What is a Docking Cradle?
A docking cradle is a charging station for electronic devices such as smart phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs). A docking cradle can also provide networking or synching capability to other compatible devices, most often a laptop or desktop. In some cases the trusty docking cradle has been replaced by a simple power adapter and mini-plug, which for example, is common for charging cell phones. Apple’s Nano iPod mobile digital music player uses a docking cradle to recharge. Some models of these docking cradles are made to use in the car so that the iPod can recharge while simultaneously playing music through the vehicle’s audio system. With the popularity of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) units in cars, some clever manufacturers decided to make a mobile docking cradle that could incorporate GPS functionality into a PDA. These special docking cradles come with GPS software that utilizes positioning and mapping for PDA users who need GPS capability without the price tag of a s
A docking cradle is a charging station for electronic devices such as smart phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs). A docking cradle can also provide networking or synching capability to other compatible devices, most often a laptop or desktop. In some cases the trusty docking cradle has been replaced by a simple power adapter and mini-plug, which for example, is common for charging cell phones. Apple’s Nano iPod mobile digital music player uses a docking cradle to recharge. Some models of these docking cradles are made to use in the car so that the iPod can recharge while simultaneously playing music through the vehicle’s audio system. With the popularity of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) units in cars, some clever manufacturers decided to make a mobile docking cradle that could incorporate GPS functionality into a PDA. These special docking cradles come with GPS software that utilizes positioning and mapping for PDA users who need GPS capability without the price tag of