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Gentlemen (and Ladies too) I present to You...

The iPlunger
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How is this relevant to the HD2?
Behold!

amazing! very very nice

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET very retro ma man cool

Cool

this has got to be one of the most innovative accessories ever =) i have to ask: where can i get one? again, well done mate!
cheers

This one must be the one and only accessory we would need for our HD2. We should name it "How to turn your HD2 into HD7".

amazing :-D can you send me one?

found some in ebay, did a search and they're around 20 or so bucks from the uk or hong kong =)
a little curious though. the iphone's back surface is more "glossy" which imo works well with the plunger. given that the hd2's back is not the same, wonder if this will affect the plunger clinging on the surface...

I wonder what I will tell security or customs at the airport when they find this?

That's probably one of the longest crap for someone to sit through and thought that a plunger is the perfect novelty idea for a phone's kickstand

Very creative

OMG, this is iGreat!!!!

You can find it on Amazon for $6-7 a pop. It's sold by Perpetual Kid. It was originally designed for the iPhone but I bit the bullet and bought it to use for the HD2 and it works perfectly.

£4.99 incl P&P form Amazon UK, just ordered one thanks

That looks great!
How long does it stand?
Because I read on Amazon.co.uk the following review:
"But I haven't been able to make this thing work for periods longer than 5 minutes. Might be because I'm using it on an iPhone 4? Slightly disappointing and not that cheap. "
Does it fall off after 5 minutes? Or does it work for hours?

shouldnt it be white?

finally got one, found it being sold in a apple store quite near (5 bucks).
the good news: it does work on the hd2 despite my previous concern on the back surface not being as glossy as that of an iphone's
the bad news: if you were to stick the plunger towards the middle, expect it to pop out in like 5 or less minutes. must be the weight that's pulling down given the "angle". thus, i wouldn't recommend plugging it to give a 30' view. i plugged it towards the side giving it a 10'-15' view and it stayed on for like 2 hours (i think).

Robson said:
finally got one, found it being sold in a apple store quite near (5 bucks).
the good news: it does work on the hd2 despite my previous concern on the back surface not being as glossy as that of an iphone's
the bad news: if you were to stick the plunger towards the middle, expect it to pop out in like 5 or less minutes. must be the weight that's pulling down given the "angle". thus, i wouldn't recommend plugging it to give a 30' view. i plugged it towards the side giving it a 10'-15' view and it stayed on for like 2 hours (i think).
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Thanks for the update Robson!
That makes things clear for me; I don't buy it. It's to dangerous if it falls down when I put it in a train or something. I don't want to take the risk. And I also don't want to make a profession of applying a iPlunger It should just work 100%, easy.
Sad to hear because it looked like a cool thing to buy for my HD2.

lude219 said:
That's probably one of the longest crap for someone to sit through and thought that a plunger is the perfect novelty idea for a phone's kickstand
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Great innovation which very cost effective..!!!

Adam Skin / Cover (Carbon Fiber)

If you've browsed other sections of the XDA forums, then you may be familiar with the carbon fiber skins that people have applied to their devices. In specific, when I was browsing the ViewSonic G-Tablet section of the forums, I saw that one person was manufacturing computer cut vinyl skins. These skins are made out of a material that has a visible texture that shows in various lighting conditions and are not simply printed patterns.
I emailed the guy who makes the G-tablet skins and asked if he had plans to make a skin for the NotionInk Adam or if he would be willing to custom make one and he said yes. While he did say he could probably make one using detailed measurements and some really good photos, it would be much easier if someone could drop by his facility so he could create a template directly on the Adam.
If anyone lives in the Delaware area, please get in contact with the guys at GotShadeOnline. If someone can stop by their shop, they will take the measurements on your device so they can get an accurate template created and in return they will provide the skin free of charge. This would be a big help for other NotionInk Adam owners as the skin is nice quality and would make for a good accessory. I'm personally interested in one as I'd like to cover up the ugly markings on the back of the device and add some further protection from scratches / etc.
GotShadeOnline - ViewSonic G-Tablet Cover
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Some Reference Threads:
More pictures and feedback on AndroidForums
Rothnic from XDA forums home-made version
"Protective rear cover" thread for the G-tablet at XDA

Hey, that skin looks familiar !
I sent off an email to Notion to see if they could email me measurements as well as a picture of the back of the Adam. I also asked if they had any "dummy" units available for shipping. I'll let you know as soon as i hear something back from them !

i live in NY, but delware is kind of far lol. i would love to have a skin like that

Anyone ever get in and let them measure. I would love to get one of these

The light colors would be great
for using the Adam in sun as I am sure they will get very hot. My Pixel Qi Lenovo gets steaming even in the winter in Fla.

Hey guys, finally had an Adam pop into the shop today !!
Nice piece of hardware (and i think the skin is nice too) hehe
http://www.gotshadeonline.com/products-page/tablets/notion-ink-adam/carbon-fiber-skin-adam/

Hi,
I went to DE with my Adam and they now have the skins available.

hmm looks familar, and i like it!!!

Hello neighbor, I am just visiting from across the way at the Viewsonic Gtab section. I just ordered a Skinomi wood skin set (with screen protector) for my Gtab. I was sent one for the Adam my mistake. Now, mine is of the wood variety rather than the lovely carbon fiber. But at least I thought I would let anyone interested in skins now that Skinomi make them, and they look fairly sharp.
Just my $0.02

Yeah, there was bound to be a copycat sooner or later.. At least we'll ship you the correct product... hehe ..

aaron19953 said:
Yeah, there was bound to be a copycat sooner or later.. At least we'll ship you the correct product... hehe ..
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Haha yeah, I totally agree. I have been eyeballing your thread on the custom skin for the Gtab since I got my woot deal. I have been tempted to order, but I just couldn't bring myself to get the carbon fiber skin when everyone else is soon to have one. The best part of a tablet is it's uniqueness. But make a wood skin, and who knows!
On a side note, Skinomi contacted me right away after my formal complaint landed in their inbox. I was surprised how helpful they were. They are sending me the new one as we speak and they don't want the old one back.
Now to see if anyone locally owns an Adam, or if I will be skinning my phone with wood!

Well i'm glad they have good customer service. I totally understand what you're saying about being unique.. It wouldn't be hard for us to cut wood grain either, as a matter of fact we're doing a hospital nurses station cabinets with it. I've been toying with the idea of designing some printed skins, just haven't had a chance to sit down and do it.

The skin they use is the same 3M Di-Noc they use for their carbon fiber. It has a nice texture. If your shop can get its hands on some of the other styles of Ni-Doc, I am sure the community would be willing to buy enough to make it worth it. I know 3M has about 30 different wood grains to choose from, and something like 600 variations!

Love your bezel? Hate cases?

Why buy a slim, light phone, and slap a giant case on it? For that matter why did htc make the camera bezel stick out past the back of the case, so it gets damaged when you lay it down?
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As a zero dollar remedy, I pealed a foot off my keyboard, restuck it under the camera bezel and viola! This one has been on my phone for two months now, and the last one lasted about six months. It keeps my camera off the table when I lay it down, and even prevents some glare from the overhead lighting. No damage to the case or camera, and no added bulk.
Htc inc redibly re-engineered

awesome! I personally would never do it but that's a cool idea
HTC Incredible

I kinda thought this would get more love...
sent from the radios the cia put in my teeth.

Weird move by HTC imo. Nice mod, something simple so i might try it.

baboonsRus said:
I kinda thought this would get more love...
sent from the radios the cia put in my teeth.
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Dig it... Had I not already popped for my feather, I probably would have gone this route myself. Just can't stand putting such a svelte device into a behemoth case. For that matter, I feel the same way about screen protectors. /end rant
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Shameless self bump.

I thought this was about the actual phone bezel when I read the title, cool idea though. I've always hated cases since most of the time they're bulky and ugly. I bought the phone I have because I liked the way it looked, why would I want to wrap it in something that hides all of that? I usually just take great care of my phone until it gets its first decent size scratch then I just say the hell with it and care about protecting it less. That's why I loved my OG Droid, I could beat the hell out of it and it would still look fine!.

I agree. The OG droid was a beast. This "mod" also fixes the wobble you get if you try to use the phone flat on a table.

Amazing hack.
If anyone else was interested in doing this and was looking for something less.... drastic... these clear feet would be perfect! (10 cents)
http://www.westfloridacomponents.co...+Rubber+Feet+Small+Bumpers+9.5mm+X+3.2mm.html

My bezel still looks brand new and I "carelessly" put it bezel down wherever I go. Now if some people put it onto the street asphalt then you're just.... yea.
And with your analogy why hunk another piece onto the back of it?

My bezel still looks good too, but I would cringe every time I heard it hit the desk. It is such a cool looking part of the phone, I'd hate to scratch it up.
This is clearly not for everyone. It did help me out, and I thought I'd share it in case it might help anyone else.

I think it is actually smart for manufacturers to let the camera protrude slightly from the back of the phone. Cameras have a minimum thickness that can't be avoided, but by keep the rest of the phone slightly slimmer (or as slim as possible), users can add a case without significantly changing the overall thickness of the phone.
If the camera were flush with the back of the phone, the entire phone would need to be thicker to allow it (of course, they could squeeze in a bigger battery).
The devil's advocate argument is that that manufacturers want phones that feel as thin as possible in your hand, even if they have to make parts of the device thicker for the camera (resulting in phones shaped like the Droid X).

Amen to that. I love my 8 megapixels.
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Interesting idea, I'll think I'll give it a try!

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Interesting idea, I'll think I'll give it a try!
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If you don't like it, take them off. It's that easy!
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When I'm not doing dev work, you can find me doing this...

A lot of people know I have a woodshop, and lately I have not been able to get into the shop to get back on some projects I had to stop, due to my arms.
Well I've been a bit of an asshole recently, so I took a break and jumped in the shop for a few hours, to pick back up where I left off.
Current projects.
Matching lamp, cedar chest, dresser, toys for kids.
Cedar chest,
A personal favorite that is taking some serious time.
I opted to move away from the typical solid cedar design, and also from the design that is of one species of wood with cedar lining, and decided to go with a Walnut/oak design.
I've done walnut/oak projects for the kitchen in the past, and wife and I really like how the 2 come out, so I'm doing the same here.
This, is how it works.
I buy wood from a sawmill, kiln dried, and while there are different classifications like furniture grade down to well....crap, I always choose wood that others consider imperfect. I like when pieces have part quatersawn, knots, or mineral deposits, I think it adds character.
Anyway, I get huge "sticks" usually 8/4 or 10/6 which is 8"w x 4" thick, and about 12' long or more, and just resaw them on my handsaw. I have a ridgid handsaw I put a riser kit on, and a 2hp motor the put on a rolling cabinet so I can roll it outside for large logs, I can resaw material up to 20" thick.
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Cedar chest.
Current condition, still cutting rough walnut pieces, all cedar is cut, just going to be last pieces put in, here is a "dry fit"
Toys for my son.
Making a set of construction toys for my son, hoping to complete before his 2nd birthday. Working with plans from wood magazine. Toys include bulldozer, Crane, backhoe, tractor and lowboy trailer, and side dump trailer. Decided to use exotic woods like rosewood, bubinga, Honduran mahogany, pecan, walnut, etc.
Miscellaneous furniture.
Some miscellaneous stuff, like Adirondack chairs, one for the kids, and one for wife and I. Ours has reclining backs and I added feature for the umbrella to be attached, still working on it, infact I plan on replacing tabletop and seats/arms with pecan.
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Double seater for kids
Bed, dresser, lamps, etc
I made the cabinet on the right, to help organize stuff in laundry room, and hold media server.
This is under the plasma in the bedroom, I have since taken it down to add the drawers and a hidden area in back for routers and a cable channel for below it.
And for now, I've been slowly working on duplicating a 1950's art deco dresser I got from a friend, ill have to locate pics of the original dresser, and the pics of what I completed, that project is more a tinker here and there, and this pic is of when I made the base frame from pine to test build, it also is from the time I didn't have a bandsaw. The dresser will be made from solid cherry.
That's it for now, I can look for more pics to share, and ill upload some time later.
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Wow, talented developer of both software and furniture!

Looks great, where do you find the time for all that stuff? BTW, how is V3 based on CM7 coming? I am really enjoying V1 (EF01) on my Gtab, much more stable than stock FROYO, thanks OMC! You rock. MB
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There's a furniture maker here! It rocks, have you considered selling those?
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WHEN IN DOUBT, XDA
wow, i like this slogan

Cool story bro..

waw...its amazing how you and i are very much the opposite.
im definitely not tech savvy and just started in woodworking!
and this forum also kept me from my tiny shop

iBallz drop protection

http://www.iballz.info/
I've had these iBallz since my first iPad. They went on my iPad2, Transformer TF300, and now I have them on my Nexus7. They are the original size iBallz... I see on the website they have a 'mini' version for smaller tablets... might have to check those out as I get a lot of use out of these.
I am an eBay seller so this tablet gets around to yard sales, thrift stores, all over my garage and more. I am constantly setting it down somewhere dirty. The iBallz keep the tablet off the surface I am setting it on. I gave my iPads and the Transformer the 'drop test' with these and the iPad's come thru like champs. The Transformer (same size as iPad, also made by ASUS) survived the fall from about 4 feet high straight down to the ground but it did a reboot. I noticed no further issues besides the reboot.
Since the 7 is also made by ASUS i'm assuming something similar will happen but with all the screen lift scare I'm not going to intentionally try the drop test on the 7. I'm sure it will get an accidental drop sooner or later and I'll update this when it happens.
The strings give an added support that feels nice when you slide your hand in between the elastic band and the pad it feels more secure in your hand- less likely to slip out of your hand. The balls are great to hold on to when laying down on your back on the couch or bed watching videos or surfing..
All the balls are clear of any outer buttons, although the top right one almost hovers over the power button- but not enough to prevent usage of the button but very close to it. I'm sure the mini balls they sell will be even better.
Thats all my thoughts on it so far- I've only had the iBallz on the 7 for a couple days now as I just got this tablet. I'll update this more if I see any more insight on it.
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:good: thumbs up for being something I have never seen before

It's interesting and clever, but the price is kinda steep for what is basically Nerf balls and string.

abowlofsoda said:
The balls are great to hold on to when laying down on your back on the couch or bed watching videos or surfing..
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I just wanted to quote this, so it couldn't be edited.
Also, thats kind of a cool idea. Not cosmetically as nice as a case, but provides some real drop protection. I may have to check out them mini balls.

Joe T said:
It's interesting and clever, but the price is kinda steep for what is basically Nerf balls and string.
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That I can understand but they are more like form fitting foam (very solid foam but still cushiony) that is precision cut to fit. I guess if someone is so inclined they could make them but I don't think the majority are these kind of people.
For the price I paid ($25) I have gotten quite a few years of use out of them on several devices.

regalpimpin said:
I just wanted to quote this, so it couldn't be edited.
Also, thats kind of a cool idea. Not cosmetically as nice as a case, but provides some real drop protection. I may have to check out them mini balls.
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I see what you did there. This is the first time I've ever seen something like this. I agree it is a little steep for $2 worth of nurf balls.

OMG
Not sure what to think about having balls on my tablet. Guess nice drop protection unless your ball's fall off.

That system might work, but honestly, I'll risk dropping it. I couldn't even give a reason without making it sound like an insult...so I'll just say it's not for me...
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What happens if you drop the tablet on a rock or a stair and it impacts the middle of the screen?

earlyberd said:
What happens if you drop the tablet on a rock or a stair and it impacts the middle of the screen?
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DAAAAA YOU GET TO BUY A NEW TABLET.. Please do not attempt

get 4 $1 dollar handballs
put holes that allows you slide the tablet corners and put a rope through the balls
,,,,,,,
profit?

Wtf ?
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earlyberd said:
What happens if you drop the tablet on a rock or a stair and it impacts the middle of the screen?
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Try it out and see. Your wallet will love you.