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The Nexus One Desktop Dock is now available in the Google Store. Of course, I’m kidding about the two-year contract option, but forty-five bucks for a dumb piece of plastic with a USB connector.

Google, seriously?!!!

The Droid Dock sells for $25, which is about as much I’d be willing to spend on a phone accessory.

The Nexus Dock does have an audio connector though, which is missing from the Droid Dock. Does this justify $45 – I think not! Let’s see what the aftermarket can come up with…

Update: Apparently the Dock uses Bluetooth for the audio connection, so I stand corrected, the “plastic” has some smarts. Still, silicon is cheap.

Where do you keep your cell phone at night?  If you are like many, it sits near your bedside.  For some in my family, it is the night stand alarm clock and phone.  (My children don’t even have a wired phone in their homes.  So, the cell must be nearby.)  Unfortunately, the phone just hangs off a tethered charger.

If your cell has a docking station, the station adds little value.  For example, my Treo dock was more useful near my computer for HotSync than near my bed.

The Motorola Droid Multimedia Station is more than an alarm clock.

Welcome to the Motorola Droid Multimedia Station.  It is a docking station is that totally different than what we’ve seen before.

When you insert the Droid at an angle, it automatically detects that it is in the Multimedia Station.  Of course, it charges while in the dock, just like the Treo dock.  But that is where the similarity ends.

The Droid multimedia station displays the time and functions as an alarm clock.  Nice.  It also displays the outside temperature and the weather.  Good morning in a glance!

In the multimedia station, the Droid also plays music and videos.

The price is $30, which is about the same price as docking stations from other products.  And, it does have a USB cable to connect to a PC.