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Docking station for non-Apple smartphones?

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jaydee

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Does anyone know of any speaker docking stations for anything other than iPhone/iPod? I could really use for a Thunderbolt, but looking around the web couldn't really find anything. Most of the recent smartphones all have the micro-USB (some mini-USB), you'd think someone would come out with something similar to what a dozen or two manufactures do for Apple.

Granted the micro-USB port isn't in the same location on all smartphones, but they would just have to make the base wide enough to fit a 4.3" phone length-wise in order to make it work for just about every phone. Why doesn't anyone make this (or if they do, why can't I find it)?!?!
 
Thunderbolt hasn't even been widely released yet, plus no mobile phone or mobile device support it yet. It is currently purely for high speed data transfer.

Micro-USB has the problem that it doesn't carry as much as the Apple dock connector does (video, audio, data, power). That's why it is hard to make a dock (not impossible).

What device(s) are you looking for a dock for in particular?
 
ChAoTiCpInOy said:
Thunderbolt hasn't even been widely released yet, plus no mobile phone or mobile device support it yet. It is currently purely for high speed data transfer.

Micro-USB has the problem that it doesn't carry as much as the Apple dock connector does (video, audio, data, power). That's why it is hard to make a dock (not impossible).

What device(s) are you looking for a dock for in particular?
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I believe he wants it for an HTC Thunderbolt.

Otherwise, yea, the MicroUSB is probably only there for Power/Data without any special stuff there for line-out like on the 30-pin Dock Connector.
 
pretty sure you are SOL as IIRC no android bsed phone has a line out

hell im not sure any phone but iphones do
 
Only docks for iphones as they pretty much stick to one design. Too many android phones and designs to make any dock profitable. I do use my old logitech mm50 speakers with some non-apple devices as it has a standard line-in jack and they can fit into the device-well but its not a perfect scenario.
 
Yes, talking about an HTC Thunderbolt.

Anubis said:
pretty sure you are SOL as IIRC no android bsed phone has a line out

hell im not sure any phone but iphones do
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You mean, you can't get audio through the USB? I guess that would explain it...

Figured I was out of luck, so last night I just bought Creative Gigawork T20's. Will have to run the line-in to the plugged-in speakers, USB to power adapter and prop it up on the built-in kickstand. Would have been nicer to get all in one package, but oh well. Just baffled me a bit that no one made anything like this already but if audio doesn't carry through the microUSB, that pretty much kills it.
 
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