Best Homemade Eris Dock CONTEST

[zerovertex]

Mine's coming soon. I wish I had more time to work on it but it's been a busy week. I've got lots of ideas.

 

[zerovertex]

 

[Roze]

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Nice design Zerovertex! I love the sleek and minimalist style of the Altoid container! I'm sooo going to steal your idea...just need to go and buy an Altoid package XD

 

[zerovertex]

Nice design Zerovertex! I love the sleek and minimalist style of the Altoid container! I'm sooo going to steal your idea...just need to go and buy an Altoid package XD

Thanks. Also going to modify it to mount in the car. Remember to get a bit of foam padding as the Altoid tin is deeper than the Eris. This helps it stay snug in the tin. I used a Dremel rotary tool to cut the tin.

 

[Frisco]

No such menu option

Think maybe he's funnin' y'all?

 

[CampD]

Love the wood work skillz!

Thanks!

LOVE the design, but is it stable? Kinda looks like the Eris might be able to slip to the right/left and possibly fall out of the cradle. Maybe a cross beam with chiseled out box just big enough for the charger would be more stable...although it might detract from the overall look a bit

Like this, had this on other variations. My eris has the silicone skin and it grips very well, very stable. I designed it to fit laying down as most of the time its on my desk just for texts (seems to be the only way to talk to the kids) I like the wide view to type.
I'm not in this for any "prize" (caddyman) I was just looking for a way to be able to hear the thing ring (seems all Smaaart phones have the speaker on the bottom). I might make more to give to clients as gifts, who knows i might change it as I go.

 

[zerovertex]

Bump... Poll?

 

[bjanow]

Bump... Poll?

Just thinking about this this morning. I'm still not seeing any attractive designer type holders. The wood thing is interesting but kind of rustic and not something I could use in a modern home. The CD and Altoid thing is ingenious but also not something I could get away with on a glass nightstand. I guess we're all left brained, which is probably the reason we're on this forum and not on a Photoshop site. Still hoping for a nice, simple Lucite holder with two, small vertical ridges on the side to hold it upright and two horizontal ones below for landscape mode. A good angle and solid, but not too large, base.

 

[Caddyman]

i will put together a vote thread today/tonight

 

[zerovertex]

I'm thinking about coating the next Altoids tin in this
Amazon.com: Special Purpose Non-Skid Coating Spray by Krylon - Clear: Automotive

I think it would help in the car mount. I have it mounted it the car right now, but it is very ghetto. I've got it braced with a piece of coat hanger wire.

 

[XgeorgeX]

I made this the other day and wasn't able to take pictures until today. It also took me forever to figure out how to get pictures on here. Yes it is another floppy disk stand. This was disk 1 or 3 for an NT Server install, lol. I bent the metal slider out to hold the phone. I wrapped tape around it to soften the edges. I then bent two paper clips and taped them to the back to work as a stand for the device. I am planning on using glue on those. The slot for the floppy works pretty good for running the usb cable up to charge phone when in portrait mode. Also sorry for the fuzzy shots.

 

[Caddyman]

cool, entries are open till i make the vote thread, prolly wont be till maybe 7 or 8 tonight.

 

[zerovertex]

Glad to see the minor extension on the deadline because I got really industrious this morning.....
Please make this my official entry... if that's okay with everyone.

Front with lid open

All closed up...

Back with lid open

Back with lid open from opposite side

Lid closed with back prop out

And for my finale.....
Landscape mode... I took the back prop off and turned the lid around...

And mounted in the car with some tape to the dash, will upgrade to velcro later.

It fits nicely and with the charger plugged in it holds very tight.

Edit: My wife stopped by the office with her Eris, so I took the opportunity to snap some pics with the phone on the dock....

Upright with lid open...

Upright with lid closed...

Landscape...

Landscape, other side...

 

[droidkevlar]

Looks like this one: Amazon.com: PS3 Controller Charger & Stand: Playstation 3: Video Games

Just bought this. Thanks for pointing the link out

 

[Caddyman]

shi, totally forgot about this, i have a meeting in 15 minutes, ill make a new thread after that.

 

[EricB]

Just bought this. Thanks for pointing the link out

No problemo, glad I could help!

 

[Caddyman]

submissions are closed!!

please go VOTE!!!!!

http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/54577-homemade-dock-contest-voting-thread.html

 

[zerovertex]

Exciting! Good luck everyone!

 

[stinolan]

i made this from stuff laying around my house
it looks like crap but it works very well for me its small and very stable and best of all everything was free


the hole is for my time lapse app

 

[wifflenipples]

Sorry but thats just nasty looking, i admire your MacGyver skills but the overall look isn't gonna impress anybody

 

[stinolan]

Sorry but thats just nasty looking, i admire your MacGyver skills but the overall look isn't gonna impress anybody

lol yeah i know its pretty ugly its a prototype i just put it up to see what people think

 

[Bluesman2008]

 

[Deleted User]

FINALLY!!!!!! Thanks Caddy! <sigh> So frustrating!!!!!

That is the coolest damned thing I've seen all day!