docks

Belkin’s Mythical Thunderbolt Express Dock Is Finally Here

Nearly 600 days have passed since we first swooned over Belkin’s Thunderbolt Express Dock all the way back in September 2011. Well, today, the long-promised, and long-delayed multi-port I/O hub for Macs is a thing you can actually buy.


With A Dock This Awesome, Who Needs A House?

This 280sqm dock is on Storm Bay in Ontario, Canada, is so awesome. Unfortunately, because of the recession, the guy who owns it couldn’t afford to build a house to go with it. But, hey, it’s basically the size of a house anyway.


Prevent Texting And Driving With This Ignition Lock Dock

If you absolutely can’t trust your kids to avoid texting while they’re driving the family car, the ORIGOsafe provides a brute-force way to keep them focused when behind the wheel. It’s a smartphone dock that prevents a vehicle from actually starting until their phone is inserted, ensuring the distraction remains out of sight.


Dining Alone Is Less Depressing With This Smartphone Dock Bowl

Embraced by cash-strapped students and young professionals struggling to scratch a living out of this cruel world, ramen noodles have gotten a bad rap as being a depressing last resort option for a cheap and lonely meal. But that reputation could easily be undone with this brilliant Anti-loneliness bowl that makes it easy to surf or have a FaceTime conversation while you enjoy your noodles.


The Most Powerful (And Most Expensive) Lightning Speaker Dock Yet

We get it. You love your iPhone 5 so much that you’re willing shrug off the money you lost on the two-year-old, 30-pin speaker dock that’s now obsolete. You’re ready to invest in an 8-pin dock because Apple wouldn’t dare change its proprietary standard again. Right? RIGHT? Don’t worry, this burly burnt orange speaker dock for Apple’s Lightning iOS devices will disappear your cash in a flash.


Never Ask The IRIS 9000 iPhone Dock To Lie

Though cleverly named the IRIS 9000 to dodge any legal trouble with MGM, 2001: A Space Odyssey fans should have no trouble recognising this HAL 9000 doppleganger that’s designed to make using Siri feel a little more sci-fi. But whatever you do, don’t ask it to lie or conceal the truth.


JBL iPhone 5 Speaker Docks Hands-On: Lightning Finally Finds A Friend

Accessories for Apple’s new Lightning dock connector are finally starting to trickle out. Starting right now, you can order two new Lightning connector speaker docks from JBL. Finally, a dock for your iPhone 5. How did you ever sleep at night without one?


With A Smartphone Dock For A Heart, This Teddy Bear Will Terrorise Your Kids

If Teddy Ruxpin had tried harder to keep up with technology, he wouldn’t have risen from the grave using proprietary digital cartridges. Instead, he would have a smartphone dock embedded in his torso like this Japanese Cocolo Bear does.


Car Charger And Dock Are The First Third-Party Lightning Accessories

The authenticator chips in Apple’s new Lightning connectors put a stop to unauthorised third-party accessories, at least for a little while. In the meantime, authorised third-party accessories are on the way. The first pair are a car charge and a dock from Belkin.


Don’t Buy An iPhone 5 Dock Because It’s A Scam

Apple doesn’t make a standup dock for the iPhone 5, which sucks. Normally we’d turn to our friends in China to do what Apple can’t (or won’t), but in this case, no: purported Lightning docks are complete broken fakery.


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