Make a Car Mount for Your iPhone or GPS for About 2 Bucks
Do you have a smartphone that you love to use in your car, but you have no good way to mount it? If you're like me, you stick it in a cup holder and constantly have to fiddle with it to see what the GPS wants you to do or to skips tracks when listening to music. And apart from the clumsiness, it's just not that safe.
Well, here's a solution for you: for about 2 bucks and 15 minutes of effort, you can make a convenient car mount and position your phone anywhere you want in your car.
That's the promise from the folks over at Instructables. I love these guys; they've previously taught me how to make awesome ice cream in just five minutes, and now they've got a smartphone car mount you can make with a few simple materials you can get from a trip to the hardware store. Specifically, you'll need some PVC piping, some heavy duty wire, and adhesive backed foam. And... that's it.
It literally takes just a few minutes to put it all together, and you'll end up with your phone mounted (and easily removed from) the end of a length of PVC pipe. The contraption gets wedged under your dashboard without doing any damage to your car -- no glue, drilling, or other permanent modifications, just pressure. The assembly even pivots out of the way when you're not using it. Very cool.
For this to work, your dash needs to have a suitable mounting location. Check out the instructions at Instructables for details.
Personally, I think this is even more useful than Rick's magnetic coffee sleeve. Then again, I don't drink coffee, but I do enjoy having access to my iPhone without dying in fiery car crashes.
