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I see Google now has a dock available for the Nexus One. Unlock the Droid dock, this looks like it stands the phone up in portrait mode.

Anybody have this yet?

I ordered the dock as soon as it was available. My handset is now upright (in portrait) while charging instead of just lying on the counter :) When you set it inside, the Clock app opens and becomes the default home screen. Let it idle and the screen saver appears showing just the time, date, and next alarm. At night, you can tap the button in the top right corner and the screen dims which allows for viewing the time in a dark room without being disruptive.

I have yet to play with the audio output.

Funny I almost bought one last night, but just couldn't pull the trigger.

The dock is a little pricey, but it's worth it, and I may get a second one.

Pros:

includes it's own 1 Amp charger, so you can still use the one the Nexus One came with at a different location.

Solidly built with low profile, won't topple itself.

Turns on a very nice interface with which to interact with the phone, and makes a nice clock/weather widget display when just sitting there.

Cons:

$45 price tag, plus shipping. This is 50% over what Apple charges for iPhone docks.

The way the phone sits in the dock. It doesn't really click in or do anything secure, it just sort of leans against the dock. It seems like it would be very easy to knock the phone out of the dock, or to miss the thin lip it rests on and drop the phone onto the desk.

I hope the car dock, when (and if) they release it, won't cost as much.

I just got the dock and I love it. It sits on my nightstand. I have a set of speakers hooked up to it. I was wondering (but I doubt this is possible) if anyone has been able to get the bluetooth on the dock to sync with another device other than the Nexus One. For example, I would like to have my MacBook Pro stream audio to the dock + speakers over bluetooth. Anyone successfully get this to work?

Also, @toddjy I doubt the dock will be cheaper.

I ordered it alongside my phone last week, and I have to say that it's very nice but it's totally overpriced. The reason why it costs so much is because it includes a bluetooth radio for music output through the back of the dock, but since I bought it for charging at my desk at work I will never use that feature. I kind of wish they had an identical version without the bluetooth for half the price, because unless you're using this thing to add a Nexus One docking station to your stereo you're being forced to pay out the nose for a feature you'll never use.

That said, it is an extremely nice dock. I like how there are no grooves or lips of plastic to hold it in place, it just kind of sits there and is balanced in place by gravity on the tiny edge along the bottom. I'm also excited that it includes its own charging cable instead of expecting you to use the one that came with your phone - that's perfect for me since I needed one charger for work and one for home.

All in all I'm glad that I bought it, I'm just a little disappointed that they didn't offer a cheaper version that more closely matches my needs.