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10 Fantastic Fun iDevice Gadgets for Xmas

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

With Christmas just around the corner, Apple fanboys and fangirls begin the search for the ultimate iPod Touch gadgets to add to their Christmas list. For both the seasoned and beginning Apple gadget geek, this can be a daunting task. The list of available third-party iPod gadgets is virtually endless, as hardware designers, mobile web developers and inventors all over the world craft the latest in iPod Touch gadgets. As a general rule, iPod gadgets and accessories should accomplish three things: They should be easy to use and functional, they should be well designed (pleasing to the eye), and they should be fun to use. Here is a list to help you navigate the best in iPod Touch gadgets this holiday season.

1. Moshi Moshi MM03 Bluetooth Handset.

Moshi Moshi MM03 Bluetooth Handset

Moshi Moshi MM03

This is the premier blue tooth handset for the iPhone. The Moshi Moshi head set has a very clean and stylish design. Advanced 2.11 technology and a noise reduction system means that you will have clean and hiss free chat as well if you know someone that always has the best and want to treat them this is this professional handset for them.


2. Moshi Moshi Pop Phone Handset

Moshi Moshi Pop Phone Handset

Moshi Moshi Pop Handset

Moshi Moshi also does these fantastic fun Pop Phone Handsets for the home environment they come in a number of funky fun colours that are sure to brighten up you home and give you a great handset to natter away to your family and friends on. The beauty is you can chat away and use your contacts and calendar with ease perfect for organising your social life.


3. CrystalDock

Crystal Dock

Crystal Dock

If you’re looking for an elegant and classy-looking iPod gadget, go for the CrystalDock designed by CalypsoCrystal. These iPod docks are made from real crystal, and come in your choice of four different colors. These would make your gleaming iPod Touch White look the business.


4. FabShell iPod Case

FabShell iPod Case

FabShell iPod Case

For all the cool gadgets available for the iPod Touch, few can take the place of a fashionable, sleek-looking and durable case to protect your device from damage. Fortunately, the FabShell Burton Case fits the bill. These fashionable cases come in three different design styles: Gingham, Plaid and Hydrant Big Stripe Fade.


5. Phone Friendly Lug Bean Bags

Lug Bean Bag

Lug Bean Bag

These are some pure comfort for your cherished iPhone they are ergonomically designed and will prevent any possible damage causing bumping to your device. They make sure that your phone is held in peace and harmony. The Lug Bean Bag comes in fab bright colours to blend in with your high tech power house environment or homely setting.


6. Stowaway Hard Shell Credit Card Case

Stowaway Hard Shell Credit Card Case

Stowaway Case

This credit card and cash holder designed by Incipio, is both large enough to hold your cash, credit cards and business cards, and your iPod Touch or iPhone 4S smartphone. If you’re worried about the card holder damaging your iPod, the case itself is made from impact-resistant polycarbonate material.


7. App Toyz Wheel

App Toyz Wheel

App Toyz Wheel

For all your speed freakz out there the Toyz Wheel will get your much more absorbed in the game action. Whether you are cruising through New York in Driver or hitting a chicane in F1 then this will give you the realistic experience that you need. The wheel works with all apps that use the accelerometer, which is 90% of driving games a perfect Xmas bargain for a petrol head.


8. Sound Bomb Portable MP3 Speaker

Sound Bomb Portable MP3 Speaker

Sound Bomb Speaker

For when you need to bring the PARTY to where you are going what a fantastically creative device with the speakers being the sides on the bomb and the red lead being the fuse. This Sound Bomb Speaker is fantastically LOUD! And delivers clean and clear audio for a long time as the rechargeable battery inside is charged via the USB.


9. Jambox Wireless Speaker

Jambox Wireless Speaker

Jambox Wireless Speaker

The Jawbone JAMBOX is a wireless speaker designed and developed by the folks over at AppAdvice. This wireless speaker lets you play your music loud without having to connect to an iPod dock, or without the use speaker wire or audio adapters.


10. Woogie 2

Woogie 2

Woogie 2

The Woogle 2 is an updated version of the original iPod Touch plushie cover. It is a soft toy-like cover that has four legs. The Woogle comes in all sorts of colors, but perhaps the most popular colors are pink and blue. The Woogle 2 is a perfect gift to help your child or child relative enjoy and explore the iPod touch.


About the Author: Daniel Fenu is a graphic designer, and writer based in the UK. Loves all things Apple.

Hype, hype, and yet more hype…

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Yes, it’s that time when the hype has built up to a crescendo. The rumours are flying around about the exact make-up. The coverage is pretty much blanketing everyone, possibly the only place you’d not have heard about it is the moon. No, believe it or not I’m not talking about the latest series of Big Brother (Or Big something else as I affectionately refer to it), but the release of the 3G iPhone.

Yesterday was the Apple Keynote that everyone has been waiting for with bated breath (apparently). In fact, trawling through various blogs you’d be hard pushed to find anything else even mentioned let alone talked about. Apple appear to have succeeded once again in garnering almost unprecedented levels of excitement surrounding the release of the new iPhone.

But just what did we learn? Well, not a huge amount that you wouldn’t have known already had you been even remotely curious about this particular little box of tricks. It was confirmed that the iPhone packs in UMTS, HSDPA, GSM, Wi-Fi, EDGE, GPS, and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR. Maybe more tellingly it was also confirmed (for the US at least) that the iPhone will require a 2 year contract with provider AT&T and still incur a handset cost of $199, or $299 depending on whether you get the 8 or 16 GB model.

Despite the impressive array of acronym’s the iPhone will, at launch, still be lacking video capability, although this is expected to be available via a software update soon enough. The camera has not been upgraded at all from the original iPhone, and is still 2Mega Pixel. The spec list can be found here.

O2 have confirmed they will still be the solitary UK supplier for the iPhone, and early tariff information can be found here.

As you may have gathered by the general tone of this post I myself remain largely under whelmed by the iPhone, but judging by the blogs and forums mine is not the popular consensus. No doubt the new iPhone will be just as big a hit as the last version, and the model they release next year will do likewise, and the one the year after that, and the, well you get the idea.