CES 2008 has come to a close, and while we still have some more comments on it, I've discovered a running theme through so much of CES that it's enough to make a freedom-loving man a bit nervous. See whether you can figure out the trend:

• Vestalife Ladybug for iPod
• JVC LAUNCHES LCD TVs WITH INTEGRATED iPod® DOCK
• JVC Mobile Focuses on iPod-Control Solutions
• Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed with features like wireless Internet connectivity, an iPod dock, a surround sound speaker system, LCD projector, dual temperature controls and DVR capability
• "iNo" iPod dock music quiz machine
• Whirlpool Centralpark Refrigerator with message center and iPod Dock
• Creative Xdock HD upscales iPod video (Yeah, Creative, as in "Creative Zen," competitor to the iPod)

Did you figure it out yet? Somehow, Apple has managed to take over CES without stepping foot inside the building. Now that is not to say that every gadget at CES has an iPod dock, but it sure seems like it, and this is just a sampling and not a single Zune dock in the house.

I, for one, bow before our new iOverlords, I mean iProtectors.

So the real question remains: if Apple dominated CES as its legions of third party companies proclaimed their loyalty to King Steve, what will their iLiege herald in next week? Signs point to a docking station, but a dock that will put the other docks to shame.