Viewed most charitably, iHome's new iA5 ($100) is the ultimate culmination of Apple's decision to open the Dock Connector ports of iPhone and iPod touch models to third-party accessory development -- an alarm clock that uses 3.5" touchscreens to radically enhance the quality and depth of both the clock and alarm experiences. Plug an iPhone or an iPod touch into iA5 and a free application called iHome + Sleep can be downloaded, transforming the device…
