Sam Oliver
Alongside updates to its MacBook Pro and Retina iMac lines, Apple on Tuesday released a small but long-anticipated accessory for iPhone owners with an all-new Lightning dock designed to work with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
The new Lightning dock features a flat surface with a small protrusion that holds the Lightning connector, a design that should make it compatible with most cases. Previous iterations of Apple's iPhone docks have used recesses to add support, making it impossible to keep the iPhone in a case while using them.
Apple's online store lists shipping times for the Lightning dock at one to three days. It does not appear to be available in brick-and-mortar Apple Stores just yet, but customers can have it shipped to their local store for pickup.
The iPhone Lightning Dock is available now for $39 directly from Apple.
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37 Comments
Yay!
My entire iPhone 6 Plus and possibly a case supported by simply the Lightning connector? And it's already tilted (per the product photos on Apple) so there'd be a constant backward pressure both to the mount and the phone's port... Color me skeptical.
Frick me, FINALLY! Why oh why do they wait with the release of their docks? I had to wait months for the 5 as well. Well, happy camper here!
Works for me.
My only issue with the apple docks is that you can't plug in your headphones for handsfree. I purchased a dock that is slightly elevated so the headphone jack is still accessible, it holds the phone with minimal support, while it hasn't harmed the phone, I'm still concerned that it's going to do some damage.