Stand Your Ground

This week I will write about a couple of amazing products that I encountered while looking for “little miracles” in the “Big Apple”.

I intentionally chose to focus on these two not only because of their features and usefulness but also because they symbolize what has been in the headlines during the last few weeks.

Desiring to be hands-free, firm on the ground, and still get maximum use of your iPhone/Smartphone, IPAD/Tablet and other electronic devices, what stand should one have?  At the CE Week or CES Mid-Year Conference held in New York City, I was lucky to have been provided with versatile stands as sample products to review.

CRIMSON AV – eAzl

I tested it and have been using it for sometime.  I use it as a stand for my iPhone with an attached olloclip 3-in-one photo lens, iPAD, JVC camera, and Kindle.  Pocket-sized, I always bring it with me.  I checked out its features and the claims of the manufacturer.  I can attest that everything as claimed and advertised is true.  Here are the claims:

Versatile

Designed to be a fun, functional and stylish accessory for anyone using handheld cameras, video cameras, or other devices with a universal 1/4"-20 mount head adapter, photo-eAzlTM provides considerable elevation and stability, in a compact, pocket-sized package.

Stable

The photo-eAzlTM has rubberized surfaces on all contact points for slip-free and stable use that is hard to achieve from a foldable case alone.

Pocket-Sized Profile

Featuring unique height and angle adjustments, photo-eAzlTM provides photographers and videographers a stable yet compact solution that is easily carried in a vest, pocket or bag.

Multiple Angle Positioning

Photo-eAzlTM is easy to use. Simply raise or lower the legs to the desired height, then set the angle, and you're ready to go.

Construction

Die cast and machined from durable nickel-aluminum alloy with rubberized slip-proof contact points.

There is nothing like it in the market – a stable and compact folding tripod for SLRs, POV cameras and video cameras.

Look at the photos.

MOBIO PIVOT and MOBIO GO

MOBIO sent me samples of both the Mobio Pivot and the Mobio Go.  Let me start with the Pivot first.

As can be seen in the picture, it is an adjustable stand for mobile devices like my IPAD and iPhone. It holds either of them securely as you adjust it to any viewing angle.  One can use it while on Skype or Facetime hands free.  It can also act as a tripod while taking photos or shooting movies/videos.

Mobio Pivot is useful for Karaoke or video music, games, reading books, showing presentations, cooking with your recipes, and even holding as a teleprompter using your iPAD.

It is a sleek, precision-made, and elegant piece of art.

The price for Mobio Pivot is $44.95

MOBIO GO

This device is going after the mobile generation.  It is dubbed as the smartest way to use your phone in the car.  As I have tried, simply attach your mobile device to the Mobio Go magnetic mount and click.  It’s right where you want it.

For safer driving, Mobio Go is your hands free and completely adjustable car mount.  Its adjustability allows you to better read a map, select a number to call, play music, and talk hands free.

Both the Mobio Pivot and Mobio Go “use magnetic-based technology to securely hold mobile phones or tablets. The Mobio magnet attaches to your device with an industrial grade 3M adhesive that's incredibly strong and removable if necessary. Then, your device attaches to a Mobio mount with a simple click, and pops off in a second. Once connected, your device is infinitely adjustable and easy to disconnect.

Mobio products work with all brands of tablets, smartphones and cases.