MovieWedge

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MovieWedge is one of the most ingenious gadgets I’ve ever seen and the most flexible stand I've ever seen for an iPhone. It looks like a tiny beanbag chair with a little lip across the lower front edge to secure your iPhone (or other device). It's so flexible, in fact, that it also works great with any iPod, PSP, Blackberry, or just about any other small handheld electronic device.

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MovieWedge

(Mediocre photo by Bob LeVitus) 

moviewedge with iPod touch

MovieWedge w/iPod touch

(Mediocre photo by Bob LeVitus) 

moviewedge with iPod classic

MovieWedge w/iPod classic

(Mediocre photo by Bob LeVitus) 

It’s covered in soft pseudo-suede and unlike most iPhone stands and docks, lets you adjust your iPhone to many different angles for convenient hands-free viewing. It’s great for watching movies and works almost anywhere (even on my knee or my belly). 

Plus, it works great with almost any protective case. For example, in the image below my iPhone is sporting its Mophie Juice Pack Air battery/case, but still sits comfortably in the MovieWedge.

iPhone with Mophie

MovieWedge w/iPhone in Mophie Juice Pack Air Battery/Case

(Mediocre photo by Bob LeVitus) 

I use MovieWedge on my desk to keep my iPhone still when I charge or sync it. I use it on airplane tray tables, my leg, my chest, my nightstand, and lots of other places for watching movies. I also use it when I connect a digital camera to my Mac.    

Two tiny complaints: Since it's apparently not sold in retail stores (or isn't sold in stores yet), you will pay around $15 with shipping and handling even though the advertised price is $9.95. Not a huge deal since it's still a bargain at that price. The second nit I have to pick is that it only comes in black. Which is too bad because I'd probably buy at least one (and possibly two) more if they came in different colors. 

The Bottom Line

If you've ever wished you had a good, safe, flexible, inexpensive stand for hands-free use of your iPhone or other small device, your wish has just come true. And (this being the holiday season), at $15 it makes a great and affordable gift for the geek(s) in your life.  

Product: MovieWedge

Company: MovieWedge

List Price: US$9.95

Pros:

Flexible, provides almost unlimited viewing angles, cute, inexpensive, works almost anywhere, well-made.

Cons:

Apparently only available direct from manufacturer and Amazon.com so add $4.95 or $4.59 respectively for shipping and handling, only comes in one color--black.

Bob LeVitus

Bob LeVitus, often referred to as ?Dr. Mac,? is considered one of the world?s leading authorities on the Macintosh and Mac OS X and has been one of the Mac community?s most trusted gurus for almost twenty years. He?s known for his trademark humorous style and unerring ability to translate ?techie? jargon into usable and fun advice for regular folks. A prolific author, LeVitus has written or co-written over 60 popular computer books and has sold more than two million copies worldwide in at least a dozen languages. His recent titles include: iPhone For Dummies 2nd Edition, Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies, and Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac For Dummies, all for Wiley Publishing. LeVitus is currently a columnist for the Mac Observer and the reviews editor for the iPod Observer. He's also a columnist for the Houston Chronicle and has been since 1996, penning the popular Dr. Mac column every Tuesday. While LeVitus has seen his work published in more than a dozen computer magazines over the past eighteen years, including: a three- year stint as Editor-in-Chief of the irreverent and unpredictable MACazine; four different columns in MacUser magazine?Beating the System, Personal Best, Game Room, and the Help Folder (with Andy Ihnatko, and later, Chris Breen). Though best known for his writing, he?s also dabbled in broadcasting with a radio show (Inside Mac Radio, CNET Radio, 2001-2002) and a television series (Mac Today, Syndicated, 1992?1993). In addition to his writing, LeVitus runs a consulting business that provides expert technical help and training to Mac users anywhere in the world, in real time and at reasonable prices, via telephone, e-mail, and/or its own unique Internet-enabled remote control software. If you?re having a problem with your Mac or want to learn how to do almost anything with it, point your browser at: http://www.boblevitus.com. Always a popular speaker at Mac user groups and trade shows, LeVitus has presented more than 200 seminars, workshops, conference, and training sessions in the U.S. and abroad, including keynote addresses in three countries. (He also won the Macworld Expo MacJeopardy World Championship three times before retiring.) His most recent foray is a blog for the nice folks at Wiley Publishing/Dummies Press. You'll find it here: http://blogs.dummies.com/drmac/. Prior to giving his life over to computers, Bob worked in advertising producing television commercials, radio spots, and print ads at Kresser & Robbins and SelecTV. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from California State University and currently lives in central Texas with his wife, kids, and a plethora of pets.

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2 Comments

iSki iMac

Bob,

Thanks for the article. The MovieWedge looks like exactly what I need. But you’re right about the shipping cost.

Bob LeVitus

But you?re right about the shipping cost.

Yeah, but even at $15 it’s a bargain. I think I’m going to order another one so I can leave one on my desk all the time.

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