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Build a complete Android PC for under £70!

We all now the Sgs2 works beautifully with a Bluetooth mouse keyboard and speakers, so have a look at what I have put together.. its actually better than my laptop, and best of all its Android!!
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I'm using the 'samsin' yes that's how it spelt, bluetooth speakers, search ebay there about £25 and the RiiTech Rii mini bluetooth mouse and keyboard about £30... it really is awesome... thanks for listening...

For a PC,isn't it too small?
At first glance,I thought you connects a LCD monitor and a Full-size Keyboard to the phone,like Atrix's laptop dock.

coocood said:
For a PC,isn't it too small?
At first glance,I thought you connects a LCD monitor and a Full-size Keyboard to the phone,like Atrix's laptop dock.
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Well I could plug it into my 50" Sony but for a portable solution this works very well.. the keys are big enough to type at quite a speed despite their size.. but thanks for your comments
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Very impressive..
Can you tell me one thing tho..
How does the mouse work? do you physically see a cursor on the screen?
is using the mouse on the s2 exactly the same as using on a pc?
and when you have a BT KB hooked up, does the android KB pop up in all text boxes?
Your setup is exactly what i had in mind but with a hdmi to vga converter for using with hotel tvs.

Yes.. you get a little white pointer... left mouse selects right mouse takes you back a step... its very similar to a laptop trackpad...
You still get the screen keyboard or you can disable it..
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Can't find the keyboard on ebay, could you post a link please?!

I do agree that the Galaxy S 2 is good enough to use as a PC especially for web browsing etc but I would want to use a bigger screen

when the mhl adapter is available this will be a lot more viable being able to connect to any HDMI enabled screen, currently the screen is too small to use seriously as a laptop replacement.

Name it after a fruit beginning with A and charge $1500 .
jje

EleCtrOx666 said:
Can't find the keyboard on ebay, could you post a link please?!
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Just search 'Rii' here's one - http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=230613559958&index=15&nav=SEARCH&nid=40431300743
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stoolzo said:
when the mhl adapter is available this will be a lot more viable being able to connect to any HDMI enabled screen, currently the screen is too small to use seriously as a laptop replacement.
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True... but how many laptops fit in your pocket and have speakers you can place anywhere?
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Hi, this keyboard seems very nice
Do you connect it directly via bluetooth or are you using the usb port for it? I've seen in a video that the keyboard includes a usb adapter.

Well, its bluetooth but has a mini usb socket which it has been suggested would work via a usb OTG cable that converts micro usb to mini usb
I have succesfully connected it to a ps3 via usb and bluetooth
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Thanks for the explanation.
How far can you go from the phone while using this keyboard? I want to use something like this with the mhl cable
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About 30 feet or 15 metres!
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jangomango said:
About 30 feet or 15 metres!
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Great! I will order one then
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Does the keyboard have a touchpad on the right hand side?

Yes, absolutely, and two mouse buttons!

to be honest, once you have factored in the price of the phone you'd be better with a android tablet with more screen real estate, imagine a tablet running this cpu chip combo - now thats a tablet I would like to own.... fnck that tegra rubbish

I guess i need to try out the dinovo edge keyboard when i get home today

FULL Ubuntu on our Note - Canonical starts the dream engines :)

Heeey Folks!
I hope that this hasn´t been posted yet (didn´t find anything within the search).
Just have a look right here or here .
This looks so promising to me, that I´m really getting pretty nervous this morning^^
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That is truely awesome I Wonder if there are docking stations out that let you connect both å hdmi screen AND a mouse and keyboard?

I love this idea and it is clever of canonical to ride on the back of the success of Android.
But I'm not sure how I would use it. When I use my computer (which has oneric) I also want to able to use my phone separately.
Perhaps a better solution for me would be to have a standard Ubuntu install that gains phone powers when the phone is docked. It would make apps like airdroid obsolete.
I totally see how other people will have a use for this and I hope it's a huge success.

It's great news
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when, where and how
i want it now

It's an interesting project
I hope it will come to our notes, too.

If you have the dock w/ hdmi out, just use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse or a keyboard w/ built in trackpad. Then pair up bluetooth headphones in case you get a call so you don't lose your desktop. That'd be the easiest imo.
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On Ubuntu we have this requirement:
HDMI: video out with secondary frame buffer device
The Note have this secundary buffer?
Because the HDMI is mirror mode by default.
Anyone with technical knowledge can do a test?
I searched and found this information from another phone:
Primary frame buffer:
/dev/graphics/fb0
Secundary:
/dev/graphics/fb1
Tnks all.

i was thrilled to see this, but would sure love to also occasionally run it while not docked (you know... like a laptop or tablet...). i realize they probably did this due to battery life concerns or something, but hey, why rule it out?

Is our note compatible with this? I do not see a HDMI out!

itismadhan said:
Is our note compatible with this? I do not see a HDMI out!
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MHL to hdmi

celuppi said:
On Ubuntu we have this requirement:
HDMI: video out with secondary frame buffer device
The Note have this secundary buffer?
Because the HDMI is mirror mode by default.
Anyone with technical knowledge can do a test?
I searched and found this information from another phone:
Primary frame buffer:
/dev/graphics/fb0
Secundary:
/dev/graphics/fb1
Tnks all.
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I suspect there probably is a secondary frame buffer given that when watching videos through MHL, the playback controls display on the phone screen but not the TV...

Is there a release schedule?

As much as I love linux, the idea of having to deal with unity again, now trying to spoil my awesome note, makes me shudder ..

great hope to see something huge in coming time

amebasguitar said:
when, where and how
i want it now
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"... feature for late-2012 ..." ?..

Wishnu
Wishnu can do the same right now
xda discussion
official site
And we also can connect to TV via HDMI and to a keyboard and a mouse using USB host
Android Market

This looks killer!
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itismadhan said:
Is our note compatible with this? I do not see a HDMI out!
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our Note's microUSB can be convert to hdmi thanks to the MHL(Mobile High-Definition Link) technology
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jszsj said:
our Note's microUSB can be convert to hdmi thanks to the MHL(Mobile High-Definition Link) technology
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For mhl to work do you have 2 use the second USB port with AC adapter? Is that how it properly coverts USB to HDMI?
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4.1.1 on Note 10.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoMmmkvaLjs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Guess comming soon?
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le_novo said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoMmmkvaLjs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Guess comming soon?
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Nice find. Thanks for posting. It has Learning Hub so that's finally being released (at least in Germany). There's still no Reader's Hub or Social Hub. It also said "pen removed" in the quick settings so its got at least one of the Note 2's features ported over. If Google Now only works in portrait mode that will suck. It was fast and fluid but it had no apps or widgets running; the real test to see if there's a difference is when we all load it up with the crap we use everyday.

Yes I am pretty much expecting us to get JB and the full Note 2.0 treatment. Reason being that Samsung will want 10.1 owners to also own the Note 2 as our phone so the devices need to be highly compatible.
Also they probably don't want to deal with 10.1 owners *****ing them out 24/7.
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Omg I wish he went through those new features in jelly bean. How much galaxy note 2 goodies do you guys think would be ported to GN10?

salmonsushi said:
Omg I wish he went through those new features in jelly bean. How much galaxy note 2 goodies do you guys think would be ported to GN10?
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Probably most if not all

crystalstylez said:
Probably most if not all
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I would say all if not most.
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All not if most probably:silly:

BarryH_GEG said:
Nice find. Thanks for posting. It has Learning Hub so that's finally being released (at least in Germany). There's still no Reader's Hub or Social Hub. It also said "pen removed" in the quick settings so its got at least one of the Note 2's features ported over. If Google Now only works in portrait mode that will suck. It was fast and fluid but it had no apps or widgets running; the real test to see if there's a difference is when we all load it up with the crap we use everyday.
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Google Now works fine in landscape... at least it did on my Moto Xoom before upgrading to Note. That said, I didnt find Google Now anything to get all hot and bothered about.

hchxoom said:
Google Now works fine in landscape...
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This is what made me question it...
I also think it'll add more value on a 3G Note than a Wi-Fi because it'll be online all the time and Google Now can collect more behavioral info. I haven't used it yet so still don't fully understand what it does, how it does it, or why I need it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Here's the about page if anyone's interested.
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GN is nice, even on the gimped version for my rezound. Keeps me up to date on my teams and I bet that if I had regular hours for work the traffic would be great.
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Looking forward to project butter on the note10.1 and HTC One X, CM10 is awesome on the HOX
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Seeing this video and the other video detailing the galaxy note 2's new features has me checking for a software update religiously.
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CTRLR holding a 7" tablet

Hi guys,
Been wanting to do this for a long time
Here it is... what a bad boy!!
The tablet is a cheapish chinese mali400 2GBram with hdmi out (hyundai T7s) , I bough instead of the ouya, sooo glad I did to, definitely getting my monies worth!
I got the same apps/emulators setup on here as the MOJO.... obviously it doesn't play as nice, but does okay
Been playing N64, MK4 is smooth, GE 007 and Dest. Durby both playable but laggy (9-30ps).
It's kinda heavy holding it, close to 1kilo as a guess.
It's not to bad if upright and balanced, but when angeled the weight of the tablet is noticeable.
Overall, feels comfortable with the controller, like in front of the TV
It's sturdy but there's a tiny bit of play at the bottom, even with the screw on tight... it's really testing the CTRLR's build quality here! lol
This is da shiz! Very cool,
I did photos as I put it together.. it's just fine rope and a small L bracket with tape wraped around it.
I'll blog it one day soonish..
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Hi,
I've finished my blog post about how I made my 7 inch clip.
http://xpcoin.com/2014/01/14/mojo-shield-a-7-inch-tablet-on-mad-catz-travel-clip
I update it with the support bracket info.

ctrlr disassembled
After using my 7” tablet with the CTRLR, I started to wonder why the CTRLR weighs so much?
So I decided to open it and see.
http://xpcoin.com/2014/01/22/mad-catz-mojo-ctrlr-disassembled/
Next time I'll take better photos!

gwaldo said:
After using my 7” tablet with the CTRLR, I started to wonder why the CTRLR weighs so much?
So I decided to open it and see.
http://xpcoin.com/2014/01/22/mad-catz-mojo-ctrlr-disassembled/
Next time I'll take better photos!
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Hey there is vibration !!!! cool

Dead-neM said:
Hey there is vibration !!!! cool
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Afraid not - those are weights added to improve the balance and feel of the CTRLR.

Will this controller work with HTC One over bluetooth?

suku_patel_22 said:
Will this controller work with HTC One over bluetooth?
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Only with an OTG USB cable, right now (unless you have the unlocked, developer or Google edition, in which case you're fine). As soon as you get the KitKat update then you'll be able to sync directly.

Mad Catz Rich said:
Only with an OTG USB cable, right now (unless you have the unlocked, developer or Google edition, in which case you're fine). As soon as you get the KitKat update then you'll be able to sync directly.
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I have the international unlocked version and running KitKat with Sense 5.5.
So I guess it will work. I want to connect phone to TV using MHL and pair it via bluetooth and have a mini console
Also where can I buy this from?
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suku_patel_22 said:
I have the international unlocked version and running KitKat with Sense 5.5.
So I guess it will work. I want to connect phone to TV using MHL and pair it via bluetooth and have a mini console
Also where can I buy this from?
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Can you disable the screen while on MHL? I hear there's performance issues with even mirroring to mini/micro HDMI?
But yeah that will work.
The retail version controller will be BT2 and BT4 so will work on "any" android/PC device and includes the travel clip
Not sure when it will be out, I hope soon I want another one :fingers-crossed:
I guess on amazon and newegg etc
I don't think they will be cheap either, over $50 for sure.

I've updated my blog, Here's me showing of the beast, thought I'd share with you guys :good:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X1upRc5gNeo

Got my S8+ 128GB 6GB RAM - Midnight Black, here is my unboxing clip!

Hey everyone,
I just got my S8+ now, it's awesome!
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Here is unboxing clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkrWQQ7Je4
From my S8+ camera:
Please comment your questions!
Thanks for watching^^

Nice. The limited s8++
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Be sure to check it in gearvr mode for dead pixels ifvyou plan on isong it for vr, could have dead pixels that are not visible in non ve mode

what a freaking disappointment. it shows the AC power plug output 9v 1.67A or 5v 2A

Wait! Why do you have a USB C cable and a micro USB adapter?

YellowGTO said:
Wait! Why do you have a USB C cable and a micro USB adapter?
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They do this for micro usb adapters you have at home.

sebastianraven said:
They do this for micro usb adapters you have at home.
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Is the female side USB C and the male side is microUSB?

Other way around. Female side is microusb to make your charger you already have at home to become USB-C.

ITKingdom said:
Hey everyone,
I just got my S8+ now, it's awesome!
Here is unboxing clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkrWQQ7Je4
Please comment your questions!
Thanks for watching^^
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I'm super jealous that you have the 128GB with the 6GB RAM version... I really would like that but I don't think they are selling that here in the US... I wonder if I could get a SIM unlocked version and be able to use that over here. Oh well. I am just using the S8+ until the Note 8 comes out... At least that is what I am planning on.
Thanks for the awesome video.

Curtai said:
I'm super jealous that you have the 128GB with the 6GB RAM version... I really would like that but I don't think they are selling that here in the US... I wonder if I could get a SIM unlocked version and be able to use that over here. Oh well. I am just using the S8+ until the Note 8 comes out... At least that is what I am planning on.
Thanks for the awesome video.
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Don't be. They aren't selling it in Korea yet either.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BS_ff03jx7o/

This is sample image from my S8+

Curtai said:
I'm super jealous that you have the 128GB with the 6GB RAM version... I really would like that but I don't think they are selling that here in the US... I wonder if I could get a SIM unlocked version and be able to use that over here. Oh well. I am just using the S8+ until the Note 8 comes out... At least that is what I am planning on.
Thanks for the awesome video.
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it can work in the US though!

ITKingdom said:
This is sample image from my S8+
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ITKingdom said:
it can work in the US though!
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Nice picture, so the LTE bands on the CHN / KOR are the same as the one for US & INT?
It's really tempting but since Samsung US doesn't have an upgrade plan like how TMO JoD does, I'll just wait to trade in my S8+ for the Note 8.

What's the model # for this version? And do they have blue coral with 128/6GB ram?

I would also like to know if the LTE bands are the same as T-Mobile in the US. Please advise...

If they dont sell it in Europe, they dont sell it in the USA, they dont sell it in Korea, where the hell are they selling it??
lienot

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Be sure to check it in gearvr mode for dead pixels ifvyou plan on isong it for vr, could have dead pixels that are not visible in non ve mode
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How you do that exactly
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antawnm26 said:
How you do that exactly
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I posted another thread about it, come find me
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i got my s8 plus 2 day its tmo and the phone don't come with that sticker on the screen