Laptop Dock Wasn’t a One Time Thing, Says Moto
The Motorola ATRIX 4G launched alongside a unique accessory – its laptop dock – that piqued many’s interest. Although we still have our reservations about its usefulness and overall quality, Motorola’s gone ahead and made it known that phones in the future will be launching with docks of their own.
You will see multiple devices from us in the second half launching with these capabilities, and we will expand the range of our Lapdock devices so we cover a broader price point, addressing both the enterprise premium tier as well as more consumer tiers.
They say we’ll see multiple devices from them in the second half of this year with an accompanying lapdock. The full quote – above – suggests each phone will be getting a dock especially designed for it. It makes me wonder, though: if Motorola’s going full sail ahead with this, why not make a universal lapdock?
I’m not sure how technically feasible that is, but it would suck for someone who is forced to go to a different device to have to ditch their current dock for a new one. In any case, if you didn’t fancy the ATRIX but still wanted a phone like it with similar features, keep your eye on Moto in the latter parts of 2011. [Engadget]