Just spoke to LR cust serv who confirmed that they will be launching a new updated cradle for the 6230i within the next couple of weeks at the very latest.

At Last... some great news  
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Spoke to them again 19/10/2005 ... still going through validation, coul'nt give me a definate date for launch. But said unindated with calls for this product so endeavouring to get sorted ASAP  
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by the time they release the product the phone will be outdated. They need to start making their bluetooth better instead of working on cradles. The cradles will always be limited because there is no way they can keep up with the releases of new phones.

Cradles are a neat way of supplying power / charging your mobile in the car, but I see your point I think better bluetooth enhancements would be better coupled with a simple way of connecting your mobile to an inbuilt didicated power point for phones. 
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