Gadget and Accessories for iPhone 3G

Kensington Mini Battery Extender

The Kensington Mini Battery Extender is a handy add-on for an iPod or iPhone that's low on battery life.

If your iPod or iPhone (both first and second generation) is low on battery life, you can simply pop on this battery extender from Kensington to extend its battery life by about double. It attaches to the iPod and iPhone via the dock connector. It also comes with a retractable USB charging cable so you can charge both the extender and the iPod/iPhone at the same time. It is currently available for $40.

Mophie Juice Pack 3G

The Mophie Juice Pack 3G is a portable charging dock for the iPhone 3G that promises to extend its battery life without too much bulk.

The Mophie Juice Pack 3G from mStation is a unique battery extender for the iPhone 3G. It comes "precharged" right from the package, and it has an ergonomic, comfort-grip backing. Though it adds a little bit of bulk to the iPhone 3G, it doesn't seem too bad. The Mophie promises an additional 350 hours of standby time, 6 hours of talk time on 3G, 12 hours of talk time on regular 2G, 6 hours of Internet use on 3G, 8 hours of video playback, or 28 hours of audio playback. Of course, your mileage may vary depending on your daily usage, but that still sounds pretty good. The Mophie juice pack has a four-LED "charge status" indicator, and it even connects to your computer via a USB passthrough.

The Mophie Juice Pack 3G will be available in September for $99.95 retail.

Infinixx A2DP

The Infinixx A2DP is a tiny adapter that adds stereo Bluetooth capability to your iPhone.

Even though the iPhone is a music phone, it strangely does not come with stereo Bluetooth capabilities, which lets you stream music wirelessly. This adapter from Infinixx solves that problem. For about $60, this adapter adds stereo Bluetooth functionality to any iPhone so you can use any stereo Bluetooth headset with it.

Apple iPhone 3G dock

The Apple iPhone 3G dock is just like its name suggests; it is a docking station specifically made for the iPhone 3G.

As strange as it may seem, Apple has decided not to include a dock with its new iPhone 3G; you'll have to use a regular cable to sync it. The old iPhone dock isn't quite compatible with the 3G version, because of the iPhone 3G's new contoured shape. So if you want a dock for your iPhone 3G, you'll have to get this Apple iPhone 3G dock, with a special contoured back made to fit the iPhone 3G. You can use the dock to charge and sync your iPhone 3G as well as connect it to a stereo or speakers to play music.

iPhone 3G Technology going Red?

It’s just been how many days since the successful launch of the latest technology of Apple, the iPhone 3G, now come rumors, through several Mac blogs, that they will be issuing new design for iPhone 3G – the red edition. This new look of iPhone 3G is said to be rolling out in the market on holiday season and will be sold as part of (PRODUCT) red campaign, a charitable organization that donates money to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Apple has released several products for this campaign previously, including (PRODUCT) RED iTunes gift cards, a red 8GB iPod Nano, and a red 1GB iPod Shuffle.

So if this will be true, this is a new cool gadget for Apple fanatic to look forward and wait.

App Store for iPhone already a hit with developers

Apple CEO Steve Jobs expected to launch his App Store — the online venue for third-party iPhone and iPod Touch applications — with 200 software offerings; he ended up with more than 500.

"The reaction has been so strong," he says. "So many developers responded."

With 500 programs launching internationally Thursday night, "This is the biggest launch of my career," says Jobs.

The App Store is a way for owners of the iPhone and Touch (like the iPhone without the phone) to add games and other software and Web shortcuts to the devices. Heavyweight participants include Facebook, MySpace, AOL, eBay, Major League Baseball, Sega and Bank of America.

The App Store (AAPL) is timed to spur sales of the new iPhone, which goes on sale at 8 a.m. Friday with a lower price ($199 from $399) and faster network. The App Store is available as a free download for owners of the old iPhone and $9.99 for Touch owners.

Consumers initially will buy the new iPhone for its price and speed, but later on applications will make the sale, says Tim Bajarin, an independent analyst at Creative Strategies.

"When IBM introduced the PC, it was good, but it didn't take off until people started discovering the software," he says. The breadth of the applications "dramatically differentiates the iPhone" from competing smartphones such as the Treo and BlackBerry, he adds.

"The games are what you'd find on a computer, not on a phone," he says. "You'll end up with PC-class applications that fit in your pocket."

Having an application on the device — instead of going to a website to use it — makes it a quicker, more robust experience, says Chris DeWolfe, CEO of social network MySpace. His app instantly updates you on friends' activities. You can post directly to MySpace photos taken with the iPhone's camera.

"You do more of the work on the device than over the Net, so the load time should be quicker," he says.

Another new application is from Pandora, which lets you create customized Internet radio stations. Pandora is already available on other phones from AT&T (T) and Sprint, (S) for a monthly fee. On the iPhone, it is free. That makes it "a credible alternative to broadcast (radio)," in part because iPhones can be plugged into car stereos, founder Tim Westergren says.

The new offerings aren't only from the big guys. Xavier Carrillo Costa, CEO of Digital Legends, a Barcelona game company, had never worked with Macs before but wanted to develop games for the phone. "You forget that it's a phone," says Costa, whose action game Kroll will launch in September for $9.99. "It has all the power of a computer."

Jobs says 25% of the apps will be free, and 90% of the ones for sale will be $9.99 or less. Apple gets 30% of the revenue.

- source: www.usatoday.com

iPhone 3G is on its way

And the much awaited day for the iPhone 3G is coming near and obviously all the fans of the Apple technology are eager to have this gadget on their hands. This July 11, the cheaper, faster and lot friendlier iPhone 3G will be officially out in the market.

It’s been almost a year when Apple launched the most influential smart phone - iPhone. People are awed and astonished by the magnificence of this gadget yet some people had been put to a halt because this Apple’s release if quite pricy and lacking the ability to access the high-speed 3G network. But now after redefining its ability, iPhone 3G is on its way.

The base version of the new iPhone, which is the 8GB version, costs $199, sliced to half comparing it to the older iPhone. And the higher-capacity, the 16 GB version, is now $299 down from $499. The price may have gone down but the capability of the iPhone 3G is no place submerging also because has now the capability to access the speedy cellular technology 3G.

Packed also in iPhone 3G is the GPS chip for better location sensing. You can also try the App store where you can buy and get program from outside developers ranging from the social-networking to games. And on its physical features, nothing much changed, still carrying 3.5 inch multi touch display but is curve a bit better and weighs a little less compare to the old one.

But if this new iPhone is highlighting its 3G capability, I can also sense that this can be it’s own draw back. Since iPhone 3G still sticks to its original design of having a build-in battery, it will become a problem for the user because 3G signal eats up your battery power. There have been some testers of iPhone 3G noticed that the life of the battery is just good for one day (not unless you turn off the 3G).

But still this phone is still a mile stone for Apple Inc. And I will not be surprise that on July 11 it will become a big hit for all the crazy fanatic of this device.