Mike Temporale over at Mobile Jaw has a good review of custom in-car mounting systems for your mobile devices and your vehicle.  Mike starts out the review by saying -

I don’t think I need to sit here and tell any of you that driving and using your electronic devices is a bad idea. Your attention should be focused on the road and the other cars around you on the road. Trying to dig your phone out of your pocket, or trying to hold it and the steering wheel at the same time, is just asking for problems.

 

I’m a huge fan of mounting systems and think they are a NECESSARY part of any setup you might have, want or need for your device and your car.  Sticking devices in cup holders, the empty seat or in your lap while they are plugged in to a car charger just doesn’t do it.  Unsecure devices lead to accidents… Give Mike’s article a read.  I think you’ll find it very valuable…

My good friend Mike Temporale of Mobile Jaw has thrown down the gauntlet. He says, Windows Mobile is a stable OS.  And he’s so adamant about that, that he’s challenged the entire WM community!  Take the No Reboot Challenge!

Mike’s point is that the OS is stable, and like the iPhone 3G, its all of the third party apps that users install that make the device flaky and unstable.  In order to prove his point, Mike has hard reset his BlackJack II, set it up to sync his PIM data, and installed four, yes just four applications on it and has vowed to NOT soft reset or kill any of the programs with the task manager for any reason, unless the device locks up completely, necessitating a reboot.

Mike asked me to take the challenge with him, and I’ve agreed. I’ve hard reset my AT&T Tilt, synchronized it with my Exchange Server, installed AT&T Navigator and Pocket TV Listings, and that’s it!  I’m not putting anything else on the device. Over the next few weeks, the device is going to do what its gong to do, and I’m not going to reset it unless it completely locks up.

Like Mikey T., I will be making updates to this (or similar) post and will keep everyone updated on how the device is performing. 

I challenge YOU Gear Diary Readers!  Come help me help Mike prove that WM by itself is stable!  Take the No Reboot Challenge!

Mike Temporale sent us an email this morning to announce the launch of his new web site - Mobile Jaw. Mike is a prior editor over at Smartphone Thoughts and also a Microsoft MVP (this means he gets to play in a bunch of Microsoft All Star Games I think). His new site doesn’t try to dive into the crowded breaking news arena - rather he will focus on explaining and evaluating a wide variety of mobile technologies. One of his initial reviews covers the Samsung i620 which looks a lot like a Blackjack with a sliding keyboard. We expect a lot of great information from this site in the future. Be sure to take a look and add him to your RSS feeds!

Link: Mobile Jaw