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Car Headrest Mounts for Tablets, Phones and Cameras

Car headrests were first mandated to be installed in vehicles back in the 1960’s.  Headrests haven’t changed a lot since that time.  They are typically supported by a post on each side of the headrest. These posts make an ideal mount point for tablets, phones and cameras.  Car headrest mounts are especially useful for keeping backseat passengers entertained with your tablet.  The posts to the headrest are typically the place where you would attach the mount.  The headrest is also a great place to mount a camera for taking video of the views in front or behind the car.  Let’s review … Read more



Tablet Mounts for Back Seat Taxicab Passengers

Just finished writing an article about mounts for taxi drivers, and we’re on a roll so here’s our entry on mounts for taxicab passengers. Why would a taxi owner want to do this?  Passenger convenience and better tips.  This is especially applicable to Uber and Lyft drivers.  Also for limo drivers.  It can be a long drive to the airport, why not watch a movie or something from NetFlix.  Your passengers could be especially grateful for this mount is they have small children.  You could provide your own tablet or have the passenger use their own. If using your own … Read more



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



Car and Motorcycle Mounts for the Apple iPad Mini 4

Release September 9, 2015, the Apple iPad Mini 4 is Apple’s latest generation in their very successful mid-size tablet category.  The iPad Mini 4 has some nice performance improvements versus the Mini 3.  The 1.5 GHz dual-core processor is 30% faster than the prior model.  The graphics processor got a 60% performance boost.  The back camera is better too at 8 MP versus prior versions at 5 MP.  The front camera, typically used for Facetime retains the same 1.2 MP still and at 720p on video.  The Wi-Fi supports some new protocols and now supports up to 860 Mbps which … Read more



Mounts for the Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite Tablet at Home or in the Car

The Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite is a popular line of tablets running the Android operating system.  We are going to look at home and car mounts for the 7-inch model of Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite. Typically, the Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite will normally be used at home or in the car.  Generally speaking, this is a tablet used for entertainment purposes.  It’s not normally used to run driving apps such as Waze.  So for the car, we’ll concentrate more on mounts to entertain back seat passengers. Before selecting a mount, be aware of the measurements of the … Read more



Using the Car Headrest for Something Other than your Head

My parents kept cars until they ran into the ground.  I hated having my mother pick me up at high school in a car that should have been retired ten years ago.  The darn thing was so old that it didn’t even have headrests.  I would often stay in school late so that nobody could see me get into the old junker.  I was worried that once I got my driver’s licnse my parents would think it was a good idea to upgrade then give me the antique on wheels.  Thankfully that never happened as the car dies an awful … Read more