Over the years, I've used several phone mounts (Archos and numerous other generic mounts) in my car (1993 Miata) that either failed miserably or restrict my car's A/C's functions...
That is until I recently purchased and installed an Insignia Vehicle Mount (NS-MVMU5). $19.99 from BestBuy
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For a semi-permanent installation, this mount is very adjustable.
I can finally reach the other half of my A/C controls!
How it's mounted in my car:
2 Releasable Cable Ties that is zipped on to the 360' swivel head to one of the A/C vents.
Pros:
Very versatile and allows you to mount it in any car.
Very sturdy design.
Very easy to install and is self explanatory.
Easy to remove.
Cons:
$19.99 is kinda expensive considering the extras you get that you might never use.
The ball swivel feature isn't very sturdy (Especially on very bumpy roads).
The rubber grips that hold the phone are not well designed. (You'll have a hard time having your phone sit flush with the mount.)
The vent stop clips are very flimsy and will not hold the mount well on rough roads (thus the reason I use Cable Ties).
In conclusion. This phone mount is amazing! It fits all and any case (very long or very thick). I've been using this for several days, driving on California's worst roads and it holds up perfectly. Its adjusted so I rarely have any sun-glare and where its easily in my line of sight.
For any car owner, I highly recommend this car mount.
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Hey xda team again,
Im looking for a dockingstation for the x1 on my desk. The only thing is it has to be in horizontal format. well, i didnt find any in the net. Does anybody know one? it doestn matter if it has USB doc, i just need something to place it opened on the desk.
Hiya,
at the moment there is no shop with a horizontal docking station
On SE-World.info there's a guide how to build a dockingstation Maybe in one or two months he goues into production.
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You can try here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=500894
well ive seen some selfmade variations but they look ugly xD
why dont the build one, i mean there is this great Holder for the car where u have a pivot function and u can even switch from horizontal to vertical etc.
this sucks :-(
I use Brodit holder, in the car as well as in my office.
Brodit have an adaptor (male/female sliding), wich let's you take out Proclip (the part that holds the PDA), from the part that sits in your car.
At the office, I have another female part, glued to a heavy glass photo holder, and slide in the Proclip suport. It works great!!!
Look for part number 213005 (2 females and 1 male), at www.brodit.com
Useful also for anyone driving more than one car.
well thats exactly what i meant. The brodit solution but actually its not the perfect solution.
hopefully they will bring out a REAL docking station soon...
Seeing how flat and glossy that back cover is, I'm wondering if an "industrial" suction cup mount (like RAM part#: RAP-B-224-2U) would hang on to the *back of* the Samsung Galaxy Tab?? (Search gpscity.com for an example image & video... i'm not allowed to embed links yet)
I know there's all kinds of side-grip & snap-in tray style mounts out there already that should obviously work but I can't help but be curious... that RAM suction cup is so friggin strong... it would provide an easy entry into all the mix and match RAM parts I've already collected for my Samsung Q1U tablet (bicycle handlebars mainly)... and it seems like it might even yield a cleaner look than the more traditional alternatives.
Anyone have the actual hardware on hand to try this and satisfy my curiosity?
I don't know what exact model you're talking about, but I LOVE the idea! And I am quite certain you could put a suction cup straight onto the back of the tab without any problems. A double sided suction cup would be a perfect solution for car mounting...
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Used this one for my HTC HD2. The Tab needs two to be held strong, but you're right its back surface keeps good suction.
I am sure it would work. I bought this small mount with stickem on the back and it works like a champ. I would think that a suction cup would be even better.
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So I wanted a stand but didn't want to spend money because I am broke right now. Had some scraps and some crafting tools laying around so I went to work. I measured it all out so that it doesn't stick out past the smallest dimensions of the Nook itself so it is pretty sleek. Added bonus, kind of happy accident is that all the buttons are accessible while in the stand and the speaker isn't being blocked so now I can use it as my primary alarm and it is plenty loud enough to wake me up. Before I had it face down with the speaker on the floor so I couldn't really hear it so I never used it as an alarm until now. The result was a nice looking, extremely light basically weightless and extremely sturdy Nook stand!!!
List of items:
1 Exacto knife and blade
1 piece of leftover foamcore or posterboard as some might call it
1 hot glue gun
1 leftover locktite
1 straightedge ruler
My final price = $0.00
This only ends up being free if you have these things laying around or you can get them free somewhere. otherwise if you have to buy any of this stuff you might as well buy a stand off ebay or something.
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Nice! I just use the stand on the bottom of the box the nook came with.
Awesome work! Congratulations on your DIY stand!
Please post the measurements that you used
Anyone have a workaround on this, I have the blue aluminum bumper seems the charger I ordered from amazon (amazonbasics) is to large for the hole, should I tr to modify the USB end or the case or what, any kind of adapter or little extensions? I dont want to lose the data transfer feature of this chord
Dremel/File out the bumper around the USB port.
As tdrussell said, you can dremel the opening wider. I believe another member did that with their case and has pictures somewhere.
I ended up just giving up on these eBay-special bumper cases. Many of them were poorly thought out and not worth the trouble.
i've got two different aluminium bumper cases from ebay and had the same problem.
what i did is separate it into two pieces. then on the bottom piece, tape up the bottom of the port area (so you dont scratch and cut away too much), then take a pair of scissors and cut the bar off the top. i'll attach a pic so can you see what i did.
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then you can just remove the tape and colour the exposed metal.
Thanks for the suggestions, Since the bumper case was $17 and the Cable was 6, I went ahead and used some scissors to modify the material around the cable end. Works fine now! I would of cut the case however this cable is the only one I have come across that is effected by the case.
So, I decided to purchase one of these recently:
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/121012651019?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
And so far, it works out pretty nicely
I've only had it for about an hour, but here's a quick review of it. First off, it was a slight pain to find a place for me to actually mount it to. My table has some weird indentations along the entire outter edge which made the clamp not attach securely (it might of been fine, but I wouldn't trust it ).
Ended up mounting it to my chair.
Here's the final result:
And some random shots (ignore the mess in the background )
Thanks for your post. I will be interested in reading how it stands up over time, such as does the base clamp become loose or the various hinges sag from the tablet weight? Also how far can it stretch out before sagging?
In the past I have looked at the same general idea but I preferred the tablet holders that can be added to a mike boom as they seemed more secure and flexible to move when not in use.
Here are a number of alternate tablet holders:
This would be ideal but is only made for iPad: http://www.standzout.com/
Brainydeal Floor Multi-Direction Adjustable Tablet Mount Holder Stand
Brainydeal Stretchable Floor Mount Holder
Same design as in your post "Adjustable Tablet/Desk/Car Mount Holder For iPad Samsung Galaxy and other 5-10 inch Tablet PC"
A couple of add-ons to Microphone stands:
ChargerCity Microphone Stand Tablet Mount with 360° Swivel Adjustment Holder
GMYLE® Black Adjustable Swing Arm Tablet Holder Mount for ..., Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Note 10.1