{"id":10360,"date":"2013-05-23T20:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=10360"},"modified":"2013-05-08T00:58:26","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T17:58:26","slug":"hands-free-car-cellphone-use-on-the-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/hands-free-car-cellphone-use-on-the-cheap\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands Free Car Cellphone Use On the Cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"> \u00a0by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10362\" alt=\"Stick It Where  WellConnectedMom (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-1.jpg?resize=614%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-1.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/23\/ces-2013-5-great-gadgets-for-moms\/\" target=\"_blank\">Consumer Electronics Show<\/a> in January, I ran across a very simple but very handy solution for helping you to use your phone in the car hands-free. \u00a0It&#8217;s called <a href=\"http:\/\/stickitwhere.net\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stick it Where?<\/a> and the product itself is an industrial strength more intelligent type of Velcro that mounts to your car and to the back of your phone. \u00a0Each packet of Stick It Where? comes with four mounting squares, about\u00a01 x 1\u00a0inches big and in 3 colors &#8211; 2 black squares, a gray one, and a tan one. \u00a0The different colors account for the interior color of your car.<\/p>\n<p>To install your Stick It Where? squares, you simply use the enclosed alcohol wipe to clean both the area on your car dash as well as the back of your phone case. \u00a0Then you take off the sticker on each of the squares and apply one on your car and one on your phone. \u00a0I used the gray square for my car and a black one for my phone case. \u00a0That&#8217;s it, all you need for installation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10363 aligncenter\" alt=\"Stick It Where  WellConnectedMom (11)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-11.jpg?resize=663%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"663\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-11.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-11.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Stick It Where? mounting pads are meant to last a long time,\u00a0especially\u00a0with as often as we enter our cars, stick our phone to the mounting square, and release our phones. \u00a0And with two extra mounting squares in the package, you are all set if you get another car or another phone\/case.<\/p>\n<p>I especially find Stick It Where? useful for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Using <a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/20\/free-real-time-traffic-at-your-disposal\/\" target=\"_blank\">INRIX <\/a>&#8211; which helps me keep track of the traffic patterns around Los Angeles<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/27\/using-google-voice-commands-on-your-android-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google\u00a0voice\u00a0directions<\/a> to find my way<\/li>\n<li>Receiving phone calls&#8230;with speakerphone of course!<\/li>\n<li>Keeping track of my phone, as it often slips onto the passenger side floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10371\" alt=\"Stick It Where Squares WellConnectedMom (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-3.jpg?resize=614%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-3.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I particularly like the fact that the small mounting square matches with my car&#8217;s interior and is not obtrusive, like most black mounting devices you see. \u00a0And of course, because of its small size and concise use of materials, the cost is so much lower than these mounting devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10372\" alt=\"Stick It Where Squares WellConnectedMom (6)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-6.jpg?resize=614%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-Squares-WellConnectedMom-6.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stick It Where? also gives you the flexibility to hold your cellphone vertically or horizontally, which is helpful when in GPS mode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stick It Where? sells for $11.99 + $2 shipping from the Stick It Where? website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">A Mom&#8217;s Perspective<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1589\" alt=\"WellConnectedMom LOGO MOM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2010\/12\/WellConnectedMom-LOGO-MOM.jpg?resize=192%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"192\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2010\/12\/WellConnectedMom-LOGO-MOM.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2010\/12\/WellConnectedMom-LOGO-MOM.jpg?resize=165%2C300&amp;ssl=1 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I remember once I had my one week new cellphone on my lap as I drove around town. \u00a0Unfortunately, I forgot it was there and when I got out of my car, the cellphone went crashing to the pavement, putting tons of cracks throughout my beautiful new screen. \u00a0Arghhh! \u00a0I was very bummed. \u00a0I, like many others, continued on for the next several months with a cracked screen, resulting in chastisement and the all too familiar comment, &#8220;ewww\u00a0 so glad that hasn&#8217;t happened to me.&#8221; \u00a0I know that comment well because I&#8217;ve thought it before when I saw other people&#8217;s cracked screens. \u00a0The Stick It Where? solution will help deter the tragic fall from my lap incident again.<\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to meet the innovator behind Stick It Where? at the Consumer Electronics Show. \u00a0He has a driving teenager and saw the opportunity to find an inexpensive, flexible way for his son to drive hands-free without the hassle of fumbling for his cellphone while he drives. \u00a0Stick It Where? is an inexpensive way to give parents just a little extra piece of mind while your child is on the road as well as a helpful solution for your hands-free cellphone hassles.<\/p>\n<p>How would you use Stick It Where?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* \u00a0A sample of Stick It Where was provided to me in exchange for my honest\u00a0review. \u00a0All opinions are my own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stick It Where industrial strength  mounting pads enable hands free cellular use on the cheap. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[793,747,6,10,12,13,14,16],"tags":[1815,1816,1811,1812,1810,1818,1813,1814,1817],"class_list":["post-10360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessories","category-cars-2","category-dads","category-how-to","category-iphone","category-kids","category-moms","category-phones","tag-car-mounts","tag-cellphone-mounts","tag-cellphone-use","tag-cellphones-in-the-car","tag-hands-free","tag-hands-free-cellular","tag-hands-free-cellular-use","tag-no-hand-cellphones","tag-stick-it-where","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2013\/05\/Stick-It-Where-WellConnectedMom-11.jpg?fit=2592%2C1944&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}