Ideas needed: attaching our tablets to shelf poles
I read today this thread, about attaching tablets near the exhibits. My impressions of Evan's requirements are: ASAP, keep tablet secure from theft, "look slick", zero to a few tens of dollars to mount, provide visitor access to screen/touch. I also suggest: tablet access to people of varying height or physical access. Vision limited people may need to hold it close. Youngsters are often short. Persons in wheelchairs. I have a plan B for these. The simplest ASAP means to secure the tablets, is a plastic-covered metal rope, looped or locked at the tablet, bolted at the display shelf. Most tablets have a loop for this purpose, or one could be epoxied on. This is not "slick" but can at least look professional. I own institutional Macs from the 90's which were secured in this way. it's relatively cheap. And, if a better solution is found, these can be removed and discarded. Wire rope is at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. by the foot, in various colors and clear. Plan B for more a accessible solution: a loaner tablet, with all the exhibit apps, and a means of navigating them. Not "secure"? Ask to hold a driver's license, a standard request for loaned items. Need I explain this? Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
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Herb Johnson