There are countless iPhone docks out there that come with a charging station and speakers and plenty of other bells and whistles built in. This design by Jonas Damon for Areaware offers none of that — but I love it. Made from sustainably harvested beech wood, the clock dock is a brilliant resting place for your iPhone or iPod touch. All you need is the flip-clock app (and an iPhone, natch) to turn it into an old-school flip clock.
You can pull your connector through so the phone doesn't drain its batteries overnight, which makes it practical, though perhaps not as practical as a high-tech iPhone dock with a charging station built in. What do you think? Clever, right? I'm tempted to buy two! (Not so sure about the $40 price tag, though!)
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I love the aesthetic, but not the lack of charging capability.
Yeaaah, it's a sculpted wood block. And since the retro effect depends on you having an app and it running in the background to eventually alert you to get up, no thanks.
It's kind of stupid, but looks nice.
Wait, it's just a piece of wood? Forget that.
I was super pumped when I thought it was a speaker dock - I have a Sony dock that uses my ipod as an alarm, but the display is insanely bright.
I like the look but I can't see myself buying it.
I bought one for my office. I have to say, I think it looks cool and all, but I'm a little unhappy with the design since you can't get to the buttons on the left side of the phone when it's sitting in the dock. It would make more sense if the whole thing were just flipped around the other way, so the phone would sit on its right side instead of its left side.
Minor quibble, just something I found interesting. Seems like a pretty basic useability issue.
Hilarious! So un-geek!
Does anyone know where i can get one of those iphone docks that has a buzzer since i'm hearing-impaired. Something classier than a sonic boom clock.