Clie Bungie Cord Jumping

[stevejohnson460]

Being a fumble-fingered Clie user, I've attached a coiled shoe string through the tether ring of my Clie NX60 (and previously, a T615C).  With a clip to attach one end  of the "bungie" to the pda, and an alligator clip to secure the other to a belt loop, my Clie has been saved from many a nasty fall.

Anyone else making creative use of this hardware feature?

[rhart00]

I have the strap that came with the nx attached but it is starting to annoy me now i am probably going to take it off. Thought i would get some use out of it but i haven't.

[stevejohnson460]

I "reduced" that hand strap to a 1-inch loop I could easily pass a clasp through. After cutting it to the right length, I melted the two ends with a lighter and "welded" them back together.

[Isa43J]

Originally posted by stevejohnson460
I "reduced" that hand strap to a 1-inch loop I could easily pass a clasp through. After cutting it to the right length, I melted the two ends with a lighter and "welded" them back together.

Steve, could you post a picture or two of your creation?  I'd love to see what you're saying here.

[*L*F*C*M*]

I've 'considered' those decorative 'dongles' they sell for cell phones. Get something pretty to go with my red case...heh.

[Flash-57]

What I did was to go down to the sporting goods store and buy a small bag of metal "spinners" in the fishing department for 89 cents. I clipped one spinner into the Clie's tether ring. Then, I clipped the next spinner onto that spinner and so on until all six spinners were clipped on like a chain. I took the last spinner and clipped it onto one of the middle spinners to form a loop.

Now when I hold the Clie with my left hand, I can put my index finger through the loop. No more nasty falls.

And, being that they ARE spinners, the chain never gets tangled.

I'd post a picture, but my camera's not with me (except for the MS camera, but that won't do much good, eh?).

[stevejohnson460]

Hereis a photo of the bungie cord.  The original idea and execution was done by my 14 yr. old daughter, Audrey.  No photo of her, though! :)

[jackson]

Noticing the small loop at the top corner of my NR70V, I took the wrist loop off my digital camera and put it on the Clie. Worked well, but was too long, hanging about 3 inches below the Clie.

Now I just use an eight inch piece of silky looking cord (about 3/16 inch thick) I bought in a fabric shop. Makes a four-inch loop handy for not dropping the smooth NR70V.

It's very hard to get things through the small mounting slot on the Clie.

Jackson

[stevejohnson460]

Okay, sportsfans!  Here's Steve's third attempt to post photos of his Clie bungie cord!

This one if of the coiled cord (I hope!): 

&nbsp;<IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="C:\MyFiles\Photos\Bungie.jpg" align=baseline border=0>

[*YellowRose*]

Originally posted by jackson
Worked well, but was too long, hanging about 3 inches below the Clie. That's about how long the strap that comes with the NX is . . .

[Selachii]

looks good

I would never trust melted nylon though ;)

[mrdeucie]

Originally posted by stevejohnson460
Okay, sportsfans!&nbsp; Here's Steve's third attempt to post photos of his Clie bungie cord!

This one if of the coiled cord (I hope!):&nbsp;

&nbsp;<IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="C:\MyFiles\Photos\Bungie.jpg" align=baseline border=0>

You can't link images from your hard drive. They need to be hosted somewhere. Also I don't think that this board uses HTML code, it uses VB code.