15 August 2009 337 views 2 Comments Email This Post

Many of you would have seen a wide array of iPod docs on the market these days, with all sorts of different gimmicks. Many of these units are great for playing back the music or movies on your iPod. Many people ask me if these units are also suitable for use with their iPhone. The answer is that some of the units are.

If you are purchasing a speaker dock for your iPhone, you need to make sure it is a shielded unit. Shielded units block out that annoying noise you often get through electronic equipment when your iPhone pings the phone network.

There are some great units around which you should check out if you want to get the most out of your iPhone.

Philips SBD8100

This Philips unit is a large unit but pumps out great sound and has a great feature which other units do not. As we all know, the iPhone can operation in both portrait and landscape mode, and switches seamlessly between the two orientations. But while landscape is fine for listening to music, you want the unit if landscape orientation if you're watching a movie. An this is where the SBD8100 shines. The dock connector rotates, allowing you to watch your favourite video clips or movies. The rotation function is motorised and the unit runs on a power supply or can run on batteries if your' on the go.  The SBD8100 is a very stylish unit and would look at home on any mantle piece. It has a funky backlight to the docking mount. The Philips SBD8100 is a great unit and well worth a look if you're in the market for an iPhone desktop speaker dock. iPhoneFrenzy rates the unit at 8 out of 10.

Altec Lansing Inmotion MAX IMTt702

This is a pretty big unit, and you'd need a pretty large bag to carry it around it you wanted to take advantage of its stated portability. This unit has a built in FM radio and has a little slide out tray which holds your iPhone or iPod. The unit can really pump out the sound, with a reasonable high volume level, although a high volume there can be some sound distortion.

Great to move around the house with you as you go from room to room and runs on batteries or the included power supply. And of course, the music stops if you get a call. Doesn't have the funky dock rotation feature included with the Philips SBD8100, but not  a bad unit all the same. iPhoneFrenzy gives this unit 7.5 out of 10.

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Philips DC350

The last unit in this wrap-up is an iPhone docking station with speakers and an alarm clock. Billed as a music system for business executives, this tiny unit is a real gem. Its has a stylish look, and unlike the other systems we have looks at, has the speakers stacked vertically either side of the iPhone dock and not horizontally.

The DC350 accepts iPhone and iPod and has Bluetooth support, the clock radio and also a small, but extremely useful remote control unit. It has great sound and would look right at home on anyones desk, not just the business executive. The Philips DC350 is a little more expensive that some other units, but is added features make it well worth the money. It is an AC power unit only, however who needs a portable clock radio iPhone dock anyway! iPhoneFrenzy gives this unit a big tick, and 8.5 out of 10.