Speaker with Dock that Works with Nano 4th Generation?

Help!Is there a decent dockling speaker system out there that will actually charge the Nano 4th Generation? Many will play music, but not charge.

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Posted on Jan 3, 2009 11:46 AM

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Jan 3, 2009 1:23 PM in response to Dwaitha

Apple itself sells a few that will charge the 4G Nano as well as play it. One is made by ihome and it is a clock radio/dock combination.

I find it frustrating that existing docks and other accesories like FM transmitters for your car that charge the 3G Nano will not charge the 4G Nano.

Apple is hopefully looking at this and I'm hoping a software fix can solve this problem since the pin configuration for the Nano probably did not change.

Jan 3, 2009 6:04 PM in response to Spideyguy

Thanks for answering, but I don't want a clock radio...just speakers and a dock. I have Altec Lansing inMotion IM600 speakers and they sound great, but will not charge my iPod or iPhone. I am having a hard time on the Apple website trying to figure out what will work - when the bottom of the page says a speaker will work with the Nano 4th Generation, sometimes it means it will work with sound and video, but will not charge. How do I tell if a speaker system will charge my iPod?

Jan 4, 2009 9:23 AM in response to deggie

I would have thought so...if the bottom of the pages says Nano 4th generation, it would both charge and play. I have checked out some of the manufacturer's pages and so far none of them claim to support the 4th generation; they all stop at the 3rd generation. Perhaps they simply have not updated their webpages? And, when I bought my my spekers, I could swear that I saw them on the Apple store list as supporting 4th generation at the bottom. But, maybe not since they are not listed now. I don't want to buy another system that doesn't work. So does anyone out there actually have a 4th generation Nano and a speaker/dock that both plays and charges.

Jan 4, 2009 11:38 AM in response to Dwaitha

Yes, I have a Zeppelin and the Logitech, and while I don't have a Nano I do have a friend with a new pink one that has played and charged it on both devices.

And a side note: the 3rd Generation Nano also did not have Firewire charging so if it works with the 3rd Generation it will work with the 4th Generation.

Are you looking for a non-portable with big sound, a portable unit you can carry with your, etc?

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