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Has anyone received their Seidio dock yet?
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/crjhnx1-bkc.htm
Will this be our only option for a dock? I'd like a dock with a magnet that puts the phone in dock mode like the Droid dock.
I want to get some cool Nexus One accessories but want to make sure something better isn't in the works.
That's just a cradle...not a dock. Google's release of the Nexus One dock is imminent.
uansari1 said:
That's just a cradle...not a dock. Google's release of the Nexus One dock is imminent.
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What's the difference between a dock and a cradle? This cradle allows you to charge and sync.
Do we know for sure that Google will release their own accessories? I thought they were farming all accessories out to Seidio. Although we did see the FCC info on the car dock awhile back.
Is there any time line on Google released accessories?
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What's the difference between a dock and a cradle? This cradle allows you to charge and sync.
Do we know for sure that Google will release their own accessories? I thought they were farming all accessories out to Seidio. Although we did see the FCC info on the car dock awhile back.
Is there any time line on Google released accessories?
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Oh, I only looked at the title Seidio used to describe it. If it charges and syncs, then I guess it is a dock.
Yes, we know that Google is releasing a car dock and home dock. The dock that Google is releasing first, is supposedly the home dock. It supposedly has audio output and bluetooth connectivity, in addition to charging the phone. So you can sync wirelessly, or hook it to your stereo to listen to music. The home dock will cost about $40.
I just found this:
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/01/25/nexus-dock-details-emerge/
Sounds like the Google dock is coming soon.
irishrally said:
I just found this:
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/01/25/nexus-dock-details-emerge/
Sounds like the Google dock is coming soon.
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Yeah, believe it or not, I broke this on the 21st a few hours before even the Android blogs caught wind of it. (yes, I'm taking credit, damnit!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=621661
uansari1 said:
Yeah, believe it or not, I broke this on the 21st a few hours before even the Android blogs caught wind of it. (yes, I'm taking credit, damnit!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=621661
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Nice. I should have searched, I suppose.
I think the google desktop dock is way to expensive, as i only need it as a charger and have no need for the A2DP function.
But all the cheap dock's on ebay uses the USB connection and not the dock pins, has anybody found a cheap dock that has dock pins connection?
It's much more convenient to be able to just drop the phone in a dock instead of needing to connect the phone to a dock, and be able to use the dock mode is a plus when you use it as an alarm clock.
I was wondering the same thing, is it that hard to reproduce that? I havnt seen anything besides the usb ones either and i have heard it can screw up the usb connection of n1s so didnt want to buy one of those
Exactly the same thoughts here
does anyone have specs of which pins do what? (i.e. do you apply +5 v to pin 1, ground to pin2, etc)
i've got some ideas on a homebrew dock.
pakraider said:
does anyone have specs of which pins do what? (i.e. do you apply +5 v to pin 1, ground to pin2, etc)
i've got some ideas on a homebrew dock.
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Search for the thread: "Dock Pinout"
It seams that it alot harder, that there is a binary communication in one of the pins, not just a current that tells it to go into dock mode...
Doh! delete my post haha.
Just bought an original Nexus One Desktop Dock brand new from Ebay for $15.00 . The seller has 49 more available. It arrived today and it's all original with sealed packaging. Just throwing it out there if anyone is interested.
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Too bad it isn't shipped for free outside the US. Shipping costs are more than half of the costs of the dock itself :silly:
tommert38 said:
Too bad it isn't shipped for free outside the US. Shipping costs are more than half of the costs of the dock itself :silly:
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brought last week http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/330770220824?item=330770220824
Dock US $15.00
Shipping US $8.46 (Germany)
Thats €18,65 (a new one costs 60€ at launch day ..)
I bought the dock when I first got the nexus one. If you guys get one for cheap and want to continue using the Nexus One, go for it. I mean the phone does slide down easly if the bump against the dock. But the lack of wear on the usb connector is well worth it.
Do you mind giving any feedback on this unit? I want to buy a separate charger cause I have a spare battery and OEM dock the previous owner bought new with the phone but I want to be able to charge the spare battery without swapping back and forth from the phone. Its a real hassle. I don't want to buy a charger that ends up cooking the battery.
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dkkeo said:
Today arrived in its original sealed packaging, just bought a brand new Imak USB Battery Charger Cradle For HTC Nexus One, Built-in circuit protection to prevent battery overcharge, over-discharge
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Thanks for the link, seems fine but a little too expensive :S
Both now available for preorder on Mobilefun:
Car:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-vehicle-dock-p25778.htm
Home:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/samsung-desktop-dock-for-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-p25779.htm
Also Battery backs and official replacement battery
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Galaxy-S-I9000-Batteries.htm
Voucher for free delivery until sept 3rd
Sorry249
Full list of Accessories:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Samsung-Galaxy-S-I9000.htm
I want the car dock but wonder if it will fit with a protector skin/film on?
HTH
(Whoop edited with live links finally )
Most likely it won't fit with a case. May be for a film. It looks like quite a tight fit.
great now if they just could tell us when it will actually hit the market
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-s-o...aled-desk-car-docks-dlna-hd-streamer-1197250/
The dock I have been waiting for so patiently has no speakers!!!!!!! This is lame...
To compete with iphone we need a good dock with speakers! A dock is all I wanted for my first fathers day, and now I don't think I want it...
Disappointing this!
The lack of speakers isn't a big deal to me. I mean, the built in speaker is solid enough, and it looks to me like the dock would only cove half of the SGS, so you could plug in headphones or your own speakers.
My guess about the lack of speakers is that the horrible evil iPhone plug has contacts for headphones/speakers there. You could build one for the SGS, but you'd have to have a truly separate 3.5mm jack, and in horizontal orientation you'd have to be very careful sliding it in and out to avoid breaking it.
Also, this dock is very small, and so having anything on board would seem unlikely. I expect there will be some 3rd party docks coming soon enough to cover what you want.
Did you notice all the Galaxy Tab accessories there as well? Far more than for the S
Tehpriest said:
Did you notice all the Galaxy Tab accessories there as well? Far more than for the S
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I am feeling a little betrayed by Samsung. Why can't they just get their act together and release the promised accessories? It's been 3 months already.
The Extended Battery Case looks ugly, but sadly is of great interest to me...
Actually, Handtec is now also showing some accessories available as Pre-order. It includes the Desktop Dock, Car Dock, a Leather Pouch, Replacement Battery and even an Official Capacitive Stylus for the Galaxy S.
Here is a link to these accessories: http://www.handtec.co.uk/search.php?xSearch=galaxy+s&submit=search+for+products
It's a shame, that they don't get the accesoires in stock.
I'm from Germany and they announced the Home Dock 4 Weeks ago and still nothing.
It is getting ridiculous now, I doubt if the desk cradle will ever hit the market.
Anyone any updates about this?
they are available for i500 fascinate for 40 t o 50 dollars on samsung us website dont know about i9000
doccrow said:
they are available for i500 fascinate for 40 t o 50 dollars on samsung us website dont know about i9000
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Sorry I thought everyone knew. The official desk and vehicle docks have been discontinued. My money has been returned due to this from Mobilefun. When I asked Samsung customer services about it they said Samsung don't make them but third party's do. I pointed them to the press release and they said they would contact head office in Korea. Not heard from them since.
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Sorry I thought everyone knew. The official desk and vehicle docks have been discontinued. My money has been returned due to this from Mobilefun. When I asked Samsung customer services about it they said Samsung don't make them but third party's do. I pointed them to the press release and they said they would contact head office in Korea. Not heard from them since.
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u can check their web site samsung us and can clearly see them for sale
Yes, but they don't ship to Germany
Tehpriest said:
Sorry I thought everyone knew. The official desk and vehicle docks have been discontinued. My money has been returned due to this from Mobilefun. When I asked Samsung customer services about it they said Samsung don't make them but third party's do. I pointed them to the press release and they said they would contact head office in Korea. Not heard from them since.
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One of my drinking buddies has just started working for Samsung over here in Ireland, I'll give him a week or two to get his feet under the table and give instructions on what bit of SAP to delve into to look up stock
Polarfuchs said:
Yes, but they don't ship to Germany
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They may have them listed but they are not any available to buy. They are not making or shipping them even in Korea.
doccrow said:
u can check their web site samsung us and can clearly see them for sale
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And there are loads on e-bay com and other US suppliers - but they are all for the Vibrant - question - is it the same shape?
Can you post a link to some of these (edit: eBay ones) as I cannot find one. (vehicle mount that is)
Desktop dock: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D979BEGSTA
Can't find the car mount
I have just received an email from Mobilefun telling me I will not be getting the car mount I pre-ordered as it is now discontinued. I am not sure whether we should be worried or not that the official Samsung official mount for our few month old phones is now not going to be available. I have never seen a product discontinued before it was even sold.
Most peculiar. I've been checking around here too, no accessory to be found. Really need a car mount.
WTF!?!?!? That is kind of scary. I havent even had the chance to think about getting the "official" accessories as of yet and to hear something like this now???
Perhaps someone can confirm with Samsung and find out what the deal is on this?
I had the same with the carmount available on meritline... weird eh!
I've ordered the exact same of eBay though... kinda weird!
I won't argue with the mods but surely this is a news story not just an accessories one?
This is the one I ordered. Where on eBay did you find one?
http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/08/...ine-of-galaxy-s-accessories-uses-fascinate-t/
got this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...BqcxH64%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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got this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...BqcxH64%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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I've got the brodit: http://www.mountonus.com/Samsung-Ga...t-With-Tilt-Swivel-Function-512167-26030.aspx
It's a real nice car kit.
The Brodit ones not bad but neither of them really appeals to me. I wanted one I could just clip the SGS into and it would be screen mounted and powered. No messing with wires or anything. I have tried to email Samsung about it but I am not holding onto any hope of a reply.
I bought one of the spider foot screen mount and it came with a car charger, leather pouch and a laynard. I was that impressed with it that I bought a second for my friend!
this is the one i have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220669758413&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
althought, i have a herbet richter tower back part so all i needed was the bit that actually holds the phone, and it s a perfect fit.
sean2476 said:
I bought one of the spider foot screen mount and it came with a car charger, leather pouch and a laynard. I was that impressed with it that I bought a second for my friend!
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I got the same one, do you ever have trouble getting the phone out of the holder? My clip seems to be very stubborn and always catches on the backplate of the phone, just wondering if you had the same problem
Thought I would share with you what the higher ups in Samsung have to say about this.
My (continuing) Question
To: Executive Office
Subject: Re: Car dock
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Thank you again for your reply.
I think you are misunderstanding and that we are not making progress so I will try to explain again. Last year Samsung announced the Car and Media dock for the Samsung Galaxy S. Retailers began to advertise them for sale and to order them from yourselves. Two months later the retailers were told by Samsung that they were discontinued. This was before ANY had been delivered to the retailers and as I have said only two months after they had been announced. The retailers then contacted their customers, myself amongst them, and informed us of this. I have been trying ever since to get an answer from yourselves as to why this line had been discontinued in all countries apart from the USA market just two months after they were announced and before any had been sold except those sold in the USA. A greater part of the 10 million+ Galaxy S phones sold were not sold to the USA market yet that market is the only one that has these promised accessories available. If you cannot provide an answer would you now raise this enquiry to the next tier please.
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The answer
Good afternoon Mr Pitman
The reason why the unit won’t be available in any of the Samsung subsidiaries is due to sales and marketing reasons. As a manufacture of many products, sometimes a product that is closed to being released can be stopped due to the market for that product changing and to this reason the product can become discontinued.
Unfortunately we are unable to provide you any other information regarding this product as we only handle the aftercare service of a product that has been fully released, nor can we advise who the best contact for your query is.
I can advise you to write a letter to the following address: Samsung Mobile, Samsung House, 1000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PS, I cannot guarantee that they will response quickly but you query will be looked into be that team.
Regards
Mark Gooden
Senior Customer Advisor
Executive Office
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Well, thats a gilbert answer... Gadgetization is androids weakest spot. And what gadgets and bling there is, well its fairly low quality.
This is iPhone's main advantage. One design and a forest of 3rd party manufacturers that have grown out of their garages and become professional suppliers.
There would be a huge upside for Samsung/HTC/Sony to mimic this by setting up their own production lines to mimic that market. I guess the problem is no one in house is willing to risk their neck and the people that sit on the money don't understand this part of the iPhone world.
I don't want to use both hands while attaching the device to a car mount - so 3rd party accessories are no-go.
I ordered an original T959 Vibrant car mount for my international i9000: http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=48828&cat=5138
They ship nearly worldwide. It's 10 days ago and I am still waiting for its arrival.
You guys should do the DIY one from this thread, I did it and it is amazing, it looks so good, and holds the phone really nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837841&page=2
Dirt cheap too, for a custom mount the whole thing cost me maybe 10 bucks at the most, including the epoxy.
stepsch said:
I don't want to use both hands while attaching the device to a car mount - so 3rd party accessories are no-go.
I ordered an original T959 Vibrant car mount for my international i9000: http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=48828&cat=5138
They ship nearly worldwide. It's 10 days ago and I am still waiting for its arrival.
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So did you get your mount yet? Does the Vibrant mount work (properly) with the i9000?
Hi,
the first order was lost, so they sent another one, which arrived in 5 days or something like that.
Yes, it works as designed.
Snap it in, push the USB to the phone (the small box at one end of the mount) with one finger, that's it.
The phone detects immediately that it is a car mount and if you have installed the car app it starts also without delay.
stepsch said:
Hi,
the first order was lost, so they sent another one, which arrived in 5 days or something like that.
Yes, it works as designed.
Snap it in, push the USB to the phone (the small box at one end of the mount) with one finger, that's it.
The phone detects immediately that it is a car mount and if you have installed the car app it starts also without delay.
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Same thing here with desk dock (original as far as I can say) bought in Poland on Ebay-ish website. Samsung's app downloaded from xda (it's here around somewhere) jumps in the moment I connect the phone. Have problems with line-out though, but I'm on custom ROM so maybe that's the problem.
Nevertheless it really looks like S is making monkeys out of us.
Nirvana388 said:
You guys should do the DIY one from this thread, I did it and it is amazing, it looks so good, and holds the phone really nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837841&page=2
Dirt cheap too, for a custom mount the whole thing cost me maybe 10 bucks at the most, including the epoxy.
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Very nice car kit indeed.
Looking for a car kit too....
I looked at Play.com and found the official HTC dock for the sensation.
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...n-CR-S490-Desktop-Cradle/Product.html?cur=258
£23 is a bit steep for a dock. The Kidigi dock is £18 plus it has a batter charger.
Thoughts on the official dock?
I like it, always prefer to use OEM stuff than 3rd party so might look into getting this
I wonder if this is the same dock as the one on the bell site. Although the bell dock for the sensation hasn't officially launched yet either. Can anyone confirm?
Looks like there's a button on the top left corner. Says video. Perhaps this dock launches dock mode?
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I would assume so
Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-Desktop-Cradle-S490-Sensation/dp/B0055HXNI4
No button though.
I want this. I emailed HTC last week about an OEM dock and they said they couldn't provide any info.
I hope it is released in the US soon. After having the dock for my N1 for so long, I'm really missing it.
play.com says the release date is Aug 1, let's hope that the US release date is the same. I'm definitely getting one.
Wow I want two !
So... It's Aug 1st and it's out of stock on play.com. Has anyone ordered one from any place?
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So... It's Aug 1st and it's out of stock on play.com. Has anyone ordered one from any place?
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Don't think so. I think it's also been delayed. Just like the official HTC cases.
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Don't think so. I think it's also been delayed. Just like the official HTC cases.
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I would suggest to take the KiDiGi Docking station instead. Looks better to me!
I bought two cheap arse docks on fleabay for $14 shipped each. When this gets released though I'd likely switch as I'm a huge fan of OE accessories. Fit, finish, function is always much improved. You get what you pay for I suppose.
such a poor design they could of easily had the gold dots for it would of been much better
In stock now at play.com! http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...=0&searchstring=htc+sensation&urlrefer=search
Anyone going for it?
Also available here: http://www.htcaccessorystore.com/uk/p_htc_item.aspx?i=219003&phone=217480
I'd highly recommend OE. The eBay units I bought (no name) made my screen freak out when plugged in. If I use my own HTC charger with the no name cradle it's ok. However, the generic cradle doesn't have nice little cutouts for the volume rocker switch so you have to be careful placing it on the dock. Overall, I'd buy an HTC unit if they sold them in the US.
I'd buy it. But I have the kidigi dock. Disappointed it doesn't go into dock mode...
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I just found this one on Amazon. I ordered it. I will update when it gets in.http://www.amazon.com/EVOPower-Transfer-Charging-T-Mobile-Sensation/dp/B005HJPXUG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1314819452&sr=8-4
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I just found this one on Amazon. I ordered it. I will update when it gets in.http://www.amazon.com/EVOPower-Transfer-Charging-T-Mobile-Sensation/dp/B005HJPXUG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1314819452&sr=8-4
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It's the kidigi one.
i picked up one of these at the local US t-mobile store and this dock is nice but it puts the phone in this really bright "dock" mode. I rather have the clock instead.
there is also a "video" button but no clue what it does. i left it depressed. I also got the car dock as well.