iHome Unveils Dual Dock Alarm Radio For iPhone and iPod
10:32 am, September 30th, 2009, Ed Sutherland
iHome combines the common iPhone doc and the ubiquitous iPod alarm clock into the iP88, a dual dock for both the iPhone and iPod that also serves as a customized alarm clock. The $150 simultaneous charging unit is the result of iHome’s understanding that “many households have multiple iPhones, iPods and docking stations,” the company said upon announcing the start of shipping.
There is a parallel with the cell phone. Initially, mobile phones were not that common, so one family could do with a single charging station. Eventually, multiple cell phones with accompanying chargers resembled a tangled snakes nest of cords and plugs. The result: companies created charging stations where multiple phones could reside.
But multiple docking is not all the iP88 offers. Along with convenient charging, you can customize how you awake: either with a selection from your iPod’s playlist, a tune from the AM/FM radio, or a buzzer. Along with the Reson8 stereo speakers, the unit comes with a remote control.
The alarm clock portion of the iP88 is what makes it stand out from the crowd of other dual docking station, such as the Gigaware model we featured earlier this week.
[Via iHome]
Posted by Ed Sutherland in News | Comment on this article
Why do these companies keep coming up with crazy iPhone docks when not a single on of them can come up with even a wired EXTERNAL KEYBOARD ???
fred, on September 30th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
For the couple who have everything, shared iPhone dock! Pass the brown-bag, I think I’m going to be…..too late!
Fuzzypig, on September 30th, 2009 at 11:10 pm