Among Asus's considerable offerings at this year's CES convention in Vegas was a minor but well-made dock for Google's Nexus 7 Android tablet.
The Nexus 7 carries Google's branding but is made by Asus, and the Taiwanese company took special care to design an unobtrusive and sturdy dock for the 7-inch tablet.
The Asus Nexus 7 dock isn't going to win any beauty contests - it's got no bells and whistles, aesthetically or otherwise - but its design is simple and effective.
TechRadar stopped by Asus's suite at CES to check out the dock in person and weigh in with our thoughts.
Asus Nexus 7 dock
The

Gets the job done

Asus's Nexus 7 dock is made of sturdy plastic with a rounded design and the word "nexus" emblazoned across the front in Google's familiar but attractive font.
Around the back you'll find a microUSB port for charging and an audio out for headphones or speakers, though the lack of an HDMI port will limit the dock's media-output capabilities.
Asus Nexus 7 dock 2
An HDMI port would have been nice
It's definitely not meant to help you integrate the Nexus 7 into your home theatre system; rather, it's essentially a charging station where you can leave the tablet when it's not in use, propping it up in landscape orientation.
And at that it excels; despite its plastic material, the Nexus 7 dock is sturdy and heavy enough that the tablet is unlikely to tip over. A rubbery foot will help it stay in place as well.
Asus Nexus 7 dock 3
This thing is not going to tip over

Early Verdict

Asus did not have pricing or availability details to share with TechRadar, though several other sites have reported a U.S. launch at $40 and a £24.99 release in the U.K., possibly as soon as the end of the week.
Nexus 7 users hoping for more features in a dock could wait for a more versatile version to come out, but for those who simply need a place to prop up their tablets, this will likely do fine.

Full Spesification's For Asus Nexus 7 Dock 
N/A
No
2012, June
Available. Released 2012, July
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm (7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
340 g (11.99 oz)
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
800 x 1280 pixels, 7.0 inches (~216 ppi pixel density)
Yes
Corning Glass
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
No
No
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Yes
Yes
Yes, microUSB v2.0
 
 
1.2 MP
Video-calling
Yes, 720p
No
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Nvidia Tegra 3
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
ULP GeForce
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Email, Push Email, IM, RSS
HTML
No
Yes
No
Black
- Google Wallet
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input (Swype)
 
 
Non-removable Li-Ion 4325 mAh battery
 
Up to 10 h
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Contrast ratio: 908:1 (nominal)
Voice 68dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 75dB
Noise -69.8dB / Crosstalk -72.1dB