Griffin Simplifi iPhone & iPod Docking Station

One thing that was sorely missing from iPhone 3G was a charging dock. It came with a ultra-compact usb adapter that Apple had to recall and replace it with a newer one.

There are many 3rd party iPhone & iPod Touch docks available in the market that are comparable to Apple’s own. We are going to look at a cool Griffin Simplifi dock which is in fact a 2 port USB hub, a docking station and a card reader – all in one.

Features

• Charges & syncs iPhone & iPod
• Has a card reader that read/write – Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SD, SDHC, xC and Compact Flash
• 2-port powered USB hub with an included AC adapter
• Works with iPhone, iPod, iPod Classic, iPod Nanos, etc.

Apple’s dock sells for $30 but with Griffin Simplifi has a little extra nice features like the usb port hub and a card reader. Amazon sells Simplifi for Iphone 3G / Ipod for $39.96 (at the time of writing) and will set you back a few extra dollars but this is a rather nice accessory that does look nice. It certainly would help de-clutter your desktop off a few things like card reader and free up a USB port or two.

Which one do you prefer?