iPhone 3G Dock / Universal Dock Adapters now on sale

For many, dropping $199 / $299 on an iPhone 3G (provided you actually locate one not hidden behind a 4+ hour line) is enough. For those who fell head over heels with the original iPhone dock, it's not. Here's your chance to send 29 more US bucks Cupertino's way, as the official iPhone 3G Dock is now on sale at Apple's website. Oh, and if you're really a sucker, you'll lay down 9 whole US dollars for a 3-pack of iPhone 3G Universal Dock Adapters to slip your new mobile into a Universal Dock.

Update: So apparently these have been in Apple stores since day 1. Considering just how long it'll take to get in one, though, this whole "online route" is still probably your best bet.

[Via Wired]

Read - Apple iPhone 3G Dock
Read - iPhone 3G Universal Dock Adapter 3-Pack

[DSeaver @ Jul 18th 2008 11:46AM]

These have been out since launch... Why is it labeled as "Now on sale" a week later?

[martin @ Jul 18th 2008 11:48AM]

well they are technically now on sale lol, the same way they will "now be on sale" tomorrow too

[jared @ Jul 18th 2008 11:49AM]

Yeah, I've had mine since day 2.

[DSeaver @ Jul 18th 2008 12:37PM]

Apparently my post was bumped up since Engadget deleted the "FIRST!!" post. Bravo engadget! Get rid of those wasteful comments!!!

-Sorry that this was kind of a wasted post itself, but i wanted to commend you on your deletion of flame-baiters.

[tyler @ Jul 18th 2008 3:31PM]

@ jared:

They saw you coming a mile away.

[mymaclife @ Jul 18th 2008 4:09PM]

It gives Engadget another Iphone story to tell! Tomorrow 'Recycling your Iphone 3G box - we test the best ways'

[vdogg89 @ Jul 18th 2008 4:19PM]

@maclife,
heck no, the box is the most fun part of owning an apple product. Teh box goes in a glass case!

[retro77 @ Jul 18th 2008 11:47AM]

One more reason to dislike Apple: nickel and dime you.

[feel free to low rank me, you Apple NUBS!]

[tyler @ Jul 18th 2008 12:00PM]

No kidding. I like Apple products, but I dislike the company when they start pulling stuff like this. Really? $29? C'mon, I know you guys can afford to throw one of these in the box to begin with.

(I ranked you up. I agree completely.)

[mike @ Jul 18th 2008 12:06PM]

Ya I ranked up too. Why is this dock 29 but the iPod dock is 50? Also, no charger? When I got a dock for my Clie 5 years ago for 50 it came with a charger atleast!

[KarlW @ Jul 18th 2008 12:07PM]

Yes, I also agree. With any other company, you'd expect something like this to be included.

It's like the iPod - it used to come with a dock as well. Then after a few generations, they get rid of it. Same with the Apple Remote and IR-equipped Macs. Now the MacBook comes with some odd mini-DVI port and no adapters supplied as standard.

[retro77 @ Jul 18th 2008 12:11PM]

Maybe with all this nagative publicity they will give them away for free.

[deyanimay @ Jul 18th 2008 12:15PM]

And the sades part is the price of their one button mouse.

[retro77 @ Jul 18th 2008 12:21PM]

$70 for less buttons......

[Kaiser-Machead @ Jul 18th 2008 1:20PM]

Karl,

They'd have to include both VGA and DVI adapters. I wish it came with both. They could still sell them as a replacement part. Too bad the price of them is the same even if you get them BTO.

[Reid @ Jul 18th 2008 1:54PM]

Retro77,

Nah, they've been getting negative publicity for ditching the docks ever since... well, whenever they first started ditching them. I think somewhere in the middle of the iPod 4G lifecycle it went away as part of an upgrade. So you got double the disk capacity but no dock, for the same price.

Just like everyone bitched when they stopped including both FW *and* USB2.0 cables and you had to pay $20 extra if you wanted FW.

Call it nickel and diming if you want, but the other side of the coin is that you don't have to pay for stuff that you don't want. I don't use the dock for my old 4G iPod or my iPhone, so I'm happy to save the money on the purchase.

[retro77 @ Jul 18th 2008 2:03PM]

Thank you, Reid for showing us the company has a history of this.....

[Niels @ Jul 18th 2008 11:47AM]

Don't want to hear anything about that Iphone anymore untill dev team released their unlock tool..

[Dave @ Jul 18th 2008 11:48AM]

OMFG stop with the barrage of 3G iPhone stories! There IS OTHER NEWS OUT THERE.

[Kizorblade @ Jul 18th 2008 11:54AM]

THERE ARE OTHER TECH WEBSITES OUT THERE AS WELL.

Bai.

[phanbouy @ Jul 18th 2008 12:13PM]

LOUD NOISES

[Keisha Kornbread @ Jul 18th 2008 11:50AM]

A SCAM!!!

[rock99rock @ Jul 18th 2008 11:51AM]

Really? No black flavor? My iPhone is black. And once i go black- well you know the rest.

[CraigJ @ Jul 18th 2008 1:14PM]

I really do wish they'd come out with black cords, docks, power supplies, etc. as well as white. When they release the first black nano I was disappointed that all the accessories where white.

On the other hand, after seeing how finger-printy the back of the black iPhone gets I think I'll be getting a white one.

[Dyranios @ Jul 18th 2008 11:53AM]

Wait did you seriously just make a post about a dock.

Cool it's like having my very own RSS feed for the Apple store, let me know about more exciting accessories please!

[Pochi @ Jul 18th 2008 1:27PM]

I am currently digging around Engadget's history to find out when they made a separate post about the Zune's car adapter.

Hm, can't find it yet...

[Anonymous @ Jul 18th 2008 11:53AM]

Nice... so they release the new dock and in the process screw over the rest of us...

http://www.pocketables.net/2008/07/fyi-pre-univers.html#more

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1609275

I really like Apple... at least I try to. I have a 15'' MBP, two Mini's, and AE, an iPhone and a Nano, but sadly, the small stuff is what really pisses me off.

[Tim @ Jul 18th 2008 11:58AM]

And Apple likes you, since you keep sending them money. And they know you'll continue to as well. That's a good boy, open your wallet for Steve. Good boy... :) :)

[Joe Dombrowski @ Jul 18th 2008 12:15PM]

I'm using an old dock from my iPod 3rd gen, pre color/photo, and it charges and syncs just fine. THe only thing it says is that it was not intended for use with a phone, do you want to go to airplane mode to avoid speaker interferance (presumably because the dock has a line out)

It requires no input and is completely usable

[Tinu @ Jul 18th 2008 11:53AM]

iPhone dock? That is just meh. I would like to know when iPhone screen protectors are on sale!

[iEye @ Jul 18th 2008 11:53AM]

Ha Ha $29, thats what you call Absolut PWNAGE!

Apple is such a greed troll... Take something out of the box and sell it separately.

The next iPhone will be sold in parts... Antenna $49, Chassis $19, Glass screen $59... Assemble it yourself you Steve Job feet licking worms!!!!

[Mauricio @ Jul 18th 2008 12:43PM]

I had this one in my first iPhone and now I bought one for my iPhone 3G, it's a really good product!

http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/apple-iphone-3g-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php

[Kizorblade @ Jul 18th 2008 11:58AM]

Oh god it's you. I thought you were pro-Apple or something a few months ago... and then anti-Apple... then pro-Apple again.
Getting the poisoned end of the fruit lately then?

[Jakob Henner @ Jul 18th 2008 12:44PM]

iEye: Fuck of, seriously I really hate you.

[iEye @ Jul 18th 2008 1:12PM]

I hate you too!

[sane @ Jul 18th 2008 3:10PM]

yeah, no one else sells dock adaptors separately.

Apple's the only one.

[Alex Padilla @ Jul 18th 2008 11:54AM]

It's total garbage that they nickel and dime their customers for every little thing. You know that Apple Remote that everyone used to get when they purchased a new Mac? Yeah, I believe that's now $30 extra. I mean, seriously, is that truly necessary? $30 for a piece of plastic that does the same thing as a connector cable, except vertically? Absolutely ridiculous.

[Kizorblade @ Jul 18th 2008 12:01PM]

30$? You must have pissed off some guys in Apple. I get mine for 20.

Still a ripoff.

[digspat @ Jul 18th 2008 12:06PM]

Came included in th box with my new iMac purchased yesterday.

[mike @ Jul 18th 2008 12:08PM]

I guess that is what happens when your fan base is crazed and will buy anything sold by Apple.

[Kizorblade @ Jul 18th 2008 12:11PM]

Oh, he forgot to mention that it's only for their notebooks, iMacs and stuff still get it for free, which I can understand. You're more likely to watch a movie on your 20" (or 24") from your bed and need it instead of on a plane or something.

[Kizorblade @ Jul 18th 2008 12:19PM]

Says the guy with the Microsoft logo for his picture...yep.

[mike @ Jul 18th 2008 1:27PM]

I use this icon to be ironic. ;) Personally I like Linux but I can never seem to get it to work just right.

[Jakob Henner @ Jul 18th 2008 11:55AM]

I always ignore the first post in the Engadget comments sections, but what did you try to say?

[kal326 @ Jul 18th 2008 11:56AM]

I can see it now, two new accessory product lines from Apple
iNickle
and
iDime

Get yours today!

[Juxterium @ Jul 18th 2008 12:13PM]

I see it now!

Dimes and Nickles with Apple's logo stamped on them!

The iDime will cost $100
and the iNickle will retail at $50!

sad thing is they would probably sell exceptionally well..

[retro77 @ Jul 18th 2008 4:09PM]

No the iNickel will cost $150....geez get it right!!!

[KarlW @ Jul 18th 2008 12:00PM]

When will you guys learn?

[phanbouy @ Jul 18th 2008 12:14PM]

that companies like to make money? check.

[totoro @ Jul 18th 2008 12:17PM]

One more thing to note about the 3G dock: No USB-30 pin cable included. So those looking to keep your iPhone in two locations will need to buy a cable too.

Leaving out this dock from the iPhone package was a mistake, imho. The dock was a pretty important factor in the ease of use of the iPhone, esp. with the whole iTunes synching/charging thing.

In short, despite the cost, f you are new to the iPhone with the 3G, do yourself a favor and buy the dock. Plugging and unplugging that 30 pin connector everytime you use the phone gets old. Really fast.