Kensington K33458US Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone and iPod Touch, including iPhone 4 (Black)

by Kensington

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 5.5 x 6 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002F9NSPI
• Item model number: K33458US
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Much more than just a charger, the Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone allows you to download, at no extra cost, an application that transforms your iPhone or iPod touch into a bedside clock and weather center.

Much more than just a charger.

Transform your iPhone or iPod touch into a bedside clock and weather center.

Automatically displays local weather.

Nightstand Charging Dock

• Charging dock holds your iPhone or iPod touch in landscape mode using a kickstand to clearly display the time and weather
• Large, landscape display that doesn't go into sleep mode, with optional screen dimming
• Small footprint reduces nightstand clutter
• Download the Kensington Rise&Shine Clock & Weather application from the Apple App store at no extra cost
• Charging cable included

Kensington Rise&Shine Clock and Weather Application
It's time for an easy-to-read, easy-to-use app that tells you the time and weather! Add the Kensington Rise&Shine Clock and Weather Application to your iPhone or iPod touch and you'll have a big, beautiful clock as well as the local weather. There's even a handy sleep mode disabler to keep the clock visible at all times.

In addition, the current weather is continuously displayed in the lower left corner. A simple tap of the current weather will give you the five-day forecast.

Features

• Three different clock viewing options with multiple color choices: Reflection, Flip and Digital
• Works in both landscape and portrait modes
• Automatically displays local weather
• Shows the local five-day forecast with a tap
• Displays day and date
• Brightness can be adjusted by sweeping your fingers across the screen
• Flashing colon can be enabled or disabled
• 12 hour or 24 hour clock modes
• Add an alarm using the standard Clock app and it will run in the background

Warranty
Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone is backed by the Kensington 2-Year warranty.

What's in the Box
Charging dock with connected cable, AC plug, User's Manual

Product Description

The charging dock that knows the time and weather. Much more than just a charger, the Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone allows you to download, at no extra cost, an application that transforms your iPhone or iPod touch into a bedside clock and weather center. Must download Kensington Rise&Shine Clock and Weather application for clock and weather. Application compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone and iPod touch only. Visit www.riseandshine.kensington.com for more details. Charging cable included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but could be better, November 8, 2009

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J. R. Siskind (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington K33458US Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone and iPod Touch, including iPhone 4 (Black) (Electronics)

I like this dock. Its perfect for my situation since I sleepover my girlfriends house pretty often and now I have my own separate nightstand alarm clock. The base is easy to plug into the iphone and can support the phone easily either horizontally or vertically.

Here are my issues: 1) Expensive. I think $30 for an iphone charger is pretty expensive. 2) The app could be better. Its a free download on itunes but it relies on the built in Alarm Clock in the iphone so basically its just a clock. 3) This is my biggest issue. The usb cable is detachable from the adapter plug. If you don't have it perfectly seated (and I mean perfectly) it will not charge your phone. I can't tell you how frustating it is to plug this in overnight assuming you are charging your phone only to find out it isn't. This wouldn't be so bad if the rise and shine app actually had an indicator to confirm your phone is charging. It does not. Usually usb cables aren't this sensitive but I believe the port on the ac adapter must be loose or something. I think another reviewer had the same issue. So I don't regret my purchase, but feel there is room for improvement.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very handy iPhone App, October 28, 2009

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D. Entelrine - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington K33458US Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone and iPod Touch, including iPhone 4 (Black) (Electronics)

I really like this dock for my iphone. I started using it when I travel, because it's really small, but makes it easy to stand up the iphone and be able to see it at night when I want to know the time, etc. I usually don't trust the clock radios they put in hotel rooms - half the time I can't figure out how to set the alarm, or it goes off in the middle of the night because someone else set it... whatever. But with this dock, I can use my iPhone alarm, see the time on my iphone, and get the weather wherever I am. A great app for the iphone.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great alternative to expensive docks, is it needed?, February 6, 2010

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applec2400 "applec2400" (Chicago IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kensington K33458US Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone and iPod Touch, including iPhone 4 (Black) (Electronics)

This little gadget is a great alternative to an expensive clock/dock combo. If all you need is the time and weather this guy works like a charm.

But, if you already have a standard Apple dock for your iPhone or iPod, just download their Rise & Shine app and you'll get the same experience without buying this one (minus the landscape functionality).

The app they have is great though. It's super simplistic and the included weather provides a quick reference to the temperatures lurking outside. And the power plug included has just a standard USB port so you can charge other USB devices with the plug.