As the number of people looking for a reliable FM transmitter rises, here is another one to add among your potential options. The iPhone 3G & 3Gs FM Transmitter with LCD Display does exactly what you would expect from a FM transmitter for your iPhone or iPod and likewise charges your unit in the process.

It is an easy to use transmitter with no batteries required. Simply plug the FM transmitter into a select device dock connection, match the frequency on the FM transmitter’s LCD display with an idle frequency on your car and start playing your tunes on your select device. This is compatible with the iPhone, iPhone 3G, iTouch I/II models.

Price: $31.99

(Source) Amazon

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Here is a useful iPhone app that travelers to London will certainly find helpful. Especially for first timers, the London Spot-on app is sure to help travelers find the top local spots for a purchase or a pint. The new app offers visitors an in-pocket extension of Air New Zealand’s renowned Inflight Concierge service, providing one-touch access to resources such as travel deals, tube maps, hand-picked recommendations and can’t-miss events and tourist sites.

“Air New Zealand has always set the standard for air travel, providing our customers with seamless service that extends far beyond the onboard experience,” said Roger Poulton, Air New Zealand vice president – the Americas. “Our world-first Inflight Concierge service is a key example of how we’ve improved the travel experience, and now passengers can take this expertise directly from the plane to their pocket.”

Features include:

• Personally-recommended places to eat, shop, relax and experience
• One-touch access to query Air New Zealand Concierge staff
• Hand-picked Activities sorted by genre, source and proximity
• Interactive Tube Map
• London Taxi numbers pre-programmed
• Eavesdrop on local Twitter chatter
• Plan a trip offline, roaming or even at 30,000 feet in ‘plane mode.’ Sync feature enables download of the latest local activities directly to the iPhone or iTouch.
• Automatically awaits Wi-FI connection prior to downloading updates, saving on international data roaming fees
• Direct access to air fares and special Air New Zealand offers and promotions

London. Spot-On is available for free download from iTunes at www.itunes.com. The app is compatible with iPhone and iTouch and requires the iPhone 2.0 software update.

(Source) Press

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Chillingo Ltd, Europe’s premier iPhone publisher has teamed up with inventor Peter Hirschberg to deliver Vector Tanks - a 3D vector style shooter game on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Within Vector Tanks, the user is in command of a futuristic tank amid a surreal 3-dimensional battlefield. Many will appreciate this classic video game battle of machine against machine, all rendered in hyper-retro 3D vector style graphics and entertaining physics modeling.

“Mr Hirschberg has single handedly married the best features of a classic 3D vector style retro shooter game with the unique user interface of the iPhone allowing another generation of gamers to appreciate the coolness of this classic retro game genre. ” said Chris Byatte, Director of Chillingo Ltd. Vector Tanks is available now through Apple’s App Store.

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The Apple iPhone App store has received a big amount of new applications recently, and one of them is iSpinning made by Spinning. The “i” before the company’s name makes it an Apple product, right?

Made for the iPhone and iPod touch users that enjoy cycling, the main feature is to provide real-time information about the riders heart-rate and other health details. Thanks to a few fitness sensors placed on the bicycle, iSpinning is able to know info related to speed, cadence, and power.

Categorized as a fitness tracking application, the Spinning software is available to download for free, but only during a limited time so act fast.

While there are a handful of fitness apps for the iPhone, until now none of them have incorporated real-time user data in their calculations

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Incase, a leading provider of protective cases for Apple Products, has announced a slew of hard-case solutions catering for almost all of Apple Products.

Convenience seems to have been key while designing the hardcases for the MacBook and MacBook Pro, with easy access to all ports and controls via cutouts and rubber-feet elevation to circulate air and dispense heat better through the thermal vents at the bottom. These hardcases come in both 15 and 17 inches and are available in four tantalizing colors of translucent black, white, red, and plum, all frost touch-coated.

The slider case makes sure that the iPhone and iPod Touch are not left behind with internal rubber guards for ultimate scratch and impact protection and cutouts for effortless access to all controls. Also, the underside slides away making way for in-dock charging. You have a choice of black or white in high-gloss finish with a UV coating to give more resistance against scratches.

All of the above products will be available across North America starting February 2008. The hardshell cases for the Mac are priced at $49.95 while the slider cases from iPhone and iTouch are priced at $34.95.

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The CES is a great place to showcase some of the world’s best technology and no company would leave out a chance to do that. Adding to the growing list of the products and companies showing off at CES 2008 is Lagotek, a company providing home automation, together with Ikanos, a UK-based software outfit specializing in Windows SideShow tech.

Lagotek is looking to present its “HIP Modes” Sideshow home control gadget, which endows Apple’s iPhone and iTouch the ability to run Windows Sideshow (via Ikanos’ Go Gadgets technology) and control homes remotely in the process. Go Gadgets is a new web application that allows a user to turn his iPhone and iTouch into a Sideshow-capable device. It also supports Windows Mobile/CE devices and allows remote access by WiFi, GPRS, EDGE, and 3G.

According to Lagotek, HIP Modes are macro states created by the user and upon selecting a specific Mode, the user can control a variety of household devices such as lights, temperature, AV devices, security systems, etc., all on an iPhone or iTouch over WiFi or GPRS/EDGE.

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