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this doesn't classify as laser related but I've just finished this hack mostly and wanted to share it with somone.
I've owned a palm device ever since handspring branched off from palm and purchased a color handspring device. Enough about my obsession with palm pilots.
I now own a Treo 650 having wanted forever to mate a phone with my palm. Prior to the Treo 650 I owned a Sony TG-50. Loooved that palm.
So, I hate that there are so few palm docks (like the crap-pod) that have audio functionality built into the dock. I've seen a few really high dollar one's, and the cheap as dirt one with the titanium speakers, but didn't do it for me as I use my phone to wake me up in the morning and to listen to music and audio books before I go to bed. So, I took it upon myself to make my own.
I've got a basic charger/hotsynch dock with a spot for an additional battery in the back. But no audio jack. I purchased a simple 3.5mm to 5.5mm adapter so I could listen to my audio and decided to utilize that monster for my hack.
I pulled apart the cradle and drilled a hole for the plug male to fit through. Suprisingly there was already a circle in the plastic where I needed to drill. I think palm had intended to make this with audio and just didn't get around to it. So a few drills later, I insert my plug into the hole, hot glue it in place and put it all back together. It was quite a tight fit as there wasn't much room internally to begin with but I created a means for the cable to come out the side instead of the back and VOILA! Cradle a'la audio.
Ok now comes the fun stuff. What to pair it with. I couldn't see going out and getting myself a cheap set of computer speakers as they just don't have the sound quality that I was looking for. So I decided to improvise. I pulled the electronics out of a set of computer speakers from Altec Lansing. Wired instead of the stock speakers some basic wires so that I could hook up some bookshelf Yamaha speakers I had lying around and hooked this into the cradle.
Man! I have to say, the sound is rich, full and totally synthetic stereo. I've got basic tone controls in the core player and on the Altec lansing panel as well as volume. The alarm notifications still come from the Treo even when it's plugged into the cradle, and speakerphone sounds AWESOME!
I've taken pictures along the way and will allow you all to see what I've done so that you may too partake of the experience. (with your own speakers of course)
(here is where the pics would be if I could post them.) maybe someone will post them for me. just add a p after http
Here is the modifications
Makin sure she fits right!
All done!
here is the dock in it's finished form
So, with a little time and some ingenuity, you too can build your very own dock for roughly $25.
I've owned a palm device ever since handspring branched off from palm and purchased a color handspring device. Enough about my obsession with palm pilots.
I now own a Treo 650 having wanted forever to mate a phone with my palm. Prior to the Treo 650 I owned a Sony TG-50. Loooved that palm.
So, I hate that there are so few palm docks (like the crap-pod) that have audio functionality built into the dock. I've seen a few really high dollar one's, and the cheap as dirt one with the titanium speakers, but didn't do it for me as I use my phone to wake me up in the morning and to listen to music and audio books before I go to bed. So, I took it upon myself to make my own.
I've got a basic charger/hotsynch dock with a spot for an additional battery in the back. But no audio jack. I purchased a simple 3.5mm to 5.5mm adapter so I could listen to my audio and decided to utilize that monster for my hack.
I pulled apart the cradle and drilled a hole for the plug male to fit through. Suprisingly there was already a circle in the plastic where I needed to drill. I think palm had intended to make this with audio and just didn't get around to it. So a few drills later, I insert my plug into the hole, hot glue it in place and put it all back together. It was quite a tight fit as there wasn't much room internally to begin with but I created a means for the cable to come out the side instead of the back and VOILA! Cradle a'la audio.
Ok now comes the fun stuff. What to pair it with. I couldn't see going out and getting myself a cheap set of computer speakers as they just don't have the sound quality that I was looking for. So I decided to improvise. I pulled the electronics out of a set of computer speakers from Altec Lansing. Wired instead of the stock speakers some basic wires so that I could hook up some bookshelf Yamaha speakers I had lying around and hooked this into the cradle.
Man! I have to say, the sound is rich, full and totally synthetic stereo. I've got basic tone controls in the core player and on the Altec lansing panel as well as volume. The alarm notifications still come from the Treo even when it's plugged into the cradle, and speakerphone sounds AWESOME!
I've taken pictures along the way and will allow you all to see what I've done so that you may too partake of the experience. (with your own speakers of course)
(here is where the pics would be if I could post them.) maybe someone will post them for me. just add a p after http
Here is the modifications
Makin sure she fits right!
All done!
here is the dock in it's finished form
So, with a little time and some ingenuity, you too can build your very own dock for roughly $25.
