HEATING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE DOCK AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING

A dock for an electronic device includes a base configured to fit over at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device, the base including a back surface and defining a first opening through the base; a tray extending from the base; and a heater module coupled, or coupleable, to the back surface of the base over the first opening. The heater module includes a fan to draw air to generate an air flow through the first opening of the base, a heating element to heat the drawn air, a temperature sensor coupled, or coupleable, to the base to monitor a temperature of the dock, the electronic device, or the heated air, and a processor configured to turn the fan and the heating element on or off in response to a temperature monitored by the temperature sensor.