Hey guys. I picked up one of these Clingo in-car mounts to replace a 9-month old Kensington iPhone mount that fell apart. I couldn't really find any decent reviews online, apart from a couple of diametrically opposed user opinions on Amazon, so I thought I would bite the bullet and report back here for your edification. My desk is a bit too much of a mess to do a photo shoot at the moment, but I'll be sure to get some pictures of it mounted in my car later.
It's a pretty compact piece of hardware. Comes with a suction-cup mount, an adhesive disk to stick to your dash if you'd like to mount it there, and that's about it. The arm is fairly sturdy-feeling plastic, with a solid ball joint on the end where the Clingo material is to allow you to turn the device any way you like. It's got enough friction to stay put. I've suctioned it here to my desk (which has a tempered glass top) and it works nicely. The Clingo pad itself sticks firmly to my iP4 in an Incipio Feather case. I don't see it falling off on its own. Removal is a bit of a two-handed operation, as you need to grab the mount head with one hand and peel the device off with the other. I can see this being a potential issue if you need to remove the phone to answer a call, but if you've got a hands-free device or otherwise don't care, it shouldn't be a problem.
This Clingo stuff sticks like glue, but leaves no residue on the phone (though it did leave a faint patch of discoloration on my Feather. At this point I'd probably guess that it's actually removing oils and dust from the surface of the case, cuz the spot where the mount attached looks surprisingly clean.)
The pad sticks slightly less powerfully to the naked iPhone, though plenty enough to keep it mounted. An informal but fairly violent shake test (over my bed) failed to budge the unshod device, so unless you're in the habit of getting into car accidents on a regular basis I see it being a pretty safe bet, even without a case. The company does say, however, that the pad will not stick to silicone or heavily-textured cases, so YMMV.
The case cost me $30 including shipping ordering from DayDeal.com (via Amazon). It shipped from California on July 30 via USPS and arrived at my door in Northern Virginia this afternoon. No complaints there.
Let me know if you guys have any questions and I'll be glad to answer if I can.
It's a pretty compact piece of hardware. Comes with a suction-cup mount, an adhesive disk to stick to your dash if you'd like to mount it there, and that's about it. The arm is fairly sturdy-feeling plastic, with a solid ball joint on the end where the Clingo material is to allow you to turn the device any way you like. It's got enough friction to stay put. I've suctioned it here to my desk (which has a tempered glass top) and it works nicely. The Clingo pad itself sticks firmly to my iP4 in an Incipio Feather case. I don't see it falling off on its own. Removal is a bit of a two-handed operation, as you need to grab the mount head with one hand and peel the device off with the other. I can see this being a potential issue if you need to remove the phone to answer a call, but if you've got a hands-free device or otherwise don't care, it shouldn't be a problem.
This Clingo stuff sticks like glue, but leaves no residue on the phone (though it did leave a faint patch of discoloration on my Feather. At this point I'd probably guess that it's actually removing oils and dust from the surface of the case, cuz the spot where the mount attached looks surprisingly clean.)
The pad sticks slightly less powerfully to the naked iPhone, though plenty enough to keep it mounted. An informal but fairly violent shake test (over my bed) failed to budge the unshod device, so unless you're in the habit of getting into car accidents on a regular basis I see it being a pretty safe bet, even without a case. The company does say, however, that the pad will not stick to silicone or heavily-textured cases, so YMMV.
The case cost me $30 including shipping ordering from DayDeal.com (via Amazon). It shipped from California on July 30 via USPS and arrived at my door in Northern Virginia this afternoon. No complaints there.
Let me know if you guys have any questions and I'll be glad to answer if I can.
