Where is the perfect Car Holder? USB incl. Audio out needed!

[TrickyHH]

Dear NG,

may be someone from you has an idea, if such a car holder is available? I would like to install a car holder which allows two may be even three things.

First it should be active and allow charging via USB. This would be hooked up to the car power.

Second, either an additional audio plug or may be audio can also be acquired through USB?!? I could hook up this to the car stereo with the appropriate adapter and have Navigation or Media Player available through car stereo. A separate loudspeaker just makes the holder bulky or gives me a big black box, which I have to place in the car.

Third, hopefully not impossible, a separate mic that can be placed somewhere else in the car to allow true handsfree calling!

A dream, sitting down in the car and having all this available by only sliding the wizard in the car holder! I haven't made up my mind, if I would like horizontal or vertical installation of the unit, but I guess I would go for the first available option. Only have to check, if Navi TomTom 5 works in horizental mode...

Am I asking too much?

Any help or recommendations are welcome!

Lars

[sh500]

Third, hopefully not impossible, a separate mic that can be placed somewhere else in the car to allow true handsfree calling!

I'm an owner of a JAM and have been working on making my own car kit. I have everything ready to have an active powered audio device- with hopefully a separate mic of sorts.

This is what I am using for the mic/audio setup:

http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=PPCPADPT02

This way I could buy an external mic with a 2.5mm plug and connect it to the above device (and route it anywhere in the car) and also have the audio connected directly behind my car stereo.

I tried out a dry run yesterday and all seems to working well.

[kelu]

@sh500 : could you please detail your setup? :)
I saw the cable that you use and it seems exactly what we need :) ...
I just want to understand a little bit more: it has an 2.5mm jack which we plug into the qtek's headset plug.
Then we have two 3.5mm plugs. In these we can plug a 3.5 mm mic (not 2.5 :-) ) and a 3.5mm stereo out cable which you connect directly to your car stereo ?

Does it act like a car kit? I.e.: does it turns the cdplayer/radio volume lower whenever there's an incoming/outgoing call? and back when the call is over? :)

Thanks

[itsmewhoelse]

TrickyHH:

Wo ist Luenburg? Ich hat gewohnen auf Deutschland in siegelsbach (nach Heilbronn), Moerfelden, Ruesselsheim, und Mannheim. 'Tut me leid, aber mein Duetsch ist sehr schlecht! Ich habe vergessen so viel. :(

Oh, well. :O)

I have a Parrot CK3100 handsfree. It has a dispaly and connects to your car stereo speakers to allow for auto mute and volume control. It features voice activation and uses bluetooth. (www.parrot.biz)

I just ordered a Brodit wizard holder and dash mount for my wizard. They are available in either portrait or landscape mounting positions with the device either open or closed. They offer passive, active, and ps2 hard wired holders. They have dash and console mounts for over 800 cars and trucks, all without even drilling a hole. (www.dsldevelopments.co.uk or www.brodit.com)

Viel glueck und viel spass!! Tschuess...

[marka2k]

itsmewhoelse

How well does the 3100 Display work with the Wizard? I am considering this option only thing holding me back is I don't know if the display works or not with the Wizard.

Thanks!

[itsmewhoelse]

It works just as advertised, which is very good. I only wish I could have had the color display (ck3200) instead. I wear glasses, but not always while I'm driving. The color display shows picture contacts also, so I wouldn't need my glasses on to see if the caller is someone I want to talk to. Also, the 3200 can be upgraqed (flashed) via bluetooth, the 3100 needs to be removed and attached with an optional cable. Other than that, it's pretty great, seeing how the wizard speakerphone is useless!

[Paul Witkowski]

This may be close!

http://www.gpsforless.co.uk/product_details.php?id=3090&PHPSESSID=18e575902cf018ceda84c8695d526b3f

I've just recieved mine, and yet to test it, but it seems to have a DC jack for power (on/off switch), an RJ11 connector for 5v2a power out to charge a gps, on the right side, an audio out jack and a connector which seems to put audio in (although opening it up, the built in twinpole 2.5mm plug in the holder (which the KJAM sits on) is just directly wired to the audio out on the side, so to use the inbuilt amplified speaker, you plug the supplied cable into the side connectors looping back the audio through the amp.

Personally I wont be using the inbuilt speaker, and attempting to get stereo audio output from the side connector to my car stereo.. not sure of the correct wiring pinout yet, if I plug my 2.5-3.5 convertor and my headphones into the side jack I get output on the left only) so will need to rewire the jack or output cable accordingly....

Anyone else got one of these?