The Week in iOS Accessories: Feel the power
This week’s roundup of iOS accessories offers better ways to write on, power up, or type when using your iPhone or iPad.
Freedom Pop: The $99 Freedom Sleeve Rocket is a 4G hotspot that gives your iPhone touch access to cellular signals—permitting voice calls and data downloads even when you’re not in range of Wi-Fi. Users are required to purchase a minimum of 500MBs of data access each month; the device itself offers six hours of battery life. (See this video for a demonstration.) The company promises no contracts are involved.
Invoxia's AudiOffice
Invoxia: The $299 AudiOffice converts your iPhone into the centerpiece of an office-based calling system. The system powers your iOS device while it’s docked; the handset lets you take and make phone calls comfortably from your desk. (You can also play music over the AudiOffice’s speakers.) The system uses the legacy 30-pin dock connector, rather than the iPhone 5’s Lightning connector, so it can’t recharge that phone but it can otherwise be paired with the device via Bluetooth.
The KwikDock
KwikDock: The $80 KwikDock is a small dock that plugs into your MacBook’s USB port and offers cable-free charging and syncing for your iOS device (or, at least, older devices with a 30-pin dock connector—you’ll need a Lightning adapter for newer devices). The KwikDock is pitched at business travelers who want to cut down on the number of cables they have to bring on trips.
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