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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2305346,00.asp
"It's also about half the thickness of the original and weighs just 0.4 ounces."
"It's certainly more comfortable than the previous model, which I had on hand for comparison's sake."
"In use, the new Jawbone simply sounded excellent."
"How it sounds to other callers is what matters most, however, and here the New Jawbone's performance was breathtaking. In a series of calls plus 15 voicemail tests, the New Jawbone sounded full-bodied, warm, and detailed—and, with the noise canceling circuitry engaged, there was no background noise whatsoever."
"But the New Jawbone's noise canceling performance was simply spectacular."
OK, I think I'm ready to take the plunge and get one now.
Blue Ant is releasing a Z9i next week that should give the new Jawbone a run for its money. Plus, you can pre order it for $79.99 on Mobilecity.com
http://www.myblueant.com/z9i_black_headset.htm
Whichever one has better wind cancellation gets my $.
The current Z9 hardly works when I step outside on a typical Chicago day.
My H12 works great even with the top off my Jeep.
P1Tater said:
My H12 works great even with the top off my Jeep.
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Well my biggest problem is Voice Command. When I am in the car, or the supermarket it works fine and understands my commands.
However the minute i step outside with even moderate winds it doesn't respond at all...which means that it isn't anywhere near recognizing (or hearing) what I am saying.
I'm glad the motopure h12 works for you, but people said the same thing about the jawbone and z9...that they used theirs in increible noisy environments, or in their convertible and had no issues.
Unfortunately, I don't see the h12 for sale at any big-box stores, and I'm not willing to pay 2-way shipping just to try it out.
With the spring upon us, I will be outside more often. We all know it is difficult to see the screen in sunlight, so I find using MSVC to dial my calls is a must. Are you using MSVC with your H12? If you have the opportunity to try it out and see if it still picks up your commands while speeding down in your jeep, I would be interested to know...
thx
I'd like to congratulate Aliph on releasing a product while giving next to no technical details about it.
I mean... is it BT 2? Can it simulate A2DP? Seriously, details Aliph, details. NOBODY has specs on this thing.
http://www.jawbone.com/pr_008.aspx
Supports Bluetooth® 1.1, 1.2, and 2.0
Rogue9 said:
http://www.jawbone.com/pr_008.aspx
Supports Bluetooth® 1.1, 1.2, and 2.0
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That's some good detective work there. And thanks for the info, but Aliph shouldn't be making people find a press release just to get the kind of information that should be clearly on display. They outta fix that
Rogue9 said:
http://www.jawbone.com/pr_008.aspx
Supports Bluetooth® 1.1, 1.2, and 2.0
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Magnetic USB cable & wall charger included
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I know about magnetic USB... but I wonder how they will be implementing this? Are they providing a plate or something to lay the headset on to charge inductively?
Seems to be plenty of info here + a nice ear to see it displayed on.
http://jawbone.com/index.aspx
I am going to give it a try as I have been very dissappointed with my Jabra BT8040. I never have been able to get it to stay in my ear. I need one with an ear loop.
I got mine in the mail Monday, to replace the JB1.
Works better than the old JB. As for the magnetic coupling, what it is, is a usb connector, which plugs into the AC adapter, or a usb port. On the other end, is the plug that hooks to the jawbone. Inside the connector, in the middle, are the
4 contacts to charge it. On either side of that, are two tiny squares, which are magnetic. The end of the jawbone has a piece of metal on the inside, which holds the charger connector on the jawbone.
Here's a cell phone photo, should help.
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I know about magnetic USB... but I wonder how they will be implementing this? Are they providing a plate or something to lay the headset on to charge inductively?
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p51d007 said:
I got mine in the mail Monday, to replace the JB1.
Works better than the old JB. As for the magnetic coupling, what it is, is a usb connector, which plugs into the AC adapter, or a usb port. On the other end, is the plug that hooks to the jawbone. Inside the connector, in the middle, are the
4 contacts to charge it. On either side of that, are two tiny squares, which are magnetic. The end of the jawbone has a piece of metal on the inside, which holds the charger connector on the jawbone.
Here's a cell phone photo, should help.
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Thanks...that's kind of a rip off though. It looks no different than any other type of charging cradle except instead of being held in place by plastic nibs or something it is being held by a magnet.
When I think of magnetic USB, I think of those new charging mats that they have whereby you place a device with a special outer casing and it sticks to the mat and charges through induction.
I could have my terms wrong...but that's what I was expecting.
If you've ever been in a best buy, and have seen one of the mac laptops with the power adapter, appears they got the idea from something like that I guess.
I know I like the new one better. I popped the cap on my old jawbone, but a tiny drop of super glue fixed that
LOL...I've been to Chicago a few times, if they get ANYTHING to work in that
wind, they would definitely have something! Heck, they should set up a "wind test lab" in Chicago!
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The current Z9 hardly works when I step outside on a typical Chicago day.
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Well,
I just sold my Z9 on ebay after reading some other reviews where others agreed that it just didn't perform in any wind.
I have an extra cardio scala-800 I am going to unbox and use until I decide if I want the motopure, z9i, or new jawbone.
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If you've ever been in a best buy, and have seen one of the mac laptops with the power adapter, appears they got the idea from something like that I guess.
I know I like the new one better. I popped the cap on my old jawbone, but a tiny drop of super glue fixed that
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I really detest these proprietary connectors.
As far as I am concerned, any device should be able to use a mini-usb connector, or it very small, a micro-usb connector.
Almost every single device out there can be charged off a laptop, which means they all take USB current input (5v). For those that take less, a universal charger could provide voltage regulation, but the form factor can still remain mini/micro usb.
If a device is so small that micro USB connector won't fit, then I probably don't want it as it would be too easy to lose. I'm sure by the time they make a BT headset that fits in your ear canal induction based charging will be more widespread.
This grudge isn't just against phones and BT headsets, it is one reason I will never buy an ipod.
Unless the new z9 or the H12 (haven't investigated yet) is also using proprietary (and thus I am out of options), I don't think I will be buying the new Jawbone.
p51d007 said:
I popped the cap on my old jawbone, but a tiny drop of super glue fixed that
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Haha, exactly what I did to fix mine!
Just got my jawbone 2 and I have to say this is the best headset I've used. Coming from a Plantronics Discovery 655. Works perfectly with Voice Command. I thought the lack of buttons was going to be a problem, but I got used to it quick.
However, it is really pricey. I ended up paying $140 direct from jawbone after tax and shipping. Hopefully once online shops starts stocking these the price will come down.
"review" of JB2
I did a non scientific review of my thoughts on the new jawbone on the AT&T
website. Instead of adding a new thread, here's a link. Just click on the
review tab when you get there.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/accessory-details/?q_categoryid=cat1370023&q_sku=sku2560219&q_manufacturer=&q_model=&wtSlotClick=1-0011T9-1-1
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Just got my jawbone 2 and I have to say this is the best headset I've used. Coming from a Plantronics Discovery 655. Works perfectly with Voice Command. I thought the lack of buttons was going to be a problem, but I got used to it quick.
However, it is really pricey. I ended up paying $140 direct from jawbone after tax and shipping. Hopefully once online shops starts stocking these the price will come down.
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Donny, if by Voice Command you mean MS Voice Command, would you be able to do some tests in a windy environment for me? I don't think rolling with the windows down suffices, because that really just creates noise, not really wind.
I'm in chicago, so I don't really need to simulate but maybe a blow dryer or something if you can't find any natural wind?
When i use my Z9 outside MSVC doesn't even register that I've said anything.
I'm going to wait until the Z9i until i make my next decision, as I would rather have the micro-usb charging, and I honestly think I prefer the look of the blueant. However, if the wind-cancellation/noise-suppression is far superior on the JB, I may go with that.
Also, in the below pic, what is the little clear plastic nub on the tip for?
Hi guys,
Just incase you havent heard.
Powermat support the HD2 now.
http://www.powermat.com/us/receivers/htc/receiver-door-for-htc-hd2.html
Bad news is that its sold out!
you can but the bundle for $59.99 which included the battery door and a powermat
that is not bad at all considering with the tp2 you had to add this bulky backpiece. Might be a good x-mas investment seeing how we have 3 hd2's laying around.
Hi,
Does anyone know if its work with a cover , you know, I mean a hard cover for HD2 ? No interference ?
I just don't get why ppl like this kind of stuff. Don't we get enough RF/EM around us already ? Why add some more, needlessly ?
i want one!!! gimme gimme gimme!!!
I just don't get why ppl like this kind of stuff. Don't we get enough RF/EM around us already ? Why add some more, needlessly ?
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Don't worry mate.. That tin-foil hat you are undoubtedly wearing will protect you...
just a gimmick item. people will realize this sooner (or later)
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just a gimmick item. people will realize this sooner (or later)
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kind of like booting android on a winmo phone?
what's gimmicky about it? Being able to charge up to 3 hd2's through 1 plug means less cords on my desk which will make my wife very happy. I have the energizer mat for the wii remotes and it's easy to throw them on the mat after playing to have them recharge.
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Don't worry mate.. That tin-foil hat you are undoubtedly wearing will protect you...
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That's my head, but what about my balls ?! Nobody invented a tin-foil balls protection yet. Hmmm , maybe i should start selling that
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But, actually, my post wasn't a joke. Those things work like a transformer, the mat got the primary winding, the phone part got the secondary one. Even if nothing is charging, it's just a damn coil plugged into the wall, 'transmitting' the mains frequency into the air, pointlessly. Maybe it is completely harmless, but maybe it isn't. And since i usually charge my phone at night, and keep it nearby, this would mean putting this stupid field emitter just next to my head, just for the sake of not plugging a connector in ? Sorry, but no thanks.
InfX said:
That's my head, but what about my balls ?! Nobody invented a tin-foil balls protection yet. Hmmm , maybe i should start selling that
But, actually, my post wasn't a joke. Those things work like a transformer, the mat got the primary winding, the phone part got the secondary one. Even if nothing is charging, it's just a damn coil plugged into the wall, 'transmitting' the mains frequency into the air, pointlessly. Maybe it is completely harmless, but maybe it isn't. And since i usually charge my phone at night, and keep it nearby, this would mean putting this stupid field emitter just next to my head, just for the sake of not plugging a connector in ? Sorry, but no thanks.
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um, you do know that the way these pads work is thru electro-magnetic induction right? basically a oscillating magnet (a magnet that moves or "vibrates") in the pad produces a electric charge in a wire in the cover that coverts the magnetc field into a charge... from my understanding its the oscillation rate that prevents it from affecting anything else but the wire in the cover.. if your afraid of this you might as well be afraid of refrigerator magnets too.. or hell, any electro-magnetic device.. the speaker in the phone, the alternator in your car, your fan...
You have a strange way of representing it (an oscillating magnet ? well, fair enough, an oscillating magnet would certainly create a similar magnetic field).
You are actually correct here, I would NOT want to have an electric motor, a big transformer, alternator, or anything similarly powerful, that emits strong magnetic fields, at about a meter from my head, for an extended period of time, and thats exactly where my phone usually is at nights. Nor i would like a strong DC magnet right next to me all the time. Would you like to be in an MRI room, needlessly ? And, btw, the fact the 'receiver' is tuned to the transmitter frequency doesn't prevent the transmitter from affecting everything else around. Wanna see for yourself ? Try dropping a small metal object on that mat, it should start buzzing on it like crazy, lol. And if it doesn't, the thing probably operates on RF frequencies, that's even worse
PS: The phone speaker and fridge magnets are off the list here for obvious reason, having a very 'low power' fields.
Looking at PowerMat's FAQs, looks like it won't work if you have it in a case. Too bad. Wish it'd work with my otterbox.
Check out the review of the powermat cover for a BlackBerry. Shows it works with a silicon cover
http://www.youtube.com/user/howardchui#p/u/5/5i36QBcZBb8
Anybody able to get their hands on one for the HD2 yet?
Got mine from Walmart - $49.97. Kinda touchy about where you place your HD2 on the mat. Plus I can't use my clear case with it because the door is too bubbled out. The good thing is, I can still use velcro on the door. It will make sufficient connection through the velcro.
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Got mine from Walmart - $49.97. Kinda touchy about where you place your HD2 on the mat. Plus I can't use my clear case with it because the door is too bubbled out. The good thing is, I can still use velcro on the door. It will make sufficient connection through the velcro.
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Hello my friend!
Could you take some real photos of the product and put here??
I would like to buy one, but i doubt that if fits with the Otterbox Commuter Case..
Thanks!!
digao100nocao said:
Hello my friend!
Could you take some real photos of the product and put here??
I would like to buy one, but i doubt that if fits with the Otterbox Commuter Case..
Thanks!!
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I could be wrong, but I doubt that it would work through the rubber and plastic of the OtterBoxes.
I wish they had some type of conductive filament that you could put on the inside and outside of the case.
apallohadas said:
I could be wrong, but I doubt that it would work through the rubber and plastic of the OtterBoxes.
I wish they had some type of conductive filament that you could put on the inside and outside of the case.
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I think it would charge, but will disconnect more easy..
Well.. I would like to try it anyway..
If someone have one of these units, please take some pictures of it in the HD2.
It would be great to see how it is in real..
Thanks!
Hello, I want to buy it but I'm in France and the official site does not send to France (and in the French version of the site this product doesn't exist!), on ebay is the same thing!
Someone have another site who can ship it in my country please?
Thanks, I want it!
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But, actually, my post wasn't a joke. Those things work like a transformer, the mat got the primary winding, the phone part got the secondary one. Even if nothing is charging, it's just a damn coil plugged into the wall, 'transmitting' the mains frequency into the air, pointlessly. Maybe it is completely harmless, but maybe it isn't. And since i usually charge my phone at night, and keep it nearby, this would mean putting this stupid field emitter just next to my head, just for the sake of not plugging a connector in ? Sorry, but no thanks.
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It's transmitting only a magnetic field. Are you really worried about that?
Reminds me of the NIMBYs who cried about having power cables nearby, then I see 'health magnets' advertised in magazines
What about the phone signal?
And WiFi? TV and Radio transmitters? EMF from power cables? There are many things throwing radio/light/radiation signals at us all day.
EDIT: I just saw your more recent post. Electromagneteic Conduction is the technology used, as stated by the company themselves
So, I've added a 500 gb hard drive to the dock while keeping the battery.
That's right, all batteries, all parts are still there! The only difference is I've rearranged all the inner crap around to make the 500 gb fit. Asus, if you're reading this, take notes
Anyway, here are the pictures. Remember that all I've removed are some plastic pieces that serve no other purpose than to keep things in place. All electronic parts are still there. It's like trying to work out a piece of puzzle. Well, I've finally found a combination that works!
Well, here are some pictures. Now, I have a laptop-tablet hybrid with a 500 gb hard drive and 16 hours of battery life!
A side note, I really really tried to figure out a way to add more battery on top of this. No possible way.
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By the way, constructive negative feedback are welcome. Non-constructive vague, misleading generalizations are also welcome but with an attitude of annoyance. I did this hardware mod fully aware that I voided my warranty. What can I say? I'm adventurous like that.
Like some people have mentioned before while doing a tear down of the dock, there's just a lot of unused room in there. The problem is those unused room are scattered all over the place. What I have done is move the electronics around so that everything is still there + a 500 gb hard drive.
I highly recommend against this hard mod for everyone else but me. If you're going to do this, I take no responsibility if you screw up. The mod requires some very delicate soldering. So, please, don't follow my foot steps.
Anyway, as far as I'm concern, I'm the only person in the world as of this moment with a tablet-laptop hybrid that has a 500 gb hard drive. Damn, I feel special
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So, I just added in a tiny switch to turn on and off the hard drive. Here are some pictures. Those of you who want to do this mod, glean what you can from the pictures
Edit.
I am now offering to do this mod for people. If you want me to do this for you, you need to buy the hard drive (hdd or ssd, doesn't matter, make sure it's usb), send your dock and drive to me + $75 via paypal + a return stamp. I promise I will be extra careful with your stuff. Hit me a pm if you're interested. Also, you have to tell me if you want me to put in an on/off switch for you. I live 2 minutes from radio shack. If you do want the switch, add $2. In the package, there should also be a letter with your name, address, and exactly what you want. And please if you're going to send me the keyboard dock, make sure you send me a functional one. I will test out every aspect of the dock before I do anything. If anything is wrong with it, I will send it right back to you. So please, do not try to scam me into buying you a replacement dock.
If you're poor, like a college student, talk to me. And if you're that guy who introduced himself as a businessman and then went on to try to negotiate down to $40... really?
For those who are handy dandy with your hands, I have posted more than enough info for you to replicate what I've done. If you cannot do this mod with the current info, then it's best that you don't try.
I do ask people 5 things, though.
(1) Make sure you consult me first about the hard drive you want. Don't just send it to me. I need to make sure it will fit!
(2) I need you to be absolutely sure you want this mod done to your keyboard dock. This mod will void your warranty.
(3) I need you to not regret after it's been modded. I take no responsibility for any buyer's remorse from you.
(4) I promise you that I will be extra careful with your dock. After experimenting with my own dock, I have developed much safer ways to do this mod. I'm almost 100% sure I can do this without messing up your dock, since I now know the dock inside out. I know every little part that's involved. I know exactly what wire goes where. However, there's still a risk involved. I need you to understand that.
(5) Don't be a whiner. I hate whiners. This is a transformer. It will never become an ipad. Jesus christ, if I hear one person complain that this mod did not turn their transformer into an ipad...
Anyway, think it over and if you still want this mod done, hit me a pm or email. If I don't respond to pm, then try again with email.
And by the way, this is not a business I'm doing. This is more like a favor. You try getting best buy or some other store to do something similar to this for you and see how much they charge. In other words, I have no money. Please don't try anything funny to scam me. Trust me, I've nothing for you to scam out of.
Before you guys send off your dock to me, I need you to check if your sdcard is still in the slot. There are 2 reasons why you should take your sdcard out before you send to me.
There are some things on your sdcard you'd rather not have me or anyone else see. For instance, someone just sent me 16 GB of gay porn. Not going to mention any name *ahem* . Next time this happens, it could be you and your spouse in a naughty video.
If I take the dock apart with the sdcard still in there, the sdcard slot will stop holding in the sdcard. There is a little tiny pin in the sdcard slot that's responsible for clicking and keeping in your sdcard. When I first took my dock apart, I forgot to take out the sdcard. The pin flew out. It took me a whole saturday to put the pin back in there.
In other words, I now officially hold myself NOT responsible if I absentmindedly take your dock apart before checking the sdcard slot. And I absolutely do not want to spend another saturday putting another one of these tiny pins back into the sdcard slot.
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So, to recap. Here's what you need to include in your package.
(1) Your docking station. I can't mod it over the internet yet. Still working on it.
(2) HDD.
(3) Shipping label.
(4) A letter stating the following:
[a] What you want me to do.
Do you want an on/off switch or not?
[c] Which usb port do you want me to use? If you are right handed, then I'd hook it up to the left so you can use the right usb port all the time. The usb that is hooked from will only work when you have the HDD turned off.
[d] Your porn collection. Be like one of the users here and send me a dock with an sdcard card inside that has 16 GB of gay porn. Sharing is caring!
Awesome! great work- Any pix of how you soldered the connectors?
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Awesome! great work- Any pix of how you soldered the connectors?
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Yeah, since I had 4 arms, I used 2 to solder and 2 to take pictures
Actually, no I don't have any picture of the soldering. All I soldered was the usb connector from the inside. This is one of those hard drives that doesn't need an extra power connector. All it needs is a usb connection.
The other reason I'm not putting anything up regarding the soldering job is because I don't want newbies to screw up their dock. If you know a thing or two about soldering, then you should know what and where to solder. If you don't already know, you could end up burning the board and chips.
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Between the OP and this post, I opened up the dock and put in the magnet for the auto sleep and auto wake thing. Almost forgot about putting that thing back in. I had to remove it to move other things around.
Nice mod, what is the battery life like with the drive in place?
v8code said:
Nice mod, what is the battery life like with the drive in place?
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Don't know. Still testing it out.
Nice mod, but I dont think you'll have 16 hrs battery life.
As long as he doesnt have it mounted all the time right?
Any heat issues?
Awesome mod, I want to do it. Which hard drive did you use?
Also is that a big dent in the top half of the dock I can see in the last picture?
Any tips on opening the dock in a way that avoids avoid damaging it? I'm an expert at soldering but I'm OCD about my dock looking untouched when I am finished.
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Any heat issues?
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I can't see it being too good for the drive in the long run.
Sent from my Leedroidified Htc Sensation.
dr.m0x said:
I can't see it being too good for the drive in the long run.
Sent from my Leedroidified Htc Sensation.
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I'm already thinking about this. It's would be a simple mod to hook up a small switch that sits where the obsolete USB connector is. This could be used to turn the drive off when not required.
Yes... Heat is my only concern (hence why I mentioned it).
The space the drive takes would also lessen the flow of air.
A lot of testing would have to be carried out for it to be deemed safe.
Definitely needs something to monitor the drive and switch it off when not needed.
What about the battery life? especially when you undock the tab... or does it stop spinning when you undock, or when it's idle for some time?
Nicely done. I seriously doubt it still gets 16hrs battery life though. Also it's interesting to see what's actually inside the keyboard dock. These are the first pics I've seen of it. I never could figure out how to pop mine open without removing those bottom rubbery feet so I could always return it if needs be, so gave up trying to open mine up.
Also those bits of plastic you removed, well I'd assume you have lost the rigidity from any flexing/contortion of the unit, but looks like it all might be worth it for the extra capacity. Nice job.
well its possible to throw in an SSD instead of a HDD. mind checking on how long the battery life will last? and just wondering its a 2.5" or 1.8" hdd was used?
Wonder and I bet you could install hard drives from ipods or other mp3 players. They would be smaller, lighter, less power, but maybe a little slower. Not sure how the power, data connections would work though
What about using a SSD? LOL!!
Im really good with a soldering iron- rewired my whole computer PSU and custom cables for it. Please PM me with how to do this.. Id be interested in checking the mod out for when I get my TF
Dear all, I ain't telling nobody how to do this. Again, this is way too dangerous and I wouldn't want anyone to risk it. I really don't want to be responsible for something that might happen. Especially when this ivolves taking the battery cells apart and solder them together in such a way to fit the design. If you want to do something similar, you figure it out.
No, I'm not being a jackass. I just don't want to be reponsible for the extinction of the human race.
You guys are right. I doubt I have 16 hr of bat life. that said it still beats my laptop.
Roach2010 said:
I'm already thinking about this. It's would be a simple mod to hook up a small switch that sits where the obsolete USB connector is. This could be used to turn the drive off when not required.
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Again I'm a civil engineer not an electronic. Could you give me an idea on how this is done? I'm already this far.
Beards said:
Yes... Heat is my only concern (hence why I mentioned it).
The space the drive takes would also lessen the flow of air.
A lot of testing would have to be carried out for it to be deemed safe.
Definitely needs something to monitor the drive and switch it off when not needed.
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Heat actually isn't a problem in this case. The hard drive was in 2 layers of air tight casings when I took it out. Before I opened up the dock, it was also air tight.
Don't think of the hard drive as a conventional hard drive. This one uses a lot less power and produces a lot less heat. In fact, I purposely left it on for hours and still haven't felt any heat.
Before I did the mod, I tested the hard drive out with the connections. What I found was that the hard drive only goes on when (1) the tablet is docked and (2) the tablet is on. If either one of these conditions is not met the drive is off. Even if the tablet is docked but it is sleeping the hard drive would still be off.
Well this certainly would be a deal breaker.
http://m.pocketnow.com/2012/06/21/g...ng-aware-of-the-problem/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
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there are already like 2 threads about this.. did we need another?
Welcome to two days ago OP.
close thread please.
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CatThief said:
Well this certainly would be a deal breaker.
http://m.pocketnow.com/2012/06/21/g...ng-aware-of-the-problem/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
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This would of made a great at&t 4G commercial
Now if only Samsung would care this much about lesser issues like the screen problems.
Oh no. Oh no! OH YEAH!
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Old..... and dupe thread.
wow...
and here I thought my S3 is way more cooler than my old S2...
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Now if only Samsung would care this much about lesser issues like the screen problems.
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What screen problems?
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Yes, one reported melted phone and suddenly all of the millions of phones out there are ticking time bombs? Don't be silly...
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wow...
and here I thought my S3 is way more cooler than my old S2...
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It is, the battery is a different story.
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there are already like 2 threads about this.. did we need another?
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I did not see them. Thank you for your graceful kindness in pointing that out.
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Love it.
I love all the Samsung name calling that's going on in the comments of the article in the OP.
So, lets look at this, 9 million devices pre-ordered, god only knows how many others sold, already. 1 in 9 million catches fire and melts, and all of a sudden Samsung has gone completely wrong?
I wish people would grow up. As for the one guy with a One X, I just like a comment I read here on XDA somewhere that people justify to themselves their purchase by making out they got the best device for one reason or another.
All I can say is, when it comes from an S3 owner, it's true, we really do have the best consumer mobile device on the planet xD
:cyclops: I wish we had a troll smiley.
It is, the battery is a different story.
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If you bothered looking up the other discussion thread and the original photos of the damaged phone, you'd soon see that the battery is one of the few components it could NOT have been.
i hope that fake picture does work it's magic like it was supposed to.
so guys, please watch those pictures closely. it' is claimed that the phone melted by itself, right ? so this means the heat source has to be inside of the phone. if you burn something from the outside with a lighter for example you will get black marks on the item where you hold the lighter to and not so dark black marks on the areas around it.
so when this phone did melt because of an very high internal heat source, why is the most black part of the phone on the outside and the less black marks further away from the phones border?
in addition to that just look at a picture of the disassembly of the phone and where the heat source would have needed to be, if it melted because of inner parts of the phone. (keep in mind it's still BS because the marks that are visible on the phone point to someone using external heat.)
at the point of the black marks is only a screw hole (left to the microusb port), so do you really think the holding of a screw or a screw itself would magically heaten up to such an extent?
if you check the other ifixit-teardown pictures you clearly see that apart from that metallic holding for a screw there is not even a chip where the supposed melt down occured. surely the creater of this fake picture wants to make you believe that the empty space did heat up so much that it melted, lol
i don't want to point fingers here, but it is extremely telling how much energy some people spend just to convince others that the galaxy s3 is crap and their phone (most of the cases the one x) is better. there is no reasonable explanation for those people other than psychological deficit which leads them to spend unusual amounts of energy to worsen samsungs reputation or justify their own choice of another phone. a healthy human being would just not care about other phones. if you are satisfied with your own decision you are at ease and would not even try to point fingers at others and how the others are (allegedly) worse.
the fact that samsung said "it nows of that case" is the standard call center reply, to let the customers think that "everything is in check". just think what the feel of the customer was, when the support tells him "hey, we never heard of such a thing and have no clue what to do".
v1rtu4l said:
i hope that fake picture does work it's magic like it was supposed to.
so guys, please watch those pictures closely. it' is claimed that the phone melted by itself, right ? so this means the heat source has to be inside of the phone. if you burn something from the outside with a lighter for example you will get black marks on the item where you hold the lighter to and not so dark black marks on the areas around it.
so when this phone did melt because of an very high internal heat source, why is the most black part of the phone on the outside and the less black marks further away from the phones border?
in addition to that just look at a picture of the disassembly of the phone and where the heat source would have needed to be, if it melted because of inner parts of the phone. (keep in mind it's still BS because the marks that are visible on the phone point to someone using external heat.)
at the point of the black marks is only a screw hole (left to the microusb port), so do you really think the holding of a screw or a screw itself would magically heaten up to such an extent?
if you check the other ifixit-teardown pictures you clearly see that apart from that metallic holding for a screw there is not even a chip where the supposed melt down occured. surely the creater of this fake picture wants to make you believe that the empty space did heat up so much that it melted, lol
i don't want to point fingers here, but it is extremely telling how much energy some people spend just to convince others that the galaxy s3 is crap and their phone (most of the cases the one x) is better. there is no reasonable explanation for those people other than psychological deficit which leads them to spend unusual amounts of energy to worsen samsungs reputation or justify their own choice of another phone. a healthy human being would just not care about other phones. if you are satisfied with your own decision you are at ease and would not even try to point fingers at others and how the others are (allegedly) worse.
the fact that samsung said "it nows of that case" is the standard call center reply, to let the customers think that "everything is in check". just think what the feel of the customer was, when the support tells him "hey, we never heard of such a thing and have no clue what to do".
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If you actually check iFixit yourself as you suggested and check the back of the board at the same position you will notice that the bottom capacitive microphone is in exactly that position, and since it is a type of capacitor, it can blow up like that. Stop with your consipiracy bull****, malfunctions happen and this is just another of them, although a weird one. It had nothing to do with the battery or any other of the more complex components.
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If you actually check iFixit yourself as you suggested and check the back of the board at the same position you will notice that the bottom capacitive microphone is in exactly that position, and since it is a type of capacitor, it can blow up like that. Stop with your consipiracy bull****, malfunctions happen and this is just another of them, although a weird one. It had nothing to do with the battery or any other of the more complex components.
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Exactly.
So f*cking what if ONE component in ONE phone malfunctions!!
Samsung will replace his phone, all will be good in the world again, let it go.
#****happens #unnecessaryhashtagsonxda
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Dupes... dupes everywhere!
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Now I know that I'm new to this device and it's forum but I'm so used to having a random place to post literally anything that was on my mind about my current device in it's forum that I thought it would be a great idea to start a replica thread for this device
I hope this proves to be useful and helps strengthen the OnePlus One's community and get users acquainted with each other and their various views and opinions.
And please, remember the forum rules and always remember to be respectful to each other.
Have a great day :fingers-crossed:
The USB/charging cable is funny-looking and a bit short
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The USB/charging cable is funny-looking and a bit short
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I actually like the USB charging cable, wish it longer in length though. A bit short and just long enough to put it on my desk. I like how the package was uniformly red
I actually like it too, just wish it was longer also. Yeah, the entire box and packaging is nice!
How are your liking the phone overall? I like the hardware, and the software too tho I think overall it needs some polishing.
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The USB/charging cable is funny-looking and a bit short
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I hate to say, but. That's what she said.
I'm done for the night.
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zephiK said:
I actually like the USB charging cable, wish it longer in length though. A bit short and just long enough to put it on my desk. I like how the package was uniformly red
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Have to agree on the cable; the S III cable was a 3ft cable, so i abused it...now I'm like a good dog on a short leash.
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Have to agree on the cable; the S III cable was a 3ft cable, so i abused it...now I'm like a good dog on a short leash.
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And it looks like the USB cable that OnePlus supplied makes the phone charge faster too otherwise I would use one of my USB cables from prior phones. Although I should really run my own GSam test and test it for myself using previous cables to see if I'd come up with the same results
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-one-charging-cable-alternative.68517/
I actually like it too, just wish it was longer also. Yeah, the entire box and packaging is nice!
How are your liking the phone overall? I like the hardware, and the software too tho I think overall it needs some polishing.
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If they included Beats by Dre headphones it would make the package even better. Although, I don't really like Beats by Dre headphones since I personally find them to be expensive and not worth paying for with the audio quality it produces. I can definitely say that it would look really nice with the rest of the red though.
I love the phone, I have the yellow tint here and there on the bottom but its not that bad and not really noticeable. Feels good in the hand, using the Diztronic TPU case right now. Not as nice as the sandstone but still very nice to hold in the hands and I love the fact how the case hides the chrome bezels to make OPO a purely black phone. Battery life is so amazing on this phone.
My one complaint is that the phone is pretty difficult to see outdoors in direct sunlight. It gets easier to see when using a white background instead of black though.
I really hope they take this invite system off soon as the specs are still great in terms of other flagships. With this invite system off, it will probably bolster the accessories available for the OPO.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! KILL IT! KILL IT!
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I think someone has had a go at your phone with a screwdriver, did you get the phone like that or did you do it?
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I think someone has had a go at your phone with a screwdriver, did you get the phone like that or did you do it?
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Looks like he tried to get the back cover off and damaged it.
Looks like this thread is doing it's job I'm glad.
I think the USB cable is a bit short too.
And the packaging is awesome, but my red ribbon to pull the red box out of the white box kinda came off when I applied force to it.
My device is weird though, because it would go from 35% battery to 100% in about an hour.
I havent been able to kill it at all lol
OH Yeah! This is my 400th post to XDA, so kill that thanks button if you want
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Looks like this thread is doing it's job I'm glad.
I think the USB cable is a bit short too.
And the packaging is awesome, but my red ribbon to pull the red box out of the white box kinda came off when I applied force to it.
My device is weird though, because it would go from 35% battery to 100% in about an hour.
I havent been able to kill it at all lol
OH Yeah! This is my 400th post to XDA, so kill that thanks button if you want
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When I was unboxing it and was putting the box back together, the white tray (holding the phone) wasn't fully into its spot and I put it back in and I had troubles pulling the box back out so theres some tear on the box but I eventually forced it back out. Not sure if this happened to anybody else.
Well thats what the amazing charger does ... its nice because a lot of the older Android phone took at least 2 or more hours to charge unless you had a charger with higher amps.
Congrats on ur big 400!
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When I was unboxing it and was putting the box back together, the white tray (holding the phone) wasn't fully into its spot and I put it back in and I had troubles pulling the box back out so theres some tear on the box but I eventually forced it back out. Not sure if this happened to anybody else.
Well thats what the amazing charger does ... its nice because a lot of the older Android phone took at least 2 or more hours to charge unless you had a charger with higher amps.
Congrats on ur big 400!
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Lol Thanks buddy! I just looked at the charger, 2A 5V as opposed to some of the older chargers with 5V 450mA lol no wonder it just powers through charging like that.
Though the Oppo's charger (should be deemed as the "SuperCharger" of phones) takes the cake. I haven't tried it personally, but the reviews says that it goes from 0- 100 in a matter of minutes (I'd guess about 30 minutes? Give or take a few). But that's what's expected from a 4.5A charger lol
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Lol Thanks buddy! I just looked at the charger, 2A 5V as opposed to some of the older chargers with 5V 450mA lol no wonder it just powers through charging like that.
Though the Oppo's charger (should be deemed as the "SuperCharger" of phones) takes the cake. I haven't tried it personally, but the reviews says that it goes from 0- 100 in a matter of minutes (I'd guess about 30 minutes? Give or take a few). But that's what's expected from a 4.5A charger lol
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A lot of my old chargers were 1.2-1.3A, the aftermarket charger I was using before was 1.8A which still charges the OPO quite nicely. I read that Samsung also gives 2A chargers to their new phones as well. Its common for phones with large mAh. It is nice that Samsung uses USB 3.0 though.
As nice as wireless charging, it can't deliver the same speeds as wired charging. So for me, wireless charging doesn't matter. Plus its not really wireless, you're just paying for a dock pretty much.
Can I make a suggestion? Add "off topic lounge" to the title of the thread, it'll make its purpose a bit more clear and hopefully attract some more people.
Also, have you ever wanted to fill all of the clothes in your closet with pasta?
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Can I make a suggestion? Add "off topic lounge" to the title of the thread, it'll make its purpose a bit more clear and hopefully attract some more people.
Also, have you ever wanted to fill all of the clothes in your closet with pasta?
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That's a great idea! Thanks for the addition
And no, no pasta in my clothes please lol
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That's a great idea! Thanks for the addition
And no, no pasta in my clothes please lol
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Well where else would you put your pasta? Silly man. I've added your thread to my brand new and extensive compilation roll-up index thread too.
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What do I do when the clothes in my closet can't hold any more pasta??
Eat the pasta, rinse, repeat.
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Well where else would you put your pasta? Silly man. I've added your thread to my brand new and extensive compilation roll-up index thread too.
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Thank you! It's greatly appreciated lol
And I guess I would put my pasta in a plate? But I mean, that's just me. Idk bout anybody else