iLuv WorkStation dock is for serious iPad typists

I'll be brutally honest: The iLuv WorkStation doesn't exactly win a lot of points for beauty -- it's a bulky device, as you can see above. But what it's lacking in subtlety, it tried hard to make up for in functionality, basically turning your iPad (or Samsung Galaxy, if you happen to swing that way) into a full-sized desktop computer. Plug the iPad in, and you get a tilting and rotating bracket, a keyboard (different models run with a connected or wireless Bluetooth keyboard), and a full set of speakers.

If you need a dedicated station for your iPad, this doesn't look like a bad choice. Just make sure you have plenty of room on your desk. The models run from US$50 to $180, and all of the units are available on iLuv's website right now. Expect them in retail stores later this month.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/iluv-unveils-workstation-…

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Howie Isaacks

To be brutally honest too, it looks like ass. Just buy a desktop system if you're going to tie the iPad down like this!

September 28 2011 at 4:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

acouvis

Take a $500 device that was never designed to work like a desktop, then come out with a "accessory" that ties the device into place for $50-$180? Fail. Most iPad owners either: A) Already own a computer (either PC or Mac) or B) would be better off saving their money and buying a net book.

Chances are an iPad with this accessory will still be far less than an average net book, and the low cost of net books makes this accessory even more unattractive.

A mobile device is designed to be just that - mobile. Unless this device somehow does an auto-bypass that enables far easier file transferring and access to the iPad it simply doesn't make sense.

September 28 2011 at 4:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply