Mounting an iPod in Your Car

Finding a good spot to place your iPod in your car is probably the most difficult part of using an iPod in a car. You need the iPod within arm’s reach, but you don’t want it sliding around or falling off the dash. So, you want it close to you, but you want it held firmly too. Let’s see, what is designed to keep something in place, but needs to be close enough to reach? Yep, you got it. A cup holder. It is likely that you have one or more of these near your radio and within your arm’s reach. The odds are that one of these is the best place to keep your iPod while you are driving. You can just drop the iPod in a cup holder.
Depending on the size and configuration of the cup holder and the size of your iPod, this might work just fine. However, in most cases, you should put your iPod in a holder or case before doing this to protect it from scratches and to keep it from bouncing around.
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If you want to use an iPod mini in your car, it is a bit more difficult to hold it securely. The cup holder method is still your best bet, but it is likely you will need to add something else to keep it from moving around.