Nowadays, tablets like Apple’s famous iPad are pretty much like laptops, packing powerful components that essentially make them portable workstations which you can use to assist you in just about any of your personal tasks. Whether that’s for watching cooking videos that’ll seamlessly guide you through different culinary recipes, videos of guided workout sessions that will lead you through a proper workout routine, as well as for completing work tasks, playing games, or even when you feel like unleashing your creative impulses for tasks like drawing, writing a story, etc. Now, whatever use you require your iPad for, you’ll obviously need a reliable way to hold your tablet in place so that you can keep your hands free for the task you’re trying to fulfill. Instead of having your precious iPad leaning against a wall or an object and risking having it fall down to the floor and getting it damaged, simply use a reliable iPad stand like Twelve South HoverBar Tower.
The Twelve South HoverBar Tower is a fully-adjustable iPad floor stand equipped with a weighted base and a retractable pole that can have its height adjusted from under 3-feet to over 5-feet, a 2-point articulating arm that can have the vertical-positioning for your iPad further adjusted, plus a built-in iPad Clip that can have the viewing-angle for your iPad adjusted in a 360º radius, while also featuring compatibility with all iPad models, including most iPad cases.
Thanks to all of its different adjustability functionalities, this iPad stand allows you to easily have your iPad’s screen positioned at a low-level close to the ground for situations such as a yoga class, positioned higher at a eye-level so that you can comfortably watch its screen during music lessons, or even positioned directly in front of your stationary bike while you do your workout on it.
Best of all, the HoverBar Tower can even hold your iPad above your desktop monitor, which you can then use as a second (or even third) screen for being more productive while working at your desk.
Now, let’s have a slightly more detailed look at the Twelve South HoverBar Tower and check out everything that this fully-adjustable iPad floor stand has to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the HoverBar Tower’s size, this fully-adjustable iPad floor stand comes at a sleek and compact size, as its base measures just 11 inches long by 11.8 inches wide, while its retractable pole measures just 36 inches when fully retracted or a maximum of 62.5 inches tall when fully extended. The unit is also reasonably lightweight, weighing only 8.7 lbs. (3.95 kg), which makes it easy to carry around your home. It’s also worth noting that since most of the unit’s weight is located in its floor-base, which weighs exactly 6.75 lbs. (3.06 kg), you never have to worry about it falling down on its side.
On top of its compact size, this fully-adjustable iPad floor stand also features a very modern design and a discreet look, which ultimately allows it to easily blend in with the rest of your home décor / furniture.
Furthermore, this iPad stand also features a very durable and sturdy construction, as its body is entirely built of high-quality aluminum.
Moving on to the different adjustable components that integrated this fully-adjustable iPad floor stand. Integrated onto its weighted base, the Twelve South HoverBar Tower boasts a retractable pole that can have its height adjusted from under 3-feet to over 5-feet tall.
Then, integrated onto the stand’s retractable pole, there’s also a 2-point articulating arm that can have the vertical-positioning for your iPad further adjusted between 36 inches in height up to a maximum of 62.5 inches in height (i.e. when having all of the stand’s 3 adjustable segments fully extended straight upwards).
Finally, at the front-end of its 2-point articulating arm, there’s also a ridged collar that’s equipped with a built-in iPad Clip which is where you’ll be installing / setting up your iPad to have it being held by the Twelve South HoverBar Tower.
The stand’s built-in iPad Clip can have the viewing-angle for your iPad easily adjusted and rotated within a 360º radius, meaning that you can pretty much swivel your iPad’s screen around towards whatever viewing angle you want to, allowing you to watch your iPad’s screen in the most comfortable position possible.
COMPATIBILITY
Last but not least, in terms of this stand’s compatibility, you’ll also be happy to know that the Twelve South HoverBar Tower is rated to be compatible with all iPad models, and that also includes most iPad cases (meaning having your iPad already equipped with its dedicated protective case, for which it will still be able to fit the HoverBar Tower’s built-in iPad Clip with ease.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The Twelve South HoverBar Tower is a fully-adjustable iPad floor stand equipped with a weighted base and a retractable pole that can have its height adjusted from under 3-feet to over 5-feet, a 2-point articulating arm that can have the vertical-positioning for your iPad further adjusted, plus a built-in iPad Clip that can have the viewing-angle for your iPad adjusted in a 360º radius, while also featuring compatibility with all iPad models, including most iPad cases.
By using this fully-adjustable iPad stand, you have a safe and reliable way of keeping your iPad stable so that you can use it in a hands-free way while performing any other task, whether that’s taking care of office-related work, cooking, working out, or even if you’re simply looking to relax while watching videos or playing video games in a more comfortable manner.
Note that the Twelve South HoverBar Tower is currently available in two (x2) different color models: White and Black.
If you’re interested in buying it, know that each unit is priced at just $129.99. You can order yours online right now, either directly from Twelve South’s official shopping page, or alternatively, you can order it from Apple’s official web store.
