Apple Patents Packaging That Doubles as a Dock

While many people were displeased when Apple announced it wouldnt produce an official dock for the iPhone 5, the company apparently isnt done with the dock altogether.

According to Patently Apple, a recent patent filing details a new form of iOS device packaging that transforms into a dock.

As pictured, the concept looks very similar to Apples current iOS device packaging. But the magic happens after the lid is removed from the packaging as the base can be converted into a dock that could accommodate something like an iPhone or iPod touch.

And the packaging could also be sized to hold a number of items like other personal electronic devices, and even an iPad.

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