Wall mounted tablets provide endless possibilities of what you can do with them because they
are basically computers on the wall ready to make your life easier.
Later on in the video I’ll dive into a couple specific things wall mounted tablets can do.
But the biggest problem with wall mounted tablets today is they are expensive, damage
walls, irreversible, require electrical work, and overall are a long process to install.
Hello everyone my name is Matt Kaczynski and I started Lux Mounts in order to solve these
problems.
The mission of Lux Mounts is to create low cost, high quality, and easy to install tablet
wall mounts.
The first product from Lux Mounts is an inexpensive wall mount kit for the amazon fire 7” which
you can install in less than 5 minutes.
This is a great achievement because you can have a fully running wall mounted tablet computer
in less than 5 minutes.
Better yet, this mount does not damage the walls, requires no electrical work, is reversible
and not expensive.
The reason I chose to create a wall mount for the Amazon fire 7” is because they are
absolutely amazing tablet for the price.
You can pick one up from around $30 - $50.
I bought mine on Black Friday for $30.
This wall mount kit is compatible with both the first generation Amazon Fire 7 as well
as the second generation.
The way the mount works is it attaches to an existing rectangle light switch or outlet.
If the outlet or switch is not a rectangle you can pick up an adapter at your local hardware
store.
The kit comes with 1 short micro usb cable, 1 long micro usb cable, 2 screws, 4 buttons
and the mount itself.
To install the mount you simply remove the existing wall plate on your switch or outlet.
Then connect one of the included micro usb cables into the fire 7.
After that place the fire 7 into the mount and route the cable through the mount.
On the mount there are many channels and holes to route the cable this is due to the fact
that you can install the tablet to the left or right of the switch or outlet.
Next place the plastic buttons into the mount.
Then place the mount with the Amazon fire 7 over the switch or outlet and screw it in
to the existing holes with the included screws.
Finally plug the usb cable into either a usb outlet or a usb brick then into an outlet.
If the usb cable for some reason does not reach your outlet you can pick up usb extension
cables from any retailer.
Let’s take a look at the mount.
You have access to the full amazon fire 7 screen as well as the camera.
Next, there is a mic cut out so you can talk to Alexa.
Then on the side there are 4 buttons.
The first button is power but the functionality of the next buttons depends on which fire
7 you are using.
If you are using the first gen fire 7 then the next two are volume and if you are using
the second gen fire 7 then the last 2 are volume.
Finally we have the two mounting screws and whatever you installed the mount on whether
that be a switch or outlet.
Now that we know more about the device what can you do with it?
Well, here are some ideas.
The most obvious thing you can do with a wall mounted amazon fire 7 is ask alexa to stuff
for you because basically it is now a wall mounted Echo Show.
My favorite thing to ask is “Alexa what’s the weather.”
The device brings up a nice forecast for the next few days.
The best thing and my favorite thing you can do with a wall mounted tablet is control your
smart home.
If you have smart home enabled devices like me you can access their apps from this tablet
and control them like philips hue, samsung smartthings, wink, nest, ring, openhab and
home assistant.
Another smart home related thing you can do is access your security cameras.
If you have a web accessible security camera system like ring or any ip camera you can
view it from the tablet and even have it on all the time to constantly monitor them.
Have a piece of content you found on the web and want to share it on a bigger screen than
your phone?
Then you can simple cast it to the amazon fire 7 using either google cast or airplay.
In order for this to work you need to install the AirScreen app on the amazon fire 7.
This leads me to my next thing I did, I installed the google play store on the amazon fire 7.
With the play store installed I can install all my favorite apps.
One of the best places I see to have a wall mounted tablet is in the kitchen.
The kitchen is where people spend quite a bit of time.
With the fire 7 on the wall you can look up recipes by simply asking alexa and then follow
along on a big screen.
It also does not take up any counter space like other devices.
Another place that is an absolute flex if you have one and still useful is the bathroom.
When guests come over they will be amazed and impressed that you have a screen in the
bathroom.
You can also enjoy content while you are doing your business, brushing your teeth or getting
ready.
Pictures are how people bring back fantastic memories in their life as well as great conversation
starters.
On a wall mounted tablet you can have it cycle through your pictures constantly have a different
picture displayed.
Think of it as a digital picture frame.
A lockdown browser is an app or software where you only have access to a specific website.
With a wall mounted tablet you could use that software and turn it into a sort of kiosk.
You could have this in your house, an office, a restaurant and more.
Take peoples orders, ask them surveys, or simply just display your website.
The possibilities with a wall mounted tablet are absolutely endless.
This is just a small list I had and things I use on a daily basis.
Nowadays with the app store getting so big I am sure you can think of someway a wall
mounted tablet would be beneficial for you.
To add onto that I will be showing you how to do all of the ideas I previously mentioned
because every monday I will be releasing a new guide on the MK-SmartHouse youtube channel
and on the guides tab of luxmounts.com.
In these guides every Monday I will show you something new you can do with a wall mounted
tablet.
If you are interested in picking up wall mount kit for the amazon fire 7” from Lux Mounts
then head on over to luxmounts.com or you can find it on amazon but it is cheaper if
you buy it from luxmounts.com as well as free shipping on all orders.
The price will not stay the same, if you are lucky and seeing this video the first day
it came out then for 48 hours luxmounts.com will be offering founding customer prices
where the price is the lowest it will ever be.
To add on to that there is not to much stock available, 4 have already been sold before
this video was posted.
2 of the those people have already left reviews.
Shout out to those people and thank you for your purchase!
Currently at the time of recording, you can only purchase the kit in the U.S.A.
Soon, it will be available in Canada.
This is because the mount is designed for U.S.A receptacles.
If you are in a different country with a different receptacle or would like to see this mount
in a different configuration such as 2 or 3 gang box compatible then leave a comment
below or send an email to contact@luxmounts.com letting me know exactly what you would want
from the mount.
If we get a lot of the same request then it might a kit for it.
If you have gotten this far into the video thank you!
As a reward you can enter the LuxMounts giveaway.
Every month LuxMounts will giveaway a LuxMounts kit and the device.
So this month and into January we will be giving away and Amazon Fire 7” and a wall
mount kit for it.
The link to the giveaway is in the description or on luxmounts.com.
Alright, thank you for your time if you have any questions leave them in the comments below
or click on the help tab of luxmounts.com.
Goodbye