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Homemade Cardboard iPhone Dock
Gadget Venue —
With Apple giving away the iPhone 3G for free on certain contracts they had to cut back somewhere and the dock had to go. Geeky-Gadgets have decided that rather then buying an iPhone 3G dock, which costs $29, they would go ahead and make one. They also went a step further and made it a downloadable PDF where you can print your own.
The cardboard dock can be printed on to A4 or letter sized paper, cut out, folded and make a sturdy stand for your iPhone. To make the dock rigid enough to hold the phone it is recommended that you use paper at least 200gsm, but the thicker the cardboard is, the better. ...
Cardboard iPhone dock
MAKE Magazine —
Unsatisfied with pricey iPhone docks Gekky Gadgets shows you how to make your own - The 3G iPhone doesn’t come with a dock , unlike the 2G version, instead you have to spend an extra $29 on an Apple iPhone 3G Dock.
So we decided to make our own iPhone dock, that was easy for anyone to make and can be made from readily available materials.
We decided to make our dock out of cardboard, and wanted anyone to be able to print one off on their printer so we kept the size to A4. Head over to the site for more info and template - Make your own ...
Print Out a Cardboard iPhone Dock [DIY]
Lifehacker —
[image] The crafty bloggers at the Geeky Gadgets web site don't want to pay an extra $30 for an iPhone 3G dock, so they fashioned one out of cardboard and are now offering the cut-out template as a free downloadable PDF. You'll need a printer, some adhesive, a craft knife, and some light cardboard to cut this out and fold on your own. Check out a video clip of the construction. For more DIY iPhone dock goodness, check out how to make one from the packaging it came in ...
iPhone Barf Bag Mod is Perfect for Airsick MacGyver [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... a piece of cardboard to hold their iPhone at home, but who has a pile of old boxes and a spare sharpened implement on a plane? (Not you, hopefully.) ...
