Hi,
after ages of looking for a nice solution to put an iPad in my car without too much of a hassle and weird-looking monster-mounts, I finally found something that works perfectly for me. Maybe it's an inspiration for others, too: I guess I am not the only one with this problem.
My problem was, I have a really nice sturdy snap-on-hardshell on my iPad, which makes it difficult to put it in most readymade mounts, like the swedish company BRODIT has:
http://www.brodit.com
but they do have little basic mounts, specially designed for all kinds of cars. Normally, they just serve as blank plates for combining with all kinds of device-related special mounts. But I found out that they also go perfectly well with: Yes, velcro!
And so does my hardcase! Putting the soft side of the velcro on the iPad does not bother the "feel" at all, it even adds some special furry feeling to it.
And with this, the installation of the iPad, inside its hardcase, in my car, works like a charm – without any big & ugly mount taking up too much space. And it's dirth cheap, too!
Below are some pics of my setup. you can find some more on http://www.ipilot.de
the brodit-clip with the velcro on it. without the ipad, it still looks kinda subtle. (its not cheap at about 20 Euros, but is worth it. maybe there are other clips that work nicely as well.)
the soft velcro on the back of the ipads hardcase (which a very good choice! I never take it off) goes well with the hard velcro on the plate. easy to apply, easy to take off, yet very sturdy and no danger of falling off from harsh breaking or else.
that's how it looks. (The app I use is called "copilot hd", it is quite ok. I don't think there are any other apps specifically designed for the ipad out right now. Oh, and I like the 2D view, the program has 3D as well, of course)
Its pretty great to check emails while stopping at a red light (I would not recommend to do this while driving, seriously
), finding places, playing music playlists through the cars audio-system (connection with cheap cassette adapter works pretty well!) or simply enjoying any other iPad-functionality while on the go.
after ages of looking for a nice solution to put an iPad in my car without too much of a hassle and weird-looking monster-mounts, I finally found something that works perfectly for me. Maybe it's an inspiration for others, too: I guess I am not the only one with this problem.
My problem was, I have a really nice sturdy snap-on-hardshell on my iPad, which makes it difficult to put it in most readymade mounts, like the swedish company BRODIT has:
http://www.brodit.com
but they do have little basic mounts, specially designed for all kinds of cars. Normally, they just serve as blank plates for combining with all kinds of device-related special mounts. But I found out that they also go perfectly well with: Yes, velcro!
And so does my hardcase! Putting the soft side of the velcro on the iPad does not bother the "feel" at all, it even adds some special furry feeling to it.
And with this, the installation of the iPad, inside its hardcase, in my car, works like a charm – without any big & ugly mount taking up too much space. And it's dirth cheap, too!
Below are some pics of my setup. you can find some more on http://www.ipilot.de
the brodit-clip with the velcro on it. without the ipad, it still looks kinda subtle. (its not cheap at about 20 Euros, but is worth it. maybe there are other clips that work nicely as well.)
the soft velcro on the back of the ipads hardcase (which a very good choice! I never take it off) goes well with the hard velcro on the plate. easy to apply, easy to take off, yet very sturdy and no danger of falling off from harsh breaking or else.
that's how it looks. (The app I use is called "copilot hd", it is quite ok. I don't think there are any other apps specifically designed for the ipad out right now. Oh, and I like the 2D view, the program has 3D as well, of course)
Its pretty great to check emails while stopping at a red light (I would not recommend to do this while driving, seriously
), finding places, playing music playlists through the cars audio-system (connection with cheap cassette adapter works pretty well!) or simply enjoying any other iPad-functionality while on the go.
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