Griffin uncorks PowerDock and 2008 iPod accessory lineup

Has it really come to this? Are consumers' homes so overrun with iPods that Griffin's $70 PowerDock is now a necessity? Seems so. Four iPods can charge simultaneously in a dosado of swirling volts and amperes... eureka! Griffin's newly announced 2008 lineup also includes updated iTrips, RoadTrip, PowerJolt and PowerBlock (or PowerDuo for combining that AC/Car charging), and more. But Griffin, a $30 iPhone case made of cork... seriously?

[Via Mobile Tech Review]

[Simon Johnson @ Jan 18th 2008 4:02AM]

Lol. Broken image liek.

Any votes for worst iPod cover to date?

[Anthony @ Jan 18th 2008 4:25AM]

Id rock the cork case=)
then again i liked the brown zune=)

[Mobius_1 @ Jan 18th 2008 4:50AM]

Cork is the new black!

[Austin @ Jan 18th 2008 5:30AM]

In larger families the multi-dock makes sense. we have 3 ipods in my house (myself, my brother, my sister) and if we all need charging/syncing it can be a struggle.

[Jeff @ Jan 18th 2008 11:03AM]

that's what i was thinking. There are a total of 4 iPods in my house, and something like this wouldn't be so bad.

[Rodger @ Jan 18th 2008 6:15AM]

I bought the cork case for my best friend. If feels like cork, but hard enough so you know the phone is safe an secure!! To be more specific, it is a black plastic shell covered in a thin layer of a hardened cork or cork like material. Really cool if you like something different!

[V.I. @ Jan 18th 2008 7:06AM]

Well atleast we know with the cork iPhone case, that it will make your device float on Letterman's 'Will It Float'...

[N. Ziarek @ Jan 18th 2008 7:25AM]

If the PowerDock had USB to plug into my Mac, I'd be all over it. We're just two people, but we've got an iPhone, a nano and a video, and I imagine there are other two-person households like us. But, just for charging, I'm not interested. I'd love to get rid of the 3 iPod cables coming from behind my computer, though. Why not add USB????

[Erik @ Jan 18th 2008 10:10AM]

My wife has had the cork shell for a month. It's seems very durable. It draws a lot of positive attention.

[Aaron Cali @ Jan 18th 2008 10:57AM]

I actually have a four kids and a total of 6 ipods (2 are shuffles, 3 G2 nanos, and G5 classic). This would actually be something I'd buy.

[Todd @ Jan 18th 2008 12:22PM]

I have the cork case and though it does add a little bulk I haven't sent the iPhone skipping into the weeds since I bought it. Seeing as a replacement iPhone is $400, $30 is cheap easy insurance

[Cheryl Kaye Tardif @ Jan 18th 2008 1:48PM]

I can't believe how these gadgets take over our lives and how many MORE gadgets we seem to need. From the inventors' perspective, it's smart advertising and increases sales. From the customers' perspective, it's exhausting and expensive.

What did we ever do before iPod? ;)

Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
bestselling author

[dave @ Jan 21st 2008 6:22PM]

now all we need is for someone to make a wine bottle dock.

[Josh Brown @ Feb 2nd 2008 11:27PM]

wow, I thought a regular dock was useless for me.