Portable electronic device docking station

A docking station for a laptop computer, the docking station comprising:

• a body without a user input or user output device;
• a power receiving interface coupled to the body and configured to receive electrical power from a power adapter;
• an accessory interface coupled to the body and configured to simultaneously communicatively couple the docking station with a plurality of user interchangeable accessory devices to enable data communication between the laptop computer and the user interchangeable accessory devices;
• a standardized non-proprietary, universal data interface coupled to the body and configured to operate according to a universal data communication standard to communicatively couple the docking station with the laptop computer and in electrical communication with the accessory interface to enable data communication between the laptop computer and the user interchangeable accessory devices;
• and
• a standardized power providing interface, separate from the universal data interface, in electrical communication with the power receiving interface and configured to operate according to a universal power communication standard to deliver electrical power to the laptop computer, the standardized power providing interface comprising:
• a power port;
• a power cable coupled to the power port;
• a proprietary tip removably coupled to the power cable,
• wherein the power cable and removable proprietary tip are configured to enable power communication between the laptop computer and the power receiving interface;
• and
• wherein the power providing interface and the power cable are configured to provide power sufficient for the laptop computer.