iPod Touch 4G Docking Problems!

The case of the 4G s a little different that that of past iPod Touches. Thus, a lot of times the 4G will not dock with docks designed for older iPods. Have you checked the manufacturer's site for information? Does the dock , like apple docks, have a little adopter that can be replaced with one designed for the 4G? Some users here have taken a knife and modified their docks to accept the 4G. Here is tan adopter for the the 4G for Apple's dock:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC650ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDA0OQ&mco=MTM3NTA2MTY

Hi

Have you had any luck with our problem as I also have the sony cl75ip dock and would like to be able to use it


Thanks

Hi

Thanks for the reply. I blew on it and it now docks

but when i try to go into the ipod play thing on the sony cl75ip it does nothing

does it work on yours

Thanks

I just got an Apple iPod Touch (4Generation) and tried
docking it to the Sony Dream Machine ICF-CL75iP and
did not succeed even after couple of hours of trying
different options. Did this problem get resolved ?
I even checked the Sony Firmware upgrade release notes,
they have not mentioned anything about fixing compatibility.

I bought an iPod Touch 4G a couple of months ago, and followed it up with a Roberts Colourstream wifi/dab/fm radio with docking connector. Any and all attempts to get the iPod to mate with the radio's dock failed, it just didn't want to know. Roberts confirmed that the 4G is compatible, but a second Colourstream also refused to accept the iPod. I then tried the iPod in several different docking stations in an electrical superstore, and it docked with only one of them. By not docking I mean the connectors failed to fit together mechanically. I contacted Applecare and arranged a warranty repair only for it to be bounced back to me unrepaired because the iPod "has sustained damage". Whatever damage there is can only have been caused by the attempts to dock the unit, in turn caused by the connector being the wrong physical size or shape. It seems to me that the 4G has been slimmed down just a bit too much, so that the tolerances are too tight causing some samples to fail to mate correctly.

I have the itouch 3G, and very happy with it, recently I got the new Itouch 4G and I try to dock it on my Sony Dream Machine and I got a hard time docking it, so what I did is I went to the Best Buy to test the different brands of docks thats on the market and I was shocked that none of them accept the itouch 4G, I thought it was just my Sony that have the problem.

I wonder if Apple will address this problem..

The issue is that the dimension of the 3G and 4G are a little different. For Apples' Universal Dock they sell a 4G insert to make it dock satisfactorily. From the following you can tell the difference between the 3G and 4G.
http://devimages.apple.com/programs/mfi/dimensions/iPodtouch_Late_09_32_64v3.pdf
http://devimages.apple.com/programs/mfi/dimensions/iPodtouch_4thgen.pdf

I bought the correct adaptor for the 4G from the Apple online store before trying to fit the iPod to the dock and it still doesn't fit. I think there is a tolerance problem with the new case dimensions meaning that some 4G samples will not fit standard dock connectors.

I posted about this problem way back on release day... has Apple formally addressed this issue? Docking an iPod is a HUGE part of it's usefulness...

Sony just released the 1.06 version of the firmware (Dec'2010).

Follow the instructions to make the SONY DREAM MACHINE CFCL75IP
work with the Apple iPod Touch 4th gen. I just did it and it
has started working now. Goto : http://esupport.sony.com/

regards

I think most of us are posting about a hardware problem, not something that a firmware can fix.

Indeed - in my case it's a purely mechanical problem. Apple have agreed to replace my iPod so I'll report back about whether the new one docks OK.

Yes, please do report back Otto... I may be contacting them myself! =)