Apple allowed one new iPad 2 accessory to go unmentioned during yesterday’s launch event: the official iPad 2 Dock.
Priced at just $29, the new iPad 2 Dock doesn’t really change all that much from the last model, although it’s obviously been updated a tad to accommodate the new iPad’s thinner form factor.
Like the last model, it features a regular Dock connector, so you can plug a USB cable or a 10W AC adapter into it to sync, charge or sync & charge your iPad 2 simultaneously. Additionally, there’s a 3.5mm audio out jack, allowing you to pump your iPod library to a beefier set of speakers, if need be. You can even hook up the new Apple Digital AV Adapter ad connect your iPad 2 up to a bigger display via HDMI when it’s docked.
If you want to do any of this, though, bring your own cables: like the first-gen iPad dock before it, the iPad 2 Dock is essentially an attractive lump of molded plastic, and doesn’t come with a single cable to make it work.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
21 responses to “The iPad 2 Gets An Official Dock Accessory”
What about a keyboard dock. Will the old one work?
More like…Just when Apple releases a smart cover so that you can finally keep the case on when its in the dock, they decide to make a different kind of dock that forces you to have to remove the case. …I think that’s what you meant.
PS. With the amount of iPods people buy, I don’t see any problem with the product not coming with a cable. I personally have like 15 of those stupid cables floating around…if I get another one, i’ll freak!
You can also use the Apple multimedia dock and/or cables, which some of us originally bought for our iPhones, to connect an iPad original or iPad 2 to an HDTV or monitor. The difference is audio and video cables are included in a bulkier device. With the new HDMI cable for the iPad, audio and video are combined in one slim device.
That’s why it’s a “smart” cover. You can snap it right off =)
nup, computer says no.
The iPad 2 Dock also supports other accessories, such as the Apple Digital AV Adapter and the iPad Camera Connection Kit.
Will it fit in the new dock with the apple cover on it?
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