I went with the clamp since I knew it will be simple to hook onto my skinny picket aspect desk or steel mattress body, and neither had a paint or end that may be broken by the clamp. Some people additionally connect it to a headboard.
It was good for studying in mattress or on the aspect of my sofa. The Lamicall isn’t so lengthy that I wanted so as to add a loop to make it sit far sufficient away from my eye for comfy studying, and often I felt like I had simply sufficient slack to completely place it inside my most popular studying vary. I may preserve my Kindle’s textual content dimension tiny and put it proper subsequent to my face, or push it again farther if I needed. It floated properly above or close to my head, whether or not I used to be mendacity in mattress or sitting up on the sofa whereas my son performed close by.
The bottom clamp is made of sunshine plastic you safe with a screw high sitting on high of the clamp, which I favored as a substitute of 1 that pinches by itself–particularly since there are tiny grabby palms in my residence. The clasp for the Kindle itself can also be manufactured from a lightweight plastic, however was nonetheless steady and safe. Plus, you may rotate that higher clamp to get the right angle.
The neck of the arm is probably the most resistant a part of it: It does take a little bit effort to maneuver and angle the arm, however that energy and resistance are what retains it from falling ahead or misplaced when you learn. Even with the resistance, this Kindle holder continues to be lots adjustable and goes in any course you want.
To retailer it, I often simply push it out of the way in which towards the wall from wherever it’s clamped. It isn’t foldable, nor does it break down, so in order for you it out of sight while you aren’t utilizing it you’ll want a closet or lengthy sufficient area to retailer its 3-foot kind. It was a little bit bizarre to see it floating alone in the lounge, however I didn’t discover it obtrusive once I used it as a mattress stand and easily pushed it towards the wall once I was carried out utilizing it.
It’s designed to be a common pill holder, so it’s sufficiently big to carry tablets as much as the 11-inch iPad Professional. It will probably maintain a Nintendo Change, too, together with different standard e-readers. (If solely I had this in 2020!) It’s not the fitting dimensions to carry a cumbersome Steam Deck by itself, however I nonetheless used it to assist me prop up a Steam Deck and take weight off my palms and wrists, although it’s not steady sufficient to drift like a Kindle or iPad. It’s capable of maintain up smartphones, too, and it was equally comfy to learn with both a Kindle or my iPhone on the Lamicall stand.
Not Fairly Palms-Free
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Whereas it will not fall misplaced, the stand is simple to jostle, and I wouldn’t name it hands-free studying—no less than not by itself.