Designer Quality iPhone Wallpapers

Poolga has some of the most noteworthy designer quality illustrated wallpapers for the iPhone and the iPod touch that I’ve come across so far. While not a huge resource so far, the quality of the current selection is great. No matter what your favorite art style, you’re sure to find something you like.

Poolga website

iWood. Sexy cases for the iPhone and iPod

Minot is offering the iWood, custom laser engraved iPhone cases in a variety of rich woods. You can choose from oak, padouk, cherry, mahogany and walnut. They also have versions for 5th generation iPods and 2nd generation iPod Nanos.

A base price of $115 US is pretty steep, but you can pretty much bet that you’ll be the only one in the office with one of these. Add a custom stand (cut from the same piece of wood as the case) for an extra $25 then have your logo or a monogram etched on the case for another $20 and you’re up to a grand total of $160.

Some users have reported having to do a little minor trimming around the power and volume notches to get it fine tuned, but the overall impression was they iWood was a thing of beauty and that the photos don’t do it justice.

iWood Website

Chalkwork iPhone & iPod Touch Icons

Mezzoblue is offering the Chalkwork iPhone & iPod Touch icon set for free. The Mini-Set is a set of custom icons built specifically for the iPhone/iPod UI. Featuring base icons from the Chalkwork Family stylized to match the iPhone look and feel, each icon rests on top of a unique texture or photographic element. The set contains 29 icons and are available as transparent PNG files. A Few Dock and Wallpaper images are also included.Installation instructions are included within the zip archive.

The caveat…these icons are only installable on iPhone/iPod devices running firmware that has been jailbroken

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Movie Rentals Coming To iTunes

Media reports claim Apple and Twentieth Century Fox have signed an agreement to allow iPod and iPhone users to rent movies through Apple’s iTunes store. The agreement will allow rentals of Fox’s latest DVD releases with a time limit attached to the movie file. Terms of the agreement, pricing, and rental duration have not been announced.

iPod Touch knockoff debuts at just $109

The 4GB Optimus Touch is now available for purchase from MP4Nation.

The iPod Touch clone sports a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, 4GB of built-in memory, 1.3-megapixel camera, miniSD card slot, USB 2.0 connectivity, an integrated FM tuner and a stylus. We couldn’t find any good photos or other info on the build quality at the moment and there’s no word on who the actual manufacturer is. It’s most likely a company in China which would help explain the low retail pricing.

Origami iPhone/iPod Touch Stand

Have an iPhone or iPod Touch? Have a $100 bill burning a hole in your pocket? If so we have a how to video just for you! Swiss designer Enrique Pardo has posted a video on YouTube detailing how you can fold a $100 bill into a nifty little stand for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Don’t have a c-note handy? A $1 bill works just as good.
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V-Moda Unveils Stylish New Color Choices

Just in time for Christmas, V-MODA released some stylish new colors for its earbud lines. The VIBE Duo now includes Gunmetal Rouge and Polished Chrome versions to satisfy those iPhone users looking for something more stylish than either the standard black Duos or Apple’s basic headsets. The standard VIBE (no inline microphone) gets a similar makeover with a Midnight Blue version.

The Bass Fréq line is also sporting a few new color options. Jaded (dark green) and Rouge (dark red) are actually color-matched to Apple’s new red and light green iPod nano and shuffle players.

Others features and pricing remain the same as with the stock models. The VIBE and VIBE Duo still ship for around $100 from the Apple Store, Amazon, and V-MODA’s site. You can pick up the Bass Fréqs for around $40 at both Amazon and other online retailers like Target.

Apple and FOX Negotiating iTunes Deal

Has Apple finally given in to the movie studios? Ars Technica is reporting Apple has agreed to pay iTunes hold out 20th Century Fox $15 wholesale per movie. Will iTunes users be willing to pay over $15 to download movies from the iTune’s movie library or will this further drive users away and into the arms of alternatives such as BitTorrent?
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PhoneFingers for Touch Screens

Do you ever have those days where your OCD gets ahold of you and you just can’t quit wiping that iPhone or iPod Touch screen. Those pesky fingerprints can drive even the most serene to madness. Why, you just paid over $400 for your new toy and you don’t want to live with smudges.

Enter PhoneFingers. They’re like little black condoms for your digits that prevent those nasty fingerprints and smudges on that nice glassy touchscreen. You’ll be the rage at parties. Just slide these babies on and never worry about a fingerprint again.. not to mention a date. You can grab yours for just 6.90 EUR at the PhoneFingers site.

Bluetooth Sports Helmet for iPhone and iPod

Extreme sports fans can finally take their music with them. This spiffy looking helmet has built in headphones that receive wireless signals from a Bluetooth transmiter that plugs into your headphone jack. The transmiter can also be used with and all MP3 players that use a standard 3.5 mm jack.
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