I went with the clamp since I knew it will be straightforward to hook onto my skinny wood aspect desk or metallic mattress body, and neither had a paint or end that will be broken by the clamp. Some people additionally connect it to a headboard.
It was excellent 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 well-liked studying vary. I might hold my Kindle’s textual content dimension tiny and put it proper subsequent to my face, or push it again farther if I wished. 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 preferred as a substitute of 1 that pinches by itself–particularly since there are tiny grabby fingers in my residence. The clasp for the Kindle itself can be made from a light-weight plastic, however was nonetheless secure and safe. Plus, you possibly can rotate that higher clamp to get the proper angle.
The neck of the arm is essentially the most resistant a part of it: It does take a bit of effort to maneuver and angle the arm, however that power and resistance are what retains it from falling ahead or misplaced whilst you learn. Even with the resistance, this Kindle holder continues to be a lot adjustable and goes in any path 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 whenever you aren’t utilizing it you’ll want a closet or lengthy sufficient area to retailer its 3-foot type. It was a bit of bizarre to see it floating alone in the lounge, however I didn’t discover it obtrusive after I used it as a mattress stand and easily pushed it towards the wall after 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 Pro. It could maintain a Nintendo Swap, too, together with different fashionable e-readers. (If solely I had this in 2020!) It’s not the best dimensions to carry a bulky Steam Deck by itself, however I nonetheless used it to assist me prop up a Steam Deck and take weight off my fingers and wrists, although it’s not secure 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 Fingers-Free
{Photograph}: Nena Farrell
Whereas it will not fall misplaced, the stand is straightforward to jostle, and I wouldn’t name it hands-free studying—not less than not by itself.
