Cup Holder Mount for iPhone/GPS etc

Anyone with a Mk2 try the following mounts for an iPhone? ATT just shipped me a "free" 4G iphone because I'm such a glutton for their particular brand of punishment, and I'm trying to figure out how to mount in the car without using a suction cup. I have always kept my blackberries in the ashtray, which works because the charger port is on the side, but iphone charge port is on the bottom so that won't work. http://www.amazon.com/Macally-Adjust...pr_product_top http://www.amazon.com/Bracketron-UCH...119678&sr=1-20

dont make me find an alternative !!

The the iPhone and put it right in yer ....

I bought the first one you suggested AND this one http://www.amazon.com/Macally-Dockin.../ref=pd_cp_e_0 I am using the later as it provides: - enough support - lower profile - offers fm transmitter.. for wife ipod - clean charging cable I was afraid ti would be unstable at first, but believe me I drive in country road all the time and it is perfect. the location on the MkII is great on top of the dash for gps as well. BTW just bought Navigon iphone app for gps, great app, well worth the $29.99 Only negative compared to your first choice, it offers no landscape mode... but there aren't may landscape app right now anyways. so this is really not a problem for me.

If you don't need to power it, I found a great one that clips on to the dash vent on the driver's side (the vanes in that vent are rigid). The iPhone kind of floats just to the left of the steering wheel, very visible and out of the way, but you can't see any mounting hardware. I'll try to find it for you... EDIT: Here it is. The picture shows a suction cup, but it also comes with the dash vent clip. Amazon has several that use the dash vent, but this one is the cleanest, IMHO. http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Win...ref=pd_ys_iyr4

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I was one of those morons who bought the first iphone right before they dropped the price from 699 to 499, but hey it was 2007 and I was less concerned with my gadget bill! Plus I got a 100 dollar store credit from apple, that was classy of them. jerks. I actually didn't mind the phone but I never gave up my blackberry and the old iphone eventually died a terrible watery death. I skipped the 3G models. This new one seems more ready for prime time, hopefully I won't be kicking myself ! I need the landscape for the motion x drive app I'm using for GPS right now, and don't need the FM (I have stereo bluetooth in the car), do you think the one I linked is less stable with the phone up on an arm? Do you find that running with AC causes condensation on the phone? How do you charge it?

I did use both. The one you mention with landscape mode is a VERY GOOD model. My wife took it over in her mini It is very stable as there is a screw mechanism allowing it to expand and get really tight in the cup holder. If you don't need the power and need landscape you can pull the trigger. FYI, when using the GPS on long distance you are gonna want to power the device, it drains relatively fast. So far no condensation issue, and last time I drove two hours under 100F with cold temperature inside, no issue. I'd be you, buy both I bet you will end up using the FM one, as the charging is quite handy Also the FM cup put the iphone a tad bit lower in the line of sight and I liked it better. But again first choice, you are good to go.

OK, I'm missing the point. Why do you want to display the crappy iPhone GPS while driving, rather than the OEM GPS? Other than using the iPhone as a phone or iPod, the only app I'd ever want to display as I drive is Trapster, for which portrait view is better than landscape.

Simple, I don't have the OEM GPS in my car, like many 911 out there, I only have the CDR-23 as radio. The iphone does a great job at direction, so I don't see why upgrading to the PCM OEM navigation in the car or any other double DIN solutions. Landscape mode is so limited in use, I'd rather stay in the portrait mode indeed. I have not use trapster yet, but I need to give it a shot indeed

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Thanks for the review. I think you're right about something lower, so I bought the mCup with the arm I originally posted and I also bought a griffin isqueez cradle http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product I prefer to use the lower profile solution if I can get away with it, and if necessary I'll keep the one with the arm in the trunk or glove box for long trips where I need landscape. a) I don't like the Porsche nav (esp on the 996 and mk1 997, terrible and 996 nav is really out of date and difficult to update), b) I don't have nav in any of my cars now (average of $3 to 4K per car X 3 cars is 9-12K I didn't spend on accessories which residualize at like 5% of retail and are 2 generations behind the aftermarket when new), and c) my setup is perfect for me (I'm pre MOST w/ motorola stereo bluetooth and handsfree). I have 3 cars, all with bluetooth either from factory or kits, and travel a lot, so having something that I can't forget to bring with me is great. I also don't use GPS frequently, once or twice a month, but I do stream music off my phone to the stereo via bluetooth and take calls via bluetooth, so I'm looking primarily for a portable, casual solution which allows me to take one deice with me to any of my cars or homes which has all of my music, calling, and navigation

Cool, report with your feedback. I think you will be happy with the Fm cup. Another good thing about the FM cup. it fits like a glove in the .. glove compartment, while the 'arm' one is bulkier and a lot harder to store.

IMHO I believe that the iPhone navigation is superior to any OEM unit that I have used because of its ease of use and is more up to date than other systems I have seen. Yes it is small and lacks a few things but I love it. I also have not seen every OEM system on the market but I'm hooked on iPhone navigation and rarely use the OEM system in my suburban (don't have OEM system in the 996).

I use an app called Navigon on my iPhone. It's very expensive, more than half the price of a dedicated nav device. But it's really superb.

I don't have detailed reports as a GPS holder yet, will let you know on Tuesday, but while mounting it in the car this morning for the drive up to watkins glen, I realized that this thing might be a very passable track camera mount. combined with telemetry from g tac pro or another logger this could be very instructive check this video on iphone 4 in macally arm mount during some local chicanery (please no comments on responsibility, I'm too young to listen. 1st video is with imovie's image stabilization and 2nd without, nice audio too be sure to try it with headphones on) http://vimeo.com/13061583 http://vimeo.com/13061756

Hans.... that vid looks good for a phone. How do you like the iphone 4.... how is the face/face video? Is it jumpy, Im assuming its not 30fps quality but is it liveable. Thinking of purchasing one as well.

when you have a chance take a picture of the phone on the holder from the driver seat so we can see how it fits

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Ferd, I think it's incredibly improved in several ways that count, to me: 1) integrated inbox so all of your emails go to one place like blackberry 2) real tight synchronization of calendars, contacts etc w/ exchange or google apps for business 3) really good camera, almost as good in many ways as my old 5MP casio credit card cam which i carry with me when I can't take the SLR. I took a bunch of pics and videos at the Indy Car race up at Watkins Glen which I will try to post for comparison 4) multitasking is pretty good for my purposes 5) music player streams over bluetooth to my car stereo like my old bb's and also voice command is good Video calling is not a huge feature for me, but it's much better than you'd expect. it's easily as good as the european stuff,and blows skype etc out of the water. BTW I just looked at the results from vimeo (it wasn't finished converting when I posted the links), a lot lower resolution and blockier than it is on the PC or phone. will do this weekend!

thanks Han.... I just saw the Iphone4 today. Nice gadget... and the face/face is def liveable. Thanks for the outline. BTW, the dof on that pic is outrageous. You were right there where the action is.

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Ferd, wait a few weeks and see if any news comes out about reliability on the phone, if my blackberry hadn't died I would have waited as well, it's a good phone though. I think the iphone cam is infinity focus pretty much every where, but interestingly enough I can get some bokeh out of it! it's usable, allows me to leave my p&s at home Race was great inside the pits and in hot on the track wearing a radio with telemetry and track cams, feel like a real live team member as always with this crew, I will definitely link some pics and videos when I have a chance to get them uploaded - Hans

People with iPhone 3GS should upgrade to iOS4 before they make any major decisions about the new iPhone. The list of things the new one can do that the old one can't gets a lot shorter when you're running iOS4. A 3GS will do everything on htny's list except for the camera-related stuff. If you've already got one, it's at least a free way to see how you'd like the new phone and to wait until the bugs are out of it (the antenna issue sounds like a pain).