11-02-2006, 12:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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ExtUSB to 3.5mm Audio Converter
With all the HTC ExtUSB-equipped devices now floating around, something like this almost seems a necessity (if you prefer to use your own headphones than the ones in the box). Alas, it's not cheap ($16.95), and doesn't support microphone input, but there's little choice elsewhere. 
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11-02-2006, 01:58 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 866
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That adaptor is absolutely stupid! Why would they make an adaptor that sticks 1in straight out from the phone. A small miniUSB on one end connected to a female 3.5mm on a short cable would have been a much better idea.
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11-02-2006, 04:02 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by MitchellO
A small miniUSB on one end connected to a female 3.5mm on a short cable would have been a much better idea.
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Motorola makes such an adapter for their RAZR and SLVR phones (which have mini-USB for the all-in-one port). And I think that one does microphone as well as audio out. But of course it's also not cheap.
Headset adapter from Cingular store
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11-02-2006, 04:34 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
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And doesn't work with the TyTn / Hermes / MDA Vario II....
I'm waiting for my Motorola SoundPilot to arrive so I can use my own earphones (B & O A6's) via Bluetooth
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11-02-2006, 11:48 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2003
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I gave up on looking for a good adapter for my TyTN so I got the SonyEricsson HBH-DS970 stereo bluetooth headphones. Great sound, and works flawlessly with the device.
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11-03-2006, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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for 16.95 I bought a soldering iron, solder, flux, and a 3.5mm jack, installed it just above microphone and now can use my earbuds on long flighs.
PS: ds970's rock!
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11-03-2006, 10:26 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 866
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Originally Posted by aquanaut
for 16.95 I bought a soldering iron, solder, flux, and a 3.5mm jack, installed it just above microphone and now can use my earbuds on long flighs.
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Would be better than this solution
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11-04-2006, 09:15 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 179
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I'm probably overlooking something here...but why wouldn't you just plug in your headphones into the headphone socket that is already there?
Yes, it's 2.5mm but easier to find a 3.5-->2.5mm socket converter than messing with USB...or use that same soldering iron to replace the 2.5 mm jack with a 3.5
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11-04-2006, 09:35 PM
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Editorial Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by topps
I'm probably overlooking something here...but why wouldn't you just plug in your headphones into the headphone socket that is already there?
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What you are overlooking is that some of the new phones don't have an earphone socket at all. The Smartflip/StrTrk only hasthe ext USB, and RAZR has only something similar as well (not a WM phone but still). They typically provide a headset, and some even a stereo one, but they generaly aren't the best quality, so a dumbass connector to normal connector adapter is needed if you want to use your $300 earbuds.
I find it especially irritating on the SmartFlip. That's because it actually has media control buttons on the outside when closed. They thought about it being used as a media player. How could they expect everyone to be happy with the provided headphones? An adapter should have come in the box.
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12-22-2006, 03:51 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Some flexibility?
I just ordered this not-so-cool adapter from MobilePlanet, but also ordered this cool Y-cable. We might be talking "sledgehammer to crack a walnut" now, but I think this Y-cable will be a useful addition to my travel kit anyways.
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