Apple iPad Dock

There is nothing too special about Apple’s official iPad Dock. It’s a dock that charges and syncs your iPad. The dock is all white (and Apple-y looking) with a rubber grip on the bottom. It does not come with a charging cable, so you will need to use your own. It mounts iPad at an upright angle and features an audio line output. It will only mount iPad vertically (portrait) and not horizontally (landscape). It’s a good accessory to use the iPad for browsing the web

, using as a picture frame, or writing documents and emails

with a bluetooth keyboard (sold separately). It’s mounted securely enough for light touch usage, but is not optimal for game play or moderate typing.

What Apple iPad Dock does Right:

The iPad Dock offers a firm mount by giving iPad a nice back-support to rest on. The dock is rather minimalistic, and will not detract from iPad’s beauty; it actually enhances it. There is a 30 pin dock connector on the back of the dock for plugging in your charging/syncing cable. This dock connector will also work for iPad accessories such as the VGA adapter or camera connection kit. It will work for your iPod Nano or iPod Touch, though its clear its not made for them.

What Apple iPad Dock does NOT do Right:

The Apple iPad Dock will only mount a naked iPad; no cases or shells allowed. It doesn’t even work with Apple’s official iPad case–weird! Also, you can’t adjust the tilt of the dock, nor the orientation of it (landscape vs portrait). Furthermore, the dock will not work for any iPhone, not even the iPhone 4 with its incredible thinness.