wraggster
May 20th, 2015, 21:10
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/8fbc6bfa2100110089e478fc50df1b6d/202012444/apple-iphone-lightning-dock.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/19/apple-iphone-lightning-dock/)
When Apple switched the iPhone to the smaller, simpler Lightning connector (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/apple-details-new-dock-connector-its-called-lightning/) back in 2012, it also ditched one of the iPhone's most appreciated accessories: the dock. Yes, for the past three years you've usually had to either buy a third-party cradle (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/06/twelve-south-hirise-for-iphone/) or accept that your smartphone would lay flat on its back. At long last, though, you have an official option. Apple has quietly released the iPhone Lightning Dock (http://store.apple.com/us/product/MGRM2AM/A/iphone-lightning-dock), a simple perch that keeps any Lightning-equipped iPhone standing while it's charging or playing tunes through the dock's built-in audio jack. At $39, it's certainly not the cheapest dock you can get. If you insist on first-party gear, though, you can order this peripheral today.
Update: There were in fact Lightning-equipped docks before, but they were specific to the 5c and 5s (and the 5 by extension). This dock works with all Lightning-based iPhones, and it'll probably be a good fit for your iPod touch, too. You might not want to try it with an iPad given that tiny base, though.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/19/apple-iphone-lightning-dock/
When Apple switched the iPhone to the smaller, simpler Lightning connector (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/apple-details-new-dock-connector-its-called-lightning/) back in 2012, it also ditched one of the iPhone's most appreciated accessories: the dock. Yes, for the past three years you've usually had to either buy a third-party cradle (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/06/twelve-south-hirise-for-iphone/) or accept that your smartphone would lay flat on its back. At long last, though, you have an official option. Apple has quietly released the iPhone Lightning Dock (http://store.apple.com/us/product/MGRM2AM/A/iphone-lightning-dock), a simple perch that keeps any Lightning-equipped iPhone standing while it's charging or playing tunes through the dock's built-in audio jack. At $39, it's certainly not the cheapest dock you can get. If you insist on first-party gear, though, you can order this peripheral today.
Update: There were in fact Lightning-equipped docks before, but they were specific to the 5c and 5s (and the 5 by extension). This dock works with all Lightning-based iPhones, and it'll probably be a good fit for your iPod touch, too. You might not want to try it with an iPad given that tiny base, though.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/19/apple-iphone-lightning-dock/