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Angus Gordon
206-289-0560
Bainbridge Island WA

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On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> (...in my case, specifically a brand new swell iPhone running the
> excellent MotionX GPS outdoor activity app.)
>
> So I got this new iPhone and have been holding up in various locations
> on the dash, trying to find a good spot to mount it.
>
> Up by the mirror is in too much glare. Over down by the radio/vent
> controls is not really in line of sight.
>
> Over to the left of the steering wheel, it's blocked by my left steering
> hand and partially blocks the already puny amount of air that comes out
> the upper dash (not knee) vent.
>
> One really swell spot would be atop the steering column -- allowing for
> room under the phone for the charger plug, the phone still doesn't block
> the warning lights.
>
> So a really squatty iPhone dock would be nice there.
>
> But before I start what might be a long and possibly fruitless quest for
> an imaginary dock, has anyone else found a
> easy-to-see-but-doesn't-block-anything place to mount a smartphone? I
> need to mount mine in portrait, not landscape, orientation as that is
> how the GPS/mapping apps draw the screen.
>
>
> --
>
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