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reader designs

Reader Designs: MacBook Cooler and Docking Station

Reader Olivier came up with this pretty interesting design for a form-fitting MacBook cooler that attaches to the bottom of your laptop and provides card readers, more USB ports and a gigantic fan to cool it. It might not look as slick as the Zefyr, but it's pretty damn functional despite being called the "iCool". On the other hand, Olivier's just some dude with Photoshop, so don't expect this to be coming out anytime soon. [Thanks Olivier!] More »

4:00 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Jason Chen
6,242 views, 26 comments

Latest by DeadWriter: What about this 13" MacBook docking station. [www.bookendzdocks.com] Perhaps it was already covered. more »

accessories

Touch 360 Tablet Stand: An Easel to Your Digital Canvas

Tablets are great to work with when you're walking around like you're too good to use a normal computer, but sitting at a desk can make things tricky. This stand/docking station from Touch 360 is an elegant solution to sometimes awkward tablet ergonomics. Well-stocked with USB ports and power, the stand can either make your tablet into an all-in-one PC, or it can tilt/swivel/raise into a sort of Microsoft Surface Light. Good stuff, but no word on price or availability. [Touch 360 via Gizmowatch]

10:45 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,329 views, 8 comments

Latest by Electricity: oh wait this is just the stand... ;-> hmmm... idea. more »

breaking

Apple Docking Patent Works Perfectly with Ultra-Slim MacBook

This Apple docking station patent shows a screen base in which you can slide in a MacBook through its side. While this would be difficult to do with current MacBook models, it fits perfectly with the idea of the ultra-light, ultra-slim MacBook that allegedly will be presented at MacWorld. Basically, the patent shows an iMac-like unit with all the necessary ports and components, with a slot-loading right bay. The system works similarly to the old PowerBook Duo and its DuoDock base station, but vertically instead of horizontally. The complete patent text and diagrams, along with our own step-by-step rendering, leave no doubt about how this works:

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6:30 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Jesus Diaz
146,407 views, 117 comments

Latest by n/a: It's for a tablet, not a Macbook! Has anyone here actually read the abstract? Here's the relevant part: "A docking station is disclosed. The docking station includes a display and a housing configured to hold the display in a manner more »

portable media

Wireless Docking for iPhone, iPod Coming?

In yesterday's patent application Apple filed for its multi-orientation docking station for the iPhone, there was even more tantalizing information: Apple may be preparing wireless docking for its iPhones, iPods and other devices. The technique will use voodoo called induction, and involves hiding coils underneath the surface of a device and its cradle, with the ability to wirelessly transfer data and power. More »

9:25 AM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Charlie White
1,356 views, 11 comments

cellphones

iPhone Docking Station Patent Application Shows Multi-Orientation Design, Possible Table PC Compatibility

Two designs for Apple iPhone docking stations have just surfaced in an Apple patent application, showing cradles that allow the iPhone to be docked and viewed in either horizontal or vertical orientation. The patent application describes "Methods and apparatuses for docking a portable electronic device that has a planar like configuration and that operates in multiple orientations." More »

8:35 AM on Thu Feb 15 2007
By Charlie White
3,582 views, 3 comments

portable media

Archos Reveals Road Map, Includes 700 TV Portable PVR

Archos launched its 404, 504 and 604 players a month ago, and now here's a bit of information about its upcoming 700 TV model, a fine-looking porto-player that promises over-the-air digital television using the Freeview format. It's equipped with a 4.3-inch screen, WiFi, GPS and a cellular modem. Maybe all that connectivity is why the thing needs four ugly antennas sticking out the back; we're hoping that's just a preproduction model. More »

12:50 PM on Fri Jul 7 2006
By Charlie White
616 views, 3 comments

home entertainment

Zen iPod Docks


A monk saw a turtle in the garden of Daizui's monastery and asked the teacher, "All iPod docking stations cover their bones with plastic made of white. Why does this being cover its flesh and skin with stones?" Master Daizui took off one of his sandals and covered the i-Stones Wabi with it. More »

11:41 AM on Mon Nov 14 2005
By Noah R
1,470 views, 2 comments