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    • eleitl@lemmy.zipEnglish
      18·
      5 months ago

      There are tablets with docks available. E.g. I could use Pixel tablet with the hub for that, even with privacy-supporting GrapheneOS.

      • baggachipz@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        I was about to say… I have a laptop that can go anywhere in the house, including the kitchen. It’s not tethered to any one location and can do all the things that fridge screen can do, and much more. Laptops also have ad blockers freely available.

        • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          5 months ago

          The fridge is also a good location for it, and you’d have to otherwise run a wire across your fridge to power your own tablet.

          What? How is the fridge possibly a good location for it? In what world could that ever be true? And do you not have wall outlets in your kitchen? Put your device on the counter!

          I mean… what?

            • thax@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              2·
              5 months ago

              Probably too unsightly for many, but I use gooseneck arms from snakeclamp.com. I use them for many things, like making helping hands for soldering, bike maintenance, and mounting monitors. You need to get one rated for the intended load. There are a ton of mounting base options and plenty of attachments, including one for holding tablets.

              Sounds like it’d not be you ideal solution but thought I’d mention it on behalf of others.

            • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              5 months ago

              Ok, so let’s say you’re making dinner and you want to watch something at the same time. Perhaps you’re chopping vegetables on the counter. Do you really want to be looking at the front of the fridge while you do that? If the fridge is against the same wall as the counter you need to crane your head back to see anything, and if it’s on a different wall you need to turn your head a totally different direction. Why not use one of those tablet cases with a kick stand and then put the tablet right in front of you, on the counter? Like right in front of the the cutting board you’re using.

              I don’t know, I think if you do anything other than putting it right in front of you, you’re gonna and up losing some fingers instead of chopping veggies.

        • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          The fridge is a very inconvenient location though.

          My tablet sits on the counter where I am prepping food when using mealie, or where I am standing to cook when I am talking with someone over Jitsi.

          Tablet batteries last far longer than any session I am at in the kitchen so after words it just goes to the charger for tomorrow.

          No need for wires during use, and its charging station is where ALL my devices chargers are.