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New iPod Touch is supplied with brand new headphones, that was announced by Apple yesterday conference Let’s Rock.

The main feature of new device is that a small woofer and tweeter are integrated into headphones. So we have the two-way stereo-speaker, that can size in your pocket. There are also three earpieces supplied to fit every earsize.

The volume control and microphone are fixed on the right ear wire. At the moment, Apple sais that this earphones are compatible with iPod Touch, New iPod Nano 4G and new iPod Classic. There was no any word said about iPhone unfortunately.

Price: $79.

One university student invented a way to scan documents using iPhone’s integrated camera.

The main component is a device, that is some kind of a gear for iPhone. You put your phone on it and make a photo of a document needed to scan. A lamp to enlighten a scanned document is not included – use the one you’ve got on your table.

See the pictures to get familiar with all the process.

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All the people like iPhone. Even those, who are making clones of this cult mobile phone. A Meizu M8 miniOne device was announced f year and a half ago, and according to rumors, it’s going to walk out the darkness to the customers. Here are the details: Windows Mobile platform, 3 megapixel camera, 8 Gb. You can see the video to understand what it will be a device.

The release date is still not announced.

To continue the talk on elite accessories. Last year ax5 showed us, how a DIY $100000-dock station for iPhone looks like.

Elite dock-station

As they say, Russia was always rich on jack-of-all-trades, and it still is. Noreve case ($15000) would suit this dock station.

If you look at it, you can count 272 diamonds. So, iPhone itself should be on par with such accessories. Knalihs Athem offers a low-cost modding for iPhones on his site. $10000 only.

Sony has just released new dock station with wireless capabilities for iPod player. The main feature of the device is ability to broadcast multichannel audio all over the digital home.

The S-AirPlay system uses a Sony S-Air wireless platform. The audio signal can be transmitted to a number of rooms at range no more than 54 meters without using any cables. The endpoint looks like a simple sound system speaker but with a radio receiver inside. Of course, it needs to be powered from electricity. Sony declares that the S-Air signal doesn’t interfere with other digital home devices.

The S-AirPlay pack consists of dock-station and two wireless speakers. You can increase the number of speakers up to ten ones. The feature of S-AirPlay is dynamic configuration of loudspeakers – each of them can translate playlist music or signal from FM-tuner, embedded in dock station. Other useful functions are sleep timer and an alarm clock.

Sony will begin to sale S-AirPlus next month. The price of full pack estimated in $400, and every additional loudspeaker will cost you $130.

Source: CNews.

With this dock you will become the master of the great Steve. He will charge your iPhone till the end of his life and won’t charge you a penny (well, of course except the dock’s cost).

The price of this handmade dock is 90$ at eBay.

Included come the dock itself with USB, SVideo, Audio outs and cables for sync and monitor connection. THe dock works with all iPhone generations.

via Gizmodo via MiiSculptures

Today, the American Patent Bureau has published a patent D574,375.

This patent describes the new dock for iPhone and iPod Touch.

The new dock will give us the ability to use the device for movie watching without having to organize some support of put it on the top of books stack.

One thing isn’t clear though: how will it get charged is the device is on its side and the cable connects to the dock?

To make using the iPhone easy when you need to do many things at once, a new iPhone Arm accessory was designed. The cool ideas of Dubna physics of 1885 were used as well as the secret materials used by NASA. For just $30 you get a third hand to hold your phone and can do whatever you like with other two!

I think many people will agree that some games’ controls aren’t that good. It isn’t always comfortable to use touch screen.
Sometimes, the developers find the way to deal with it, as in Crash Bandicoot. And sometimes it’s just bad, as in Quake for iPhone.

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The guys from www.icontrolpad.com have been developing the IControlPad for a while. It is now passing the final tests. And soon we will be able to buy it. The price isn’t yet disclosed.

For now you can watch the video showing ZodTTD emulator controlled by the connected joystick:

August 1st, iPhoneck will release their original accumulator. All you need to do is connect the special dock that adds up to your battery to the bottom part of your iPhone.

It costs $43.

More info on official website.

Soon you’ll be able to buy a A2DP transmitter for your iPhone and enjoy the wireless stereo.

It will cost only $65 and will be produced by Brando.

Docks that were used with first generation iPhone will not fit iPhone 3G due to size difference. I’m sure that’s not the most horrifying news compared to the upcoming Sweden-Russia match.

I used the dock only once in my whole life — when I opened the box with my first phone and started trying everything out. But if you just can not live without it, Apple offers theUniversal Dock (in the picture above) for $49. It suits all types of iPhones and iPods.

USBfever, Taiwan company has produced many iPhone accessories, but only one of them is for ladies – a sleek pink case with a mirror. (read more…)

Our “Asian brothers” surprised us as usual.
Honla Inc. has presented a video projector for iPhone – 640*480 (VGA), built-in charge mechanism, stereo speakers and AV inputs.

Unfortunately, the price for QingBar MP101 hasn’t yet been announced.

Meanwhile, iControlPad – iPhone joystick project, continues to develop; and guys from icontrolpad.com are trying to bring it to life.

The design itself is nice.

According to the website, the price for such accessory will be good and acceptable – $30 only.

Update by SeaBreeze: now we just have get through the last stage – from 3D-model to a working run.

My iPhone had three jumping suicide attempts. First two were performed by falling off the bookcase during long calls, when I wasn’t there: the vibration had driven it to the edge of the shelf (1.7 meters), then it was just gravity force… It survived. Third time I accidentally wiped it off the table and it flew across the room. Survived, again. But I had no will to experiment any further.

Later on, Egrips manufacturer, producing slip protection stickers for mobile devices came up. The trick is easy: you stick it on the back cover of your iPhone and forget about the slip.

It would be nice to test it in some familiar situation. The drivers for sure have experienced the misfortune of iPhones falling off the instrument panel if forgotten. I chose Mercedes Benz as our testing range. (read more…)

Protective cases are recommended to safeguard one’s phone against scratching and minimize the consequences of hard surface impacts. Vendors are offering dozens of various cases for iPhone. I’d love to do regular reviews of iPhone accessories, and the first vendor supporting my aspiration is iCover, a Russian manufacturer. There is no mistake – a Russian one (read more…)

V-Moda was the first company to design iPhone earphones supplied with a call/music control button that can easily switch between chatting on the phone and listening to music. The original iPhone earphones are no good – waste bin shall be their home … V-Moda Vibe Duo seems to be an alternative worth considering. But is it actually as nice as the package says? (read more…)

Belkin, accessories vendor from California, has extended its popular Sport Armband range to include iPhone. The name speaks for itself – this case would first of all appeal to fitness and sports maniacs.

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Sport Armband is packaged in clear plastic with rushing Quentin Tarantino pictured on the lower half.

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