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I travel quite a bit and have always been searching for stands for whatever PMP (personal media player) / iPod / PSP / iPhone or whatever gadget I'm currently using to watch movies while flying. the catch is the stands have to be small and easy to transport and still work well.
I tried the business card one, some origami ones and some other mediums (I had cut one from plastic) but they all were either too involved to recreate midair or not sturdy enough to hold the thing at the right angle.
I happened to have a hotel room key in my shirt pocket and mangled it into something that I now find myself dependent upon for my iphone holding needs. I like the fact that I can reuse something for another purpose and hey, they're free! It works well in coach as well as first class and haven't hit any turbulence rough enough to unsettle it. :D
Quick little update: Lots of emails and feedback on this little concept! I've added some bends to accomodate my new blacberry, I mainly use that as a stand at work . I see others have added bends as well as well as even making a nice dock! awesome.
Honestly, I know it's really simplistic, but sometimes those are the best ideas. I have used these on every one of my flights for my iphone while watching movies and I tell you it's the best traveling stand, because it's handy, easily replaceable and basically free!
I tried the business card one, some origami ones and some other mediums (I had cut one from plastic) but they all were either too involved to recreate midair or not sturdy enough to hold the thing at the right angle.
I happened to have a hotel room key in my shirt pocket and mangled it into something that I now find myself dependent upon for my iphone holding needs. I like the fact that I can reuse something for another purpose and hey, they're free! It works well in coach as well as first class and haven't hit any turbulence rough enough to unsettle it. :D
Quick little update: Lots of emails and feedback on this little concept! I've added some bends to accomodate my new blacberry, I mainly use that as a stand at work . I see others have added bends as well as well as even making a nice dock! awesome.
Honestly, I know it's really simplistic, but sometimes those are the best ideas. I have used these on every one of my flights for my iphone while watching movies and I tell you it's the best traveling stand, because it's handy, easily replaceable and basically free!
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First off make sure you have a hotel room key. I usually have mine from my recent stay still with me, but once you make one of these you can keep it with you are reuse it over and over again. any plastic card wil work too, those fake credit card junk mail things you get would work great too.
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Hey Tobes: just super glue two of them together...that's what I had to do for my Epic 4G Android cell phone. Too tall was exactly the problem but superglue (and some strapping tape for insurance) did the trick...- 'course, it's not as simple as yours, but just a help for those bigger, thickerer units.
They ought to have a contest for the BEST, SIMPLEST INSTRUCTABLE. On second thought, ...you already won it!
THANK YOU Nylanan!!!
I also added a small strip of duct tape to the bottom of mine (under the base) This allows me to set a more precise angle of the stand and also allows me to use the card longer once the bends get weak by stabilizing it.
the duct tape can also be unattached and stuck to the card for easy flat-wallet storage and reuse! ;-)
abolutly amazing
wow
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I've been looking for something like this for my ZuneHD
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tahnk you.
:D
5STARS!
I've given away quite a few to people sitting next to me that have commented on it! It's so quick an simple. and yes there are many nice cases that have stands, and many nice stands. this happens to be just what I need very portable, very easy to recreate if you lose it. since I travel so much I have an endless supply of these things :D