I think the areaware docks are cool and I have a similar wood one, HOWEVER! Note that it doesn't look that great without the iPhone on it. Maybe there is a solution to that, or you can be like me and tuck it onto the open bottom of your nightstand, out of view during the day. Just a heads up that it looks somewhat weird empty.

Despite its design, these don't have an actual dock connector. Instead, you must shove a charging cord through the back and out a hole. No speaker either... another illusion. I wish they would make a functional version with the same form and material.

I have the wood alarm dock. I keep my iPod Touch in it during the day and my iPhone at night. I listen to books and music on the iPod before I fall asleep. I'm actually glad that it doesn't have a built-in dock connector because the docking mechanism is undergoing change. There's a good chance that the next iPhone will have a smaller dock, making all the cables and chargers completely obsolete.

p.s. I like the wood alarm docks better. The plastic ones aren't as appealing.

This stupid thing ruined my ipod cable because you have to shove the cable through a small wooden pathway which takes an extreme right angle. It is really annoying that you can't easily remove the iphone since it uses the cable instead of a normal dock. It's also annoying there is no speaker, just grooves that appear in photos to look like a speaker. Finally, the clock is SO BRIGHT that I have to point it away from me while I am sleeping....which is pretty much the last thing you want with a clock. It is a total fail in my book & I wish I hadn't wasted the money.