Re: Does anybody make a Wall Mount for PDAs?

Dave Harper wrote:
I got in late on this thread and then ended up spending a good bit of time
learning how to construct a killfile (so from that standpoint, this has been a *great* thread).

I finally went back and read the original posting. Interesting - I also have a Dell Axim (not sure about the model number - it's a couple of years
old but it does have the wireless Ethernet) and I am also using it as a handheld remote for my HA system. I never thought about trying to wall mount it; it normally sits in the cradle on a table in the living room when
not in use. That way it is continuously charged when I take it with me elsewhere in the house. That has seemed to work pretty well for me - I'm curious why the attraction to mount it to the wall?

Dave

In-wall just seems cooler...

I want to have on in the Master bedroom, near the door - on the wall, for example.

It will serve as an alarm keypad first.
It will control whole-house audio, so if I want music I'll switch it's mode... Did you look at Rudeo?

As a web browser I can control Mister House, and other web-based HA...

I can also view my webcams, etc.

A nice color LCD screen on/in the wall can only be a good thing.

YES it will be in a cradle, charged and ready... And it WILL be removable.

I want to do something like take the PDA, in it's base, turn it sideways (landscape mode for WM5) and stick it in the wall.

Further I want a tilt mechanism to swing from flush to the wall to sticking out a couple of inches. Enough to be able to grab it easily...

And it should be spring loaded...

And it should latch in...

Remember glass-door stereo cabinets> You push the door in, and then it pops-out a bit. THEN you pull it open... Remember? And the latch had a magnet, etc.

Kinda like THAT...

The thing IS the Axim's base is too deep. It allows a spare battery to charge in it's base. Thats why it is so deep.

So I'm thinking an aftermarket mount, modified as needed. Maybe a car mount?

Maybe I can make it look even better on the wall in a frame? I was thinking maybe a small metal picture frame's face as a bezel around the PDA...

It could hid the otherwise visible part of the base, perhaps.

Any mechanical engineers lurking in this group?

Who AM I gonna call?

;-)

Jack
:)
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