Gear4′s Lightning Dock for the iPhone 5 gets the job done – nothing more, nothing less

When the iPhone 5 was revealed, Apple confirmed that they would not be releasing an official dock accessory for the phone which left the door wide open to third-party manufacturers to fill that gap. Now if you’re in the market for a dock for your iPhone 5 with no fuss or muss, you might be pleased to learn that Gear4 has since released the rather aptly named Lightning Dock. Like we said earlier, this is a dock that’s pretty much, well, a dock! It doesn’t offer you anything more like speaker attachments, funky lights, sound enhancements or even home automation, which we guess will cater to those who just want a dock to charge their iPhone 5s.

The connector will pivot which supposedly will allow for attaching and removal, and thanks to the design of the dock, it leans ever so slightly backwards, so you will still be able to comfortably look at your iPhone’s screen while it is plugged in. It sports a hole in the back which connects to a microUSB cable which we assume many of you guys should have lying around. If Gear4’s Lightning Dock appeals to you, you will be able to pick one up for yourself via its website for around $56 (after conversion).

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iPhone 5 Flash Lightning Dock

We have seen a Lightning Dock for the iPhone 5 from Apple just a few days ago, and this time around, here is a Made in China iPhone 5 Flash Lightning Dock which you can see in action right in the video above. The video shows off to the rest of the tech world that the Lightning interface of the chip has been cracked successfully, and it would definitely be one of the more gaudy additions on your desk space or work area, especially when you want to de-stress with cheesy techno music playing in the background. Take a chill pill and you might even see the flashing lights in different colors play tricks on your mind and brain, too. It will retail for $19.90 a pop, but personally, a device like this is more tacky than original in my books, never mind that the Lightning interface has been cracked.

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