We may be getting closer to a hardware version of hands-free navigation for iPhone users. The FCC has released several documents plus photos of a planned TomTom Car Kit for the iPhone.
[Cult of Mac] The kit (pictured above) includes a mount enabling the iPhone to be positioned either vertically or in landscape mode. Engadget also [...]

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Upon reading the review HERE, an Otterbox Rep. got back to me regarding the issues that I had with the screen interactivity. The Rep. wrote;
“ I did want to note, in response to your review of the iPod touch Defender Series case, that the 2nd generation case has been improved to address some of the [...]

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OtterBox Defender Series for the Apple iPod Touch 1G
 

The fine folks over at Otterbox have provided me with an iPod touch Defender series case to try out, which retails for $29.95. I must note that the case in this review is for the iPod touch 1st generation, but the Defender series is also available [...]

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Hello All,
I just wanted to let everyone know about our upcoming product reviews.
As you can see further down in the posts on the main page, there is a review of the Otterbox Impact Series case for the 3G. You can read it here.
I apologize that I cannot review products for the iPod Touch 2G, but [...]

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Hello Everyone,
I figured that I should introduce myself, I am Adam and I am a iPhone-aholic… oops, wrong meeting!
Honestly though, my name really is Adam, and I am the newest member of the Touch Podium team. I have been put in charge of conducting product reviews for the iPhone 3G and the iPod Touch, and [...]

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So how many of you actually even remember these in-ear headphones, announced by Steve Jobs himself, way back in September? You know, at the Let’s Rock, event?…
Do you remember how he promised to have them ready for retail purchase for October? Well, December is here, and finally, so are these Apple in-ear’s. Only two months [...]

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So we have yet to see hide or hair of the iControlPad, and Og only knows when or even if we will.  So what to do about iPhone/Touch gamers who want something they can wrap their mitts around?
Marware has the answer.  Or an answer, anyway.  It’s not a control pad with buttons or a thumbstick, [...]

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Incipio has recently released their new iPhone 3G case design, which is literally thinner than 1mm.
Being thinner than 1mm in thickness, this case is said to fit while sitting on most docks available on the market.

Measuring less than 1mm thin, Feather is ideal for the iPhone user seeking inconspicuous, first-class protection. Feather [...]

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Yeah, we’ve all seen induction-powered electronic devices before — y’know, the ones with a hand crank you whiz round for a couple of minutes to charge up a capacitor that powers a flashlight or radio for five or ten minutes?  Nice idea, no batteries or solar charger required, which is cool, but hand cranking gets [...]

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Cambridge Audio has just recently revealed two new HiFi systems in Milan.
The Sonata, aimed directly at audiophiles, consists of a 2.1-channel
DAB receiver ($547), which offers 40-watts of amplification per
channel and your choice of an up-scaling 1080p DVD player or a
Wolfson-DAC-loaded CD unit for another ($327). The all-in-one
Fusion ($549) includes 30-watts per channel, an integrated CD
player, [...]

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Winters on its way, and well, who wants to use their iPhone (or iPod touch) in the freezing cold, and have their fingers frozen? Not I.
Thankfully, Dots Gloves has come up with an idea to fix this issue for good. The company is responsible for bringing you gloves – knit, or wool – with a [...]

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Sony just recently announced their new CD clock radio for iPod’s and iPhone’s.
Perfect for your nightstand or dresser, the ICF-CD3iPSIL CD clock radio packs an array of functions into a space-saving design. Thanks to a hidden sliding dock tray, you can easily dock your compatible iPhone™ or iPod® MP3 player. A dual [...]

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Have a gander at Griffin’s newest production for the iPhone, which the company announced at the Apple Expo 2008 expedition, which just ended yesterday, on September 20th. This thing is wireless, sleek, stylish, and small, and best of all, it amplifies your iPhone’s speakers, outputting much louder volume from the device – without wires!
I’ll let [...]

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Whoops!  Seems like Apple’s tiny new USB power adapters (y’know, the ones that shipped with the iPhone 3G) as shown to the left have a bit of a character flaw.  Evidently, its metal prongs have the potential to break off, thus, per Apple, creating a “risk of electrical shock.”  (To say nothing of the risk [...]

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