Dock Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Google to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2013)

Those of us who use Google's Chrome browser for OS X are familiar with how Chrome web apps can be installed and launched from within the browser. Now it appears that Google is working on a way to bring those Chrome apps even closer to the heart of your Mac by creating a Chrome apps launcher for OS ...

Belkin's Thunderbolt dock delivers plug-and-play flexibility

by Michael Rose (May 9th, 2013)

It's dock o'clock, thank goodness, as Belkin's long incubation period of the Thunderbolt Express Dock closed out last month. The US$299 expansion peripheral is now shipping to customers; is it worth your attention? We've had a week to put it through its paces. The most direct product comparison ...

Win a collector's item: a Behringer iNuke Boom Junior speaker dock

by Steven Sande (Apr 30th, 2013)

I'm usually very good about turning around reviews; usually within a week or two of receiving a review device or accessory I've had a chance to try it out, take photos, and write it up. But there are two things that have been sitting in my office unopened for a few months, and I finally decided to ...

3D printing iPhone dock adapters

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 17th, 2013)

A French 3D printing company by the name of Sculpteo has begun offering 3D printed iPhone dock adapters for third-party iPod speakers. The adapters allow users to use Lightning connector iPhones and iPods in older dock connector speaker systems. The beauty of this system is that it allows ...

Matrox DS1 is a practical, powerful Thunderbolt dock

by Michael Rose (Mar 3rd, 2013)

During my perambulations on the Macworld/iWorld show floor in February, I chatted face-to-face with a Belkin representative who bravely asserted that the company's $299.99 Thunderbolt Express Dock would be shipping "this month." This would be the same Express Dock that was originally seen in an ...

Henge's horizontal dock will be a great investment for your Retina MacBook Pro

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 4th, 2013)

For Retina display MacBook Pro owners, the Henge Horizontal Dock will be the best investment you can make in your system beyond the computer itself, especially if you utilize multiple displays. Originally unveiled at CES, the US$249 system nabbed a Best of Show award at Macworld/iWorld 2013, ...

Gravitas from Henge Docks is heavy magic

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 31st, 2013)

There's not much to say about a dock, is there? It's pretty simple: You put your iDevice on a dock and, depending on the functionality, you may charge, sync or blast some audio out. In the case of the Gravitas from Henge Docks, you can do all of those things plus there's some magic ...

This iPad foosball table almost nails it

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 24th, 2013)

I really wanted this foosball table to be awesome. It's not bad, but you'll soon discover there's a bit of a flaw, especially if you play foosball regularly. The table itself is basically an accessory for the app Classic Match Foosball (the app is free, of course). From New Potato Tech, the ...

CES 2013: iLuv booth tour

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 11th, 2013)

I tote around a handy iLuv USB hub with built-in Ethernet, but the company makes a ton of accessories. Docks, cases, speakers and more can be had from iLuv, and there are a few new items of note from CES 2013 to show you. First, the Aud 5 Speaker Dock is now equipped with a Lightning ...

OCDesk iPhone dock perfect for iMac and Apple Thunderbolt Display

by Steven Sande (Dec 10th, 2012)

First, let's get the irony out of the way. A company with a product called the "Obsessively Clean Desk" dock wanted me -- a person with an obsessively messy desk -- to try out a prototype of their iPhone dock for the iMac and Apple Thunderbolt Display. The OCDesk is almost completely funded ...

Lumawake iPhone dock studies sleep cycles, simulates a sunrise

by Mike Wehner (Nov 20th, 2012)

When it comes to iPhone docks, you'd think we'd have seen it all by now, but a new crowd-funded project called Lumawake is doing its best to dismiss that notion. More than just a slick-looking charging accessory, Lumawake's designers claim that it can study your sleep cycle, which you can then ...

Pure's Contour 100i alarm dock delivers solid, stylish sound for pre-Lightning devices

by Michael Rose (Oct 14th, 2012)

It's tempting to look at the 30-pin "legacy" iPhone connector-equipped accessory and stereo market as yesterday's news. With the new Lightning connector gracing the iPhone 5 and both the new iPod touch and iPod nano, plus high-quality A2DP Bluetooth streaming support in iOS and other portable ...

Behringer iNuke Boom Junior for iPhone, iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 9th, 2012)

Behringer is known for its professional audio and music equipment, and the company is keeping this tradition alive with its iNuKe Boom Junior. The Boom Junior is a scaled down version of the iNuke Boom, a monstrous dock that delivers 10,000 watts of audio power. The Junior delivers the same ...

Apple's Lightning connector suppliers struggle to meet demand

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 25th, 2012)

With the iPhone 5, Apple introduced the new Lightning connector, effectively retiring the old 30-pin dock connector to the dust pile of the past. However, Lighting cables have been in limited supply and currently have a two to three-week wait time in Apple's online store. The reason for this, ...

Shimi by Tovbot is a dancing robot iPod dock

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 11th, 2012)

As the world can't get enough robots to groove to music, Shimi Tovbot was demonstrated this week at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Call me a purist, but I like my dancing robots to resemble soda cans, wear sunglasses and be completely clueless to my verbal commands. Of course, I'm ...