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Grip and stand any device with the iCarpus device stand

By | August 18, 2010, 10:48am PDT

Summary: If it can stand up any device, it’s well worth the $13 asking price.

I’ve seen and used more stands than I can count, for propping up my devices for a variety of uses. Inevitably, no matter what stand I use, I always run into these issues:

  • One stand doesn’t support all devices
  • Stands for specific devices generally require you to use the device without a case

The folks at Visual Factor LLC seem to be trying to solve all of your stand needs at once with the new iCarpus. At first glance it looks more like a gimmic than a legitimate product. However, after watching the video below, and seeing the still photos of the stand in action, I can definitely see the value in having one of these in my laptop bag, especially since it will only set you back about $13.

I’ve requested a review unit, so stay tuned as I put it through its paces by forcing it to hold my iPad, iPhone, and a slew of other random gadgets.

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Device, Stand, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Joel Evans

With more than a decade of mobile, Internet and wireless experience, Joel specializes in taking existing brands and technologies into the mobile and wireless space.

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Joel Evans

Joel is a serial entrepreneur with his most recent business, CronkSoftware (cronksoftware.com), focusing on consulting and building games and applications for mobile devices. Joel has consulted for Microsoft’s Windows Mobile division and advises other companies on how to incorporate mobile into their existing brands and products. Joel purchases many of his devices and others are sent for review on a 30-day loaner basis and then returned to the supplier. If any devices are provided as “keeper” Joel will clearly disclose this in his reviews.

Biography

Joel Evans

With more than a decade of mobile, Internet and wireless experience, Joel specializes in taking existing brands, technologies and services into the mobile and wireless space. Joel is currently serving as the Managing Director of Cronk Software, Inc., a company he founded to offer full-service, end-to-end mobile strategy, design and development services.

Joel is the former founder and "Chief Geek" of Geek.com, a website praised by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and others as one of world's best sources of information for technology professionals and enthusiasts.

Joel also serves as a technology expert for a number of well-known publications and regularly advises corporations, analysts, journalists and bloggers on what the future of technology will bring. He brings decades of relationships with leading game publishers, online communities and publishers, along with both hardware and software product management and delivery expertise. Joel can be found online as "JoelGeek" and you can follow him on Twitter @JoelGeek.

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