Here’s something cool – an NFC-enabled car holder, ideal for any Android phone with NFC.*
The idea here is that whenever you place your phone or tablet in this car holder, your go-to driving app will pop up, Bluetooth and GPS will be enabled, and everything will be just as you want it. You’ll set it up one time, and then it’ll go back to those settings whenever you’re ready to travel – so you don’t need to waste time doing it yourself, whether you’re in the parking lot or out on the road.
Getting things sorted is quite easy. You’ll just use the free NFC Task Launcher app, choose the settings you want to set and the app that you want to launch, and then write this information to the NFC chip embedded in the car holder.
So, for example, if you always use a GPS navigation app you can have that launch, and have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth disabled. Or if you tend to listen to music, you can have your music app launch and have your phone to connect to your stereo system over Bluetooth. The NFC Task Launcher app is simple to use, so you can have things set up in 30 seconds.
Of course, this is a good car holder too. It’s customisable enough to work with both smartphones and small tablets (with 7 to 9-inch screens), with replaceable feet of different lengths to hold everything in place securely. You’ll get 2 large and 2 small pairs of feet, so you can either hold a tablet with two large ones, a smartphone with two small ones, or a phablet with one large and one small. It’s all pretty intuitive, and ensures you get a good fit no matter the size of your device.
So that’s the Arkon IntelliGrip NFC Car Holder. For more information, check out the product page linked below.
Arkon IntelliGrip NFC Car Holder for Smartphones & Tablets
Android phones with NFC includes the Nexus 4 and 5, Galaxy S3 and S4, Note 2 and 3, HTC One X and One, Xperia Z and Z1, and pretty much any medium to high-end Android smartphone made in the last couple of years. If you’re not sure if you have NFC, just google your phone model and NFC, e.g. “Galaxy Note 3 NFC” and it should become fairly obvious. Or ask in the comments below!