The proprietary dock connector on the iPod line is nice for a wide line of accessories, but it forces you to carry a uni-purpose iPod cable. The PocketDock lets you sync and charge with miniUSB, the accepted standard, instead.
SendStation’s PocketDock, available now, is incredibly tiny, having “the same footprint as Apple’s iPod plug,” and features a 3.5mm jack in addition to the miniUSB. The 3.5mm jack lets you bypass the volume board used
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Apparently, the Japanese do. Because that’s exactly where the Japan Texture cases from SoftBank BB are going on sale. But really, this is ridiculous—these things don’t even have diamonds on them.
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At this point, you’ve probably assumed that there’s simply no way any company can produce yet another iPhone or iPod dock that’s significantly different from the legions of alternatives already out. And you’re wrong. So wrong. In an effort to milk that Made for iPod / iPhone partnership for all it’s worth, Kensington has just introduced its Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack, which not only charges your dock connecting iPod or iPhone, but also
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3 new toys from Griffin. The first two are the PowerBrick Reserve and PowerJolt Reserve. The PowerBrick Reserve is a standard wall charger for your iPhone that has a removable emergency battery magnetically held in place that can be removed and plugged into your iPhone when you’re out of juice and can’t find an outlet.
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Here’s a cool thing we saw on the Expo floor today. It’s a fun little gadget called the Sound Clip from Ten 1 Design (makers of the Pogo Stylus). It’s a very simple little device that acts as an acoustic amplifier for the iPhone’s speaker.
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iLuv has announced a new speaker dock that combines iPhone and iPod Touch compatibility with an HD radio. It’s the iHD171 HD Radio with iTunes Tagging, and can tune into any AM/FM HD station or multicast station in addition to being able to play music from the iPhone.
iTunes Tagging lets users tag music tracks played over HD radio so they can check it out again later, with the information saved on the connected device. It also synchronizes the clock with the iPhone/iPod so the clock will always be the same.
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