| | |  | iPhone Accessories | Home » » Kensington SoundWave Sound-Amplifying Car Mount--Compatible with iPhone 4 - Black | | | | | | | Description: | | A car mount that pumps up the volume - twice over! Give your iPhone 4 GPS, podcasts, and phone calls a sound boost. The built-in amplification system in the SoundWave(TM) Sound Amplifying Car Mount doubles the volume coming from your iPhone speaker, making it easier to hear your turn-by-turn directions, calls and more. The cradle mounts in seconds to the windshield or vent and holds your iPhone securely-even when in a case-on the roughest terrain. Cable holder keeps charging cable connected (charging cable not included). | | | Features: | |
• Acoustically amplifies iPhone sound for twice the volume with no added battery drain (including iPhone 4)
• Cradle securely holds your iPhone even when in a case
• Flexible arms let you insert and remove your iPhone with one hand
• Cradle pivots for both landscape and portrait modes
• Includes both windshield and vent mount-use the one that works best for your vehicle
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.19 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.88 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 129 reviews |
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32 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Great iPhone Mount!Oct 28, 2010
By Michael J. Schmitz
I was looking for a mount for my iPhone to keep it from sliding off the area where my cup holders are (and often it would slide between my seat and center console...a complete hassle to retrieve it!). I saw a few basic mounts, but was intrigued when I saw this Kensington version that increases the sound.
I have to say...it actually does work. The sound is noticeably louder when in the mount. I'm not sure how people will use this, but I've sometimes used it to listen to music or even take phone calls...both of these when I'm parked and waiting for my kids to finish practice. The sound isn't quite enough when I'm driving on the freeway, but in low-noise environments it works great.
The only con on this item is that the arm length is about 10-12", and my windshield is too far for that. But the vent mount option works great for my situation.
Highly recommended.
40 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 It's okay for the price but I don't notice the sound amplification.Dec 02, 2010
By Markie Mark
I've used it for a few months now. The suction mount is very strong. The arm is long enough that you can twist and bend it to fit your needs. I feel the arm clips don't really grab on to my iPhone but I'm satisfied it won't slip out. The big thing is the sound amplification which is why I bought it. Honestly I don't notice a huge difference whether I'm listening to Pandora or turn-by-turn directions.
UPDATE 6/6/2011: This doe NOT work for the iPhone 4. The sound on the iPhone 4 comes out of the bottom right speaker. The mount only takes sound coming out of the bottom left speaker. Other versions of the iPhone will work for the sound amplification.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
An inexpensive yet capable little device. Works perfectly with my iPhone 4, even with a caseNov 23, 2010
By D. Brennan
Having been a volunteer EMT back in college, I saw enough accidents to conclude that there is no way that I want to cause or contribute to a car accident by paying attention to my phone rather than the road. I therefore usually find myself having to ignore calls while driving, or pulling over to pull out my phone. Needless to say, I miss a lot of calls while I drive. That makes my boss irritated.
I received this Kensington-made device today and was excited to give it a try. It took exactly 10 seconds to attach to my car's windshield. I was able to set it up in a location that in no way interferes with my view of the road - an important consideration. I then attached the device using the climate control vent attachment and found that it too took a very short period of time to set up. I placed my iPhone 4 in the cradle, leaving it within its bumper case (I hate the case, but I hate dropped calls more...).
The bumper case did not interfere with fitting the phone in to the cradle. Surprisingly though, it also did NOT interfere with the enhanced sound quality that this car mount kit is supposed to offer. I placed three calls from the phone while it was in the cradle and found that the sound quality is MUCH better than when I hold the phone in my hand and use speaker-phone. The people that I called all said that I sounded crystal clear to them, and that they thought I was holding the phone to my head rather than using speaker-phone.
I'm a convert.
Please note that this is NOT a powered device. It does not require a power plug connected to the cigarette lighter, and does not draw power from your phone. It achieves the improvement in sound quality by collecting and directing sound rather than allowing it to radiate out in all directions evenly.
If you HAVE to take a call and do not have a bluetooth-enabled car stereo system, you should be using this device, or one like it.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
iPhone 4 - Problem *UPDATED*May 05, 2011
By turnipeater
After looking over reviews on a number of cradles I went with the Kensington K39255US. I was thrilled with the vent attachment and the sound amplification. At first the cradle lived up to all my expectations. After a couple of uses, the sound amplification wan't the same. One of the little rubber bumpers had fallen off at the bottom of the cradle where it meets the iPhone speakers. With the rubber piece missing half the sound isn't amplified. With one of the contact points missing, the cradle doesn't seem to hold the phone as well either. I couldn't believe the cradle would fall apart so easily. I looked at the other piece, the one that hadn't fallen off, to see how it was attached and the rubber just barely protrudes into a plastic cutout. I looked everywhere for the missing piece which was black and not much bigger than a pencil eraser. If I would have found it I would've glued it to reinforce the flimsy mechanical failure point.
The box says "The Kensington Promise" and that the cradle comes with a 2-year limited warranty with a url to Kensington's warranty website which says "product will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for two years after date of purchase". That seemed "promising" so I contacted Kensington support with my problem. They apologized and told me that "We regret to inform you that these parts are not available for separate sales or replacements." That was it. No offer to replace the unit either.
I may try removing the other rubber bumper to see if the sound amplification and fit can be improved, I may also try fashioning a bumper replacement myself, but what I won't do and this I can "promise" is to ever buy anything from Kensington again.
It's a shame really, because the cradle is almost perfect. Perhaps the rubber bumpers were from a bad batch and normally they don't fall off or maybe the box should include instructions that the product requires some additional adhesive to prevent disintegration. I can't recommend this or any other product from Kensington unless you are prepared to buy a replacement if there's a problem with it.
*UPDATE*
After reminding Kensington about their warranty, they shipped me a replacement unit. The replacement exhibits the same loose fitting rubber bumpers, but I used some adhesive to strengthen the poor mechanical fit. Now the cradle is working as intended. I appreciate that Kensington came through with the replacement and once reinforced with adhesive the cradle really does work quite well. I would probably recommend this cradle, but with the caveat that the bumpers can be lost if not glued. Kensington needs to either improve the bumper connections or improve customer support. As it stands the customer support was a little too self-service for my liking. I personally still wouldn't buy from them again after this experience.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Excellent mounting system.Nov 29, 2010
By T. Anderson
This was exactly what I wanted, something to secure the iPhone in a position that I can see it and hear it. My car is old, my radio is old, and the antenna is mounted on the trunk, so the phone mounting systems that use a radio station to broadcast what the navigation system is saying do not work for my car. Waste of money for the extra functionality.
This system mounts securely to the windshield and to the air vents. We have 3GS iPhones in Otter cases (New Otter Impact Skin Black Case for Apple iPhone 3G S ) and they fit securely into the system. We can charge our phones with the charger we had while mounted on the windshield or on the air vents.
This system is an excellent buy for the price!!!!!
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