SendStation PDLO-USB PocketDock Line Out and USB for all iPods

by SendStation

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches ; 4.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009X499G
• Item model number: PDLO-USB
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,522 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 11, 2005

Product Description

The PocketDock with Line Out and USB lets you connect the iPod’s or iPhone’s docking port to a standard USB cable. No need to carry the special docking cable - the tiny PocketDock easily fits in your wallet, so you’ll never miss a connection again.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, cheap line out option for your ipod, May 12, 2007

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infl8here (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SendStation PDLO-USB PocketDock Line Out and USB for all iPods (Electronics)

If you could care less about how the music sounds coming out of your ipod, just so long as it drowns out the noise of the subway, then disregard this post ;) But the reason for getting the PocketDock is as simple as this - the data stream that provided by the docking port of the ipod sounds better to my ears than what comes out of the headphone port. The data coming off the ipod drive goes pretty much directly, unadulterated, out the docking port. Alternatively, The path from the hard drive to the headphone port has many more "twist and turns" before it comes out, poorly amplified, from the headphone port. By using this simple and inexpensive gizmo, you can get unadulterated access to the music on the ipod hard drive. It just sounds better to my ears. The only caveat is that you have to have a line level control device, i.e portable amplifier or sound attenuator (see other posts.) Any "music" coming out of the ipod docking port bypasses the volume control and as such can not be lowered or raised by using the ipod wheel. I personally have a little amp the size of a tin of mints that makes the music sound fantastic in comparison. A good pair of headphones, or sound isolation earphones completes the deal.

The PocketDock is also a cheaper alternative to something like the Jena Labs Cryo Dock which runs 10 to 20 time more expensive. The Jena sports a hard wire cable from the dock, and high quality cable at that. Does not sound a whole lot different IMHO.....

This little thing is an uncommonly inexpensive step onto the slippery slope of audiophile/gadget madness, but it sure is fun being slippery!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate iPod accessory!, December 7, 2005

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Cynthia Raxter (BYNUM, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SendStation PDLO-USB PocketDock Line Out and USB for all iPods (Electronics)

With this accessory you can charge or sync your iPod using a regular USB cable -- robbed from a printer if need be! You do not have to have the special docking cable that came with your iPod -- any ole USB cable will do!

There is a line out for stereo, or plug your digital camera right in to the USB -- no full-sized docking station needed.

Oh! and it fits on your keychain! There is a clever cap that the PocketDock latches into.

If you have your keys -- you have a way to charge or access your iPod. An iPod is more than just an way to carry your tunes -- it is a USB storage device, plus supports and syncs with an Outlook contacts list and Calendar. (Someday soon we'll have an Apple Palm device.)

It gets all my votes: accessiblity, compatability, low price and it's cute to boot!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great with one big exception, October 4, 2010

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T. Michutka (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SendStation PDLO-USB PocketDock Line Out and USB for all iPods (Electronics)

I purchased this over other cheaper options on various websites thinking it would be a versatile option to tap the line output of my iPod. If you're simply using this with headphones, it works fantastic and I don't believe you'll have the issues I'm having. On the other hand, if you use it with a cable much larger than the white earbuds there's one unfortunate oversight by whoever engineered this product that renders it useless and potentially hazardous to your iPod. First of all it's bulky and relatively heavy, and there's no locking mechanism, so it fits loosely in the iPod interface and it tends to fall out easily and frequently when picking up my iPod. My biggest concern is that it appears to be bending my iPod's interface while connected, which will in turn bend the PCB inside of the iPod and can drastically reduce the life of an iPod as it will eventually cause connections to come loose.