diy dock for phone, pda & accessories

Repurposing found or obsolete items to dock phone, pda & accessories in one neat little desktop package.

I know this is a really simple instructable, but I wanted to post it after seeing a list of ugly, complex or impractical "solutions" posted on another site.

This is specifically for those of us who must carry more than one device due to work and personal obligations, and who want to keep the devices and related stuff neatly corralled on a desktop. For me, that means one iPAQ pda and one mobile phone; various media like flash drives and SD cards; and charging and syncing cables that used to get tossed around on the desk or banged around in drawers.

I prefer to repurpose found and/or obsolete objects, which is both economically and environmentally responsible (cheap and green, yay).

Step 1 Gather your materials and tools

Gather your materials and tools
Need:
1 old desk accessory/memo holder (who writes memos on paper anymore? I found this in the abandoned desk supply heap at work)
1 scrap of an old mousepad (who uses mousepads anymore?)
1 discarded piece of rubber (this is a foot from an old zip drive or something (I would have used some mousepad pieces glued together if this wasn't available)

Optional:
1 hollow tube (I used my old chapstick tube, cleaned, of course).
Twist ties for cables (velcro, coated wire, elastic pony tail bands, etc.)
Rubber pads or more mousepad pieces, if your desk is very slippery.

Tools:
Something to cut with: scissors, cutter, razors, katana, etc.
Optional:
Glue or sticky tape to attach hollow tube

Comments

[ElvenChild]

what phone is that (the model)?

[lleehi]

That was an LG VX9100M a.k.a. the EnV2. Got a new phone but still think a Droid would look best! ;)

[Scammah]

This might be what I'm looking for my G1 Android phone.

[lleehi]

Coincidentally, what my dock needs is an Android phone!  'Tis my 7th evil red phone in about 3 years...