This is a rotating dock for your iPhone or iPod which provides decent quality speakers and can be folded into a portable shape for carrying around with you. The cradle allows you to slot in your iPhone or iPod and you can twist it to view multimedia files in landscape. It doesn’t actually charge your device but it does pack a rechargeable battery itself and a full charge will give you up to 16 hours of music. The idea is to use the Livespeakr as a set of portable speakers to take with you.

The speakers are shielded against RF or GSM interference so nothing will spoil your enjoyment of the music. The device also has rubberized feet to prevent slippage and it looks quite stylish. It ships with a USB charging cable and a USB wall charger as well as a travel bag. They come in black or white and will cost you just over $70.

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This is another great iPod and iPhone speaker dock from Logitech. It will happily play and charge your iPod or iPhone and thanks to auxiliary port you can use other MP3 players with it as well. It is extremely light and designed to be taken with you on the move so it can be charged up. A full charge offers up to 20 hours of music when you use the power saving mode. It is also a slim device with a fold out stand at the back.

The sound quality is excellent for a portable speaker and it features a custom, full range driver. It comes with a power adapter but you will need to pick up 4 AA batteries yourself. If you don’t need anything too powerful and you want a stylish portable speaker solution then this could definitely fit the bill. You can get one for a little over $100.

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This is a simple clock radio device from iHome which is designed especially for use with an iPod or iPhone. Perfect for the bedside table this functional device comes in silver or black and it can play and charge iPhones and all docking iPod models. It also features a built in AM/FM radio and a buzzer alarm but you can set it to wake you via the connected iPod or iPhone instead. The shielded speakers don’t suffer from any phone interference and they provide high quality sound with clarity and depth.

You can program snooze times, alternative weekday and weekend settings and there is even a gradual sleep or gradual wake function where the sound changes in volume gradually. The remote control gives you full control of your connected iPhone or iPod functions. The backlit LCD is clear and it can be dimmed if the brightness bothers you. This is a decent device available at the reasonable price of $73.99 on Amazon right now.

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It looks like the upcoming Motorola Droid phone fancies itself as an iPhone beater. Verizon have launched an anti-iPhone advertising campaign which lists all of things that the iPhone can’t do and points out that the new Droid can. The new smart phone runs Google’s Android 2.0 operating system. The advert is seriously negative though, they just list a bunch of iPhone flaws and don’t even show the new phone.

The list of one-upmanship includes a proper keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, multi-tasking, UI customization, open source development and a replaceable battery. Of course Apple have just announced record profits based largely on soaring iPhone sales and the Droid will hardly be the first smart phone to crown itself an iPhone beater. You can check out the ad at the Droid Does website.

This has to be one of the strangest apps ever on made available on the iPhone. It is called Outbreaks Near Me and allows you to indulge your morbidly paranoid side by alerting you to any disease outbreaks in your area. Developed by researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston along with MIT this app accesses HealthMap, a website which collates information from over 30,000 sources and displays them on a map to show where outbreaks are occurring and how they are spreading in real time.

Since the iPhone also has GPS functionality this app can check where you are in the world and give you a fairly accurate picture of any health risks nearby. It is really intended as a tool for health professionals and as we head into flu season it may help track outbreaks such as the H1N1 flu in Mexico. There is a risk that this disease surveillance could cause panic amongst people who aren’t really qualified to judge the situation but those behind it insist they are merely trying to spread awareness.

The iPhone and the iPod Touch are beautiful devices and they have been selling like hot cakes in recent months. Is the latest news that the European Commission are investigating reports of exploding devices worth worrying about? Apparently there have been a few claims about incidents where iPhones or iPod Touches have burst into flames or the screen has shattered. Apple are said to be co-operating with the investigation.

There was an unconfirmed report in the UK of an exploding iPod owned by an 11 year old girl and claims that Apple refunded her on condition the family sign a confidentiality agreement. There was also a report from Southern France where a teenager sustained an injured eye after his girlfriend’s iPhone started hissing and then the screen shattered. There have been cases of mobile phone batteries bursting into flames so it wouldn’t be too surprising but obviously these cases are extremely rare. Apple is apparently waiting for the devices in question to be sent in and have refused to comment further at the moment. Given that there are millions of devices in circulation and there have only been a couple of claims I don’t think it’s worth throwing away your iPhone just yet!

Everywhere you looking you will be able to find at least one person using a cell phone. They have become one of the dominate technologies for communicating with other people. Apple is one of the leading makers of cell phone and is the company that has brought us the iPhone. In July of 2008, Apple announced that they were releasing a newer version of the iPhone called the iPhone 3G. The only downside to this phone is that they were only offering it through one cell phone service company. This meant that to have one of these widely popular phones, you had to go with that service.

Having to go through this one cell phone service company is no longer the case. There is now software available that will allow you to unlock iPhone 3G. This will allow you to use it with the cell phone service that you currently have. By purchasing this software, you will have the ability to take any version of the iPhone and unlock it. iPhone unlock will fully unlock any network, where ever you are in the world. This software will also allow all of the great features of the iPhone to work as if you hadn’t done anything to unlock it. The process to unlock the iPhone is easy to do and can be done by anyone even if you have no knowledge of how it is done. So if you are someone who likes the iPhone but don’t want to switch your cell phone service, then this is the software for you.

Ordering room service using an iPhone or an iPod Touch is one the most interesting things I’ve heard regarding Apple’s products. Apparently Malibu Beach Inn is trying to attract people that are in love with their touchscreens and won’t let go of the fancy brick, no matter what.

The hotel has a web application built for the Safari Browser, that allows all iPhone/iPod Touch users to access remote capabilities like room service, setting a wake up call, requesting luggage, renting a limo and flipping the door placard to “Do Not Disturb”. Does that mean that geeks are lazy or is it just a nice way of saying we love you Apple freaks, come stay at our hotel for a couple of nighs to play with the system. Not sure if any geek will afford something like the Malibu Beach Inn though.

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iPhone 3G has gained the buzz that Apple was looking for. Every press release or online article praised its qualities, features and price. Regarding myself, I had been a big fan before the iPhone launched, but I must tell you I changed my opinion as I used it. The same negative opinions have appeared recently regarding the latest iPhone version, the 3G.

People complain about its slow data speeds, weak signal or lack of enterprise features. That doesn’t sound good for Apple’s business, but it seems the praises were left out. Most of the users showed disappointment in iPhone’s data connections. The blame cannot be put only on iPhone’s weakness, but also to carriers. For example the data speeds vary from network to network – T-mobile of Germany has the highest rates, while a carrier in Australia provides the lowest speeds.

Another issue pointed out by 3G iPhone users is the call dropping problem. It appears to be an intern problem, as the 2.02 firmware update has solved it. In addition, the users that didn’t experienced such a problem have encountered another – the weak signal inside buildings. That trouble was allegedly caused by a faulty chip set supplied by mobile chipmaker Infineon Technologie.

The bad experiences continue with outages in MobileMe service and iTunes incompatibility. In the same list users included the third party applications sold over AppStore that created glitches and dissatisfaction.

An overall opinion makes you think twice before purchasing an iPhone. From the most precious mobile of our time it has fallen in disgrace.

There are times when you don’t have your high class DSLR with you, but only your telephone, and you need to zoom in more to get a clear shot of something stunning, amazing, incredible, etc. What do you do? Until now, there were not many solutions, but Brando found the niche and is now exploiting it. Their new add-on telescope was designed for the 3G iPhone, and other than looking incredible weird it’s going to improve things 6 times (zoom I mean).

My honest opinion? I don’t think the pictures are that good so you’d better go for a pocket camera to keep it in the other pocket of your jeans next to your iPhone if you plan to sneak on someone. Brando’s iPhone Telescope is going to cost $19 if you don’t!

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