Recharging our gadgets with docks is the way of the future, as we all know, and as such, we need to have some of them inspired by our buddy R2-D2.
Today we’re up for a rarity: an R2-D2 gadget that is actually made out of carved wood. Seriously, we hadn’t ...
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The Stander iPhone dock does more than just keep your device handy- when a call is received, the stand… well… stands! The clever design provides a visual indication for incoming calls and can be picked up and held comfortably to talk by gripping it’s curved back. A built in speaker also provides amplified sound for music playback or conferencing.
Designer: Che-Yu Lu
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The cleverly designed Smart Tray merges the functionality of an iPhone charging dock into a minimal mood lamp/speaker combination that’s great on the bedside or desktop. While one version uses USB cables, the other utilizes inductive charging, allowing the user to simply throw their phone down on the lamp/speaker and forget about it. Control the light and tunes directly from your Bluetooth-capable devices!
Designer: Sang Hoon Lee
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Remember the gigantic couch-sized 10,000 watt iNuke Boom iPod Dock? Well now you can bring that into your home…. in a slightly smaller size (1/23rd the size to be exact). The iNuke Boom Junior from Behringer still maintains the oversized proportions compared to the iPod that docks above it but in a more living room friendly size. It’s a 3 way active speaker putting out 50 watts from these internal speakers: Tweeter (2 x 1″), midrange speaker (2 x 3″), woofer (1 x 5.25″).
The speaker dock works with most iDevices or you can use the line-in for your other music player. The Jr. measures 8.7″ H x 16.5″ W x 9.8″ D and comes with a wireless remote and a video out port. Available only at Costco online.
The iDevice clique's had no shortage of options when it comes to choosing DJ-friendly gear. Now one of the latest peripherals to enter the spinning market is Philips' Mini Hi-Fi System, which boasts a modest 300W total output power and offers a cozy turntable canvas that has docking room for a couple of iPhones -- in theory, iPod touches should be okay to fit as well. Furthermore, the beat-inducing apparatus is also compatible with that rather popular djay application for iOS, making it easier to mix, scratch and blast all your favorite tunes in one place. Philips launched this Mini Hi-Fi add-on a while back, but today it's finally placing it up for grabs in the UK for a hefty £300, or about $470 if you're this side of the Atlantic. Be sure to click on past the jump to quickly gaze at a largely appealing pic gallery.
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals
Philips' Mini Hi-Fi System lets you dock iPhones, spins them into turntables originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I really like how this Wake-To-Light iPhone Alarm Clock frames the phone as if it were on a shelf. It looks like a work of art. Besides looking modern and sharp, it works as a progressive light alarm clock. Set the alarm and it gradually gets brighter to awaken you gently.
If you want to wake to music, it can also gradually increase the volume of music from your iPhone/iPod. You can wake to either music, light or both at once and set them for times tarting either 10 or 30 minutes prior to wake up time. It also has an FM radio as well as four speakers hidden within it’s square shell. An auxiliary port can be used for other non-iPhone/iPod devices that don’t fit into the 32-pin dock connector.
Wake to Light iPhone Alarm Clock Lamp
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With its GameDock, Cascadia Games has a new twist on iOS arcade play -- it lets you use your TV and two classic controllers. While retro games are popular on iPhones right now, an intense session can go haywire if your digits start slippping around on the screen, and head-to-head play is literally that if you're sharing a small device with a foe. That aforementioned situation inspired the GameDock, which turns into a full-blown console when you plug in and pair your iPhone, iPad or iPod using Bluetooth, then connect your TV, along with a couple of USB game controllers. Just like that, you and a buddy are playing big-screen Asteroids, Centipede and 100 or so other iOS games that work with iCade. With 43 days remaining, just shy of 10 grand has been offered toward the $50K goal, so check the source if you want to revel in the gaming days of yore -- eye or thumb strain-free.
Insert Coin: GameDock lets your iPhone interface with a TV and controllers, game it old school originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It doesn’t get any cuter than the Electric Friends iPod Speaker Dock
That panda is chilling, yo. The docks will charge most models of iPhones and iPods as well as play music through a pair of 5w speakers. The animals run on batteries or AC power and have a stereo input for other non-iDevices. Great for kids and fun loving adults.
Electric Friends Animal iPod Speaker Docks
AOC has a bit of a long-term memory issue: it claims the Aire iPlay E2343Fi is the first computer monitor to have a built-in iPhone and iPod docking station. Nope. But don't let that deter you from checking out the new 23-inch LCD, whose cradle in the base will both keep your Apple gear topped up as well as play movies and music through the display. The 10-watt speakers won't exactly bring the house down, though they will let you take the headphones off. As an actual computer display, it's a typical TN-based panel with a 1080p resolution, a quick 2ms pixel response time and a boldly claimed 50,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Those who find a separate dock or (gasp) wires too much can officially spend $280 for an Aire iPlay of their own today; Amazon and other shops have already knocked the price down to a more palpable $230.
AOC Aire iPlay desktop LCD docks iPhones and iPods, rocks the joint (modestly) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You may remember seeing Orbitsound's T12 iPod dock / soundbar pop up in our summer buyer's guide. Today, the firm's just unveiled the latest in its product family: the Orbitsound T9. As you'll see, it's a very similar deal, but with an obvious difference -- its size. At 300mm (about 12") across, it's almost exactly half the length of its bigger brother (605mm) -- but not everything is a straight cut down the middle. Power-wise, this diminutive dock has a power output of 140W RMS (split 80 on the subwoofer, 35 on the front speakers and 25 on the sides,) and carries the same in- and output options. That means optical, line (phono and 3.5mm) and an iDevice connector going in, and a composite video (for piping those movies on your iPhone to your telly) in the other direction. The included subwoofer helps the device perform the dual roles of iPod dock, and TV soundbar. It's launching in mid-July in UK retailers, and internationally online for £200 / $249. Luckily, we managed to get our hands on one of the first production models, and took it for a spin, so boogie on past the break for our impressions.
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Orbitsound announces T9 iPhone-friendly soundbar, we go ears on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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