Car Dock?
- I've only seen a small picture so far of the official car dock... but it only seems to show the front of it where the phone goes on. Where does the microUSB plug into on the dock? The back, the side, somewhere else?
I'm a webOS refugee and have pre-ordered the GSII on Wirefly. I'm really looking forward to this phone, but I think I will really miss the Touchstone. I had a Touchstone mounted to my dash for over a year and a half, and I'm afraid it will take some adjusting going back to fiddling with the phone on a mount/holder and having to plug in to charge each time I'm going in and out of the car. I know I sound lazy, but the Touchstone was truly one of the most innovative things that Palm did, and I really wish that there was something else like it for the Android phones!09-08-2011 09:44 AMLike 0 - Why other manufacturers haven't copied the Touchstone car dock is beyond me. That thing is/was pure uncut awesomesauce. Maybe it's a patent issue or something. In the back of my mind, I've been hopeful that Google would buy WebOS from HP simply to implement card based multitasking into Android. Ah one can dream can't he?09-08-2011 12:59 PMLike 2
- go look for the Euro GSII car dock. I believe it is pretty much the same thing. Sound be able to find video reviews.09-08-2011 01:57 PMLike 0
- Why other manufacturers haven't copied the Touchstone car dock is beyond me. That thing is/was pure uncut awesomesauce. Maybe it's a patent issue or something. In the back of my mind, I've been hopeful that Google would buy WebOS from HP simply to implement card based multitasking into Android. Ah one can dream can't he?09-08-2011 02:21 PMLike 0
- Thanks! That video shows it pretty clearly. I don't know if it's worth 50 bucks though... I'll probably just end up getting one of those generic phone mounts.09-08-2011 02:23 PMLike 0
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- Why other manufacturers haven't copied the Touchstone car dock is beyond me. That thing is/was pure uncut awesomesauce. Maybe it's a patent issue or something. In the back of my mind, I've been hopeful that Google would buy WebOS from HP simply to implement card based multitasking into Android. Ah one can dream can't he?09-08-2011 10:31 PMLike 0
- to be fair as a former Pre owner It should be pointed out the touchstone was never meant to be an automotive accessory. It was Pre users who modified it to work in the car. Finding car chargers that would make it run properly or hard wiring it through inverters, figuring out how to mount it in the vehicle and some folks even adding stronger magnets to make sure the phone sticks to the charger. At this point Im sure HP/Palm has a patent on the touchstone charging but other companies like Powermat also exist so surely it could be copied in some form. As to why it hasn't I haven't a clue. Although the technology did add some bulk to the palm devices that some manufacturers might not be kosher with, especially when they're boasting about having the thinnest devices.
Anyway, HP screwed it all up so we all will just have to adjust now. I'll probably get the GSII official car dock if/when it drops in price.cfbauer likes this.09-09-2011 01:22 AMLike 1
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