Apple’s history of iPhone docks is rather hit-or-miss, with the company’s recent designs generally tailored tightly to the profiles of the iPhones they were designed for, preventing the use of cases on the iPhones and making the docks incompatible with later iPhone designs.
That changes with the new iPhone Lightning Dock, introduced yesterday a full eight months after the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The new dock forgoes a form-fitting iPhone-shaped depression in favor of a simple Lightning connector embedded in a small, slightly pliable nub to cushion the device as it rests on the connector.
The design has some advantages: it offers a clean and simple look and it’ll fit any iOS device with a Lightning port, including many of those with cases. The lack of a recessed docking area also keeps the iPhone’s Touch ID home button easily accessible while the device is docked.
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