Entertaining the Kids in the Car with your iPad, Galaxy Tab, Xoom or Playbook

Who needs that expensive video system for entertaining the kids when you have a tablet!  Superior in functionality and entertainment selection to a DVD player, today’s tablets have access to thousands of movies and video clips.  Attach it to your car stereo system using an inexpensive cable, power it from your lighter, and off you go. So the question becomes where do you put it.  We have found the headrest and the seat bolt to be perfect mounting points for putting your tablet somewhere that all occupants can easily view the action.  The headrest makes a great mounting point for … Read more



Using a GPS in California or Minnesota

What do the states of Minnesota and California have in common?  Tick tick tick tick… Give up?  Up until fairly recently, it was illegal to put a GPS on your windshield in those states.  Imagine buying a new GPS with the suction mount and getting pulled over a few days later for using the mount in the box.  We got all kinds of stories from people after their wallet was $100 lighter and sold a lot of vent, cup holder and dash mounts as a result.  Fortunately, these two holdouts have now joined the rest of the country in permitting attachment … Read more