Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

In this case, the power button is covered and also camera button. Sometimes you want to turn off the phone. While it may seem silly that you would use the camera I actually have the camera button camkeyed so that it brings up the task manager. This is a great function esp when you are switching between music and GPS while driving. I can do it mostly by feel. Now we have to rely on multiple screen interactions which makes driving use a lot less desirable.

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

Agree entirely that this was daft, also makes a desk cradle a bit tough. Already mentioned to engineers at Nokia though I suspect a retro fit of hardware unlikely! lol

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

You can address it in software.

Except for the phone which has specific speaker / mic placement why do the other apps care? Software should be able to orient the image based on which side is up and in that case a desk cradle would be fine.

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

Thanks sygys, that's answered my question. What I didn't realise was how tight the grip was, so it's good to know that this would work, even without anything underneath it to stop it sliding out. I realise that the N900 doesn't really have much of a usable portrait mode yet, of course.

I like the idea of a software hack for an upside-down portrait mode, though, where the USB would then be underneath the device.

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

Brodit Passive holder arrived yesterday. Now installed :D

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Feels very study and well made and much better than their N95 mount. I decided on the passive mount as I already have a car charger and it is easier to mount my N900 as it mounts from the left side and means I do not have to adjust the mount position at all and can do it up tight.

It works well in portrait but I doubt I will ever use that, and the keyboard slides out very easily and all feels sturdy.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16...r/DSC_0007.jpg
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All in all I am extremely happy, now just need to sort out my noisy charger and await a proper Sat Nav solution :(

p.s. Is there a way to stop the screen timing out when in battery mode?

John

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

Is this available for purchase in the US, and where?

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

Why not email Brodit and ask, they replay very quickly.

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

It's coming soon. I've spoken with them and they said one to two weeks for the passive holder. I didn't ask bout the active.

http://www.proclipusa.com/home/home.aspx

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

I've got an email in (sent this morning) to them asking about the active holder, will report back here when I get a response in case anyone else is interested.
I looked at the proclip holder prior to my post above, looks like a nice passive holder, but I did not see an active holder :(

Re: N900: Car Kit & Mounts
 

anybody got a brodit mount for their N900 and an invisible shield body protector?
just a thought but if it is so tight it either won't fit in with the invisible sheild or the shild will get damaged.