A portable docking station and cord reel assembly (10), made for hand
held
electronic devices (12), includes a housing (20), a spool (22)
rotatably mounted in the housing (20), a cradle (36) mounted on the
spool (21), adapted to receive an electronic device (12) and in electrical
communication with the electronic device (12), and at least one cable (26)
at least partly carried by the spool (22) and in electrical communication
with the cradle (36).