here is a review i did of the vehicle dock. let me know what you think and if you guys have any questions, let me know too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCBFdNMhCCw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCBFdNMhCCw
I'd love that for autocrossing.
But I have to use a tape adapter for my mp3s to play through my radio. So that other dongle would be pointless.
Not pointless at all. I use a tape adapter and just plug it into the usb dongle. Works perfectly.
ohh, no no. i show in the video that there is a separate cable for the 3.5mm jack at the end of the USB cable. that's for audio. without that, no audio
That way we can find out if the audio signal is always coming out of the Atrix USB, if it is only coming out when in "car dock" mode, or if somehow the car dock creates the audio stream from USB out of the Atrix.
Thanks,
David
Before I realized what the dongle was for, I plugged my cassette adapter straight into the heaphone out on the phone (just like I would on any mp3 player.) Worked just fine. THEN i realized what the dongle was for and plugged the adapter into that. Worked just fine. So, yes, it is exporting audio through the USB. However, you cannot plug this special cable directly into the atrix. The atrix has a mini usb port. This car dock cable uses a micro usb to plug into the dock.
Are you sure about what you state above? I think maybe you are mistaken. The Atrix is a Micro-USB type B Universal Serial Bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I don't know what is on the cradle but it would be highly unusual to have a different cable for charging through the cradle than for charging directly to the Atrix.
David
nope, definitely does not need power. in my video i mention that the backlight goes out and locks the phone via whatever timer you have it on, but the audio still plays and all the car dock functions are available
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