Like most people, I've been looking for a decent car mount for my phone. I really don't want to spend $80 on something that's going to take up space in/on a vent (I actually USE my A/C ... in Central Texas, that's a MUST), and most "on dash" things don't quite put the phone where I can easily view/access it. Windshield mounts have the same problem: I simply can't reach the darn thing, and I find them kind of distracting). I also drive a 2002 Saturn, so dashboard space is at a premium (read: I don't have much of it, and everything is *small*).
I saw the Kensington Power Port mount at Frys, and thought it was what I was looking for. It plugs into your Power Port, and has a neck that stretches up, and can be adjusted for placement just about anywhere. The cradle can be adjusted to fit almost any iPhone or iPod you can think of (except my Nano) - including one of the new iPhone 4s, with a case on it. It also has an "extension" of your power port, so you can plug in your own charger, and the feet on the bottom of the cradle can be adjusted so you don't have to worry about the charger not fitting. The cradle can also be rotated so you can have the phone in landscape orientation.
Sounds great, right?
It's a beautiful concept - but poor in execution. Maybe it's because my car's small, and because it's an older car, and the location of the power port, but the biggest problem I had with it: the part that plugs into the power port is too big. It doesn't fit all the way in the port, and one sharp turn put the whole thing in my lap. I didn't even get a chance to test out the extension of the power port to see if it would charge my phone.
It's going back tomorrow, and I'm back to the drawing board.
I saw the Kensington Power Port mount at Frys, and thought it was what I was looking for. It plugs into your Power Port, and has a neck that stretches up, and can be adjusted for placement just about anywhere. The cradle can be adjusted to fit almost any iPhone or iPod you can think of (except my Nano) - including one of the new iPhone 4s, with a case on it. It also has an "extension" of your power port, so you can plug in your own charger, and the feet on the bottom of the cradle can be adjusted so you don't have to worry about the charger not fitting. The cradle can also be rotated so you can have the phone in landscape orientation.
Sounds great, right?
It's a beautiful concept - but poor in execution. Maybe it's because my car's small, and because it's an older car, and the location of the power port, but the biggest problem I had with it: the part that plugs into the power port is too big. It doesn't fit all the way in the port, and one sharp turn put the whole thing in my lap. I didn't even get a chance to test out the extension of the power port to see if it would charge my phone.
It's going back tomorrow, and I'm back to the drawing board.