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Iomega ‘SuperHero’ Dock Backs Up iPhone as it Charges

Iomega ‘SuperHero’ Dock Backs Up iPhone as it Charges

Iomega’s SuperHero dock backs up your iPhone as it charges. It sounds like an ideal, portable alternative to backing up when traveling, or for those who hardly ever hook up their iPhone to a computer. And it is, kinda.

The SuperHero looks like a slightly oversized Apple Universal Dock, and charges the phone as normal. The backup comes courtesy of a 4GB SD-card. Your iPhone has way more than 4GB of data on it, so the SuperHero only backs up your contacts and photos. And it isn’t automatic, either. You need to download a (free) companion app and use that to do the business. You can also swap in bigger SD cards should you need to. To restore to a new phone, you use the same application.

It’s a fine solution as far as it goes, and takes care of the most valuable data on the phone: the photos. It’s better to sync your phone and computer daily, but let’s be honest. How many people do that? $70.

[Thanks: http://www.wired.com]