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RestiveSlater

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I plan to integrate an android tablet instead of using my phone.
My eyes appreciate a bigger screen.
I don't see summer cooling as a big issue when driving as I plan to find an articulating mount & arm allowing me to raise the tablet into the airflow from the AC vents on hot days, but still allow me to swing the tablet out of the way to allow access to the center compartment.

By the way, there are tablet holders that have a built-in fan to assist with cooling.
But in NJ I don't expect to need this:
https://rammount.com/products/ram-h...oNIb0mkWMHPbaZ9lTkmXg5-7MVNLABuloK9sUGC06z1nQ

When I arrive home I will bring the tablet inside my home. But what to do with it when parked somewhere away from home for hours at a time?

For security and temperature control I plan to place the tablet behind the passenger seat in one of these very sophisticated, and yet covert, storage units, or a similar brand.
Something that would appear to prying eyes to contain nothing more valuable than my lunch.
Slate Auto Pickup Truck Stashing a Tablet Screenshot_20260810_225213_Gallery

Whatever fits back here:
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For hot days if I'll be parked an extended time I might even deploy additional environmental conditioning with 1 or 2 of these:
Slate Auto Pickup Truck Stashing a Tablet Screenshot_20260810_225734_Chrom
 
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Or. . . you could get a stick-on printed graphic of a broken screen. . .
For some reason the idea flashed in my head of mounting an e-ink display instead of using a traditional tablet. Set the off screen to look like it's cracked down the middle. That might be a fun project whenever I get the Slate, see if I can get an android auto setup through an E-Ink display.
 

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I am not about keeping the tablet in the vehicle or in a bag.. Theives can see that. Also walk by the truck with Bluetooth on you will see the device in the vehicle.
 

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