Arachnophobes need not apply, but if you can get past the slightly weird…legginess…of breffo’s Spiderpodium, it is one of the most bendable, versatile, and all-around useful iDevice holder/stand/dock combos ever seen. Unlike more complicated systems that have a separate dock on top of a bendable stand, the Spiderpodium forces the user to be more creative, and of course its six legs are better than the competition’s three.

Okay, before we get to the showdown, why do you need a stand for your iPhone in the first place? Simple. A dock (and quite obviously a cable) just doesn’t cut it when it comes to accessibility. The dock is too close to the desk it sits on, and has no options whatsoever. The iPhone can’t be tilted or lifted for a better viewing angle, and it can’t be rotated to watch a video in landscape. All of these things are possible with a stand.