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SoundShrine gives your iPad the royal treatment

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 20th, 2012)

Noticed by Foolish Gadgets, the SoundShrine is the most luxurious looking iPad dock that you will never own. Created by Bavarian photographer Georg Dinkel, the TonSchrein (loosely translated from German to SoundShrine) will cradle your iPad in an ornately-designed, golden-colored polymer clay. ...

GameDock would turn your iPhone into a retro gaming station

by Mike Schramm (Jul 5th, 2012)

Gaming is obviously a big deal on iOS, but traditional gamers generally want something that the iPhone and the iPad don't provide: Buttons. Gaming on a touchscreen works in many cases, but for some games and some genres, you need a d-pad and some buttons to press. We've already seen some ...

The whys and wherefores of a shrunken Dock connector (Updated)

by Richard Gaywood (Jun 26th, 2012)

Rumours that Apple would be switching the next iPhone to a new, smaller connector than the venerable 30-pin Dock connector go back a long way -- as far as iMore's writeup from February. They resurfaced recently following a claim by TUAW's sister site TechCrunch that a source had confirmed this ...

Belkin promises spec upgrade for Thunderbolt Express Dock with USB 3.0, eSATA

by Mel Martin (Jun 5th, 2012)

Belkin has added some upgrades to its soon-to-be-shipped Thunderbolt Express Dock, and a new Thunderbolt cable for Mac and PC users. The Thunderbolt Express Dock is a first-of-its-kind docking solution for both PC and Mac users that enables instant access to up to nine desktop peripherals with ...

Tower iPhone dock discourages late-night iPhone use

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 4th, 2012)

夜間night* is a bed stand dock for your iPhone with a twist. The iPhone sits inside the dock and lulls you sleep with its soothing music and relaxing mood light. Just when you are sleeping peacefully, this dreamy environment is harshly disrupted when the dock begins to flash and vibrate in ...

Pure releases AirPlay compatible Contour 200i Air

by Steven Sande (Jun 1st, 2012)

Consumer electronics firm Pure has just released the Contour 200i Air wireless digital music system. Not only does the Contour 200i Air act as a dock for your favorite iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, but it also provides AirPlay compatibility so that you can beam your favorite sounds from any iOS ...

LIL KIKR iPhone dock has both looks and functionality

by Steven Sande (Apr 25th, 2012)

I'm probably opening the floodgates to thousands of emails by talking about another Kickstarter project, but this one caught my eye today. The LIL KIKR dock for iPhone is a project by Seattle designer Mike Kemery that not only looks good, but provides a stable and non-slip speakerphone dock for ...

A pair o' docks: Edifier Tick Tock Dock and XtremeMac Luna Voyager II

by Steven Sande (Apr 13th, 2012)

Alarm docks are one of the most popular genres of charging docs for iOS devices. They not only charge your device while you sleep, but help to wake you up to tunes from your device, FM radio, or auxiliary sources such as chimes. I received a couple of docks over the past month that caught my ...

Epson shows off the MegaPlex Digital Dock Projector at Macworld | iWorld 2012

by Mike Schramm (Jan 30th, 2012)

Last week at Macworld | iWorld 2012, the imaging company Epson had set up a large area on the second floor to show off its latest product, the MegaPlex Digital Dock Projector. Epson makes a number of imaging products, including printers and projectors, but this is its first project driven by an ...

A giant pulsing blacklight for your iPhone or iPod

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 14th, 2012)

This has been out for a while, but in the same booth where Engadget found the Watch Your Bag crapgadget there's a giant blacklight dock that will pulse to the beat. Oh, and it has speakers. You can opt to leave the black light on if you want (no sync to music), or have it strobe. Naturally ...

Belkin announces Thunderbolt Express Dock

by Chris Rawson (Jan 9th, 2012)

Belkin has announced its Thunderbolt Express Dock, a small unit that will allow owners of Thunderbolt-capable Macs to plug multiple peripherals into their Macs via a single cable. As reported by AppleInsider, Belkin's Thunderbolt Express Dock includes the following built-in ports: Gigabit ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Docks

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 8th, 2011)

Welcome to TUAW's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! We're here to help you choose the best gifts this holiday season, and once you've received your gifts we'll tell you what apps and accessories we think are best for your new Apple gear. Stay tuned every weekday from now until the end of the year for our ...

Behringer iNuke Boom: The $30K 10,000-Watt iPhone dock you know you want

by Steven Sande (Dec 7th, 2011)

You're a high-end audio equipment manufacturer, and you want to finally make a splash in the iPod touch/iPhone world. So what do you do to get the attention of customers who are bored with traditional iPhone docks? You create a huge 4-foot tall by 8-foot wide, 10,000-Watt iPhone/iPad dock ...

iStation iPad dock is retro-Apple cool

by Steven Sande (Dec 1st, 2011)

You were probably born too late to have purchased one of the first computers out of Apple -- the original Apple I. This machine came as a set of completed circuit boards that you had to build your own case for. Many early owners of the US$666.66 computer used wood for the case, since it was ...

Sony releases its first iPad dock

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 14th, 2011)

Sony has announced its first speaker docking station for the iPad. The RDP-X500IP dock, which is also compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch, features Magnetic Fluid speakers that deliver, according to Sony, higher sound pressure with less distortion than traditional speakers. The RDP-X500IP ...