XDA Orbit Brodit Active Mount

[NickR]

FYI

I am after a XDA Orbit Brodit Active Mount, I spoke to the helpful chap at www.dsldevelopments.com he explained the HTC P3300 active brodit mount does not fit the Orbit as the usb port is about 3mm offset compared to the HTC P3300. He said Brodit are addressing this and may have the Orbit Bodit Active mounts available in a few weeks.

Nick

[bryanbellis]

I spoke to Dave at DSL Developments on 7th January. He said that Brodit currently had an Orbit, were now designing a holder, and hoped to get one into test by end of January, possibly to market in February. He said he'd get back to me by email when it's available (he's developing an email list of people awaiting one!).

[esackbauer]

I would love to see their Molex adapter to use for something USEFUL like AUDIO OUT. So everybody could use the Orbit/Artemis for connecting to car stereo AUX IN.

[JC#79]

Sorry but I have to disagree with the assumption that this mount will not work with the orbit as I am using it on my Orbit.

Yes at first it did not work so I used a bit of gentle pressure to align it and it works really well.

Not really an issue in my opinion.

[Joel_Croft]

Just for information noticed this morning that the orbit active holder has finally appeared on the brodit website!

Does anyone know any uk based shops where these will be available soon?

[bryson]

Just for information noticed this morning that the orbit active holder has finally appeared on the brodit website!

Does anyone know any uk based shops where these will be available soon?

Hi,

We are please to announce that the holder range for the XDA Orbit has just been released, stock is due into the UK in 5-7 working days so to order and get one allocated to you, please follow the link,

If you have any questions do please get in touch,

Many Thanks,

Bryson

http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brodit/new_holder/o2+XDA%20Orbit-Brodit-Holder.asp

[wakke]

Can anyone tell me how to mount the brodit holder for Artemis in your car?
There are 3 holes for screws, but I don't want to damage my car interior when installing the PocketPC car holder.
The documentation included does not say anything about how to install it

[mikealder]

You will need a Pro-Clip to suit your vehicle, the holder will attach to that via screws, or Brodit Move-it Clip (which is a better solution as it makes it easier to remove from the vehicle) it also leaves less evidence of a mount in the car when removed - Mike

[wakke]

Thanks for the quick reply! I didn't knew that

[philby]

Have at long last received my XDA Orbit mount from Brodit courtesy of DslDevelopments, its a peice of cake to install (you need car specific proclip to mount it onto!) the Orbit fits nicely and feels very secure, I got the active version so phone is always being charged in the car - recommended even if it did take brodit 2 months to produce it!

Philby

[StefXDA]

I would love to see their Molex adapter to use for something USEFUL like AUDIO OUT. So everybody could use the Orbit/Artemis for connecting to car stereo AUX IN.

is there any solution for this issue by now?
i fancy that brodit active holder but it would have to be capable of connecting the device to the power supply as well as my car stereo AUX IN.

could get this sorted out with a self-built solution but i prefer having just one single cable visible in my car....

...any suggestions? :D

[mikealder]

You will need to use the Passive (non powered mount) and a 3 in 1 addapter like this one http://www.easydevices.co.uk/pp/HTC_Accessories/HTC_P3300/HTC_P3300_3_IN_1_USB_ADAPTER.html
It does work very well and allows you to charge the device up, use the supplied ear phones and use the 3,5MM socket to feed the Aux input on the car.

It does not pass the earphones through as an aerial though, so you cannot use the Artemis radio when using the addapter, I have one and use it in this exact same way in the car, your other alternative is to change the stereo to one that supports Bluetooth and stream the audio to the car deck using A2DP - this works very well, but it is also very costly for a stereo that can do this - Mike

[StefXDA]

bluetooth is no good to me as i dont wanna change my car deck due to design reasons :)

reckon i'll actually get this sorted exactly the way you described it as brodit's active holder concept seems to be no good for audio throughput, which is a shame if you ask me :mad: :mad:

anyways, cheers for your replay mate..

[TangerineTractor]

I bought a Sony MEX-BT2500 for £90 on ebay - bluetooth streaming, brilliant!

However, there are other things I've done too...

Got the standard universal PDA holder that O2 ship sometimes, or for a fiver on ebay... it's one with sliding 'feet' at the bottom of it... then put your usb connector (either straight power or a 3-way if needed,) into your device,and slide the feet to hold it tight. With this done, gently remove the device, holding the connector in place, and stategically place a couple of drops of superglue to hold the usb connector to the feet... job done.

I then fastened my holder to a bolt-free bracket for my Passatt (another ebay find) for a perfect solution...