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Coby Vitruvian -- the Rotating iPod Dock

by Will Safer on January 12, 2009 at 01:49 PM

Coby calls this iPhone and iPod touch dock the "Vitruvian," for Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing of the perfect human form. As a design piece we expected the price to be a little high but we were pleasantly surprised to learn it will carry a $79 tag when it hits store shelves sometime this summer.

The dock rotates to take advantage of the iPhone and Touch's position sensor – so if you're watching a movie you need only turn the unit horizontally. The video really says it all.

Coby is known as a less expensive brand that makes digital photo frames, some MP3 players and a few other iPod docks and alarm clock combo units. We're wondering why they don't apply this same design finesse to their other products, but in the meantime this iPhone dock is a good start.

The Sharper Image, which is no longer the store but a new brand for a small collection of products, has its rotating iPhone and iPod Touch dock, as well. Though this one is motorized and sleek, we actually like the Coby a bit more for its simplicity. The Sharper Image unit is coming the first quarter of 2009 for about $70.

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