{"id":131,"date":"2010-11-27T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2010-11-27T14:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pim.famnit.upr.si\/wp\/?p=131"},"modified":"2021-11-17T11:22:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T11:22:04","slug":"diy-car-laptop-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pim.famnit.upr.si\/wp\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"DIY car laptop stand"},"content":{"rendered":"

We just finished a long trip across the Europe with kids. As I wanted to make the trip a pleasure for all as much as I could, I thought ob buying a video player, so kids could enjoy their cartoons during the long hours of the voyage. I almost bought an Aluratek APMP100F<\/a><\/font> (which is a nice device), but a friend of mine said that he would rather have a computer in a car (in his opinion video players have limited features and a laptop can be used for games, internet and other things). I decided to give it a try as others did<\/a>. I bought an universal laptop car charger for \u00a34<\/a> and was good to go. <\/p>\n

But one hour before starting our trip I also decided to make a stand for it. I wanted the laptop screen be visible to everyone sitting on the back
\nseat and I also wanted the screen to be as far away as possible. Keep in mind that this is one hour project and there is a (LOT OF) room for improvements (due to the time limit I also used only materials I had in the house). Nonetheless it was a big success (kids had over 30 hour of cartoons which could be simply navigated with P and N keys or paused with a space key) and it took a lot of attention of passing cars and people we meet on the way :). The sand is not in the way (shoulders and head can be freely moved), I could talk to other passengers and I had a view on the back seat as well (between the laptop screen and head support). But bear in mind that the view in the windshield mirror is obscured (not all of it but still …).<\/p>\n

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Things to consider from the safety point of view<\/strong>: <\/p>\n