iPad As Kitchen Appliance?

Magical Tablet reader Dave Emery pointed me toward a product idea on Quirky.com for an iPad Refrigerator Mount for your kitchen. Dave is interested in such a mount for his home, as well as one for his home workshop (he’s a model train aficionado).

Submitted by Quirky member Wendy Skavlem, her general concept is as follows:

A frame with detachable case/skin for the iPad that you can mount on your refrigerator, around the center or “hub” of family activity. The iPad refrigerator mount would have a swivel mechanism to view vertically or horizontally. The case/skin with iPad can be easily removed for use elsewhere and would have a kickstand (similar to a picture frame) that can be propped vertically or horizontally. The package would come with a screen protector.

Functionality/Design

• Attaches securely to the refrigerator (or wall) – Using 3M Command picture hanging strips (or similar) that can be easily readjusted and moved or removed with no damage to the surface.
• Swivel mechanism for vertical or horizontal viewing.
• Case/skin that can be removed (with iPad) easily for recharge* or use elsewhere.
  • The frame” would stay on the refrigerator/wall and the IPad would have a case/skin that would attach to the “frame” and can be easily removed.
  • The case/skin in design would be similar to the iPhone/iPod cases.
  • However, the cover/case would also have a “kickstand” similar to a picture frame so that you could prop the iPad either vertically or horizontally.
  • The case/skin would be able to accommodate plug-ins and recharge.
  • Proposed material: shatterproof polycarbonate (and shock resistant rubber)

You can read her complete proposal on Quirky.com (link below), though you’ll have to scroll down the page a bit – the site makes it a bit difficult to link directly to individual project proposals.

Wendy goes on to describe her fridge-mounted iPad as a “Family Hub” – a good use for a device such as the iPad. I personally wouldn’t spend the money on a portable device such as the iPad only to relegate most of its existence to the refrigerator, but I can absolutely see the value in having one located there. Heck – it’s a lot better than the “net connected refrigerator” concepts that appliance manufacturers have been floating for years.

Would you use your iPad like this? Is a refrigerator mount useful to you?

[Quirky.com]

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