Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

keep up the good work :) might try someday, too bad there arnt any keyboards with scandinavian layout, or atleast I havnt found any :\ I guess german QWERTZ is closest layout I could find (http://www.trekstor.de/en/products/d...?pid=27&cat=11)
but I think NUU minikey looks better tho.

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

I get an HTTP 500 server error, no matter the browser I use (either on my laptop or my N9), so that's strange it works for you. Is shapeways.com restricted in access to some locations? I'm in Europe and not in China, so normally I can access to any website without restrictions. Perhaps I should try with Tor anyway. :/ I'd like to see your N9 housing, and perhaps to order one. By the way, does Shapeways.com deliver outside the US, and what are the shipping costs? It could be useful (and cheaper) to European people if you could submit your prototype to other 3D printing companies located in Europe, like Sculpteo or Materialise NV.



That's good to know! I expect it to look bulkier than the N900 however, with the longer height and width (larger screen).



I look forward to watching it!



And I look forward to trying it too!



Actually, no I can't. :[



Could you explain what would be the benefits of an injection moulded version? More accurate dimensions, better fit, more optimal shape?

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

More prone to damages ;)

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

The injection moulded version would be more prone to damages? Why?

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

Nope, I am in the UK hence I said I am working at the Olympics this year :P Shapeways ships worldwide so I do not understand why you cannot access it :(

Have you tried accessing it directly? Shapeways and then just doing a search for 'nuu minikey bracket'


Sculpteo link is here : http://www.sculpteo.com/en/design/nu...-n9-4/RvwLdWwH


None of the above, just a smoother finish. TBH the only reason is for pricing, just want to check if the 3D Printing method is the cheapest method, just so its cheaper for users here :)

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

That looks great (the link works fine for me), you know you don't have to use shapeways, there might will be local commercial and hobby 3D printerers in your area who might be cheaper.

To address concerns about having a chunky unit, couldn't you just snap in your n9 when you need a keyboard, and the rest of the time you leave it out?

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

I couldn't find the bracket either. I tried search terms nuu and minikey and bracket, though there were so many bracket entries i only went through the first six pages. I am in the US. What is your user name on the site?

You searched for
nuu minikey
We found 0 products!

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

I'll be in London soon for holidays. :D But Shapeways.com is located in the US, that's why I thought you were from there too.

I tried everything for Shapeways.com, including accessing it directly without specifying the URL for the N9 housing, but I always got the HTTP 500 error. Friends of mine can access it without any problem, so I guess it is not really a "server internal error", but an error with my computer. What is surprising is that I can't access it from the N9 nor from the computer, and I can't access it with the computer connected via 3G tethering nor with a wifi connexion. That's very odd.

Would you share the 3D model you built so that I could upload it to another website (Sculpteo seems quite good and inexpensive) or a local printerer, as suggested by Mrsellout? I would understand if you wouldn't agree to share it, of course.

A friend made sent me screenshot of your housing, I was too curious. :D Pretty neat bracket! The only thing it lacks in my opinion is a rounded shape on the external side, and not only on the internal one. It would probably feel less chunky, and be easier to hold. But I don't know if it can be easily achieved with 3D printing.

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

Please hold off for a while!

I have had to reupload it as there was an error in the image, I didn't want anybody ordering it with the flaw :(

I have reuploaded it and it should be back on the site soon, I will repost the new link and update links as soon as they are available :)

The rounder shape is actually there in Google Sketchup but I have a feeling the edges are quite hard to be replicated using a 3D Printer :( The N9 itself doesn't have rounded edges anyways so it goes with its design.

I don't want to share the design file itself just yet. If you let me know other sites I will happily upload it onto them :)

Uploading it onto Sculpteo atm :)

UPDATE: Sculpteo breaks my model and does not let me stop it from trying to repair it..

Re: Project N955 - Turn your N9 into a 'N950'!
 

I just fear that 90° angles would be terrible to hold in hand while calling, and to carry in a pocket (it would kill a jean's pocket in one week). Just rounding the long edges like on the N9 would be nice.


I totally understand, no worries. :) Perhaps it would be useful to compare the services provided among different sites, but again Sculpteo seems OK and not that much expensive. You could even have a store with them I think, and make some money from the few units we are gonna order. :D