WTF, indeed. These “WTFJeans” have a special micro fiber-lined iPhone/iPod Touch pocket (good idea), hidden memory stick pocket (okay, I guess), and extra padding on both sides of the crotch area so that, according to the product description, “No matter whether you wear the family jewels on the right like 90 percent of guys, or whether you’re a leftie—extra padding on both sides keeps them cozy.” Again, WTF indeed.

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Sharp DK-AP8P, the new iPod docking system is designed to match the look and feel of an iPod or iPhone. It’s compatible with all generation of iPods and iPhones while doubling up as a charger when either device is docked. Finished in glossy piano black, the DK-AP8P has a removable touch panel that controls the system button-free via infrared. Another feature is that it has various ports including AUX input and video output on the back which enables it to be connected to a TV for viewing photos or videos stored on the iPhone or iPod.

www.sharp.co.uk

British audio firm Roth Audio has announced two new desktop speaker systems that promise to bring hi-fi sound quality to computers and MP3 players. The oddly-monikered CHARLiE comes in 2.0 and 2.1 flavours and is due to be demonstrated at the Sound & Vision Show in Bristol this weekend.

Read More uk.cinenow.com

Panasonic in Japan has announced [JP] a new stereo system today, the D-Dock SC-HC40. The device is just 69mm thick at the thinnest part but integrates a speaker plus digital amplifier (20W×2ch(6Ω)), a CD player, an AM/FM tuner, an SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot, and a “sliding door” (Panasonic).

Read More www.crunchgear.com

Sonoro is well known for their trendy high quality audio products, so why not add to to the already popular Cubo line and introduce a new Cubo called ‘Cubo 2010‘ as well as an eDock. What’s difference from the original Cubo?

Read More www.chipchick.com

TomTom has introduced its second iPhone accessory: a new cradle that fits onto a special dashboard fixture.

Said car mount is the ProClip, from the US company of the same name. ProClip - the product - is clipped around the dashboard’s air vents so it should keep your phone in place better than a mount that’s attached to the windscreen by suction. Which is how TomTom’s first iPhone cradle works.

Read More www.reghardware.co.uk

New edition of our popular C14, the Stargate 2-DIN 7 Inch Touch Screen Car Media System and GPS Navigator has all the features you love in our car audio/video multimedia players, but takes out the TV function to give you an even better factory-direct price!

The Stargate comes with a DVD+CD+VCD player, SD card slot, USB connection, iPod/iPhone connection, and GPS Navigation with Dual Zone to get you to your destination safely while still allowing you to enjoy your tunes. Wow, you will never get bored again, whether you’re on a long distance journey or just stuck in everyday traffic!

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[Germany/UK] It didn’t take long. Square, the iPhone credit card transaction startup co-founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, already has a European competitor.

Like Square, Berlin and London-based iCharge wants to democratise the ability to accept credit card payments in person through an add-on device for smartphones and the startup’s accompanying application and service that taps into established payment gateways.

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News of a new sort of travel technology invention leaked out of the Louis Vuitton corporate giant recently, and although we doubt that it’ll be successful, let along put into products, it’s worth a mention.

Read More www.jaunted.com

ZoomMediaPlus has announced the ZoomIt, a dock-connector accessory that lets you use SD memory cards with the iPhone and iPod touch.

The ZoomIt, which is essentially a compact SD-card reader that plugs into the dock-connector port on the bottom of your iPhone or iPod touch, works with its own free iPhone app to let you access documents and media stored on SD cards.

Read More www.macworld.com

A while back, we had a product announcement about the OWLE bubo (US$129.95). That bizarre name is actually a play on words: OWLE stands for “Optical Widget for Life Enhancement” (the company’s name) and bubo is the genus for American horned owls and old world eagle owls. The device, if you have an imagination, even looks like a cartoonist’s idea of a horned owl.

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We have seen quite a few different iPhone and iPod themed geeky gear here at Geeky Gadgets, like the iPod Touch bedding and the fun iPhone icon pillows, now we have these cool iPhone Icon Keychains.

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JVC is introducing the KW-NT3HDT, an all-in-one memory navigation system with built-in HD Radio®, offering real-time traffic conditions and other useful information. With the highly reliable Windows Automotive OS, quick start-up, and P.O.I. updatable with Google Maps, the unit provides stress-free driving on the road. Other features include Bluetooth® Wireless Technology, iPod®/iPhone™ audio and video playback, iTunes Tagging, detachable face panel, and user-friendly interface.

Read More news.ecoustics.com

More Kleer and less Bluetooth A2DP is definitely the way we’d like to see wireless music going, with the little-known lossless technology generally kicking the more common Bluetooth out of the ballpark.  So we’re glad to see TDK jumping on board, with their first Kleer wireless enabled TH-WR700 headphones.

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We’re big fans of the DIY ethos when it comes to our beloved iPhone: check out our past articles on desk stands made out of paper and even paper clips. (Not to mention the guy who wired a Palm Pre’s Touchstone charger into his BMW.)

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Perhaps Apple is getting ahead of itself. Even as the company plans to announce its “latest creation” on Jan. 27, one of its last creation’s key features — the ability for special-purpose accessories to communicate with iPhone apps — remains largely unused.

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LAS VEGAS — The audio fanatics over at Blue Microphones have popped out the second-gen Mikey, a major overhaul to their plug-n-play iPod microphone.

Read More www.cultofmac.com

At CES this week HyperMac, an external battery company, came armed with their entire lineup of brushed aluminum external batteries for the MacBook and MacBook Pro, but also announced a lineup of external batteries for the iPhone and iPod, complete with color cases that match the iPod model you own.

Read More www.gearlog.com

A couple of new “app-enhanced” iPhone/iPod docks from iHome will wake you up in the latest app-infused style. They are both designed to work with a forthcoming iPhone/Touch app called iHome+Sleep that the company says could launch any time now, pending approval from Apple.

Read More content.usatoday.com

Microvision is displaying a mini projector at CES for iPhones and iPods with a launch date for the United Kingdom sometime this year.

The mini-projector, ShowWX is the first laser pico projector with technology that provides a different viewing experience as described by Microvision representatives.

Read More www.iphoneworld.ca