Binder clipper makes for nice iPhone stand

Jeff Staple posted photos of his co-worker's simple but effective iPhone stand -- a binder clipper. Crafty iPhone Stand

[#1 posted by moneyries , October 30, 2008 10:10 AM]

It doesn't really work that easily...he must've bent the one clip, otherwise, the phone just slips out....still workin' on it...

[#2 posted by andreinla , October 30, 2008 10:20 AM]

Or buy the $15 pre-bent clip soon available from a third-party manufacturer.

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By the way, I was being sarcastic. -- H.Simpson

[#3 posted by Narual , October 30, 2008 10:36 AM]

looks like he's using a rubber case.. that's probably why it's not slipping. Of course, he might have bent the clip, as well.

[#4 posted by Anonymous , October 30, 2008 10:40 AM]

Yep. Gotta bend the clip.

(of course I keep pliers at my desk)

[#5 posted by Doctor Popular , October 30, 2008 10:46 AM]

That's a great idea. We have a flickr group dedicated to DIY iPhone stands, check out what some of our members have made http://www.flickr.com/groups/556182@N24/pool/

[#6 posted by Zan , October 30, 2008 10:49 AM]

If you look, the bottom leg of the clip was bent into a J shape.

[#7 posted by thehamsterman , October 30, 2008 10:52 AM]

I work at an office supply chain and we have a lot of people come in and buy our 99 cent business card holders to use as iPhone stands. They're the perfect size and shape, prebent, and have little felt feet so it doesn't slide around on the desk. We also have fancier models for those who want something that looks a bit nicer, like real wood or some white leather thing.

[#8 posted by Takuan , October 30, 2008 10:57 AM]

something wrong with duct tape?

[#9 posted by EH , October 30, 2008 11:00 AM]

Huh. My iPod Touch came with a stand, the iPhones don't?

[#10 posted by discotechnological , October 30, 2008 11:14 AM]

I made mine from the plastic packaging tray that came with the iPhone:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanbarry/2907655774

[#11 posted by Gary61 , October 30, 2008 11:31 AM]

I used a staple gun.

[#12 posted by coop , October 30, 2008 11:43 AM]

In a week Apple will send out Cease and Desist letters to all office supply stores, convenience stores and dollar stores ordering them to stop selling these clips, as they might be used with an Apple product in a non-approved manner.

coop

[#13 posted by azadam , October 30, 2008 11:52 AM]

It's easier than I thought to bend one of these into the J shape; just stick the one you want to bend between two heavy objects up to the "neck" - I used a joint between two sections of my desk - and pushed on the body of it.

30 seconds of work and I finally have a nice place to rest the thing. Awesome!

[#14 posted by huphtur , October 30, 2008 11:55 AM]

@Narual: This is the case he's using: http://goincase.com/products/detail/metallic-slider-case-cl59061

[#15 posted by nerdpita , October 30, 2008 12:01 PM]

Those clips actually work pretty well without bending. I'd take a photo with my iPhone on it but...so here's one without the phone: http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photolr1.jpg

[#16 posted by Shawn Wolfe , October 30, 2008 12:16 PM]

He's watching The Patterson Film. That's the key.

[#17 posted by Mojave , October 30, 2008 12:17 PM]

What's an "iPhone"?

[#18 posted by humanpower , October 30, 2008 12:45 PM]

Wow, the definition of "crafty" sure is getting broad these days. Ooh, I bent a binder clip, I'm sooo crafty!

#16, the answer is "unnecessary."

[#19 posted by Takuan , October 30, 2008 1:55 PM]

I'm waiting for the mag-lev version.

[#20 posted by Mackenzie , October 30, 2008 2:02 PM]

Hey, that's pretty cool, man.

One time, I was using a metal detector in the cemetery and I dug up a split rock. I saved it and today I use it to smooth down stickers on my iPhone.

[#21 posted by Mackenzie , October 30, 2008 2:09 PM]

Once, I was going through the airport and I saw TSA use a piece of broken airplane to prop up a phone.

[#22 posted by Takuan , October 30, 2008 2:21 PM]

snapped off when they were climbing it?

[#23 posted by Takuan , October 30, 2008 2:34 PM]

a metal detector in the cemetery?

[#24 posted by sammich , October 30, 2008 11:55 PM]

In the UK that's a Bulldog Clip, however I find a large pile of Blu-tack serves most of my positioning needs.

[#25 posted by Cool Products , October 31, 2008 7:51 AM]

Haha, I'm here at work trying to make this clip-stand work to no avail, I need to start being productive again. Anyone else having trouble with this?

[#26 posted by Sam , November 2, 2008 3:54 PM]

Another day, another iPhone stand. I appreciate how the apparent pinnacle of human technology has once again taught humans how to put things on other things. Imagine all the things you could lean an iPhone against - you'll have content to fill your blog for years.

[#27 posted by cinchbald , November 22, 2008 5:59 AM]

You are all better off with a BatRest. See http://www.seskimo.com. Folds flat to fit in your wallet.