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    Kensington HD Universal Dock Converts Laptops Into Desktops with One Single Connection

    Kensington Dock Charges Mini Battery Alongside Your iPhone/iPod

    Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock

    Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content

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    09/23/09

    In reply to Kensington HD Universal Dock Converts Laptops Into Desktops with One Single Connection
    I don't trust glitchy software to send my video and audio to external connectors, so I use the Lenovo mini-dock that actually replicates Lenovo ports. It's the main reason I bought a Thinkpad, it seems other manufacturers are going to these USB software solutions.
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    For the record, this isn't even an alarm clock; it is just a clock. You have to use the apple supplied alarms.
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    dude, i have beaten my alarm clock against the wall before. i don't know if i wanna risk a jesus phone against me waking up on the wrong side of the bed. now my crappy instinct -- it's wall beatin' time.
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    Eek, $40 is definitely too much for this. Plus I don't actually want to see the time when I roll over. I'd rather press the shiny thing's button than look at an 80s-ish alarm clock.

    (The 80s were good for many things, but not for pretty clocks in my home, growing up.)
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    07/23/09

    @debbyherbenick: But you still recommend the ladies to have their iPhone on their bedside for other reasons right?
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    I don't own an iPhone but I'm assuming the huge dock is needed to make the battery last all night? Otherwise you could just get the app and leave the phone on a simple stand. They could have at least put the charger behind the phone and not on the side and incorporated it into a stand or something. Or you know, just use the iPhone charger that came with your phone and create a stand out of pretty much anything you have around the house.
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    07/23/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Well its just a charger.

    You'd have to put it on the side 'cause thats where it charges.

    There are tons of similar clock apps in the store already so you wouldn't even need to get this one. This one adds the novelty of including the stand.
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    07/23/09


    @tande04 mile island in the sun: Yeah, something like this with a charger incorporated would just look much nicer.
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    Yeah, that's way too expensive for what is essentially a normal charging plug with a small extension to hold your phone on its side. I could recreate this with a paperclip and my existing cable.
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    I actually like the idea. Not for that price, but that's the price you gotta pay for marked up iPhone/iPod accessories.

    It charges your phone every night, for people like me who forget, I keep my phone on my nightstand every night, since it's my only phone. It makes sense to me. Of course, I wouldn't bother to own an iPhone.

    I guess the major problem is that if I forget to plug my phone in, I've got no alarm clock, either. At least my alarm clock is ALWAYS there by the bed.
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    07/23/09

    @Ninety-9: For the record, I'm sure there's already an app, so all you're really paying for is a Charger that stands your iPhone up at ~75degs.
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    Eh... why not just use the built in Alarm Clock? Or find a better one in the App Store? $40 just to have hunk of plastic to hold your iPhone up is ridiculous.
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Kensington Nightstand Dock Converts iPhone In Retro Alarm Clock
    I seriously wonder how quickly your screen will last if you use your iPhone is such a manner every single night.
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    07/23/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Seriously, I can't imagine constant backlighting being a good thing....

    Wouldn't it also be a constant battery drain and wear out the battery itself (not the charge I realize it's plugged in) super quickly?
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    07/23/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Well, LCD panels going up to 60000 hours and leds all the way to 100000 hours I'm willing to bet your iPhone will outdate itself before the screen dies.
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    07/23/09

    @Parentmk: You'd have to ask an electrical engineering person that, but I THINK when a device is plugged into power, it circumvents the battery altogether (assuming battery is fully charged) and powers the unit directly (since AC was converted to DC outside of the unit).
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    07/23/09

    @ara: Good point. Are those times MTBF?
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    07/23/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Yes, when you plug in the iPhone it draws power through that instead of the battery, so there's no drain on the battery from leaving it on when plugged in.
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    07/23/09

    @sumocat: Sumocat, I haven't seen your familiar avatar in a MINUTE!
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    07/23/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: No idea how those are calculated, just the biggest numbers I've seen manufacturers claim.
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    01/07/09

    In reply to Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content
    It is me, or is the phrase "the ball does it all" hilariously inappropriate?
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    01/07/09

    In reply to Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content
    You can pry my Kensington Pro Trackball from my cold dead hands....
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    01/07/09

    @tinkertank:


    LOL I feel the same way about my kensington expert mouse.


    I get a real kick out of seeing kensington trackballs on TV and movies. The IT guy on CSI:LV uses an expert mouse. I saw a kensington optical mouse (also a trackball but with just two buttons) on the desk of the guy that did the sound track for WALL-E.


    They show up all over the place.

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    01/07/09

    @diverguy:


    No need to be grabby, friend. Honestly, you're almost as bad as a certain damned dirty ape I know. He couldn't keep his filthy paws off my stuff.

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    01/07/09

    In reply to Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content
    I prefer trackballs to a regular mouse, but very few are very ergonomic. If they are, they are, like this one, rather expensive.
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    01/07/09

    In reply to Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content
    I've been using a thumb operated trackballs continously since pretty well since the 90's.


    Here's someone else's shot of the Gen1 trackman marble. [www.flickr.com]


    At work right now I'm using a Microsoft Trackball Optical.

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    01/07/09

    @UberJumper: Sorry about that image, it's not the first gen. First gen logitech trackmen had (hehe) blue balls.
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    01/07/09

    In reply to Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content
    One word: Centipede!
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    01/07/09

    @rip: Two words: Marble Madness
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    01/07/09

    In reply to Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content
    Gunmetal grey? Check.

    No distinct logo? Check.

    Reputable manufacturer? Check.


    Name dangerously close to Sling Blade? You lost me.

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    01/07/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Got me a pad with a ball in the middle. Mmm-hmm.
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