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[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
I have been working on using my Nook as an In-Car PC. The setup as taken some time to perfect, but I think I've finally got it. I am running CM7 nightly 117. Internet is being supplied to it by an AT&T Mifi and the audio is being streamed over bluetooth through a modded Plantronics Voyager 855 ( headset has A2DP). I modded the headset by removing the earpiece and replacing it with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

I found a tutorial on Lifehacker.com about modding the headset.

My mount in the car was created using a piece of 1" aluminum flatstock, some black self adhesive felt and some velcro. The dash kit in my car has a pocket under the stereo that was the perfect height for the bracket that supprt the nook. All I did was cut the flat stock to 2 8" pieces and bend the into hooks at the end. I covered the Hooked ends with felt to protect the Nook from getting scratched and then velcroed them to the top of the pocket. A piece of velcro on the back of the nook and on the dash above the stereo finished the install. I posted the video on youtube under the username jboyz1007 ( sorry haven't posted enough to be able to post a hyperlink.)
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Here is a pic of the modded bluetooth
[Nook Color General] Bimboy:
[youtube]YV6Z8X-KJw4[/youtube]

Nice attempt! Here's the embedded video for ya.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Thank you for posting the video. I appreciate it.
[Nook Color General] biohazrd51:
I would be interested in some pictures of the mounting you did. Vehicle make/model, etc.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
I am at work right now but when I get home for lunch I will post a pick of the mount. The car is a 2004 Chevy Cavalier 5 speed. The mount puts it at a great angle for viewing and I can reach it with my hand on the shifter.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Here's the pics that were requested.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
A little update. (actually big update.). I totally redid everything. My stereo is now in the glove compartment and the nook is now flush mounted in the dash. I ditched the Bluetooth for a audio cable direct to the stereo because audio quality was much better. I now have gps supplied by a TomTom MKii Bluetooth gps receiver I picked up on eBay for $12. I am using Carhome Ultra as the launcher and power is supplied to the nook through the USB cable run through the dash to a USB charging adapter in the aux power port. Here's a pic. Enjoy

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[Nook Color General] krylon360:
Very nice man. Might have to check this out
[Nook Color General] Tiezane:
Nice, I like the custom molded dash panel, too.

Is CarHome Ultra your default launcher? How do you handle volume control? Power control for the Nook (in the event of a hang, for example)?
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Thanks for the compliments.

To answer your questions. The dash panel isn't custom molded. I just covered it in carbon fiber vinyl because I have a few too many holes in it and don't have the money for a new panel right now.

ADW EX is my default launcher. Carhome Ultra is an app, but in the settings of the app you can set it to respond to the home key as if it were a launcher.

Volume is controlled by an app called oddly enough "volume control" by Rubberbigpepper. It has a slider on the side of the screen. I put it to the right side on the center and set it to auto hide so all I do is touch that spot and slide my finger up and down.

As far as power, that is a funny one. My nook doesn't run on battery. A circuit fried inside and since then it won't run on battery power. It is way outside warranty and works fine when plugged in so this just seamed like a logical use for it. If I have to hard reboot it, which is rare, I simple pull the power. As far as sitting the screen down, for that I use Button Savior.

Hope this answers all you questions.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Latest tweak.

Didn't like the way carhome ultra was chopping off the words on the icons and the time. After reading in a couple of forums, I found out that it doesn't support non standard dpi like 160dpi. Which is the default of the nook color. I used the nook odds and ends app to change it from 160 to 180 and here is how it looks now.

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As you can see it is much better and all my other apps still work. As a matter of fact pandora even looks better.
[Nook Color General] Tiezane:
What about access to the SD Card? Are you still data tethering through the Mifi?
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
I don't have access to the sd card, but if I do need to transfer files,I use Dropbox and file manager. As for your other question, yes I am still using the mifi.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Also the mifi has an sd slot, so if I need to access a big file like a movie, I can put it on there and then use a file manager app to transfer the file that way.
[Nook Color General] Tiezane:
Was wanting to try something like this in a 2002 Honda civic, thanks for the tips!
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Last update.

Just got a OBDii Bluetooth reader off Amazon. Running Torque lite. Works great.

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[Nook Color General] NoNafs:
No problems with range?
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
No problems with range. The obd II device is only about a foot and a half away from the nook. The GPS receiver is about 2 feet away and it works fine too.
[Nook Color General] unrly:
Thanks for your post, I wish I would have seen it earlier.

Just started a project like this myself recently using a Nook Color, but I'm wishing I would have spent the extra money and got a tablet that works a bit better. Seems too unstable, but it could be my dislike of CM7 and the need to use CM10.

Anyway, I use A2DP as well (which isn't working for me on the recent Beta 4 of CM10 all of the sudden) with a Blackberry Bluetooth Remote. I really hate Android's handling of Bluetooth, as I have to use AutomateIt to turn off Bluetooth when the power shuts off, and turn it back on in order to connect every time. The wireless part is nice though. I also use AutomateIt to keep the screen on when I turn on the car (usb power connected), open Poweramp when Bluetooth is connected, and turn the screen off when the car goes off.

Also use Poweramp as my music player, and was hoping to get music videos on there too, but it's another limitation of the old NC that it can't seem to play much. I don't have mine built in to my dash, but I did pick up an iKross car mount and I'm using it without the arms to hold my NC. Unfortunately, another problem I'm having, is the suction on the back of the tablet is causing ghost touches all over the screen instead of working properly like when I just hold it. I bought a cheap case thinking that would help, but it hasn't helped at all.

I like your setup though, and I'm glad someone is getting it right, I'm hoping I can get mine working in the next several weeks before I decide to just get rid of the NC and pick something up for Christmas that will work better for me.
[Nook Color General] unrly:
Also, a question. Are you able to have your A2DP, GPS, and OBD2 reader connected all at once with any issues? I wanted to pick up an OBD2 reader, but I didn't know if it was possible to have all three, or if it is, then if things would lag down (as everything seems to lag on this tablet).

Thanks!
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
As far as the a2dp, I don't use that anymore. It just didn't have the sound quality I wanted so I changed it to hard wired. With regards to lag, yes I have both hooked up at the same time with no lag that I have noticed.

I did have to make some necessary changes to my system though. About a month ago I left the obd II read hooked up in the car for three days and it killed my battery. Me being a little absent minded, I forgot to unplugged the nook and fried it out when I jumped the car.

So I bought a new nook color. Since this battery works, I wired a aux power plug to the switched power. Now with the nook plugged in to that I setup tasker with commands when the nook has ac power to turn the sleep to 23hrs, turn on Bluetooth and play media. When it looses power, sleep is set to 7 seconds. When it sleeps the Bluetooth is turned off and the music pauses.

It acts just as if I were wired directly to the ignition.
[Nook Color General] unrly:
Thanks for the reply. I had to go hardwired for sound yesterday because the A2DP finally just wouldn't work no matter what I did. Unfortunately though, it just adds for extra things to be sticking out which is why your setup in the dash is nice to have.

As far as Tasker, I could never get it to work, but I have basically the same thing with AutomateIt. When NC gets power, screen always on, BT on, Poweramp loaded. When power is out, screen timeout 5 sec, BT off. So nice to not have to plug my phone in and do everything manually every time I get in my car.

Now, we'll see if it lasts the winter staying in my car. That's my only real concern about leaving something like that out there is temperature.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Same concern up here in Wisconsin. A key to tasker that took me little bit to figure out is the invert check box. I had a hard time trying to get the command of power off and finally clicked on power ac and checked the invert box and then it gave me no ac power.
[Nook Color General] unrly:
Well, hopefully we both survive the cold then! That's odd. I already got my refund for the app, maybe I'll give it a shot sometime down the road. For now, AutomatieIt works smoothly and easily. Just doesn't have the integration with apps, unfortunately.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
What ever works for you. Plus that is half the fun of android. Having the ability to try different ways of doing things without the manufacturer saying "Your not allowed to do that!"
[Nook Color General] unrly:
For sure! Thanks again for posting this, be sure to keep us updated with photos and such if you happen to change anything!
[Nook Color General] AgentCherryColla:
I was thinking of doing this in my Nissan. But it's really hard to remove the stereo (It's an Old 2000 Maxima). I have a Nook in my car, and use a 3.5MM to connect it to my stereo. Then I have it mounted right in front of the tape deck.
[Nook Color General] Bill-N:
Very impressive.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
When I have a little time I will post a video of my current setup.
[Nook Color General] Bill-N:
Which OBD Adapter?
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Yes. I'm not looking at it right now but I believe mine has an orange sticker on it.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Here is an updated video of the setup.

http://youtu.be/uxEe1dRtENU
[Nook Color General] dogchainx:
Great link. Thanks! :good:
[Nook Color General] feliz2013:
How did you get home car ultra to work? I installed it on my Nook Color with CM7 and it keeps giving me an error that it stopped unexpectedly.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
I had that problem develop for me since about 2 updates ago. I figured out that it is tied to the GPS signal. I am running bluetooth GPS provider with a Tom Tom Bluetooth GPS receiver. If Bluetooth GPS provider is off it crashes but as soon as I turn it on it launches just fine.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Just an update. I decided to jump to CM 10.1. It worked great but is has a lack of tablet ui so I was having trouble with SiriusXM because the phone doesn't have rotation. It's hard to use the app when it is on its side.

Looking around the development forum I found a build called Shazoid. It solved my SiriusXM problem but a different problem cropped up. The dpi setting was conflicting with Carhome Ultra causing the speed, time and weather readouts on the left to show the text overlapping a little bit. I had to drop the dpi to 130 to correct this problem and now everything is fine.

Here is a pic of what it looks like now. Enjoy.
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Just a little update. I found a post on mp3car.com that gave me some inspiration about a different home screen that looked more factory and polished and here is what I came up with.
[Nook Color General] boborone:
That's awesome man. Can you take a pic of the dash, full view, so I can see how it looks with the rest of the car? Then I can get even more jealous. :p :D
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
Ask and you shall receive. The carbon fiber is vinyl covering up some cracks from where my stereo was stolen years ago.
[Nook Color General] boborone:
That's freakin cool man. What do you do with the revision3 app? Watch vids going down the road?
[Nook Color General] kalel2000:
I usually start the video and then go to the home screen. The audio continues to play.
[Nook Color General] boborone:
Ok I can see that. there's alot of shows like Hak5 and such that have a ton of talking where you don't have to see it to understand.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Blaze9:
How can I get the stock Rom's task manager and install it onto CM7? I really liked it, and it worked fine for what I was doing. I tried extracting the stock image, but I couldn't. Anyone have a link?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mbze430:
if you have root, you can adb shell or the adb pull command in to the rom and pull it out of /system/app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Blaze9:
Does that mean I'll have to flash back the stock rom, and pull the .apk from there? Do you know if a nandroid backup has the .apk? Cause I have an android backup of my rooted stock rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyamoV2:
Look in the cognition thread. DG posted all the apks he pulled
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Blaze9:
Sweet, I found it. http://ponack.net/designgears/CognitionX2/removed/SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk

But I tried to install using Astro, but it said Application Not Installed... Any reason for this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
its not an installable application. it needs to go into /system/apps/ and permissions set.

it probably wont even work though, as it likely relies on touchwiz framework....but i could be wrong.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decepticon:
My daughter just called in tears, she dropped her phone and the screen is broken so time to replace the screen.

Is there anyone here who is willing to do it for me? I would be way too paranoid to do it myself. I can buy the parts or you can, just PM me.

Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] b3nny:
Let's get some stimulating conversation up in here!

I got mine on Amazon for 1 penny during a memorial day sale. I switched from my Sprint Epic 4g cuz Sprint's service was absolute crap where I live. I was missing more than half of my calls and texts and ended up hopping back onto my mom's family plan. Any interesting stories from you all?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Seanbest:
When: Shortly after release

Where: AT&T

Why: Aria sucked

How much: Free, complain to AT&T that my wife's Aria sucked enough then told them if they sent me replacements I would just send them back until I did it 3 times and they'd offer me a replacement anyways so just save us both the trouble. Had a new Inspire overnighted and I got to keep and resell the Aria.
[HTC Inspire 4G] b-eock:
A week after released

Target

My sons first phone

$20
[HTC Inspire 4G] 1ChesterD:
Got mine the 1st day it was available @ Sam's. We were eligible for upgrade, and with the way phones were going it made sense to go smartphone. Got to play with one @BB the day before, and was impressed. Especially when compared to co-worker's crappy.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aerdely:
When: month ago

Where:AT&T

Why: had Verizon but service was not that great in my area, especially in my apartment which is in basement. Had about 5 different androids with them most were replacements because of service issues but none were 4G. So came to AT&T and bought a refurb inspire for $30. Service is better and love the phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Joshp406:
When: a few months ago

Where: AT&T

Why: My brother needed a phone, so I let him have my Motorola Backflip. Being the complete modding geek I am, I looked into phones that had good modding ability on AT&T, and the Inspire was a good fit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
Got mine on release day (2/13/11 - I can't remember for how much). Picked it up for the extra RAM (came from a Captivate - had a lot of "low memory" issues). I used it from then all the way until the GS2 release (10/2/11), which is the longest I had ever kept one phone. Usually at this point I would sell it, but I can't :). I'm using it like a tablet (wifi browsing, updating calendar events, games, etc. - pretty useful actually).

It was/is the best phone I've ever used. The GS2 will probably take that spot, but it hasn't proven itself yet :p. Waiting on more development to pick up.
[HTC Inspire 4G] skatin707:
Where: craigslist

When: 3ish months ago

Why: didn't like my atrix

How much: new in sealed box for $200

Posted with my model confused HTC Inspire via XDA premium.
[HTC Inspire 4G] b3nny:
I don't get why people diss on AT&T's network. I know it is horribly overpriced and lacks certain things, but in the 10 years I've been with them I have never had serious issues with their networks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
On release day. Paid net price of $50 after selling my Captivate.
[HTC Inspire 4G] azpatterson:
When- A month month ago

Where- Target

Traded in iPhone 3gs that I had jailbroke. Reverted to stock for return. Ended up with Inspire and 70 left on a gift card.

A couple of weeks later my wife decided to do the same thing and got an Atrix. Of course, rooted both and flashed custom Rom on mine, she kept stock.
[HTC Inspire 4G] FoxCompany:
ATT store

100$

Spring break after selling my iphone 3g for 150$ the 50$ went to my dad's 3gs

reason: iphone 3G sucks
[HTC Inspire 4G] keiichi0908:
I purchased mine on cowboom.com when they were having a sale of used phones for $119 about 2 weeks ago. I bought it because I hadn't tried Android yet, and I sometimes travel to other countries to visit family, so after some research, I saw that the Inspire had an easy root & unlock process. Plus, there's something shmexy about HTC's designs...
[HTC Inspire 4G] cordell507:
when-about a month and a half after release

where-Att store

why-atrix was the worst phone i have ever touched

how much-made money, sold my atrix for $350 and bought inspire for $99, used two upgrades
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zantiszar:
When hmm about a month ago

Where locally in the streets

Why cause of the huge screen and because its q modern phone and HTC hehe

How nice one there I traded a blackberry bold 9650 unlocked For it both phones were new so far trade lol inspire was unlocked with custom core Droid rom on it so I don't have to root and ect. Nice :)

sent from inspire 4g runing MIUI with talonace 1.0.6 kernal :-)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ix sik pro xi:
I got mine on release day at AT&T for $100, needed a new phone as my Tilt 2 was getting terribly sluggish.
[HTC Inspire 4G] shawn1224:
Day before release at Sams Club for $99.

Never had to exchange it, it's still running like a champ in pristine condition thanks to my otterbox commuter case.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ridethisbike:
Got mine a few weeks ago off ebay for $250 to use on Straight Talk.

Actually thinking about buying an AT&T sim card, will figure that out when I move to prescott, az in a couple months.

rooted a week after I got it (had to do my research as this is my first android phone)
[HTC Inspire 4G] yokozuna82:
When... July 14

Where... Radio shack

Why... Like the bigger screen and design

How much.... 49$+ tax
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
When: Feb 19(my birthday present to myself)

Where:ATT.

Why: after years with the iPhone it got stale.

How much: Sold iPhone 4 for 440, bought it out of contract for 400. So paid -$40 lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] brad_wp:
When: Back in April

Where: AT&T Corporate (1-800)

Why: Upgrading Tilt II, Windows Phone 7 sucked (Hardware & Software), iOS sucks

How Much: Free, Long time customer bonus (over 10 years)
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
Bought it when it wwas just released. 100 dollar using two year new contract.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
When: january

Why: my Dell Streaks USB port kept breaking. Sent for repairs 3 times.

How much: $79 using my moms upgrade. I have 4 phones on my account.

Where: best buy
[HTC Inspire 4G] shugga101:
When:a few days after release date.

Why: Needed AT&T phone for college. Sprint had little to no coverage in my area. Looked at the newest phone I could get cause I was starting a 2 year agreement. Saw the atrix and the inspire. Then read the atrix was gonna be crap so I went with the inspire and love it.

How much: $99 with 2 yr agreement. Literally the cheapest bang for the buck phone I've ever gotten.

Where: local at&t retail store.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Youngunn2008:
When: back in March

Where: my local best buy

Why: I almost switched to sprint for the evo4g bc ATT doesn't come in good in my home. After being convinced by an ATT Rep over the phone that I could get a free 3g microcell, I decided it was time to pop on my 2 upgrades with ATT, inspire was best phone for the money hands down. 2 inspires, 99 bucks each on 2 yr agreement. Was using a nexus one, sold it for 300 bucks. Net gain of 100 bucks. Then it took me 5 months of *****ing to get my free microcell. Turns out that Rep was "mistaken".
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
When: April 7th (birthday)

Where: AT&T

Why: had an upgrade and it got the best of me

How much: $99 on contract
[HTC Inspire 4G] knarfl1:
When:Day before launch 2/12 I think.

From: Costco

Price:$19

"at&t 4G? lol. It's more like 0.4G"
[HTC Inspire 4G] moe3754:
I got my first one when it was first released and purchased it at full noncontract price, sold it and purchased a Samsung Infuse that I hated so I traded the Infuse for a brand new Red Inspire that I still have!!!:)
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
When: the day it was released.

Where: AT&T store

Price: full. I think it was $435 w/tax

Why: I was sick of RIM putting out the same crappy slow as hell phones and my Torch was the last straw.

This is my first Android and it will for damn sure not be the last. What I can do with this phone is immeasurable when compared to a blackberry. :)

Sent from the future with an Inspire 4G powered by Doc Brown.
[HTC Inspire 4G] crimsonsky:
When: About a month ago. (I got the GB update literally the day I bought my phone)

Where: AT&T Store

Price: Full price. I wasn't eligible for an upgrade. (Gave my iPhone that I bought on contract to my son when he "drowned" his. Bought an Xperia X10 which I grew to hate. Sold Xperia and bought Inspire).

The right phone makes all the difference in the world when experiencing Android. Until the GB upgrade come out for the X10, it was a pretty horrible experience and even the custom ROMs all had issues. The GB experience was MUCH better but I was just sick of the X10 by then and sold it. Played with the Inspire in the AT&T store and fell in love with it. Still in love with it!
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
Where: AT&T Store

When: Sunday February 13th, 2011

Why: I had dropped my Aria which I got about a week earlier and cracked the screen, I was due for an upgrade.

How much: $99.99+tax
[HTC Inspire 4G] man666:
Where: Ebay

When: July

Why: I wanted an upgrade to my Aria.

How much: 340dls with shipping to Chile
[HTC Inspire 4G] Captivate-me:
Where: Best Buy (in store)

When: May

Why: Had a Captivate, started having problems with charging it. Never used a HTC device before, wanted to give it a try

How much : 99 cents! シ One of the best purchases I've made.
[HTC Inspire 4G] telltell624:
When: Right around release date

Where: walmart

Why: To have a bigger, faster phone to run games on, Still have my Aria though

How Much: Paid too much(love the phone though) I paid between 400 and 500 for it. I used my income tax money because I didnt want to extend my contract just in case.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Bryan583:
When- about 5 mins ago

Where-my couch

Price- priceless ($0)

Just upgraded and ordered it.

Looking forward to getting it and well you know......
[Epic 4G Themes] hoffman1984:
AOSP Lock Screen Mod for EH17!!

Just as it says... Here's the link.

http://josh.phux.org/android/EH17/MODS/EH17_AOSP_LOCK_MOD.zip
[Epic 4G Themes] InfDaMarvel:
Thanks a lot. Before this you needed to install maddoggins mod but I'm not a fan of his themes. AOSP kinda guy.
[Epic 4G Themes] zanderman112:
Coolio, I know this should get some attention.

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