Dock Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Kickstarter-sponsored WALdok is a speaker dock that plugs into your wall

by Mike Schramm (Feb 19th, 2011)

It takes quite a bit for me to be impressed with yet another speaker dock. I run my music through some pretty good PC speakers, so I don't really have a need for a separate speaker to play music directly from my iPhone. But something about the WALdok appeals to me. It's a tiny dock that plugs into ...

Ask TUAW Video Edition: working with Stacks

by Justin Esgar (Feb 1st, 2011)

This week Matt asks how to have a dock stack with specific applications in it. In the video we show the three easy steps to make it happen. Remember, you can leave us questions in the comments! The video is on the next page. Update: as Brian pointed out - you can use Command and Option-Key ...

Oxygen Audio's O Car deck turns your iPhone into a car stereo

by David Quilty (Jan 10th, 2011)

Like the idea of having your iPhone with you in your car, but looking for an alternative to a Bluetooth transmitter or cabled hook-ups? You may want to check out the Oxygen Audio O Car stereo deck, which basically turns your iPhone itself into your car stereo. Brought to our attention by Gizmodo, ...

Iomega SuperHero iPhone dock backs up photos to SD memory card

by Michael Terretta (Jan 4th, 2011)

We forget how important our photos are until we lose them. The 5 megapixel camera in the iPhone 4 encourages a lot of picture taking, but most of us put our phones on a charger over night instead of docking with our computers, so our photos aren't getting backed up. The Iomega® ...

Elliptic Labs to show off gesture-sensing iPad dock at CES 2011

by Mike Schramm (Dec 22nd, 2010)

Elliptic Labs has been working on gesture-sensing technology for a while now (where you can just swipe your hand in the air instead of actually touching a screen), and rumor has it that the company will be showing off a dock at next month's CES show for the iPad -- something that enables you to ...

iPhone cheese dock, just in time for the holidays

by Mike Schramm (Dec 20th, 2010)

So you're having a holiday party this week and want to throw in a little Apple flavor to the whole thing. If you're Ally Fontaine, a reader over at iPhone Savior, you apparently take an iPhone dock and stick it in a big block of Pepper Jack to make an iPhone cheese dock. Weird? Yes. Festive? Very. ...

Make your own iPhone/iPod dock from a tree branch

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 19th, 2010)

Anthropologie has developed a new way to destroy trees by offering a US$98 iPhone dock created from a round of hickory wood with branches attached, ... and that's pretty much it. No speakers. No clock. It's enough to make you want to go out, scavenge a couple of dead tree limbs and make one for ...

Hacksugar: Twisting your browser

by Erica Sadun (Dec 8th, 2010)

This morning, we posted a simple little trick for slowing down OS X animations by depressing the shift key. In the comments on that post, TUAW reader Rafe H reminded me about this sweet little trick that allows you to retain a warped (but still usable) browser window in your workspace. By slowing ...

iPad patent suggests landscape dock connector ... again

by Mike Schramm (Nov 24th, 2010)

We've heard about this before, but a new patent illustration hints again at a second dock in a future version of the iPad, one that will enable you to both charge and sync your iPad from a landscape setup. Honestly, it seems a little redundant to have two dock connectors on there, since you'll ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Docks that rock

by Steven Sande (Nov 17th, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. There's an entire world of docks out there -- "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay," our very own Doc Rock, and the ...

Altec Lansing releases Octiv Stage speaker dock for iPad

by Sam Abuelsamid (Nov 16th, 2010)

Altec Lansing has finally released its newest speaker dock, the Octiv Stage, for iPads. The Octiv Stage differs from many docks in that it has a comparatively small footprint and can support the tablet in either portrait or landscape orientation. The iPad is clipped into a bracket on a ...

WOWKeys integrates keyboard and iPhone dock

by Mike Schramm (Nov 9th, 2010)

A keyboard called WOWKeys is trying to make good use of your little touchscreen-based iPhone when it's just sitting there charging itself up. The keyboard includes an actual iPhone dock, and with a switch on the device, you can go from controlling your computer wirelessly to using the keyboard on ...

First stereo iPad dock available from iLuv

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 7th, 2010)

iLuv, makers of numerous accessories for Apple devices, have released their first stereo speaker dock system specifically designed for the iPad -- the iMM747. Built to accommodate your iPad's rather large stature, with a flexible docking structure that adjusts to fit your iPad, you'll be able to ...

TUAW Review and Giveaway: Altec Lansing Octiv Duo speaker dock

by Steven Sande (Oct 2nd, 2010)

iPhone and iPod accessory manufacturers seem to be coming to the realization that most households have not just one, but two or more Apple devices. We've been seeing a number of products that allow charging of more than one iPhone or iPod at a time, and now venerable speaker manufacturer Altec ...

Patent illustrations hint at double-dock iPad, touch-based corner button

by Mike Schramm (Sep 27th, 2010)

Patently Apple has a few new patent illustrations from China that may hint at future iPad hardware features. The first is a second dock on the side of the tablet. As you can see above, the connector would come in handy if you wanted to view the iPad in landscape form, but didn't want to have a ...