Reddit reviews Sanoxy Micro USB Right Angle OTG (On-The-Go) to USB 2.0 Adapter

It doesn't support USB OTG out of the box, you have to root it and use stickmount (and buy a cable for $1). With that, you can use any USB key as an additional storage to store movies for instance.

But the 8GB limitation could be an issue if your apps (and android system too) need more that 8GB total. Otherwise, you'd be fine with 8GB.

You can conect a controller to any android device as well. you need a Mini USB to USB adapter.
Not to put down your surface. those things are sweet.

Why can't you just buy a <$1 USB OTG adapter and use it whenever you need to plug in your camera? Then you can get any tablet you want (I recommend the Nexus 7).

This is literally what I did last year, so hopefully I have some helpful advice that will help you make the most out of it!!

First off, a phone with micro SD and HDD is super handy, you can file transfer when on the train travelling or whatever and don't need to worry about finding an Internet café or anything. I had an S5, super easy to switch sd cards and supports a HDD no problem. You can get the wire you need from amazon for like £2 so its not expensive! Like the dude above said, it takes a while but if you're on the train or whatever it doesn't really affect you much!

One thing you see way too much of on this sub is 'Lost GoPro' and as much as it sucks losing your baby, it sucks a whole lot more losing your pics/videos with it too, so I really cannot stress how good it is to backup as much as possible.

Secondly, I purchased one of these bad boys:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-PowerZen-15000mAh-Technology-Lightning/dp/B00FAU7ZB2

You can charge anything with a USB cable and it lasts a hella long time. Also when its flat you can just leave it charging for the day at the hostel and you're good to go again, it does something like 8 full phone charges so it really is ideal. Again, if travelling on the train (especially overnight trains as I found) you can just chuck your mobile on or battery packs and be sorted in the morning.

Don't know if you want advice on accessories or not so I won't continue this essay, but I seriously hope this helps you have an insane time like I did! Any questions fire away!


Edit: this is the type of cable I used for transferring from phone to hard drive

http://www.amazon.co.uk/female-Micro-male-Cable-Adapter-Black/dp/B005GI2VMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1425299751&sr=1-1&keywords=usb+input+to+micro+usb+cable

You can even get a Male-Micro to Female-Normal and hub shit up.

I did this yesterday during class, didn't take a picture then though.

Here is the mobile version of your link

If you root, you can get sixaxis app which connects wirelessly.

Otherwise, get a micro USB to USB adapter like this one.

I know this cable works, but shipping takes for ever. Don't know if you have to order from amazon uk or not, but they ship worldwide. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GI2VMG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Not really, I've only ever bought two and they were just the highest reviewed on Amazon. This (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GI2VMG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1) is the one I bought and I've never had any issues with it. It looks cheaply made but it works for me. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Buy this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GI2VMG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And connect a USB mouse!

http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY-Female-Micro-On-The-Go-Adapter/dp/B005GI2VMG

and a 6' USB extension:

http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Hi-Speed-Extension-Cable--Female/dp/B001MSU1FS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1367994833&sr=1-1&keywords=6%27+usb+extension+cable

Have you had any issues with any application and a mouse or keyboard?

I have this cable SANOXY USB 2.0 Female to Micro USB Male OTG(On-The-Go) Cable Adapter for Samsung Galaxy s2 i9100

I have a rooted stock Verizon SGS3. Mass store seems to work fine.

I just tried using a mouse and everything seemed to be fine. One minor issue is that when using the mouse with the stock camera app, the mouse movement would only work correctly in landscape. If in portrait, up-down mouse movements would be left-right movements. And vice versa.

I tried the mouse with the ucam app and it was the opposite. Portrait was fine, but landscape stuck with the portrait mouse movements.

EDIT: Firefox, QuickPic and a few other apps worked fine in portrait and landscape. The camera apps were the only ones I saw issue with, but I didn't go through everything.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/female-Micro-male-Cable-Adapter/dp/B005GI2VMG

and plug in a usb mouse.

Couldn't find one that was bent the other way. Looks like the only option on amazon is a straight one http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY-Female-On-The-Go-Adapter-Samsung/dp/B005GI2VMG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1346259018&sr=8-8&keywords=usb+otg

http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY-Female-On-The-Go-Adapter-Samsung/dp/B005GI2VMG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345939512&sr=8-2&keywords=sanoxy+usb+2.o its cheap but shipping takes a long time cause its free

On top of that, you can also plug your DS4 into any Android device (I am assuming 4.0 or higher, but not %100 sure on that), and use it as a controller with very little configuration by buying this little doohickey:


http://www.amazon.com/CNE13028-Female-Micro-On-The-Go-Adapter/dp/B005GI2VMG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1394749159&sr=8-4&keywords=usb+to+usb+micro

http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY-Female-On-The-Go-Adapter-Samsung/dp/B005GI2VMG/ref=pd_cp_cps_3
Trying one of these.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/female-Micro-male-Cable-Adapter-Black/dp/B005GI2VMG

get a mouse?

Or, you know, just buy one of THESE THINGS for a dollar and not have to destroy your tablet.