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September 7, 2013

Garmin Nuvi Mounts for Stuff Other than a GPS

Filed under: GPS Mounts and Accessories, Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , — mountguys @ 10:21 pm

Garmin makes some good heavy duty mounts.  With the mainstream use of SmartPhones for GPS use, there’s a lot of unloved mounts out there.  Now you can use your Garmin Nuvi mount with devices other than the one it was intended for.  Manufacturers have become very aware of this technology transition and have introduced low price adapters.  They all include a round adapter that fits the 17mm ball on the Nuvi mount.  Typically includes a cradle or additional adapter to hold your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or even an iPad Mini.

So don’t throw that mount out just yet.  There’s still good use for it as presented in these pictures.

All Purpose Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

All Purpose Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Custom iPhone 4 4s Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Custom iPhone 4 4s Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

TomTom GPS Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

TomTom GPS Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Sirius XM Radio Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Sirius XM Radio Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Tablet Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Tablet Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

SmartPhone Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

SmartPhone Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

February 17, 2013

Locking Mounts for the Apple iPad, iPad Mini, Other Tablets

Filed under: Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , , , , — mountguys @ 11:48 am

For those looking to leave their expensive tablet in the car, a locking cradle is a necessity.  The folks at RAM have developed a series of locking cradles that we’ll be discussing in this post.  All are either keyed or have a combination lock.  When coupled with a RAM Mount, we suggest adding the RAM-KNOB3LU for 1″ ball mounts.  This added lock will ensure the mount is secure as well.  The locked cradle is good, but with a locked mounting arm, it’s even better.

RAM has introduced a few different cradles.  All full size iPads can benefit from the RAM-HOL-AP8LU locking cradle with combination lock.  These custom cradles are for Apple iPad, iPad 2, new iPad 3, iPad 4.  These fit iPads without a case or skin.  An iPad with a case or skin will fit the RAM Tab-Lock expandable cradle.  These fit almost every case out there except for the big giant Griffin cases.  These do fit the popular Otterbox Defender case.

RAM also designed TAB-Lock cradles for the Apple iPad Mini.  Got a case?  Use RAM-HOL-TABL12U.  No case?  RAM-HOL-TABL11U.

These cradles are typically coupled with RAM base mounts such as the RAM-B-149Z-202U, RAM-B-101U and RAM-B-316-1-202U.

Here are some pictures of the locking cradles.

RAM-HOL-TABL12U for Apple iPad Mini with a case or skin

RAM-HOL-TABL12U for Apple iPad Mini with a case or skin

RAM-HOL-TABL11U for Apple iPad Mini without a case or skin

RAM-HOL-TABL11U for Apple iPad Mini without a case or skin

RAM-HOL-TAB8LU for Apple iPad with a case or skin

RAM-HOL-TAB8LU for Apple iPad with a case or skin

RAM RAM-HOL-AP8LU for Apple iPad without a case or skin

RAM RAM-HOL-AP8LU for Apple iPad without a case or skin

October 23, 2012

Car and Motorcycle Mounts for the Apple iPad Mini Part I

Filed under: Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , — mountguys @ 5:38 pm

Apple’s announcement of the new iPad Mini brings a smaller tablet to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Kindle Fire and others in the 7″ diagonal space.  Measuring 7.87 inches x 5.3 inches and only .28 inches deep, this tablet features a larger 7.9″ screen versus the competition.  Ever try to hold the iPad in one hand for a long time?  Not easy to do.  This weighs only 11 ounces and fits nicely in one hand.  The iPad Mini will feature Apple’s new lightening adapter.

This is Part I of a series on mounting what will be a very popular device.  It always takes the manufacturers a few months to make custom cradles, so until then there are some excellent universal cradle mounts which will hold your Apple iPad Mini quite securely.  Some prefer a universal mount as it can be used a few years from now when Apple announces their new Apple iPad Mini 2 – and you know they will!

As always, we present some nice options for consideration.  Look for our follow up with custom mounting solutions when they are available.

Arkon's tablet clamp mount

Arkon’s tablet clamp mount

RAM's X-Grip II Handlebar Mount

RAM’s X-Grip II Handlebar Mount

Bracketron's tablet car headrest mount

Bracketron’s tablet car headrest mount

Arkon TAB-FSM seat bolt mount

Arkon TAB-FSM seat bolt mount

RAM's X-Grip II Suction Cup Mount

RAM’s X-Grip II Suction Cup Mount

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