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Easy P.D.C. (Portable Device Cradle)

Easy P.D.C. (Portable Device Cradle)
I know there are a million different DIY guides to taming all the chargers, wall warts, and tangles of wires associated with portable devices. The problems with most are that they are either

a. more focused on hiding the chargers than making life easier

b. expensive

c. craptacularly hideous

d. all of the above.

Essentially, for anyone who wants to make a cool*, cheap, and easy docking station for their electronic doo-dads, rock on.

*if you are expecting your P.D.C. to charge, play, and manipulate your device, you may be a little crestfallen by my instructable, but hey, it's my first one!
 
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Step 1Materials:

Materials:
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  • C:\Documents and Settings\jeffrey.halpenny\Desktop\t_157.jpg
  • C:\Documents and Settings\jeffrey.halpenny\My Documents\My Pictures\foam-bats2.jpg
  • C:\Documents and Settings\jeffrey.halpenny\Desktop\Ipod_Compatible_USB_Cable_For_Data_Transfer_And_Charging.jpg
  • C:\Documents and Settings\jeffrey.halpenny\Desktop\nano.jpg
A few of the essentials:

1 Glue Gun (w/ glue sticks..)

1 (Preferrably SHARP) Box Cutter

1 Pair of Scissors

A handful of Zip Ties (smaller the better)

The specialty items:

1 FOAM "ergonomic keyboard wristrest" (Gel is possible, but a little too soft)

1 sheet of craft foam (mine came attatched to the wristrest)

1 charger that fits your device of choice

1 device.
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7 comments
Jan 4, 2008. 2:05 AMImCateB says:
would you recomend multiple devices in one cradle?
Jul 30, 2007. 7:38 PMjoeny1980 says:
if you are talking about connecting your digicam (or a usb drive or something) it could be that your work computer uses the drive name that your digicam wants to use. i had that problem. if so - just rename the drive that you are networked too i.e. "E: Drive" to another letter.
Jul 30, 2007. 1:42 PMjoeny1980 says:
Good instructable, you may already know but you're probably getting alot of hits b/c it was mentioned on lifehacker.com. Thanks for putting in the drawings since you finished the project - but lets see your finished project! Post up a photo of it.
Jul 30, 2007. 3:09 PMLegendofPedro says:
Not to mention being on MAKE, too. Good job!

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Just a dude who was a nerd as a kid. I tried for a while to pretend it wasn't true, but let's face it; stupid people are dumb.