hmmmm interesting.  Well, then just short the wire... not that hard to do.

Let me clairfy:  Use a microUSB-USB OTG adapter.   OTG is just a shorted pin 4+5.  A USB OTG adapter is male microUSB on one end, and female USB on the other end.  Mate that to a standard USB->microUSB and you've got a longer cable suitable for tablet-E18 usage.     AFAIK, there's not such...

You may have to use a standard USB -> micro cable + micro adapter.

  The interference is from the phone when the e18 is used as intended, strapped together with the phone.  I assume that when using it with your laptop, you're not using it with the e18 strapped to your gsm receiver?

  Have you used it while moving across signal zones?  If you're just listening to it at your desk, you're not going to get any interference.  The interference occurs from the signals the antennae emits when attempting to regain signal, send/receive large amounts of data, etc.  Use it as a...

  The outer case is easily removed via 2 small screws.  This is basically like a 2.5" hdd aluminum case.  The internals slide out, and I didn't notice any shielding aside from a foil that covered the battery.

The noise feels like it's excessive.  I can understad some slight buzzing, but a screeching BBZZZZZZ  BZZ BZZ BZZZ BZZ is not "minor" by any means.  Usually when I move to a new area and the phone has to connect to the next tower, or my phone is sending/receiving data, etc.  I'm going to...

Interference itself makes it rather useless already, since the interference is MUCH louder than the music itself. It also causes it to stop functioning for whatever reason... no idea why.  Perhaps out-of-spec signal through some sort of self-protecton circuit?   I don't understand how a...

Just got mine in the mail this morning, and here the initial observations:   Samsung Galaxy S3 USDM (ATT network) Otterbox case for phone ATH-M50   Plugged it in, phone recognized it as USB device, and immediately started working.  play/ff/rw buttons all work fine on the e18 at first.  ...

Any cable shoudl be fine.  Depends on if you care about the "quality" of the cable.  I usually use monoprice, and they have a perfect length 3' one that I'm using.  I terminated the end of the OEM cable that I have so I got a long coiled one in case I needed it.  I usually use monoprice for all...

I just finished my mod, used 24ga speaker wire to substitute for the internal wiring instead of dealing with the coated wires.  I'd post pics, but I keep getting a "problem submitting this to the server" error when clicking on the insert image button...

I primarily use Monoprice for most of my cable needs.  their premium optical cables have treated me well so far. 

I just got my M50's in white, and want to do the detachable cable mod.  however, I'm thinking that it might be a better idea to have a dongle.  Just clipping the stock wire about 1~2 inches from the can, then terminate it w/ a locking female socket.  Then, I can get a long male to male cable...