iRetrofone Base: perfect for homes with cutting-edge GPRS reception
Still looking for that perfect iPhone dock? Struggling to convince ma and pa that ditching the landline really is the best thing to do?
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: accessory, diy, engadget, etsy, handmade, iphone, iphone-dock, iphonedock, landline, phone, retrofone-base, vintage
Desk Phone Dock promises to bring some landline charm to the iPhone
There's not much more than renders and / or polished photos to see at the moment, but this so-called Desk Phone Dock is slated to make its debut at the China Sourcing Fair next month, and it shouldn't have much trouble turning some heads among all the usual iPhone accessories. Complete details (including pricing and availability) will apparently have to wait until then, but the dock does promise to charge and sync your iPhone while it's in place, and it will function as a speakerphone as well if you don't feel like using the handset -- or simply as speaker for your iPhone, for that matter (that's a volume knob / mute button on top). Unfortunately, we won't be at the fair to check it out first hand, but we'll certainly be keeping a close watch on this one.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: button, china sourcing fair, debut, handset, iphone, iphone 3g, iphone 3gs, iphonedock, landline-charm, mute, phone, phone dock, result, speakerdock, watch
Apple patent application details universal iPhone / iPod dock
Don't get your hopes up too much just yet, but it looks like you might one day no longer need to detangle a USB cable or fiddle with a plastic dock adapter the next time you want to charge or sync your iPhone or iPod. That's if this this recently revealed patent application for a new type of universal dock from Apple turns into an actual product, at least
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple patent, applepatent, applepatentapplication, engadget, iphonedock, ipoddock, patent application, podcasts, replies-special, special-agent-steve, universal iphone dock, universalipoddock
Magellan’s GPS Car Kit for iPhone and iPod Touch: $130, coming next month
We heard earlier this month that Magellan was looking to one-up TomTom by outing an iPod touch / iPhone GPS car kit of its very own, but a few critical details were missing: namely, a price and a release date. Thanks to a new product listing on Amazon (capped after the break), we at least have a clue as to when this thing will be shipping stateside and for how much
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: amazon, app store, cradle, gpscradle, iphone accessory, iphone app, iphoneaccessory, iphonedock, magellan roadmate, navi, on sale, premium car kit, premiumcarkit
TomTom’s iPhone car kit promo video is enticing, but still no mention of price or release date
Filed under: Handsets , Apple Not to knock cellophane tape as a method for in-car iPhone navigation, but if you want to use the new TomTom app in a more proper setting, you'll want the official TomTom car kit. In addition to enhancing the GPS signal and charging your iPhone, it's also got hands-free dialing and a speaker that's (presumably) better than the phone solo for giving directions
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone, nintendo, Other Tags: app, apple, BlackBerry, dock, fcc-fridays, games, gps, iphone, iphonedock, mobile, network, nokia, tom-tom