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Griffin PowerDock: quadruple your charging pleasure

by Joshua Ellis (RSS feed) on Jun 2nd, 2008



Perennial iPod peripheral maker Griffin announced that their new PowerDock multiple-iPod / iPhone charging station would be available in June, and now it's apparently almost here.

Available in two- or four-dock models, the charging station is designed for nerdy families like mine with multiple iPods, or perhaps just gadget freaks. It supports most every flavor of iPod and iPhone, with adapter inserts included, and it's made of brushed metal which is always a lovely choice.

No word on a street date, but presumably it's still on schedule for a release this month. The two-dock version will run $49.99 and the four-dock version will be $69.99.

[via Gizmodo]

Tags: docking station, DockingStation, griffin, power

Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Portables, Macbook Pro, MacBook

BookEndz: Mac Portable Docking Stations

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Feb 12th, 2007

BookEndz produces pretty nifty docking stations for Mac portables, which duplicate nearly all of your ports and thus make moving a MacBook (Pro) between locations with many different peripherals quite easy. The MacBook station (right) is available in black or white and will be shipping in "late February." The MacBook Pro docking station is available now for the 15" model (no 17" model yet, but they have one for the old 17" PowerBook so it stands to reason that they'll eventually get around to it). They have stations for many older Mac portables as well (PowerBooks and iBooks).

The MacBook model looks particularly nice with a built-in 5 port powered USB hub and both VGA and DVI connectors. The MacBook version will sell for $159.00 while the 15" MacBook Pro version is $299.00.

Tags: bookendz, docking station, DockingStation, macBook pro, MacbookPro

Filed under: Accessories, Audio, iPod Family, Multimedia, Video

Griffin TuneCenter: Now THAT'S a docking station

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jan 11th, 2006

Shortly after I bought my 5G iPod, I got a Universal Dock and remote. The dock is...ok. It lets me play my videos, music and photos on a TV, all the while charging my iPod (as long as I spend yet another $20US for a cable, and a wall charger, bringing things to a grand total of $116US). Yet, it seems to lack that Apple flair we all love so much. I want my iPod to act as a media center when connected to my television. At first glance, it looks like the TuneCenter from Griffin Technology may be what I'm after.

Viewing photo slide shows and watching videos work as you would expect. It's how the TuneCenter handles your music library that really has my interest. When connected to your TV, the TuneCenter displays track and playlist information. With the included remote, you can navigate your iPod's entire music library, adjust the EQ, set shuffle and repeat preferences, plus the usual play, skip, pause, forward and volume functions.

Here's where it gets really cool: the TuneCenter also streams internet radio via your home network, either wirelessly or via ethernet. Again, on-screen navigation lets you select a station. The best part? It costs less than Apple's set up: $99.99US. Better features for less money? Yes, please.

Griffin is taking pre-orders now. The TuneCenter will work with the following iPods:

  • 3rd Generation iPod with touch wheel and buttons
  • iPod mini
  • 4th Generation iPod with Click Wheel
  • IPod photo
  • iPod U2 Special Edition
  • 4th Generation iPod with Color Screen
  • iPod nano
  • 5th Generation iPod with Video

Tags: docking station, DockingStation, griffin technology, GriffinTechnology, ipod, ipod remote, IpodRemote, TuneCenter, universal dock, UniversalDock

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