A docking station for a portable electronic device , the docking station comprising: a cradle portion for supporting a first edge of the portable electronic device ; a body portion extending away from the cradle portion ; and a latching portion coupled to the body portion for securing a second edge of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is supported in the docking station , the latching portion including, a first latch movable relative to the body portion in a plane between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the plane in which the first latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position is perpendicular to the direction of a force applied by the portable electronic device to the latch as the portable electronic device is being inserted into the docking station ; a second latch spaced from the first latch and movable relative to the body portion between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the second latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position in the same plane in which the first latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position; and a control bar coupled to each of the first and second latches such that movement of the control bar by a user simultaneously moves both the first and second latches to the unlatched positions. a cradle portion for supporting a first edge of the portable electronic device ; a body portion extending away from the cradle portion ; and a latching portion coupled to the body portion for securing a second edge of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is supported in the docking station , the latching portion including, a first latch movable relative to the body portion in a plane between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the plane in which the first latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position is perpendicular to the direction of a force applied by the portable electronic device to the latch as the portable electronic device is being inserted into the docking station ; a second latch spaced from the first latch and movable relative to the body portion between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the second latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position in the same plane in which the first latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position; and a control bar coupled to each of the first and second latches such that movement of the control bar by a user simultaneously moves both the first and second latches to the unlatched positions. a first latch movable relative to the body portion in a plane between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the plane in which the first latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position is perpendicular to the direction of a force applied by the portable electronic device to the latch as the portable electronic device is being inserted into the docking station ; a second latch spaced from the first latch and movable relative to the body portion between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the second latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position in the same plane in which the first latch moves between the latched position and unlatched position; and a control bar coupled to each of the first and second latches such that movement of the control bar by a user simultaneously moves both the first and second latches to the unlatched positions. <EOS>