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	Fargus	2010-02-08 , 16:56
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Originally Posted by autodrivel

I want to get one of the Brodit Active Mounts, but I have the following question:
On the Active Mount with Molex Apater, anybody know how if its possible to unwire the lead at the Molex end and replace it with a USB plug?
MY current Brodit Active Mount sits directly above the lighter socket in my BMW 318 and I use a low profile power adapter with a USB Socket as the output. This means that when I'm not using the power I can close the AshTray flap & completely hide the power adapter.
I tend to do a lot of fairly short journeys so its not worth connecting up the charger. But for a long journey, with GPS, its easy to connect up but means that I haven't got leads waving about when I don't need them and better still there is no bulky power adapter to worry about.

Well you could always start off with the wired version I suspect and then go from there - more likely to have better access to the wires or just wire it into the loom on your car all the time for a neater finish.

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	pelago	2010-02-08 , 16:58
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Originally Posted by Fargus

They appear to have added another one for hardwired version too which leaves the lighter socketfree and looks nicer too:

These mounts look nice. If I wanted to use the N900 in portrait, is there any way to avoid the N900 from slipping out? This is partially Nokia's fault for putting the USB socket on the top in portrait mode!

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craftyguy	2010-02-08 , 17:01
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Originally Posted by Bishop

active holder for n900 is there!
http://www.brodit.com/news.jsp?path=.../100205-2.html

Sweet! Now all we need is guided turn-by-turn navigation!!

Oh wait..

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	Fargus	2010-02-08 , 17:03
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Originally Posted by craftyguy

Sweet! Now all we need is guided turn-by-turn navigation!!

Oh wait..

That's simple - get one of those nice self-propelled versions with the bumpy jumpers. They also add a nice view to the vehicle in general I find

lol

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autodrivel	2010-02-08 , 22:31
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Originally Posted by Fargus

That's simple - get one of those nice self-propelled versions with the bumpy jumpers. They also add a nice view to the vehicle in general I find lol

I agree that a lot of those units come with very nice styling, however, they are all fitted with "retrospective-turn-by-turn" navigation ("You should have turned Left back there....")

- You understand that I'm only posting this 'cos my unit is currently on recharge

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craftyguy	2010-02-08 , 22:36
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I do look forward to this car mount coming to market though!
I listen to music on my N900 through 3.5mm in my car all the time, and currently the N900 rides shotgun. Will be nice to have a proper seat for it AND be charging at the same time

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TheLongshot	2010-02-08 , 22:50
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So, where in the US can you buy these?

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autodrivel	2010-02-08 , 23:01
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Originally Posted by pelago

These mounts look nice. If I wanted to use the N900 in portrait, is there any way to avoid the N900 from slipping out? This is partially Nokia's fault for putting the USB socket on the top in portrait mode!

I can't think of any particular advantage to mounting the N900 in portrait mode.
If you think about it, portrait mode is really only a help to onehanded operation, i.e. when you only have one hand free to both hold & operate the unit.
With a Dashboard mount, the unit is held for you so the orientation is (far) less important.

You could argue that certain applications work better in portrait, but I would suggest that there are really only 3 critical N900 apps used in-car (i.e. whilst driving):
The Phone, Sat-Nav and Media-Player.
In the limited interaction mode that (should) characterise use whilst driving, all 3 work just fine in landscape.
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On the other hand - if Nokia release an OS-level portrait mode in the next update (or two), then I'm sure some enterprising soul can figure out a way, to invert the base co-ordinate for the Portrait-mode, so that the screen is then presented upside-down - which would put the USB port at the "bottom" - better yet, if they linked it to the accelerometer, then you could have the screen auto-invert

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sygys	2010-02-10 , 07:09
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what is the problem? you can setup the brodit holder in every position possible! even 45 degrees is you like! so people that want portrait mode just set it up in porttrait. IF the bolt is tight enough you can even turn the holder form partrait to landscape. at least i made it work!

For the functions i can tell everyone that brodit is one of the best car holder builders that keeps all functions of a phone in tact while in the holder. you dont have to be afraid that a plug is covered or the slide wont go open.

The n96 holder from brodit even had been made so that the n96 could slide both ways open in the holder.

Well there is one function that doesnt work though :P thats the camera

They are really good! and cheap!

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	Fargus	2010-02-10 , 07:19
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Originally Posted by autodrivel

I agree that a lot of those units come with very nice styling, however, they are all fitted with "retrospective-turn-by-turn" navigation ("You should have turned Left back there....")
- You understand that I'm only posting this 'cos my unit is currently on recharge

I had thought about mentioning that 'feature' but chickened out, lol. There is however compensation in the form of 'Auto Repeat' on the retrospective warning. This appears to be more frequent when on a road with no means to turn around or exit too!