After months and months of waiting, my Elevation Dock has finally arrived. Oh, and it’s really nice. It’s everything that was promised on the Kickstarter page: it’s metal, it’s heavy enough to double as an anchor, and the docking really feels frictionless. It comes with a small Allen key, a short USB cable, and a […]
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My Elevation Dock Has Arrived!

Oct 16th 2012 by

After months and months of waiting, my Elevation Dock has finally arrived. Oh, and it’s really nice.

It’s everything that was promised on the Kickstarter page: it’s metal, it’s heavy enough to double as an anchor, and the docking really feels frictionless. It comes with a small Allen key, a short USB cable, and a longer one. I appreciate the inclusion of the shorter cable for people who like keeping their iPhones docked to their Macs, but now that Wi-Fi Sync is built right into iOS, it’s very rare that I need to connect directly to the Mac. Fortunately, it took only a minute for me to remove the bottom plate of the dock with the Allen wrench, replace the cables (pro tip: please pay attention to the included instructions!), and seal the whole thing up again.

I actually didn’t have a major issue with the original iPhone dock, but for the fact that it didn’t accomodate cases in any way. The Elevation Dock accomodates a naked iPhone by default, but a quick reversal of a rubber plug (located just above the 30-pin connector) readies the dock for cases. The dock works well with a standard bumper and most any kind of snap-on case, but not with cases as thick as the TwelveSouth BookBook (as expected).

The Elevation Dock is now seating neatly on the left side of my desk, just under the lamp. I didn’t need to purchase it, but it’s a cleaner and easier way for me to keep my iPhone charged while I’m at home. Elevation Labs also says the dock should be future-proof, so to speak, but there’s no telling how much that might cost at this time.

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