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[G Tablet Accessories] djyellowperil:
I know there is some interest in these and I myself was waiting for someone to do a write up but I'm impatient and just got mine so I thought I'd throw some info out and hopefully help someone else out since I've already gotten so much out of this forum. The first thing you'll notice is that the plastic feels really cheap. Honestly almost repacked it to send it back because of how light and cheap it felt. That said and in particular because of the lack of alternatives, I gave it a shot. And on the whole I’m glad I did.

Putting it together and installing is pretty easy. I'm a nug and I did it without reading the instructions. Putting the gtab in and taking it out of the mount is also pretty easy. There are two sets of supports; the bottom stays stationary and the top is adjustable and easily fits the gtab in landscape and now that I think about it possibly in portrait too I will also see if my elocity a7 fits in it in landscape but I know it will in portrait (I’ll post a separate review for it in the elocity section if it works). In my prius, the position is as good as I could have hoped for making for easy inputs at stops but it’s not too useable while driving. While driving there is a certain amount of shaking but not too bad I could easily read off it with quick looks but it could be disorienting for some.

Also the cupholder mechanism takes some massaging to get it set well in the prius’ cupholder but it is doable. In my element it’s a whole other story (expectedly). The cupholder mechanism fit perfectly into my e’s cupholder but the cup holder is so low that this mount is worthless in it or any other car that has cupholders below seat level.

At this point I have no idea how durable this mount will be. I don’t know much about different types of plastics (I barely know the difference ABS and PET) but the material that this mount is made of does not inspire confidence. That said the plastic does not seem too brittle and therefore more likely to hold up. Time will tell and I will update as appropriate. I hope this information helps someone out there who was looking for a similar mount.

Steve

Edit: http://www.mountguys.com/product_p/mfx-33-tab.htm
[G Tablet Accessories] Bad@ssGtab:
I bought the same one. Seems a little flimsy with the weight of the gtab. Moves a lot more than I would like while driving.
[G Tablet Accessories] AndroidFileHost:
With the viewing angles on the grab goodluck.
[G Tablet Accessories] snomis79:
I have a Prius also. Do you mind taking a few pics so we can see what that setup looks like? thanks!
[G Tablet Accessories] djyellowperil:
The next few days are pretty busy but I'll try to get some quick pics up. what year prius do you have? mine's an 09 so I can only speak to the positioning for 04-09s I haven't seen the interior of the gen3s.

It does move around a bit but once I set it super tight, I found it manageable but then I may be more tolerant the others.

The viewing angles have never been that big an issue for me. I personally don't understand what all the fuss is about. in this case in particular that issue is moot since the mount's angle is adjustable.
[G Tablet Accessories] gottifour:
Thanks for the review and I look forward to the pics.
[G Tablet Accessories] snomis79:
I have an '05 and my wife an '06. I should be getting my gTablet tomorrow, but I won't be surprised when my wife finally sees it and asks for one of her own :)
[G Tablet Accessories] Dave615:
Anyone find a better car mount for the Gtab than the one talked about in this thread? Also what's the deal with all these Gtab owners also driving around a Prius? LOL.
[Vibrant General] jamespwolpert:
Attention all Vibrant owners who are sick and tired of the flimsy plasticity of their phone!

***UPDATE 1/12/2011***

We have taken your ideas into consideration and have decided that the following features WILL make it into the final model (these are subject to change)

-brushed aluminum build

-option for consumer to select soft touch accents, soft touch body or pure aluminum body

-ID/Personal engraving

-kickstand (:D)

-custom colors

The FOLLOWING features MAY make it into the final build but are not at this time top considerations

-external LED (for custom, bootleg flash and flashlight)

-custom prints (upon request)

Thanks for all your suggestions, keep talking! We're a week or two away from a prototype. Don't spring for those Vibrant 4gs just yet-- even though I know you're all chomping at the bit to get your hands on one ;]

A few colleagues and I are currently hard at work developing aluminum replacement backplates (not cases, backplates. The battery cover things. Like the two interchangeable ones that came with your vibrant out of the box) with a few designs featuring some soft-touch accents. No branding either. Sweet :]

They will be available for order as soon as they go into production. Details to follow.

The designs look pretty sexy. Stay tuned for production updates and pictures. If the project is dropped or something changes, you will know as soon as it happens.

PLEASE! I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IDEAS/DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY IMMINENT PRODUCT. WOULD YOU GUYS BUY ONE? HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SPEND? COMMENT AWAY, BUT PLEASE, KEEP IT CLEAN, KEEP IT FLAMELESS.
[Vibrant General] ytv:
Can't wait for this ;)
[Vibrant General] willsnews:
Make them multi colored for sure you'll make a ton of money maybe some design on the back good work man can't wait to see them
[Vibrant General] seojuhwan:
My dream has been something made out of real carbon fiber for my phone. If you guys make a carbon fiber version, THAT would be sweet! :)
[Vibrant General] dgsmith90:
I'll be watching for this. Thank you!

EDIT: Gimme a starting price and we could work from there lol.
[Vibrant General] lawalty:
Awesome! i'll buy one! As far as any ideas.... How about making a backplate that supports an extended battery. Not like that other company (can't remember name) that makes one supporting an extended battery but it's huge. Make it different to where only the battery part sticks out, not the whole plate.
[Vibrant General] gagb1967:
Honestly wish you luck.

My personal opinion is that the plastic covers had helped my phone from braking a couple of times.

Aluminum or any metal tends to not absorb but transfer impact to other components, when the plastic phone hits ground (it happens a lot to me) the plastic absorbs most of the impact. If i add metal there the metal with transfer the impact much more to the components of the phone. So with a metal case, I would have to add a rubber case to protect phone better.

Sometime we just think they do it just plastic because they are cheap, but that may not be the only reason......

That's my humble opinion..
[Vibrant General] d0rkster:
I cant wait!
[Vibrant General] dgsmith90:
Would this not be better suited in the Accessories section instead of general?
[Vibrant General] thegreatcity:
Pretty sure you guys are already aware of this, but a full aluminum backplate could cause signal issues. You would have to design it so as to avoid these problems. Just want to make this known as Id hate for a great project to go away if something was overlooked.
[Vibrant General] jamespwolpert:
Been looking into this issue, and it seems the only big gripe was with Macbook pro aluminum unibodies detracting from wi-fi signal reception. These problems were inconsistent at best, and were supposedly few and far between.

I know that wrapping a phone in aluminum foil will make for a no reception situation, though... will look into this further. Maybe will use some kind of brushed metal instead. Something a bit more benign. HTC G2, for example?
[Vibrant General] jamespwolpert:
Soft touch rubber accents, such as those found on the HTC Desire or HTC Droid Eris seem to be a logical solution, and would absorb impact much better than plastic :D
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Something like this, where the user could have their own QR (for a lost and found) would be amazing:

For a backplate... I honestly wouldn't spend more than $12-15....

but with a custom QR code, $20ish.
[Vibrant General] Alex530:
The g2 backplate certainly adds a large amount of weight to the phone. You should try carbon fiber or a carbon fiber synthetic. I would most def buy that.
[Vibrant General] xplanowestx:
Do you have any ETA on when you possibly would start rolling this out? Or a planned release period? If not, no issue, thought i'd ask to make sure i have funds ready for when these are released. This should make the phone feel and look 100% better and fill like a better built product.
[Vibrant General] xeku:
I would pay about 15 for an aluminum black soft touch backplate
[Vibrant General] tehmanmuffin:
this sounds really cool but im wondering will this affect the antenna in any way?
[Vibrant General] hazard99:
I would like the extra added weight. I figure a few dollars us is reasonable maybe 5 to 7 dollars? maybe im over doing it?
[Vibrant General] TEE82:
Carbon Fiber w/kickstand attached: $20 sounds pretty reasonable for it.

It'll be one of your best sellers, guaranteed.
[Vibrant General] Alex530:
That's a little cheap. Carbon fiber isn't cheap. Neither is building a kickstand into it
[Vibrant General] bossman137:
Just Get the basic backplate, whatever metal works best with the innards of the phone, BUT i beg of you, please make it super tight fitting. I am SOO sick of the little gap the stupid covers have, and iv'e bought several not, all same or worse issue. Just make it fit well, look good and i'd drop a 20.
[Vibrant General] TEE82:
Which is why it'd be one of their best sellers. :cool:

Nah, not really sure how much carbon fiber material sells for but if they did produce that kind of case, I'd def pay to get one. $40 sound more reasonable, OP?
[Vibrant General] tpreludesh:
i would definitely pay 15-20 for a good weighted aluminum back plate. my wife just got the mytouch 4g and i like the weight of it, id also love a carbon fiber back plate too, for that id pay 25-30. the cost to sale ratio for CF would be best in that price range as that would still yeild a 3-5 dollar profit or so.
[Vibrant General] deadpass:
This is relevant to my interests.
[Vibrant General] Clayfree:
Can't wait to see what you come up with!
[Vibrant General] enzomtrx:
My friend and I were just talking about the metal battery cover on the captivate and how I was jealous...
[Vibrant General] oka1:
hmmmmmm wonder if a metal back plate installed, wonder if it would change the ground plane?.....
[Vibrant General] BaoQ:
I'm more concern about signal interference from the plate.
[Vibrant General] }{Alienz}{:
Hell yeah! About time!
[Vibrant General] Bernardos70:
I think carbon fiber-like would be what I was looking for. I know real Carbon-fiber would be expensive and wreak havoc on the signal/GPS/wi-fi/bluetooth antennae reception.

I have been looking for backplates for so long now... my main requisits would be:

1. Sturdy

2. Perfect fitting

3. Non-fingerprint magnetic (the standard backplate is a bigger fingerprint magnet than the screen....)

4. Light

5. Dark to fit with the rest of the phone (hence my carbon fiber-like preference; brushed aluminum possibly).

6. Probably samsung's name embossed in it, possibly, or android, not plain.

I guess it is a misnomer, as I wouldn't need all of those aspects in it, but I think my upper ceiling if it had all of the above would probably be USD50. Some will say I'm bidding against myself, but we're talking about something that would change the whole feel of the phone pretty much.
[Vibrant General] jamespwolpert:
Great Feedback! That goes for everyone-- thanks for talking. Keep it up.
[Vibrant General] tintingkc:
:D
[Vibrant General] shark1217:
Where did you get that case?
[Vibrant General] thegreatcity:
I think its one of those vinyl skins, judging by the corner. Could be wrong though.
[Vibrant General] shreddintyres:
I personally would love to to see something along these lines, would be willing to pay up to ~30ish for it, as long as there is no interference with the signal. I would love a true cf backing, but i know how difficult it is to form cf to any mold (the smaller it is the harder it is) however i would be willing to pay ~50 for a true cf backing.
[Vibrant General] Spacejock:
The speaker area looks suspicious, probably just a vinyl available on amazon.
[Vibrant General] tintingkc:
Just some raw material I had laying around from a sample roll that I threw on several days ago. Its a knock off of the real stuff I normally work with so was a quick job to see if it would even stick and test stretchability.
[Vibrant General] Bernardos70:
Some people are able to do this really well, and I wouldn't be against something like that. In fact, the guy that does the evo 4G's was offering it for the Vibrant, but it turns out the back was harder to do than he imagined and kept peeling off and looking cheap, so he ended up deciding not to make it. Stand up guy though.

Anyway, that was going for some 10-15 bucks, and it did cover the edges completely. The vinyls you can buy off ebay/amazon/etc or anywhere else really, don't cover the edges (because of the contour, I"m assuming) so it wasn't ideal.
[Vibrant General] suchavibrantthang:
i wouldn't pay for real carbon fiber backplates. i dont love this phone enough to do that. i think i already overpaid for this ****ty phone.

if you guys made something more sturdy that wouldn't overheat my battery (which sometimes gets pretty hot while charging), then i might consider.

kudos
[Vibrant General] coolairG1:
Please make sure the aluminum plate does not interfere with the phone GPS, antenna, or other functions. I would buy it.
[Vibrant General] Bernardos70:
We differ in opinions, though I am pretty sure real carbon fiber is extremely difficult to work with as well as being terrible for all of the antennae in the phone.

But even though we both fly, give each other space and not the evil eye! (you should get that reference).
[Vibrant General] jamespwolpert:
Yeah, same with mine! Goes double for all over-clock aficionados. Will make sure theres some kind of heat conduction control if we go totally metal (which we most likely won't)

Good catch, thanks for the input! :D
[Vibrant General] Robert8457:
I would like to see one that looks like the mytouch 4g
[Vibrant General] scrizz:
WTF? :confused:

:mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Vibrant General] ZuP5:
Aluminum backplate sounds interesting, but would a metallic plate be too rigid and cause problems installing/removing it from the phone. I would think the inside tabs that hold it on would damage the plastic on the phone as you snap it on or take it off. The aluminum would need to be flexible enough to allow those tabs to pop out without damage.
[Vibrant General] tintingkc:
Thats correct. The other issue I see is that by the time you make the material thin enough you are now having to worry about distortion and dents due to the thickness of the material. Its not like the small covers on most other phones.

I guess we just need to wait it out and see if a finished product comes of it. At least there are people out there trying.
[Vibrant General] jhepoy:
I'm down with this.. BRUSHED GUN METAL is what I like.. 15 bucks or less.. 20 bucks with personalization..
[Vibrant General] Alex530:
I would pay

30 for one with a kickstand a led and a custom color with a design :)
[Vibrant General] necr0mancer:
Kickstand would be awesome! :)
[Vibrant General] Darksurf:
Dude, I would soooo buy one!!! as long as it doesn't make my vibrant look like it has an otterbox on it and make it a real vibrick lol :)
[Vibrant General] gunks:
I would buy one... depending on price and quality of course.
[Vibrant General] TheSneakerWhore:
On it like white on rice...Bookmarked.
[Vibrant General] demize!:
I'd be interested in an aesthetically pleasing metal one with a kickstand.

Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
[Vibrant General] coolairG1:
+1 Kickstand would be nice
[Vibrant General] Hexmaster93:
If you guys put in led lights to serve as a sort of flash that would be great other than that a sort of soft touch gun metal back would be sweet
[Vibrant General] xplanowestx:
Im pretty excited about these! Hopefully they'll be done soon!
[Vibrant General] gunks:
Any updates on this?
[Vibrant General] mikeye9:
Bump.

Are there updates? I guess the project fell apart.
[Vibrant General] scrizz:
jeez ppl!

so if after a week or two you don't hear anything, you automatically assume it fell appart?

jeez have patience ppl....

you guys waited 6 months for froyo....

a couple of weeks is not that long.
[Vibrant General] Nowaysout:
oh man. if you could get an LED in there. acting as flash? i would pay up to $30 for it.
[Vibrant General] dublj:
I would also be interested in getting one of these. I will keep looking for any updates.
[Vibrant General] Bernardos70:
Kickstand would probably add bulk and I don't really need one, so I'd be out. But looks like lots of people would be in for one, so I wish you success!
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
All things considered this excites me a little. Obviously the final product matters, but a kick stand? That would be sweet. And a flash (realizing this is simply a maybe)? That would be useful...

Also I saw something about carbon fiber... didn't people decide carbon fiber would reduce our reception? That's kind of important to me...
[Vibrant General] optimaljam:
bookmark this page! XD cant wait to see this blackplate!!!! i would love a kickstand, i would pay whatever u ask!!! XDD
[Vibrant General] bosslabs:
LED camera flash please..that's all I want for my vibrant :)
[Vibrant General] Christ1119:
If you're able to put in an external LED flash with these backplates I'd most likely buy a Vibrant along with one of these as this sounds awesome
[Vibrant General] XPLANE9:
How would a external flash work on a backplate anyways? Is there a battery pack with the backplate itself to serve as the power, as connecting the backplate to the battery sound difficult?
[Vibrant General] MWBehr:
A mockup flashlight I could kind of see...although it would add some fair amount of bulk for a switch and possibly a power source. I really don't see how a camera flash is at all feasible. This would really need to be an internal mod if at all. There's no way you're going to be able to get a external light source to be timed correctly and controled by the phone. I just can't see it happening, but I would love to be proven wrong on this one :D
[Vibrant General] Nullnvoyd:
+1 kickstand. And why not make an optional led. I would also be down for custom QR code or some kind of personalization option.
[Vibrant General] ahhduy:
A brushed aluminum look or gunmetal would be so worth it! ;)
[Vibrant General] bdveteran18:
Sign me up for one of these. All of the hardware mods and the dev support is amazing for this device.

I would like to see a brushed aluminum case with a kickstand. (If reception and gps isn't effected too badly of course). Some sort of customization would also be nice too but not needed. The LED flash although I can't picture that in my head would be a great addition as well.

Hope this project comes through

Sexy Vibrant featuring Nero V3 w/Voodoo, and FFC installed
[Vibrant General] fatihaky:
Nice effort.
[Vibrant General] Spartoi:
Please consider making a backplate for the extended battery.
[Vibrant General] Nowaysout:
Hey. so are these backplates not gonna happen anymore?
[Vibrant General] gunks:
still want...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] hitman615:
hey guys im trting to put windows 6.5 but everytime I try to put hardspl my phone screen cut off, but no conformation... then the computer says its a connection problem... somebody please help thnxs I'm using a HTC diamond original ROM
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] hitman615:
also i took my SIM card and my memory card out should I leave them in?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] ayyu3m:
are you using jump SPL?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] helicopter88:
Memory card?

Are you sure you are with a diamond?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Hakim Rahman:
Would not hitman615'm questioning it !! why did you even ask him..??:confused:

strange :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] hitman615:
yes its a HTC Fuze
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] ayyu3m:
oh man! this is DIAMOND forum. Diamond has built in 4GB.

You should had over to Touch Pro aka Raphael Forum. To recover from the mistake...IMMEDIATELY download and install the official ROM from htc website before you do more damage.
[A7 Accessories] djyellowperil:
I originally posted this in the gTablet forum but since it also fit my a7 and like the a7 in it better than the gtablet I am posting it here too and with minor changes to make it relevant to the elocity a7.

I know there is some interest in these and I myself was waiting for someone to do a write up but I'm impatient and just got mine so I thought I'd throw some info out and hopefully help someone else out since I've already gotten so much out of this forum. The first thing you'll notice is that the plastic feels really cheap. Honestly almost repacked it to send it back because of how light and cheap it felt. That said and in particular because of the lack of alternatives, I gave it a shot. And on the whole I’m glad I did.

Putting it together and installing is pretty easy. I'm a nug and I did it without reading the instructions. Putting the gtab in and taking it out of the mount is also pretty easy. There are two sets of supports; the bottom stays stationary and the top is adjustable and easily fits the elocity a7 in both landscape and portrait. In my prius, the position is as good as I could have hoped for making for easy inputs at stops but it’s not too useable while driving. While driving there is a certain amount of shaking but not too bad I could easily read off it with quick looks but it could be disorienting for some.

Also the cupholder mechanism takes some massaging to get it set well in the prius’ cupholder but it is doable. In my element it’s a whole other story (expectedly). The cupholder mechanism fit perfectly into my e’s cupholder but the cup holder is so low that this mount is worthless in it or any other car that has cupholders below seat level.

At this point I have no idea how durable this mount will be. I don’t know much about different types of plastics (I barely know the difference ABS and PET) but the material that this mount is made of does not inspire confidence. That said the plastic does not seem too brittle and therefore more likely to hold up. Time will tell and I will update as appropriate. I hope this information helps someone out there who was looking for a similar mount.

http://www.mountguys.com/product_p/mfx-33-tab.htm

Steve
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoangan12:
How to repair boot desire hd?

my phone can't boot(Hold volume down and power)

If can not repair with soft,pls tel me about Hard ware.

Pls help me.

thanks.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
So it won't boot normally either?

If this is the case you can't do anything. Your phone is now a brick. Try and return it under warranty - tell them you tried to update the phone.

Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leppie:
Did it fail while trying to flash ENG hboot? If so, kaboom.

Do what dr.m0x said, or if you are more honest tell them you messed up, and you will pay for recovery of the software.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanrana:
Boot Help

My Desire HD is booting but booting straigth to bootloader my computer recognises it as ADB device . please guide me how to repair it???

Thanks
[Flipside Android Development] kaijura:
Should I restore default apps (Like AT&T Navigator, AT&T Maps, etc) and unroot, or can we just apply OTA straight off without breaking anything?

Reason I'm wondering about this now is because I heard some of the other ATT phones are getting 2.2 released today (the 12th), some others in Canada are getting it as of last week already.