Very Exclusive Gadgets & Gizmos

The OWLE iPhone Video Mount ($130) provides a ergonomic solution for holding your iPhone while capturing video. The iPhone iPhone 3G or 3GS fits inside included silicone case, then slips into the mount itself, and even includes a boom mic which attaches to the iPhone’s headphone jack for capturing slightly better audio. It also comes standard with 37mm lens threading, as well as a 0.45x Wide angle/macro combination lens.

Your iPhone/iPod Touch does everything else, it may as well be a nightstand clock too. The Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock keeps your iPhone on the boil all night and wakes you up with cheery news about the weather via the free and included time and weather app. It even works with the 4th gen Nano and 5th gen iPod. Includes a charging cable that can plug into a wall or your PC. US$31.98 from Amazon.

Griffin Technology, the company who created the first iPhone controlled hardware with the iTrip, has also made another version of this device with the iTrip Auto. Designed for both the iPod and iPhone, it uses SmartScan technology to transmit your playlist to your car stereo.

All the user has to do is plug in the iTrip Auto to their Apple device with the Apple connector, then start their music. The other end of the cable gets plugged into the car’s cigarette lighter, which will power the transmitter.

Sanyo has introduced a couple of new audio systems to the masses, with the DMP-P1 a Cube Alarm Clock Radio with an iPod docking station and the DMP-692 Dual Dock Music System, with two docking stations allowing two iPods or an iPod and iPhone to be played and recharged simultaneously. These stylish systems are sure to sell if the price is right which we’ll reveal at the end of the post, but in the meantime, do take a look at what both devices are able to offer to the consumer.

The NovoThink Surge is an all-in-one case, extra battery and solar charger for your iPhone 3G/ or iPod Touch. How is this possible? It’s made possible by technology! Yes, the Surge is a clip-on case similar to the Mophie Juice Pack that provides extra power via its internal battery as well as being able to recharge via the solar cells on it’s hardened exterior. It has a pass-through for the 30-pin connector, as well as the camera of course, so you can use it normally without having to remove it from the case.

Have you imagined how an emergency charger for iPod / iPhone could be? This emergency gives you 1200mAh while still keeping itself very slim. It is slightly larger than a standard Name card in width and length and 1cm thickness This is the real emergency charger for iPod / iPhone as it is the one that you can Really put into your pocket!

If you can’t manage to part with your iPhone while you’re around a lot of water, you might want to make sure that you protect your iPhone. This case seals all of the water out and still gives you the use of your iPhone while it’s at it. It even still allows for you to listen to your music and use the camera. Which means you get cute pictures of your kids while you’re at the pool without having to worry about them drowning your iPhone.

We all know how Apple has defied the odds by churning a profit this quarter despite the overall doom and gloom feeling that we’re all experiencing at the moment, and it is a testament to the strength and desirability of their product line up. Surely nearly everyone we know has an iPod, while the iPhone 3G remains one of the most sought after smartphones in the market thanks to its multitouch capability and general ease of use.

When I got my iPhone last year I loved having everything important in one place, and the ability to get rid of unnecessary devices, documents and information I kept with me. I would frequently snap photos of class assignments printed on copy paper so I wouldn’t have to worry about losing them. The documents normally came out pretty clear, but it was tough to keep still while taking the pictures. I set out to make something that would ensure clean, consistent pictures of documents taken with the iPhone.

Few manufactures of iPod (and, nowadays, iPhone) compatible docking stations are quite as prolific as iLuv and, whilst we were away nursing extreme hangovers during the holiday period, iLuv announced yet another docking station that’s due to join its already extensive line-up of docks in the form of the iLuv iHD171 iPod & iPhone 3G Dual Alarm HD Radio Docking Station.