I was wondering what kind of accessories can make use of the POGO pins in the nexus 10?
Other than Charging docks, can we expect in the future keyboard covers, like the one introduced in the Microsoft Surface?
Short answer: Currently unknown.
Valynor said:
Short answer: Currently unknown.
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Longer answer: There is supposed to be a pogo pin fast charger coming out sometime in the *near* future.
What other devices have POGO pins and accessories? If they fit wouldn't they work? I can connect a mouse with a USB adapter. Wouldn't POGO work similarly?
Would like to see a small slim flash drive magnetically attach to pogo pins. Wouldn't want to knock it off during read write though.
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Something like this, which doesn't exist:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-10-tablet-forum/225484-pogo-charger.html
ShanMan14 said:
Something like this, which doesn't exist:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-10-tablet-forum/225484-pogo-charger.html
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That is a pretty kick-azz photoshop job. It's got to be somewhere and someone is going to hake money with it. Guaranteed! But surely the Nexus 10 is not the only device with POGO pins and surely there must be other peripherals that connect with POGO pins, don't you think?
I want to know if is it "technically possible" to have keyboard cases or docks which make use of that POGO pins or not?
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Does anyone know what kind of charger the xoom uses? Is it the micro USB like the droids? I hope so. Thanks.
lanternca said:
Does anyone know what kind of charger the xoom uses? Is it the micro USB like the droids? I hope so. Thanks.
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no it uses a regular a/c laptop type plug.. small thought teeny tiny
lanternca said:
Does anyone know what kind of charger the xoom uses? Is it the micro USB like the droids? I hope so. Thanks.
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its not unfortunately. its more like a laptop charger but much much more thin.
No. Unfortunately, it's a proprietary charger with a huge freakin' wall wart.
Watch the XOOM Unboxing vid here to see it.
The video says the USB gives a trickle charge, but that's wrong. The user manual explicitly states NOT to try to charge via USB as it may damage the device. I wonder how many morons will try that and fry their XOOMs.
Confirmed.
keith_4g (Motorola Engineer):
"The USB port is not capable of doing any sort of charging. Any power drawn from a USB charger is leakage current and not necessarily good for the device."
Does anybody know if / where extra chargers can be purchased? I want one for work and home.
schnoz said:
Does anybody know if / where extra chargers can be purchased? I want one for work and home.
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Motorola has them online. Probably amazon too.
Damn I was hoping as it'd be like most of the android phones.that way I don't have to buy another in car charger
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setite said:
no it uses a regular a/c laptop type plug.. small thought teeny tiny
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Does it slip? please don't tell me it slips out easily
parrotheadmjb said:
Does it slip? please don't tell me it slips out easily
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I won't know till tomorrow, but i'm sure ti will be fine.
Stopping USB charge
How would one prevent a USB connection from attempting to charge the Xoom? Yell at the electrons to stop?
The port just doesn't support charging, just data. The batteries draw too much to charge over USB.
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Does it slip? please don't tell me it slips out easily
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Like most barrel type connectors, it does "click" into place. I'm more worried about the connector breaking off in the receptacle; the male plug is only 1.5mm diameter.
Unfortunately charging through USB is likely to be uncommon with tablets given standard USB's 500 mA limitation. The iPad charges through the USB, but it does not charge when the device is on.
to answer the question about the charger and how it fits. Yes is does slip out of the charging port rather easily especially when using the portfolio case which for me is the biggest design flaw of the xoom. I overcome this by using the docking cradle and sitting the xoom in my lap. Works well for me.
I wonder how true is this? It claims to be a car charger with a micro USB tip.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Silicone-Skin-C...304?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e61cb0e50
charger is a disappointment, but not a deal breaker. Another device another cord, just when I thought micro USB was just getting some steam. But on the bright side no orientation issues. I suspect I will get the dock and the charger will not matter.
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I wonder how true is this? It claims to be a car charger with a micro USB tip.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Silicone-Skin-C...304?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e61cb0e50
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Its not gonna charge. That charger is designed for a phone. They're just bundling it together like they do for every device lol. Its pretty well documented the Xoom won't even trickle charge over USB.
it is a 12volt power supply. That is why it is so small not to be confused with the 5v mini USB. The Xoom needs 12 volts to charge
I'm sure that someone like iGo will come out with a tip for it. I have already e-mailed them about it. I have two tips for it for different devices that store on the cord so you don't loose them. The will be solutions for most of the issues if we are just a little patient.
Getting ready to do this to my gnex and thinking with all the pucks I have laying around it would be fun and beneficial to attempt this with the N7.
Anyone else have similar thoughts?
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I've thought about it -
But, the charger may not have enough juice. The Touchpad uses a different Touchstone charger for that reason, as I understand it. Maybe the smaller N7 would work.
I'll watch any homebrew projects to build a touchstone interface - but I'll probably wait for a charging dock that uses the pogo pins. That would be as convenient as the inductive charger, for me.
I understand what you're saying. Maybe we can rig up two coils for the backplate/battery and use a combo of two pucks lol.
http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?p=1017653
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But, the charger may not have enough juice. The Touchpad uses a different Touchstone charger for that reason, as I understand it. Maybe the smaller N7 would work.
I'll watch any homebrew projects to build a touchstone interface - but I'll probably wait for a charging dock that uses the pogo pins. That would be as convenient as the inductive charger, for me.
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https://plus.google.com/101739011161245720271/posts/fAse7vGmc3q
From the guy who was in charge of Palm Internals.
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https://plus.google.com/101739011161245720271/posts/fAse7vGmc3q
From the guy who was in charge of Palm Internals.
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Facepalm... This thread has been dead for a year now... Why did you have to bring it back?
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Is it possible to do this?
Why? we have pogo pins
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Why? we have pogo pins
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In that case, what product utilizes those?
(So excited just got it today)
Currently there are no docks that makes use of the pogo pins (at least, none that I have heard of, and I have been waiting for one as well). It really is disappointing when manufacturers release great devices, and then either fail or take forever to release accessories for them.
There were some leaked photos of an official dock with pogo pins ages ago, but it hasn't surfaced. Sigh.... Check it out here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/nexus-7-dock-and-covers-leak/
No HDMI on it either unfortunately, though that was to be expected.
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Currently there are no docks that makes use of the pogo pins (at least, none that I have heard of, and I have been waiting for one as well). It really is disappointing when manufacturers release great devices, and then either fail or take forever to release accessories for them.
There were some leaked photos of an official dock with pogo pins ages ago, but it hasn't surfaced. Sigh.... Check it out here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/nexus-7-dock-and-covers-leak/
No HDMI on it either unfortunately, though that was to be expected.
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Damn thats stunning. want.
Will something like this ever be possible, like connecting something to the pogo pings?
I think the issue is finding an induction coil capable of pushing the juice needed. Then you could theoretically do a mod with leads going to the 2 pogo pins. I've been following some of the pogo pin threads & apparently when you push the electricity into the charging pins It thinks it is in a dock & tries to route the sound out the other 2 pogo pins, leaving you no sound.
Since the USB charger can barely keep up with battery drain while running, the induction charging will probably only slow down the discharging. It would work if the N7 was turned off. People have had it slowly charge when powered off via the pogo pins.
Yes it can be done. I can't remember where I saw it but someone took two coils from the palm pre and installed into the Nexus 7. It took two coils to maintain 5v to charge the N7. Possibly on Google+ somewhere.
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Found it...... http://goo.gl/2gxd5
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Or will it be an accessory which takes another 6 months to hit the market and cost another $100+?
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Or will it be an accessory which takes another 6 months to hit the market and cost another $100+?
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That would be awesome if it did come with it, but I highly doubt it will. They will probably charge some ridiculous amount of money for it. This is what the play store says is in the box..
What's In The Box
Nexus 4 phone
USB sync/charge cable
AC Adapter and cable
SIM ejection tool
Safety and Warranty information
Quick start guide
No. It won't.
my opinion is that it will cost around $30-50. Wouldn't mind paying $30 for it, but not a penny more.
I believe the Nexus 4 uses standard Qi charging technology. No word on the official Nexus charging orb, but if you're just looking for a wireless charging solution, you can find charging mats on Amazon etc. Most of the ones I've seen are fairly expensive though.
USB sync/charge cable
AC Adapter and cable
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Not sure what this means. USB cable (micro / usb) but then AC adapter and cable?
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Not sure what this means. USB cable (micro / usb) but then AC adapter and cable?
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I would assume it's just the standard charger that comes with every other phone
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I believe the Nexus 4 uses standard Qi charging technology. No word on the official Nexus charging orb, but if you're just looking for a wireless charging solution, you can find charging mats on Amazon etc. Most of the ones I've seen are fairly expensive though.
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Anyone have any in depth knowledge of the inductive charging?
Will any inductive power charging mat work? Or does it have to have something specific to the lgnexus?
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Anyone have any in depth knowledge of the inductive charging?
Will any inductive power charging mat work? Or does it have to have something specific to the lgnexus?
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The charger has to use the Qi standard for wireless charging. Some say that the old, now very cheap, Palm Touchstones may work but there is no official word on whether they use Qi. We'll just have to wait and see.
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The charger has to use the Qi standard for wireless charging. Some say that the old, now very cheap, Palm Touchstones may work but there is no official word on whether they use Qi. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Do you have a source to state that the qi standard charging is used?
Thanks!
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Do you have a source to state that the qi standard charging is used?
Thanks!
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Here are the sources:
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/10/30/nexus-4-accessories-new-google-wireless-charging-orb/
Paragraph 3.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/01/nexus_4_qi/
Also paragraph 3.
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Here are the sources:
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/10/30/nexus-4-accessories-new-google-wireless-charging-orb/
Paragraph 3.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/01/nexus_4_qi/
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Thanks.
In short, could we slap a Qi-compliant coil in our Nexus 10, wire it to the battery, and win?
The coil itself is pretty thin from what I've seen, and there is a bit of room in-between the battery and back plastic (the people with creaky and buckling cases should know about this).
I don't know if there's an actual control board that is needed, but perhaps the coil could be hooked either directly to the battery, or even through USB (that way you can be notified of charging). If a control board is needed, then this might be a bit harder than expected, unless the board itself is pretty thin too.
It looks like someone's managed to do something similar to a Nexus 7 already and had good results (even enters docking mode): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070851
Edit: Instead of routing the coil to the USB or battery directly, we could even hook it to the Pogo pin area, like the person did for the N7 coil mod above.
I'm willing to give this a try, but may have to wait a few weeks till I can get the funds for a coil and for it to ship to me.
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In short, could we slap a Qi-compliant coil in our Nexus 10, wire it to the battery, and win?
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According to a-post-at-techchrunch-i-cant-link-to-cause-im-a-noob, the Nexus 10 has Qi already... is it wrong? I haven't opened my Nexus 10 to check
I have openned up my Nexus 10 and dont remember anything for wireless charging being there.
I saw someone mod the Galaxy nexus to enable this sort of thing and from what I remember you should be right Espionage, just as simply as you think. And yes there is room to do it.
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According to a-post-at-techchrunch-i-cant-link-to-cause-im-a-noob, the Nexus 10 has Qi already... is it wrong? I haven't opened my Nexus 10 to check
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I can find no reference to the device on the offical Qi website. This makes me highly skeptical that Qi is already present on the N10, perhaps they confused it with the N4?
Search for yourself if you'd like: http://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/products
As slow as the Nexus 10 already charges with it's stock USB cable... do you really WANT to charge it with Qi? :laugh:
You might have to charge it for a week from 0% to get to 100%
Any further developments?
Hey Guys!
Is there any further developments on this possibility? :fingers-crossed:
Why not just use a pogo cable.... you would have to plug in a charging pad anyway.
Nexus 10 Wireless Charging Solution
I know it's been some time but I'm kind of surprized nobody posted a solution yet. I just had a Nexus 10 open and noticed not for the 1st time the pogo pins at the bottom that Google never even put to use. I can't even find an aftermarket docking station for it. We aren't talking about Apple here. Anyways the closest I've seen is a magnetic pogo pin charging adapter cable probably sold mostly to people who broke their USB ports. It seems nobody picked up on sewermike's comment. They DO have pogo pins and with a wireless coil (2-4 chained together) you could wire them to the + and - of the pogo pin cable easily. Also if you have access to old Nexus 2nd gen back covers you can get them there or on eBay cheap. It might be slow like TheAltruistic says but if you have a wireless device charging coffee table which I'm seeing more and more you can just set it on that. If I have time I'll do video or at least post my results.
ive got the pogo cable, if you can buy it do so - its well worth it, i think i paid £15 and i totally stand by it.
as for wireless charging, you can get wireless charging receiver cards that plug into the micro usb port, with this you can either plug it in and bend the cable around the tablet and hide it inside the case or plug it in and have it hang outside, you just rest the card on the charger.
please remember that is isnt a perfect solution as the card will get hot and overheat and stop charging or you'll spend all day charging the tablet.
i use to wirelessly charge the nexus 10 but id rather stick the pogo in