My girlfriend and I have been using Uber a lot lately to get around town, and after seeing the ridiculously surge pricing on New Years Eve this year (it would have been over $40 for a 4 minute ride!) and the money that can be made on the side, we’re thinking about joining Uber as drivers and giving rides whenever we have time to make some extra cash and save for a vacation or something.
In order to be a good Uber driver, and just a regular driver in general, it helps when you have some certain accessories in your car to make the driving experience as easy as possible. After picking up a portable charger from Anker, the next thing I bought was this dashboard-mounted smartphone holder so I can go hands-free in my car.
A Dashboard Smartphone Holder That Does Its Job
I wasn’t looking for anything fancy, and for less than $10 on Amazon this was a great buy. I wasn’t familiar with the brand TaoTronics before this, but they sell a ton of different technology products like bluetooth headphones and speakers and car kits and headsets. After looking at the reviews, it was rated well enough for me to pull the trigger at this great price.
Right out of the box, it was easy to assemble with just two pieces that fit together. On the bottom is a suction cup that be suctioned (and unstuck) from your dashboard with the turn of a lever. It was pretty simple to put on my dashboard, though I’ll note that I had much better success when applying it to the hard material above the center console area as opposed to closer to my window where this is leather upholstery. It can also be affixed to the windshield and that may work better for m