500, and this is exactly how I feel right now, :/ I filled my storage up with nothing but apps, and still wanna get some more apps, and not a rear camera, ugh.
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uh, you are aware hes not advertising what im talking about right?
im making a cover/caseish thing hes just bein funny XD
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uh, you are aware hes not advertising what im talking about right?
im making a cover/caseish thing hes just bein funny XD
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Sorry to go off topic, haha, anyways, my tablet doesn't get hot, I think the best thing for you to do is just add more copper to the existing heat sink, airflow will only drag dust into the tablet.
Just went and grabbed my hefty set of dial calipers! time to start modeling!
And also, i might put a small and thin filter (very small pores) inbetween the case and the fan but i think as long as you dont kick it under the fridge while the fan is on i think it would be all right
in order to hold onto the tablet without copying googles latches..... im afraid to say that
the back will have to come above the edge of the tablet and snap over the top just a little hopefully though. should solve the not level with the bezel screen issue that is stock. win win
EDIT* Facepalm, my calipers dont go above 6in how did i not see that coming....
how to measure corner Radius anyone?
Bumpity
Can someone find me a small, compatible usb otg cable that i can put in here and mount?
jombo2323 said:
Just went and grabbed my hefty set of dial calipers! time to start modeling!
And also, i might put a small and thin filter (very small pores) inbetween the case and the fan but i think as long as you dont kick it under the fridge while the fan is on i think it would be all right
in order to hold onto the tablet without copying googles latches..... im afraid to say that
the back will have to come above the edge of the tablet and snap over the top just a little hopefully though. should solve the not level with the bezel screen issue that is stock. win win
EDIT* Facepalm, my calipers dont go above 6in how did i not see that coming....
how to measure corner Radius anyone?
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You can try to get official/accurate specs from Asus or from a case manufacturer.
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You can try to get official/accurate specs from Asus or from a case manufacturer.
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in my dreams.
anyways i just made a shell of what the case should look like for it to fit inside
now time to add vents and the fan mount area!
Just an update for some people....
a standard rechargeable 9v battery would run the fan for about an hour and a half
if i put 2 in there, it would make it balanced and give about 3 to 3.5 hours of fan life (about what you get with a fully overclocked kernel)
so what will it be, 1 or 2?
if you used non rechargeable 9v's you would get about 5.5 hours of fan life, 2 would get you 11 which would be good
So more development has happened
got the case "complete" afak until i can print a prototype which is a week or so
i know its a bit thick, but what do you want from 2 9v's and a fan?
i hope some of you will get excited about how development is actually happening\
Tell me whatcha think!
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that is amazing... lol
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jombo2323 said:
So more development has happened
got the case "complete" afak until i can print a prototype which is a week or so
link to a picture http://puu.sh/V7KP
i know its a bit thick, but what do you want from 2 9v's and a fan?
i hope some of you will get excited about how development is actually happening\
Tell me whatcha think!
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This does look quite nice I do kinda like the ability to use NFC though and have an overall lightweight device, but perhaps something like this would be nice on a stand instead? Then I can put my N7 on the stand, do some benchmarking, games, whatever else I want, and then when I want to travel, I simply take the back off and go back stock.
jombo2323 said:
i hope some of you will get excited about how development is actually happening\
Tell me whatcha think!
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Honestly? I think you're wasting your time and everyone else's. No-one is going to buy something like that to cool a gadget that doesn't even get hot in a case, which brings up another point, where would you find a case to fit your souped up N7 afterwards?
There has to be a more worthy project for you to spend your time and money on.
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Honestly? I think you're wasting your time and everyone else's. No-one is going to buy something like that to cool a gadget that doesn't even get hot in a case, which brings up another point, where would you find a case to fit your souped up N7 afterwards?
There has to be a more worthy project for you to spend your time and money on.
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A lot of people here flash custom kernels to overclock their CPU to 1.64 GHz. In this instance, the device can get noticeably hotter after heavy usage...so this case will serve a purpose for some. Also, I believe the OP plans on integrating an inbuilt OTG mount, who wouldn't want that?!
Why don't you put a radiator, pump, and reservoir for kicks? A water-cooled tablet would be crazy badass!
Pardon the sarcasm. I believe people will be more interested in a built-in usb hub. Slap in a micro sd card reader in one port and 3 fullsize female usb in the other (for keyboard, mouse, portable drive, sixaxis controller, etc.). No more lack of sd card slot problem. Of course it will need a little tweak by swapping the mount points of the internal and the external sdcards, but it is doable.
If you want, instead of a micro sd, you can go for a multi card reader so the users will have options. Pictures or videos in the storage card can be viewed, edited, saved, or emailed from their dslr's straight to the tablet for example. The possibilities are endless.
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UPDATE DECEMBER 16th 2012
We did it!!! Made 1.4Miles (2.25Kilometers) this morning on an unboosted Nexus 7 tablet antenna mod!!! SWEET!!!
UPDATE DECEMBER 8th 2012
We've now taken the Nexus 7 WiFi range out to 4550ft (1372meters) closing in on one mile... Should be soon
Here's the vid of the world record flight with AR.Drone/Nexus 7 and itElite PRA24014 on December 8th
December 4th 2012 update
we've taken a giant leap in range and set an all out world record for the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0... We even beat the record set by the manufacturer...
Parrot teamed up with Alcatel-Lucent Technologies to create a drone controlled by 4G instead of WiFi and they set a mark of 1000meters...
So I took a long hard look at those numbers and contacted some WiFi experts discussing range and connectivity... Did some new modifications to my drone and tablet and came out on top, beating the Parrot/Alcatel record by roughly 82meters and beating the previous WiFi-only record by over 600meters (set by a consumer flyer in Hong Kong at 470meters)
My reason for posting here is to show the awesome Nexus 7 at it's best... None of this could have been done without the Nexus 7's unique features
Easy to crack open and shut without damage
Easy to tap into Nexus internal WiFi components
Easy to flash new ROM's and kernels to achieve smooth running control software
Perfect size and ample screen quality to fly outdoors and be able to see on screen controls
Here's the video of the world record flight on December 4th 2012
As of December 1st ... The Nexus 7 antenna mod holds the AR Drone 2.0 world distance record for WiFi controlled flight at 2,400ft (732 meters)
Just thought I'd leave this here and maybe get some Nexii love
I use my Nexus 7 to fly my WiFi Drone with onscreen HD video live feed...
The drawback has been the range... with the drones weak signal and the Nexus 7 tiny antenna I was limited to 100/150ft at best
So I came up with this... Ladies and gentlemen... the Nexus 7 FlightPad
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PremierTek 16dBi flat patch high gain directional WiFi antenna
This antenna setup increases my range by ten fold... now getting a thousand feet and more..
OK... I know... that antenna is huge... how bout a little smaller
Hawking 13dBi QuadPatch directional
How bout antenna and PS3 controller for flight control
Or just a simple multi polarized deal that will get full bars of WiFi internet anywhere in my house or yard from a cheap AT&T router
I know there will be haters for this setup because it ruins the flat back of the tablet making it less compact... but all this stuff just pops right off leaving the back "almost" flat... except for the PS3 controller slot mount at 1/8" thick... plus... I can jack open WiFi signals from over a mile away!!
Couple video examples of flight with the NexiiFlightPad
So anyways... go easy on me XDA... I'm 45yrs old but my mom didn't buy me the cool toys when I was a kid... so I'm overcompensating :-/
The external antenna is soldered to the motherboard antenna spring pins and the OEM WiFi antenna has been removed to eliminate interference... yes, I drilled holes in the back cover and even used epoxy and screws to attach the PS3 controller mount... but I have a spare back cover in case I want to return it to stock condition
Antenna solder points:
One word. Awesome!
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Thanks tkolev... I'm hoping I don't get stomped in here for the sacrilege of desecrating the OEM goodness of the stock Nexus 7... truly a wonderful device
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Thanks tkolev... I'm hoping I don't get stomped in here for the sacrilege of desecrating the OEM goodness of the stock Nexus 7... truly a wonderful device
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I really doubt that anyone here will do that. You found a way to make your device fit your needs and this deserves nothing else but admiration. Our devices are tools, not some fashion toys.
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Very nice!
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I'm curious why you're using narrow-beam ant for your drone. Those panel types usually have a 30-deg beamwidth, and are for point-to-point uses. Actually, a hi-gain omni probably wouldn't work either, since it has a "flat" beamwidth. Maybe something like the below, a 9dBi panel ant w/ 60-deg beamwidth for easy aiming. The compact 5"x5" can be mounted on the tablet with a clip mount.
http://www.wpsantennas.com/id2450-r...zwhisperdirectionalindoorantennacaf94601.aspx
That's pretty sweet. I would love to add an external antenna to my (planned) car install. Having zero soldering skills, I don't know if I'm brave enough.
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I'm curious why you're using narrow-beam ant for your drone. Those panel types usually have a 30-deg beamwidth, and are for point-to-point uses. Actually, a hi-gain omni probably wouldn't work either, since it has a "flat" beamwidth. Maybe something like the below, a 9dBi panel ant w/ 60-deg beamwidth for easy aiming. The compact 5"x5" can be mounted on the tablet with a clip mount.
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I guess the answer would have to be trial and error + results...
I've racked up quite a few different antenna styles while experimenting... these are just a few
Omni antennas came first because I had them lying around and they did wonderfully compared to the stock internal antenna... but then I ended up with one of those 5"x 5" patch antennas (center) and saw the advantage of directional (narrow beam , point to point... just point it at the drone) ... so I scrounged around and settled with the 7"x 7" because it gave the best range... to me, 30° beam width is big... by the time you get 100/150 yards away the error cone is huge... pointing my nexus in the general direction of the drone seems to come naturally so it's never an issue
Of course it's not the antenna I use when I'm browsing XDA on WiFi like the post I'm making right now from the little 5dBi omni (second from the right).... small and light and doesn't get in the way...
All comes down to single user preference... would be silly to market something this way because there's particular rules to follow to get the best results with that particular antenna... but it suits my style and requirements the best... I'm even thinking about going up a notch to an 18dBi patch that only has 20° beam width... just to see how far I can actually fly this thing
Oh my ****. Cool!
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That's pretty sweet. I would love to add an external antenna to my (planned) car install. Having zero soldering skills, I don't know if I'm brave enough.
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That was my fear... I went at this with sketchy soldering skills also... but I watched some YouTube videos... and practiced a little and boom... came out just fine
This is incredibly amazing. Now... where is the step by step mod guide with pics?
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Yes! Another hardware hacker who's not afraid to 'play' with his toys.
I watched the videos and kept an eye on the battery gauge of the AR Drone. When you crank up the speed, it really sucks down the battery quickly.
Where did you get the main bracket?
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Very cool hacking.
Funny how you can watch the battery dropping when you sped it up
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Yes! Another hardware hacker who's not afraid to 'play' with his toys.
I watched the videos and kept an eye on the battery gauge of the AR Drone. When you crank up the speed, it really sucks down the battery quickly.
Where did you get the main bracket?
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The main antenna bracket is a hacked up Motorola Droid Bionic windshield suction cup mount (car dock) with the suction cup removed, 4 holes drilled for the antenna connection, and some cutting and flattening for the tablet connection with epoxy and small screws...
The battery drain is partly from more aggressive flying and partly because I sped up certain parts of the video edit to keep it more interesting... that was actually a 17 minute flight compressed into 7 minutes of video without dropping any frames... just speeding up the slower moving, boring parts
That's some impressive customization there. Props
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This is incredibly amazing. Now... where is the step by step mod guide with pics?
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I could probly pull that off here pretty soon (this weekend?). I have a new SMA connector coming with thicker, low loss, RG174 cable... (the coax i got on there now sucks)... and I'm making a stronger SMA mount... I made the first one kind of like a kickstand to keep the tablet tilted when I set it down, but I keep feeling like I'm gonna break it off sooner or later
So yeah... I'll be sure to take pics... maybe video I guess? (Which would be better?)
I'm so jealous. I was just looking at the ardrone website a couple days ago and have been trying to think of how to tell my wife that I need it to function as a human being.
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I'm so jealous. I was just looking at the ardrone website a couple days ago and have been trying to think of how to tell my wife that I need it to function as a human being.
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Google "ar drone flyaway" before you do that. The folks who make it still haven't figured out that "wifi connection loss" should mean "gentle descent" to the ground. Apparently it means "go off in some wild direction, sometimes gaining great altitudes".
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Google "ar drone flyaway" before you do that. The folks who make it still haven't figured out that "wifi connection loss" should mean "gentle descent" to the ground. Apparently it means "go off in some wild direction, sometimes gaining great altitudes".
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Not a problem for 99.99% of users... when mine loses WiFi connection it stops and locks on a target on the ground and hovers... giving me time to walk closer or aim my antenna better and reconnect... you really don't want it to auto land on a disconnect... what if it's over water or power lines or trees etc... the hover and wait feature works very well... the flyways are usually freezups in the onboard software getting hung up on the last command received ... or navigation board faults
but look at the numbers... with over a million units sold... and doing a YouTube search shows less than 30 flyaway videos... searching the drone forums with thousands of members, shows less than 30 or 40 posts talking about flyaways... and they're all old posts
With my friends and myself as a group we have over a dozen of these things and had one flyaway... Parrot warrantied that and sent a new unit... but that WiFi thing doesn't happen... they always just stop and hover and wait for you
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I'm so jealous. I was just looking at the ardrone website a couple days ago and have been trying to think of how to tell my wife that I need it to function as a human being.
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My wife was way harder to deal with when I told her I needed the Nexus 7 more than air
And then she woke up one morning and saw me drilling holes in the cover and just about stabbed me with a back scratcher
But then she saw all the results and comments I get on the drone forums ... and she started thinking it was pretty cool
Then, all excited, she sent me this pic at work and I realized she was totally down with the DroneLife
My drone made the Parrot AR Drone Facebook page
Been looking at surface rt for fun. They are peaking my curiosity. Kinda bored with android, I had my nexus 7 for 7 months now and its great. Why would I not want to buy a surface rt? They sure are dropping in price fast on craigslist, even the dell xps 10 is now 249-299 brand new with free keyboard covers....... Am I crazy to want a rt?
Should not need to be talked out of anything. If you have the relevent info for both, than get what makes you happy. It is you that has to deal with it, not anyone else.
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Then get a Surface. You don't need our permission.
If you are bored with Android, then you are not going to be happy with Windows.
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If you are bored with Android, then you are not going to be happy with Windows.
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As far as I'm concerned, "Friends don't let friends buy Windows tablets". At least not now.
I had an RT tablet provided by my office for about a month. They bought one for everyone here because of the integrated Office and the keyboard cover, and they figured it would make everyone's lives easier.
It didn't turn out that way.
I'm not going to crap all over Windows 8/RT, because there are a lot of really good things about it and the build quality of the tablet is mostly nice.
But the three biggest problems:
1. The build quality of the soft cover is poor. In less than a month several of us had the soft cover split along the seams. It typed well, but you still had to be careful, because if you didn't hit the key properly sometimes it wouldn't take. On the whole a lot more work than a real keyboard.
2. Office is there, but it's a lot more awkward to use than I thought it would be. Sure, there shortcuts, but the need to pick your finger up to touch the screen all them time really slows you down. Something I'd eventually get used to, I'm sure, but it wasn't easy.
3. There really AREN'T any apps for Windows RT. Sure there are some, and there are apps that are supposed to do many other things, they just aren't the options I would have picked if there was choice. But the things I love tablets for are the apps and they just aren't there.
I also was really disappointed with how much real memory was left after the OS was taken into account. I would have had to manage my media constantly to make it work for me. Again, possible, but not worth it.
After a month our IT group took them back from everyone and said they were looking for another solution.
So, if you're bored with Android, you maybe should try a Windows Tablet, they aren't boring and they will keep you busy, just maybe not for the right reasons.
^thanks man. Solid points. I think I will wait for the new nexus 7. Glad you have a good response unlike the other posters here. I was concerned about the availability of apps for rt. And I'm thinking developers won't hop on board since it seems to be a hard sell and small user base.
Friend has an RT, I have a nexus 7.
Biggest thing is just the feel. I can pull out my nexus 7 and I have my app drawer full of games, customisable homescreen, many apps and things to play with. It's a fun tablet.
When I play with my friend's RT though, after exploring the start menu and desktop, there isn't really much. Games are lacking (except for the big names like jetpack joyride and other popular games), and there's nothing "fun" to do. The desktop is kind of empty, as it can't run windows apps, so pretty much the only thing that populates the desktop is the internet explorer and my computer icon, and assorted computer folders.
However, the RT does win the nexus 7 in many points. Productivity wise, it's brilliant. Microsoft office works really well, and split screen multitasking is cool. If you get the type cover, it becomes a mini laptop that can run all your office apps. The nexus 7 can never catch up unless a better office app shows up on the market.
So now it depends on whether you prefer fun, or productivity.
Sell it and get the Surface then.
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I just got my N7 last week. Still have no case since there's many choices regarding online but less in stores.
There's a slimline moku and another case I'm torn between.
I also got a Bluetooth Logitech keyboard for typing but not really loving it just yet.
Any who anyone find a keyboard / case solution they are happy with?
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Been looking at surface rt for fun. They are peaking my curiosity. Kinda bored with android, I had my nexus 7 for 7 months now and its great. Why would I not want to buy a surface rt? They sure are dropping in price fast on craigslist, even the dell xps 10 is now 249-299 brand new with free keyboard covers....... Am I crazy to want a rt?
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Are you kidding? I've had the opportunity to try a Surface RT, and was happy to give it back to the lender... if you're looking for a windows experience, forget it. It doesn't run any standard Windows programs... the apps it does have are a limited number. The interface is confusing and counterintuitive, and for God's sake, the price is well above what something of its caliberr should run.
I have two cases... and I like both for different reasons.
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I just got my N7 last week. Still have no case since there's many choices regarding online but less in stores.
There's a slimline moku and another case I'm torn between.
I also got a Bluetooth Logitech keyboard for typing but not really loving it just yet.
Any who anyone find a keyboard / case solution they are happy with?
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My main case is a leather portfolio style, with the magnets on the cover for auto on and off. It's the standard go to and there are lots around like it. http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=4882380
But my secondary case, which I use for working and productivity was a real find. I bought it off of a recommendation from talkandroid
http://www.talkandroid.com/147462-n...ooks-great-lasts-long-and-costs-little-video/
it was cheap, so I bought it and it works way better than I ever expected in a situation where I need a keyboard. When it's closed it looks great too. You can't really tell from the pictures but the keyboard fits on top of the Nexus 7 to create a kind of hard clamshell for the top of the unit. It's made in a silver plastic with dots that matches perfectly with the tablet.
Unfortunately I have to choose between the cases, I can't use both at once.
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My main case is a leather portfolio style, with the magnets on the cover for auto on and off. It's the standard go to and there are lots around like it. http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=4882380
But my secondary case, which I use for working and productivity was a real find. I bought it off of a recommendation from talkandroid
http://www.talkandroid.com/147462-n...ooks-great-lasts-long-and-costs-little-video/
it was cheap, so I bought it and it works way better than I ever expected in a situation where I need a keyboard. When it's closed it looks great too. You can't really tell from the pictures but the keyboard fits on top of the Nexus 7 to create a kind of hard clamshell for the top of the unit. It's made in a silver plastic with dots that matches perfectly with the tablet.
Unfortunately I have to choose between the cases, I can't use both at once.
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I also have on of those keyboard covers. They are such great value for money. And the rechargeable battery for keyboard lasts me literally months off a single charge!
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I would get a Surface Pro... if it wasn't so expensive.
If you're bored with android....with all you can do to them.....good luck with anything else.
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Go get a surface. Someone had to buy one eventually..
Don't expect much thou... There are no apps, it's a battery hog, chock full of manufacturing problems, it won't run windows apps (despite the branding).
surface sucks.
done:victory:
I've heard bad things about surface too, like build quality and that the touch screen isn't so good. About apps, you can pay a visit to windows market place yourself to see.
I'd suggest another option, one of those hybrid tablet/laptops running x86 windows 8.
At the very least, you can run bluestacks or virtual android on it, and have a fully functional PC which transforms into android if you need it.
Of course it's a bit more expensive, but it's not like they are giving surfaces away for free.
I've been getting bored with android too, but that's the phone, I'm keeping my N7 forever
I might get a Lumia instead of my Xperia though.
I really want(ed) a Windows 8 tablet, too.
My problem is that there doesn't seem to be many good x86 ones. There's some meh-priced RT tablets but Windows RT is immensely more limited.
I've completely held off from getting a Windows x86 tablet because every damned one I try out in Future Shop and Best Buy with the Atom are slow, sluggish, freeze often and just seem laggy as hell.
I'm avoiding them all for now, and eyeballing Acer's upcoming 8 inch x86 Windows tablet which may be cheaper and has a small form factor like my N7.
I'm personally waiting a year or two for them to smooth things out. The hardware is too overpriced for what you get and having legacy x86 applications isn't that great when they're not meant for touch. Windows RT is also a joke unless they let devs compile for the desktop. They're totally cool though but not good enough for me.
Hopefully Android x86 will also mature by then so I don't have to give up the ecosystem.
Ok so I am not a great designer by any means, but I do have a 3D printer and I am willing to donate as much plastic as needed to get something nice going. So here is the deal... I ordered two G2s and now I need stands for them and I figured I would put it to use. I've made simple universal ones to start like the ones below. Please excuse the crappy quality, the camera on my previous phone was horrible. Will be nice to go from 5MP to 13MP
I know a lot of them suck, most of these were within the first week or two of having the printer. I have since learned you NEED a heated bed to do any decent printing with ABS and have upgraded. Anyways, these were just universal ones I could give away when I was done with them. I can also vapor bath them and smooth them out real nice. If you got a drawing lmk, I want to see what we can get going. I'll update soon after I have a bit to play with it.
What program do you use to print them out? Back when I was in school I used solidworks to make some cool stuff with a 3D printer, I wouldn't mind trying to make something and sending you the file to try out.
Just let me know what program I need to use
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What program do you use to print them out? Back when I was in school I used solidworks to make some cool stuff with a 3D printer, I wouldn't mind trying to make something and sending you the file to try out.
Just let me know what program I need to use
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I was using sketchup for some and tinkercad for the others. I have autocad I just havent had the time to learn it with my new job. Pretty much any program that can output an STL file should be fine. I can do the rest from there. I'll slice it and add support if needed.
Edit: I forgot to say my boss is supposed to get a very expensive 3D printer this xmas too. He was thinking of getting of those Zcorp ones or the UV ones. We need a big platform, like 18x12" or so. I'll most likely have access to it when he gets it. At the very least he will get a makerbot or something close. I'll make good use of it
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I was using sketchup for some and tinkercad for the others. I have autocad I just havent had the time to learn it with my new job. Pretty much any program that can output an STL file should be fine. I can do the rest from there. I'll slice it and add support if needed.
Edit: I forgot to say my boss is supposed to get a very expensive 3D printer this xmas too. He was thinking of getting of those Zcorp ones or the UV ones. We need a big platform, like 18x12" or so. I'll most likely have access to it when he gets it. At the very least he will get a makerbot or something close. I'll make good use of it
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Awesome, I'm good with sketchup as well! Do you just want a basic stand or do you want me to try to make one that holds it and has slots for aux and charger ports??
Also, I'll make it thick enough to at least support a slim case.
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Awesome, I'm good with sketchup as well! Do you just want a basic stand or do you want me to try to make one that holds it and has slots for aux and charger ports??
Also, I'll make it thick enough to at least support a slim case.
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I need to get a tripod mount going first. I use my phone for work a lot and my old tripod mount barely fit my 4" phone lol After that I want to make something like this: Stump Portable stand on Amazon for us. You my friend can add what you wish to the stand, I'll be working with you on details. I'll give you some details on the printer so you can adjust for the extrusion.
Solidoodle 2
.1mm resolution
1.75mm ABS (will most likely use PLA for the bigger ones)
.35mm nozzle (actual extrusion after cooldown is approximately .41-.42mm)
150x150x150mm build volume (two parts can be designed to fit together, no biggie here)
Colors: ABS- Glow in the Dark PLA- Silver
Once we get some good ones going I'll clean them up real nice and vapor bath them and make sure to send you some I already need to make a easy video on how to vapor bath parts for $25 bucks, might as well post it here too.
Hmm, that stand looks like it would just tip right over. I read the description and its made out of rubber. Also, you will need to get all 3 angles down just right for it to work so it's gonna be tricky lol
Edit: Here's my first go at it (I just made a basic one, not the stump one)
And by no means am i a designer lol
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Hmm, that stand looks like it would just tip right over. I read the description and its made out of rubber. Also, you will need to get all 3 angles down just right for it to work so it's gonna be tricky lol
Edit: Here's my first go at it (I just made a basic one, not the stump one)
And by no means am i a designer lol
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Upload it to devhost, I'll start it up now and see what I can do. Also, do you use hangouts or skype? I could also dropbox pictures if possible.
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Upload it to devhost, I'll start it up now and see what I can do. Also, do you use hangouts or skype? I could also dropbox pictures if possible.
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Here's another one i just made
Im gonna throw the sketchup file in dropbox, it has like 4 test models in it. Feel free to mess with them
Also i use hangout, I'll PM you my gmail and the download link
I just wanted to let you guys know this is already being printed I was supposed to get my device on Tuesday, but it seems I am on the back order list now and wont receive it until Wednesday-Thursday. Either way, I have already ordered a thick case for my gf here: Case/Stand on Amazon and I want to make one for her too, so hopefully we can get a few of these going. When I confirm they fit I'll put them up on Thingiverse for everyone!
Ok so update guys!! So after about an hour I started noticing some warping in the ABS plastic (which I have the worst problem with) and I ended up switching from the glow in the dark ABS to the silver PLA. The PLA did much better as far as warping but I get a crappier product
In the next post I'll show the model after I clean it up a bit...
Ok so here are some more pictures after I cleaned it up with a dremel. Usually I just hit it with some sandpaper and throw it in the steamer but PLA isn't bothered by acetone like ABS is. I'll try and find a PLA solvent soon and see what I can do with it. I really like printing in ABS but it warps constantly for me even with a heated bed and a almost perfectly leveled bed. Tonight I will try a different one, most likely the round one
Can it be plugged in while in your stand
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Will it take the plug while in this
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Phone is in and it fits GREAT. Now to start tweaking! Thanks to Who Mike D for the design! We will have more up soon, PM either of us for this file. This version doesn't hold the charge cord.... yet. That is next on the list. I will start on that now. I want to make it so you can use the stock cord and just slide it in and glue it in, or possibly just hot glue and some extra space, I'm not sure yet. The simpler the better IMO.
Be cool to have one that can incorporate something like the LG Qi Charger.
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ErisDev said:
Be cool to have one that can incorporate something like the LG Qi Charger.
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Get me the most accurate measurements you can for it, the more accurate the better. It is hard for me to really see it in the pics the angle at which the phone sits. It shouldn't be do hard to set a placeholder for one.
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Get me the most accurate measurements you can for it, the more accurate the better. It is hard for me to really see it in the pics the angle at which the phone sits. It shouldn't be do hard to set a placeholder for one.
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Im gonna design one for my Nokia wireless charger as well
I will get some measurements for the LG Qi Charger tomorrow.
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I will get some measurements for the LG Qi Charger tomorrow.
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After looking at the LG charger i just purchased one since its much smaller and i will be able to make a smaller stand with it lol
Edit: Here's what i have so far (still need to add the support legs)
I like! Use my legs off the one I just sent you on it.
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Regarding your 3D modelling
Hi, Where are you based? We can have chat over Skype for this! I am trying real hard to setup my own firm make 3D printed stuff, I can provide you numerous designs and you can give me 3D print!