Name:
Clingo Universal Hands-Free Mount
What it is:
This gadget is like having a third hand to hold your smartphone while you’re driving, securing any phone or mobile device to a car’s dashboard or windshield. Clingo’s sticky green gel surface grips your device without leaving residue when you peel it off and exit your car. (Note: Allsop, Clingo’s manufacturer, says that some extremely textured, leather or silicone-based cases may not stick well.)
The good:
I love the way the Clingo mount pivots so I can spot a new email at a long stoplight (pull over to read it, please) or easily make a hands-free call. When the “stick to it” green pad gets dirty, I pop it off the mount, wash it with soap and water, air dry it (recommended) or use a chamois-like towel, then pop it back on the mount. Once clean, it’s as sticky as it was new. Don’t dry it with a paper towel, however. Paper sticks like glue to Clingo’s sticky surface, and I had to run water over the green pad to clean the paper off.
The bad:
On a really hot day after my car had been sitting in the sun, my iPhone kept sliding off the Clingo mount as I drove home. Once the air conditioning cooled off the car’s interior, Clingo again gripped my phone securely.
Cost:
$29.99 ($24.99 online from either RadioShack or Fry’s)
Available from:
clingo.com, radioshack.com and frys.com.
