I use a padholdr from www.padholdr.com. The unit mounts to the dash and has to be ordered for the year and make of car/truck. It sits in front of the radio and mounts in about 1/2 hr or so. The ipad slides into the unit and is adjusted for the best viewing angle. This allows for out of the way use and viewing and is not distracting (unless you want to be). the holdr can be easily adjusted for the passengers use, there is space to plug in earphones and the power connector. There are versions for home, car, truck, ipad, ipad2 and various phones. I do not work for or have anything to do with this company, I'm just a user.
Phil
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, Walter Palmer <walterpalmer@...> wrote:
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> I want to use the iPad to sub for my Garmin - fewer devices and a bigger screen. There is more to life than texting!
>
> On Jun 25, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Rao Tadikonda <tkrao1@...> wrote:
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> > The driver must decide whats important. Human lives or texting.
> > If you want to use GPS, set it before you start driving and let ipad sit next to you.
> > Buyers should be smarter than gadget sellers.
> > Rao Tadikonda
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Jun 25, 2011, at 12:38 PM, vixpix <vixpix@...> wrote:
> >> I bet if you were using this while driving and just happened to get in a serious or fatal accident (even if it was the other driver's fault), the other driver would use this in court against you. Guaranteed.
> >>
> >> Notice how it obstructs your use of the steering wheel itself.
> >>
> >> And the ad says it's safer than sending a text message. That's like saying filtered cigarettes are safer than non-filter cigarettes.
> >>
> >> This is very scary.
> >>
> >> Vickie
> >>
> >> Sent from a spoiled little iPad
> >>
> >> On Jun 25, 2011, at 1:18 PM, Jim Harry <jim.harry@...> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@...> wrote:
> >> >> Keep in mind that, in some states, positioning ANYthing on the dashboard or windshield that blocks ANY part of the driver's view of the road is against the law. (To say nothing of ill-considered, dangerous, or just plain dumb…)
> >> >
> >> > This is scary... http://www.steering-wheel-ipad.com/
> >> >
> >> > Titled, "Promoting Safe and Productive Automotive Technology"
> >> >
> >> > "The driver can shift their gaze between the iPad and the road ahead
> >> > with almost no eye movement. With its large display and
> >> > easy-to-navigate user interface, the iPad can be used with minimal
> >> > driver distraction. An iPad mounted on a steering wheel is far less
> >> > distracting than trying to use a cell phone to read or send a text
> >> > message while driving."
>
