The proliferation of tablets has spawned dozens of creative and cool stands for the reading-friendly mobile devices. It's time for tablets to take a stand!
Designer Scott Eaton took inspiration from the ancient Moai of Easter Island to create this stand for a tablet and phone. He introduced it at the London Design Festival in 2014.
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Cardboard Safari
Cardboard cutout
Cardboard Safari's stand for the iPad is inspired by '50s-era televisions.
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Fläzbag/TM Products
Monster prop
This soft, pillow-like stand by Flazbag works much like the Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali; the tablet sits on the jutting lower lip.
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Maturine Deschain
Different-thinking tablet stand
A YouTube video by Maturine Deschain demonstrates how to turn a classic Mac into a tablet stand.
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Things4Thinkers/Etsy
Printed prop
A 3D printer produced this PLA plastic universal tablet stand. The stand is also adjustable.
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Octa
Fishy accessory
This lightweight stand is designed for a minimal footprint...or tailprint. Its aluminum fins and tail adjust to enable different viewing angles. The end of the tail also works as a handle.
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WowWee
Remote-controlled stand
WowWee makes a pivoting stand that can rotate up to 270 degrees. The movement can be controlled wirelessly using a remote. It also comes with speakers.
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Yohann
Minimalist rocker
The beautifully minimalistic Yohann iPad stand is the brainchild of Swiss designer Berend Frenzel.
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Breffo
Eight-legged holder
The aptly named Breffo Spiderpodium has bendable legs. Use it as a stand, or wrap the legs around the back of a car seat to keep kids entertained on the road.
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Speck
Kid-friendly option
Speck's iGuy for iPad Mini tablets is both free-standing and durable. A soft foam construction means no more cracked iPads...and a lot of huggability.
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Andrew's Reclaimed/Etsy
Block design
The Etsy store Andrew's Reclaimed used re-purposed deck railings to create this stand.
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Eaton London
Silicon Valley tribute?
A current media darling (Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wired) the "Venus of Cupertino" is another cool stand from London designer Scott Eaton.
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BKNY Design
Luxury model
Backed with felt and hand-crafted, the V-luxe is made in limited runs. The price tag: $1,500.
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WoodGuy32/Old Time Computer/Etsy
Stand for science
The "Dock of Science" is both a stand and a charger. And, yep, that's a working radiometer on there.
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