In stores you can find a huge selection of accessories such as an iPad holder. They are not of the same type, but differ both in the fastening technology and in the method of installing the tablet itself. In this article, we will analyze a lot about iPad and car mount for different versions of these devices.
One of the most common types of holders for iPad mini, iPad Air and other tablet models - when fastening is made in a CD slot for a car radio. These accessories are especially suitable for large-screen devices. Of course they can be used for mini versions too. In general, these holders are universal and fit into any brand of machine. At the same time, the driver's iPad is always at hand.
Another popular model, PPYPLE, allows the tablet to be attached no less securely to the car. It has many adjustment options, and you can always set a convenient display angle. This effect is achieved thanks to the ball joint connecting the tablet clip to the bottom of the holder.
Another model of the same series, with a Dash-NT attachment, is just perfect for Air tablets. It attaches to the torpedo thanks to a vacuum suction cup with a silicone layer. This material guarantees a strong adhesion to the plastic and protects the suction cup from air ingress.
The accessory will fit all generations of iPad. It is fixed between the paws with rubber pads, having a bevel, and protecting against accidental pressing of buttons.
If the task is to make life easier for rear passengers (especially if they are children), then an iPad holder can be placed on the front seat headrest. You can play media content on the tablet. While driving, children can enjoy watching cartoons.
This will be a simple and inexpensive solution, making it much easier to find yourself in traffic jams. And the latter, as you know, in megacities every year more and more. This type of fastening is fixed very simply - no knowledge and skills are needed. Moreover, no tools are required. A special lock is attached to the pin on which the headrest is located. Next, the selection of the desired notch is carried out - and everything is ready.
In addition to the usual options with mechanical fixation of the tablet, there are also magnetic holders. Instead of a clamp, a magnet is used there, and a metal plate is glued to the device. This method has the advantage that there is no need to move the mechanical elements of the accessory apart. But you will need to install a metal plate on the iPad.
One of the most famous firms for the production of such fasteners is Scosche. It produces different versions of magnetic type accessories. Each set comes with two records. The largest plate is just right for a tablet. A variety of models of fasteners from this company are presented in many stores on the network. It is enough to enter the name of the company into a search engine, and you will see hundreds of offers.
Car Holders for iPad mini
For mini-version tablets, it is better to use special accessories designed specifically for them - PPYPLE CD-N7 and PPYPLE Dash-N7.
With the first model, the device is mounted in a CD slot for a car. It is important that the holder will in no way interfere with the playback of music tracks. And the accessory itself is attached to the drive opening in the simplest way.
The second model allows you to mount the tablet on a torpedo. To this end, you just need to find the smoothest area on the instrument element. The accessory has a lot of adjustments, a ball-type hinge that connects the iPad clip and the holder body. This allows the tilt angle of the display to be adjusted over a wide range.
Some enthusiasts simply cannot live without a computer and therefore, wherever they are, they either take a laptop with them or, if they often spend time in this place, they put an additional computer and a car there - no exception.
It seems to many computer enthusiasts that standard multimedia systems for cars from well-known brands (such as Alpine, Clarion or Pioneer) are very limited in their functionality and at the same time unreasonably expensive - in principle, this is how it is 🙂 that's why such a direction as Car PC appeared - installation of computers in cars. By installing a computer in a car, you can lay down a whole herd of hares with one shot 🙂 On a computer installed in a car, you can store a huge collection of audio and video materials, browse the Internet, check for traffic jams (using special services) and choose the best route using digital maps, in general you will have access to all the functionality of a standard PC, and in some cases more. However, installing a computer in a car involves some difficulties, such as connecting to the power supply, routing cables, installing a screen, choosing the optimal control for the computer, and so on. Not that it is too difficult, but it will have to tinker decently.
In some cases, you can seriously reduce the amount of hassle by using the Apple iPad as a car computer. The functionality and technical characteristics of the Apple iPad are quite suitable: a high-quality 9.7 ″ touchscreen display, which is large enough to be convenient, but at the same time it can be conveniently placed even in a compact car, and the presence of a factory touch control completely removes the problem with convenience computer control. The high quality matrix (S-IPS) in the iPad display eliminates the problem with viewing angles that often occurs with other types of displays in the car.
Connecting Apple iPad to the car's network is also no problem - just buy an adapter for charging from a car, and low power consumption and the presence of a capacious battery will allow you not to discharge the car battery again. The solid state drive (SSD) installed in the iPad is not afraid of car shakes and vibrations and, although it does not have very large capacity (up to 64 GB), for many it will be sufficient in volume, and an external pocket for a hard drive, if very if you want, you can connect 😉 Wireless communication (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G) is a "vital" option for the car computer and is already built into the Apple iPad.
From the point of view of the functions used, everything is in order in the iPad too - you can listen to music and watch movies, browse the Internet, check the route using digital maps, navigate using GPS, watch the state of traffic jams in the city, i.e. do everything that can be done on a car computer 🙂 The only exception is the calibration of the internal combustion engine and a couple of unusual things, and even then these questions will probably be solved in the near future.
One of the points to which, being a fan of Hi-Fi, you can find fault is the sound quality - not that it is bad, but audiophiles will not appreciate it «But," everything can be solved "- the specialists of the Sound Man Car Audio tuning studio thought, taking the first worldwide installation of Apple iPad in a car. To get the highest possible sound quality, they connected the Apple iPad to a dedicated transport (Onkyo ND-S1 Digital Media Transport) - a device that can digitally output audio from an Apple iPad / iPod / iPhone, bypassing the standard iPad "ovsky DAC" the digital signal was sent to a separate high-quality Audison Bit One D / A digital-to-analog converter (DAC), which converts the digital signal to analog, after which the resulting familiar analog signal was sent to, again, a high-quality 🙂 audio amplifier from McIntosh (not Apple, just namesake of their computers). So, crystal clear sound of excellent quality will flow from the speakers. By the way, a simpler option for integrating Apple iPad into a car would be to buy an inexpensive car radio connected to an Apple iPad / iPod / iPhone, for one and FM radio there will be
By the way, the specialists of the Sound Man Car Audio tuning studio were not only the first to install the Apple iPad in the car, but also recorded a short video about this process, which we will watch today.
YES! YES! YES!
We did it, maybe not the very first in Russia, but the very first in this format in the WORLD.
Dear readers, today we will tell you about the installation Ipad mini in the car Kia ceed... This is not just a fastener on which it stands, not some kind of stand, this is a full-fledged installation of Apple equipment in a car, which does not have a monitor and, as it might seem at first glance, the possibility of installing an iPad in this car is completely absent. But if you wish, nothing is impossible, our specialists immediately agreed to fulfill such an order. (It took about 2 weeks).After all, who if not us? It took a lot of time to prepare, measure and plan how to do it all. Yes, perhaps you should not delay with the stories, let's move on to a detailed description of the issue.
So, to get started, we need:
Apple IpadMini
WiFi 4G router for car
Multiple donors with buttons
Soldering iron
Lots of wires
And the absence of fears of being able to fail.
After all the preparatory work, we proceed to the preparation of the frame for the iPad, the main idea of \u200b\u200bthe installation was to unsolder the outputs from the tablet and put them on separate buttons, of which it has 4 - Lock - Home - Louder - Quieter -
This completes the first stage of preparation. You probably already wondered "how to install it there if there is a regular radio tape recorder in this place?"
Everything is very, very simple, so to speak. You just need to move the head unit, but completely preserve its performance.
We spent the first day on calculations, measurements, sketches, risky ideas and decided it was not, we will move it closer to the automatic transmission lever. To the nearest millimeter, the head unit has been moved below.
The next step is to make a new case for the iPad. The place for it has already been mapped out, the buttons are ready, as a result of two days of work, we got the only frame for a tablet from Apple in the WORLD.
For the millionth time, we try and check everything. Everything fits perfectly and falls into place. We give it to painters to bring out the final shapes and color of the panels in gloss black. A little waiting and now we have the final version of the frame for a new miracle of technology, as well as a new place for the head unit.
Do not forget about the 4G router that distributes the Internet to the entire machine. We secretly installed it in the trunk.
And only after all this, we are preparing to present you the first such project. Apple iPad Mini in Kia Ceed.
Again, we did it !!! First, we took out 4 buttons from this tablet, brought them to the panel, connected the Ipad with all systems of the car, brought AUX out of it to the head unit, made Internet access for all passengers of the car, it is impossible to imagine, it looks just cosmic, Traffic jams, Movies, Office all this in your car without leaving.
Project time - 2 weeks
The cost of the project is from 50,000 rubles, depending on the desire for installation and work.
