Just figured Id share this

[gothicnerd1033]

Well, I basically ended up REALLY bored... And this is what happened. I found my old lego collection that I havent touched in years.. And yeah.

Made this so I can play games and stuff with a controller, or to use a wireless keyboard and mouse with, without having to hold the phone in an awkward position.

It is designed to work with my extended battery backplate plus rubber case. I could not find a dock that is designed for the flat TPU extended battery covers and cases, So I made one.

I made it with a powered OTG cable inside. It DOES charge my phone and the USB device at the same time, Using the buttered toast kernel and the appropriate ROM.

Still a work in progress and isnt perfect, But is working for the moment. I may end up spray painting it all one color.


HERE IS THE YOUTUBE VIDEO!
HTC Evo V Extended Battery Lego Dock! - YouTube

Yes, That is American Dad in the background.

Version two is here!

 

[Brian706]

:rofl:

This is sweet!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[OverByter]

Sweet and Cool! :thumbup:
OB

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

That's just plain badass.

Are you going to take it apart, and glue it back together once you finalize the design?

 

[gothicnerd1033]

That's just plain badass.

Are you going to take it apart, and glue it back together once you finalize the design?

Yeah. One of these days I will pull it apart carefully, Taking pictures along the way for just incase I mess it up somehow or it falls apart in my hands, And glue it and paint it most likely flat black. Not sure how gloss black would look on this.

I may even make a guide on how to make this. It is made out of simple blocks, without anything fancy except for the swivel point for the backrest. Of course you will need your own powered OTG cable to put inside.

 

[Revenant Ghost]

Now that's some ingenuity right there. Hey MacGyver, eat your heart out!

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

Can we get a pic with the phone in the cradle?

 

[gothicnerd1033]

Can we get a pic with the phone in the cradle?

Sure. Give me a few and Ill post a few more.

It seems a little bigger that what it needs to be, And will be fine tuning the size down eventually also.

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

Sure. Give me a few and Ill post a few more.

It seems a little bigger that what it needs to be, And will be fine tuning the size down eventually also.

You could make a storage compartment for the controller you plan to use.

 

[gothicnerd1033]

Uploading a youtube video of this. I couldnt find my other camera. I forgot I took the other pictures with the phone. So I used my ancient Flip camera from back in the day.

Link will be in the first post once its done being processed.

Edit: Its posted!

 

[gothicnerd1033]

Well, I found 1 flaw.

Being a OTG cable, It doesnt have data lines in the power plug on the side, Meaning I cannot set the phone in the dock to transfer files to the computer.

I was thinking of a way to maybe wire it up to do so, But if I was to plug something into the female OTG port, It might mess things up. :stupido2: Maybe a switch on the back or something would work though.

More thought is needed.

Edit: Hmm. I wonder If i had a male to male adapter, And hooked the phone up to the computer through the OTG port, If that would work for transferring data. That fixes the problem about worrying about frying something.

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

That video really helps with the scale. I was thinking it was much bigger than it is.

 

[gothicnerd1033]

That video really helps with the scale. I was thinking it was much bigger than it is.

Its still quite big. I want to make it smaller eventually. Its definitely too tall and a little to wide. Depth wise its pretty close.

 

[gothicnerd1033]

Im surprised this is getting this much attention.

 

[Prinny]

+1 for a guide.

You could also use it as a dock by bed! Hell, that's what I'd use it for. Considering I'm not a gamer these days.

The only game I play is like...Words with Friends.

 

[gothicnerd1033]

+1 for a guide.

You could also use it as a dock by bed! Hell, that's what I'd use it for. Considering I'm not a gamer these days.

The only game I play is like...Words with Friends.

If I play any games, Its the emulators. Been playing old PS1 games and snes games.

But it is also VERY good for movies. Plug in a 32Gb USB stick full of movies, And BAM! a cradle to watch all kinds of movies in, While its charging!

It could be used as a regular dock if you wanted to. Just replace the OTG cable with a shorter micro USB extention soldered to make a "dock cable", Enabling the phone to think its resting in a dock and switching to dock mode.

Ill have to take this apart tomorrow and make a guide. May take a few days, Depending on if I end up busy or not. But I will definitely make one.

 

[OverByter]

Real Racing 3 and NFS:Most Wanted or NFS:Shift, yeah, I like racers. :thumbup:
OB

 

[remanifest]

This is easily one of the coolest & most unique things I've seen since being in the Android scene. LOVE IT, and would love to have a design

Chances are that you could make a blog about this and sell the design for $0.99 or something, people would buy it for novelty factor alone.

Edited to add that I like the multicolor look personally, it adds nostalgic flavor.

 

[Poweredge99]

Definitely wicked fresh. That's is one of the coolest ideas I have seen. We have a bag of legos from when the kids where younger . they would love to make something similar for their tablets I'm sure. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

Definitely wicked fresh. That's is one of the coolest ideas I have seen. We have a bag of legos from when the kids where younger . they would love to make something similar for their tablets I'm sure. Thanks for sharing that.

Tablets may be heavy with an awkward center of gravity. You may need something heavy in the base to keep it stable if you go that route.

 

[gothicnerd1033]

You could always just supersize my design, For the tablet. Id just make sure you have a good back support. Wouldnt wanna snap the plug off into the tablet from it falling over or something.

 

[heythereitsv]

I made one for my iPod Touch a while back... thanks for giving me the inspiration to do another one xD

 

[gothicnerd1033]

I found a VERY cool lego instruction program for windows. Has almost EVERY single lego made. It is a little complicated, But I am getting the hang of it. Everything is done in 3D and whatnot.

Basically I think its going to take a few days to get everything just right. Then it saves as a PDF, With each step like it would be in a real lego instruction book!

I will keep going at it.

 

[gothicnerd1033]

Just an update.

I have most of the steps down. They are pretty basic.

Only problem is, I cannot "create" the USB cable in this program to show you for obvious reasons(Same with the phone), So I will add notations and stuff to the images of where they are supposed to go.

I cut down the size by 4 "nubs" width wise and 1 "nub" depth wise, And a whole block and a half height wise!

I should have it all posted with a guide tomorrow!

 

[gothicnerd1033]

Another update.

(Mostly)Done with version 2!
Just need to solder some wires together.

HTC Evo V Lego Dock 2! - YouTube




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