Nov 02
If you own an iPhone then you more than likely use iPhone Apps. Angry Birds, Doodle Jump, Facebook, Twitter, Weather Channel and maybe ESPN Scorecenter or Netflix are on millions of iPhones worldwide. In the tidal wave of available apps you might not have noticed some of the nifty iPhone gadgets that are on the market. For instance there is the remote control helicopter from iRemoco. The helicopter is gyro stabilized and controlled using either 3d joysticks on the iPhone or using the phones onboard motion control and simply tilting it. The helicopter bundle comes with an RC helicopter and an iRemoco controller that plugs into the phone.
Not into the world of RC then how about a couple of different iPhone docking stations. From iLive there is the Clock Dock, which turns your iPhone into an analog clock while it docked. The seamless blend between dock and phone looks as if it was meant to be one piece. While docked you can expect the standard clock functions sleep timer, snooze and gradual wake to iPhone, radio or alarm and yes you can still play different forms of media from you phone.
If you are a fan of the BBC there are two items that may be of interest to you. Speakal ,with a license from the BBC, is offering an iPhone dock that bears a striking resemblance to the Stig’s racing helmet from the very popular Top Gear car show. Fans of the long running Dr. Who franchise can now have their very own TARDIS,TARDIS speaker that is,. The TARDIS speaker uses Bluetooth playback and has premium speakers and plenty of bass. The Stig dock has 25w of output as well as a built-in digital amplifier and built-in subwoofer.
If you really want to get more involved with your iPhone gaming then try the appBlaster augmented reality gaming gun. Simply slide in you iPhone and power up any compatible games for hours of gaming fun. The appBlaster uses a two plastic fingers which are activated by pulling the guns trigger. Movement is controlled by the phones motion sensors and gyroscope. The lightweight gun has a removable stock and uses no batteries.
Not yet available on the American market is the
Monolith Projector iPhone case. The Monolith is a combination battery pack and pocket projector. With twelve lumens of brightness the projector will be most useful in darkened rooms to make use of the 60” projected screen. The battery pack will power the projector for up to three hours and can recharge the phone up to one and a half times its battery charge. There is still no word on when or even if the Monolith Projector will make it to the American market.
Some say there is an app for nearly everything and soon there maybe a iPhone gadget for everything as well.
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