Month: November 2017

Mounts for Garmin eTrex Touch 25 35 35t GPS

The eTrex line of handheld GPS units has been marketed by Garmin for roughly 15 years.  The marketing is targeted towards outdoors use while hiking, camping or Geocaching.  During the second half of 2015, Garmin released yet another new generation of their eTrex GPS line called the eTrex Touch.  As you can tell by the name of the product, Garmin has added a touch screen to the GPS.  There are three models of the eTrex Touch. eTrex Touch 25 – This is the lowest priced GPS in the lineup and includes a 2.6 inch color touchscreen, an integrated compass, over 250,000 preloaded … Read more



Car and Motorcycle Mounts for the LG G4

Turns out LG makes a pretty wide array of products than range in size from a big refrigerator to a small cell phone.  Today, we will talk about something on the smaller end of their product line, mounts for the LG G4 smartphone.  The LG G4 is a big phone.  It’s what we call a phablet.  We will discuss car and motorcycle mounts for the LG G4 in a moment but first some important specifications. With a big 5.5 inch diagonal screen this phone is 5.86 inches tall by 3.00 inches wide by .39 inches deep.  These are important measurements to keep in mind … Read more



Lower Your Sirius XM Subscription Price

Sometimes we write about topics that aren’t necessarily about mounts but kind of close.  Today is one of those days.  We’re going to discuss how to lower your Sirius XM subscription price. Don’t Pay the Rack Rate I recently reviewed my Sirius XM bill for two cars and realized I was spending over $340 annually.  That’s a lot of money.  This isn’t streaming TV, it’s a radio.  And it’s one that I listen to for maybe an hour each day.  That’s almost $30/monthly to listen to music that I can hear for free.  Enough already. Pick Up the Phone So … Read more



Car and Motorcycle Mounts for the Nexus 6

The Nexus 6 is a big phone.  Some refer to this as a phablet.  A phablet is a term that became popular a year or two ago to describe a phone with a screen size that is larger than a typical phone but smaller to a mid-sized 7″ tablet.  In the case of the Nexus 6, the diagonal screen size is 5.96 inches.  That’s pretty large for a smartphone and as a result, not all mounts are going to fit these.  In fact, many will not fit because the cradle will be too small. The Nexus 6 features a 2.7GHz quad-core … Read more



Apple iPhone Ear Speaker Volume Suddenly Low Fix

Once in a while, I’ll write an article about the devices we mount versus the mounts themselves.  This is one of those articles. I own an Apple iPhone 5s.  It’s been terrific for almost two years and I never had an issue.  Until yesterday.  I made a call just like I always do.  Keyed in the number and put the phone to my ear to find the volume was extremely low.  It almost sounded like I was using the external speaker on a low volume setting.  I checked to make sure that wasn’t the case and for sure, the low … Read more



Car and Motorcycle Mounts for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is one of the most popular Android based phones currently available.  Readers of this site know that I’m a big fan of the Apple iPhone 6 but this phone’s a heck of a competitor.  We will discuss car and motorcycle mounts for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in a bit but first some important specifications. The size of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4  is very similar to the previous generation.  With a big 5.7 inch diagonal screen this phone is 6.04 inches tall by 3.09 inches wide by .33 inches deep.  These are important measurements to keep in … Read more