The CR 34 is part of Easy Doks innovative line of smart chargers, and is designed to charge up to 6 devices at once. It is compatible with Smart Phones (including iPhones, Androids & Blackberries), tablets (iPads, Kindles and Android tablets), MP3 players, headsets, Bluetooth speakers, and more. It includes ports for six USB charging cables, two of which can be used for tablets such as iPads.
The CR34 has a nice solid feel to it, and seems well-made. It has 3 cradles that can hold smart phones or tablets whilst they are charging, and you can charge three more with cables that come out through the sides of the charger. It’s footprint is approximately 9 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ and it is approximately, 4″ tall.
The Easy Dok uses your own charging cables, so it is compatible with pretty much anything that charges via a USB cable. It keeps all the wires neat and tidy with two cable organizers that allow you to wind the excess cable around and keep the cable ends locked in the position you want them. These are hidden under a flip top panel so you don’t see them once it is set up. If you also use your charging cables for other things e.g. with a car charger or to hard sync with your computer then I would recommend buying extra cables so that you don’t have to keep putting them on and off the cable tidies.
The charger has Smart Current Detection (SCD) technology to prevent your devices from overcharging and has a built-in surge protector.
It also has a clock with a dual alarm and FM radio; this uses AAA batteries for a back up in the case of a power cut. You can plug your iPad, iPhone or other media player into the speaker so that you can use it to play your music collection too. The included remote control can be used for controlling the clock and alarm and changing the radio station or music volume. This is very useful as it means you don’t need it right beside your bed to use it as an alarm clock or music player. The remote worked for me at a distance of about 12 feet.
Overall, this is a very useful charger if you, like me, live in a household with many different devices that need charging. The Smart Current Detection (SCD) and built-in surge protection are very useful features. I like that multi-tasks -it allows you to play you music collection through it’s speakers, whilst your iPad, iPod or iPhone is charging, and also doubles as an alarm clock and radio. The sound quality is better than you would expect for a clock radio . The cable tidies keep all the wires neat and organized, and it is very flexible as it is compatible with pretty much anything that charges through a USB cable. I also like that i can charge our iDevices without taking them out of their cases, we have tried it with a variety of cases including Gumdrop drop tech, Lifedge, ZAGGFolio and Griffin Survivor and it has worked with all of them. Many multi chargers will only charge one iPad so I like that this is capable of charging two simultaneously. The CR34 has a solid construction, feels well -made and I would recommend it for households looking for a charging solution that allows them to charge multiple devices simultaneously.
The easy Doks CR34 has an RRP of $99.99 and is available from the easy Doks website or major retailers.
They also have other models available with less charging ports : the CR30 (4 charging ports) RRP $79.99 and the CR15 (1 charging port) RRP $34.99.
Compatible with Smart phones, tablets and MP3 players
3 Cradles to accommodate Smart phones, tablets and MP3 players
SCD (Smart Current Detection) Technology – prevents overcharging
Surge Protection
Charge to 6 devices simultaneouslyTwo Ports suitable for iPads/ tablets
Digital Clock with time and dual alarms
Speaker Sound System
FM Radio (87.5-108 MHz)
2 Cable organizers
3.5mm AUX input
110V-220V AC Adaptor (50Hz-60Hz)
Giveaway
If you would like to win a CR34 6 dock charger we have 1 to giveaway thanks to Easy Doks.Please enter via the rafflecopter widget below. Winners must have a valid US mailing address.
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With some iPhone-Pad’s-Touches in the house, this would be a very handy addition to our chaotic household.
I’d love this so I could have all my electronics in one place when I charge them. Right now they are all over the house.
the charging dock would be so awsome to win so i only have one place every thing could charge
Great to have one central charging station :) Fed up sharing chargers!
It would be a handy place for charging our stuff and my autistic daughter would know where to find her things and put them back every time. She always forgets about charging.
Well, yeah, we have the devices and yeah, they always need charging. However, what I love about this is that it multitasks!!! Not only does it charge my stuff, I can use the speakers on it to play music from my iPad. It also has an alarm clock on it so I can give my alarm clock to my son and use this one instead! That alone makes it something I want to win cause then I don’t have to buy an alarm clock for my 6 year old who is starting to need one.
Cool beans!
Since my oldest are getting up on their own now, the alarm feature is great, and my daughter likes to listen to music while she sleeps.
The idol would be very helpful!
What an awesome product. I need something to solve the cord monster problem!
This is so cool. With two smart phones and my granddaughters ipads this would really help out so much.
I would love to win because I am a third grade teacher and I have Nooks to charge that are a PAIN! This would make my life soooo much easier — and teachers NEED that! :-)
I would love to win this because I am a third grade teacher and I have Nooks in my classroom. Charging them is a PAIN and this giveaway prize would make my life sooooo much easier — and teachers need that! :-)
Tired of cords all over the place! Would be wonderful to have them in a central location!
Would love to have this product so I can stop looking all over for one of my many lost chargers.
Thanks for this giveaway!
I would love to win this so that all of our devices could charge in one spot.
My alarm clock died about three months ago. I am currently using the alarm on my cell phone but it is almost dead at this point. I charge it and have to keep it on the charger in order for it to keep a charge for the alarm to go off. THIS would be a huge blessing and fill a critical NEED!
I would like to win this so I can have a central charging station for my tech devices!
One docking station just seems so organized! i Love it!
So many iDevices, so little space. LOL I need one to do it all!
so coll and easy to pt ipad ob for my sn son
love it! thanks so much!
I would love to win. Between the phones and the tablets the little space we have to charge everything is just a mess of tangled cords and devices! :)
I would love to win so i can keep everything in the same place to charge without the jungle of cords
I would love to win this so I can get rid of my jungle of cables & chargers.
With so many smart products, trying to find where to charge them would be a breeze with this.
We have shorted out a power point with all the chopping-and-changing.
I would like to win this for my 11 year old son. He seems to have the most stuff charging in the house, this would give him some organization to it. Plus he needs an alarm clock.
I would like to win this because then we would have a central location for our sons ipad and my phone… Thanks for the chance!
Fun giveaway! I’d love to win because the Easy Dok seems so convenient; totally needed!
Oh this is great! I would love to have it to charge my phone and others and night!
I would love to win because I have a cabinet full of chargers!
I would love to clean up my counter!
We are very blessed to own ipads, ipod, and iphones. Charging wires are always a mess and knotted! this would make charging less messy and so easy!!
I would love to win one for my ipad!
i would like to win this for my son who has autisim this would help him keep up and charge things thanks !
This would be great to use in the classroom and an all around useful item-so fun!
I would like to win because we have an ipad and a couple of Itouch’s and this would be cool to have.
I would like to win so that I have a central area to charge everything. I also need a new alarm clock
We really need a way to listen to the music on our iPhones *out loud*! :) We don’t own a docking station at all.
Thanks!
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With some iPhone-Pad’s-Touches in the house, this would be a very handy addition to our chaotic household.my son is very electronic
I would like to win this because my son has an iPad and we have 2 smart phones and would be an awesome way to keep it all charged.
Would love to have this, super Idea! great way to have all devices in one place plus the extras( clock and speakers) thanks for the opportunity .
I’m always looking for cords. This would be perfect!!
I would absolutely love this to simplify my life with all my electronics.
I would love having everything in one place!
sounds wonderful and needed for our family gadgets
This would declutter my counters
I would love to win one for my ipad and for the kids ipods!
I would like to win so that I can charge multiple ipads in my classroom!
I would love to win because I need a new alarm clock and I could charge my ipad and smartphone in the process!
I would love to win to help charge our devices.
This would make my nightstand much neater!
I would love to win so I can have some organization on my nightstand and not a bunch of power cords!
Wow tat would be perfect in my house:-)
I would love to have one charger for all our gadgets!
This would be awesome in our home for the competing iPhones, iPod and iPad :)
I have four devices that I am trying to keep charged. Frequently I have things plugged in all over the house. All the devices charging in one place would be dream come true.
The alarm on my 15 year old alarm clock stopped working a few months ago. I use my wristwatch as an alarm and it is not the same. I would love to win this for the alarm, the docking station so I could listen to the music on my iPod that I never get to listen to, and the ability to charge all of our devices in one convenient place. The added value of a remote to use for the alarm and music is a bonus. This would be a huge blessing for our family. Thanks for the chance to win. :)
I would like to win because it looks like this is a convenient device for keeping all your electronics together and charging. The alarm clock/radio function is also a great idea.
I could really use this! Right now I have everything plugged in everywhere all over the house! This would make things a lot easier!
it would be great to be able to charge many things in one place