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Hard Knock Solution For A Hard Knock Life Now that you’ve had some time to coddle your iPhone 3G, it’s time you prepared it for the real world. Sliding on Griffin’s Nu Form case will guarantee your gadget stays looking prim and proper, and provide damage protection in the event of accidental dropping.

[click on image to enlarge] Recently, Gear Patrol procured a B&W Zeppelin for testing. We wanted to know what all the hulabaloo was about and why all the critics were raving about what amounts to a $600 iPod dock and speaker system.

HP wants you to think that your keyboard and mouse are passé. Not unlike someone else we know.

Some guys like their accessories in cool black. Some like them in smooth stainless steel.

It goes without saying that most everyone has experienced a situation where they wished they had backed up their hard drive or opted for the larger hard drive option. Whether you’re a music download crazed maniac, photographer, or just don’t have the ability to throw a single file away then you need to take a look at getting an external hard drive.

Somewhere, the Postal Service revenue department is crying a little. The new Netflix Player by Roku negates the single biggest flaw of Netflix, snail mail.

Colorware is the originator of custom glossy colorized electronic gadgets including the iPhone, but my preference has always been much more of a subdued finish. The new Stealth iPhone from Colorware is just that.

[click on image to enlarge] By Guest Writer Mark Arevalo I don’t usually listen to music when I workout. It messes with my pace and it’s just dangerous when I’m cycling through the city.

I work on a laptop every day. Granted it’s hooked up to an Apple Cinema Display and an Apple Keyboard, but I purposely got the new Apple Keyboard that emulates the keys found in the newer MacBooks and MacBook Air (which for sake of disclosure is the laptop I work on).

I use used a 4th generation iPod. It was glorious with it’s 20 gigabyte hard drive, paper weight styling and ability to be dropped onto concrete with fear not for the device but for the ground it landed upon.

Not long ago Nokia announced the N810 Tablet, a personal tablet device with a 4″ screen, wi-fi, camera, GPS and 2GB of built-in storage with expansion up to 10GB through an SD-card. The Linux powered device was an interesting proposition because it basically allowed for infinite development through it’s open source operating system.

I’ve got at least three or four 96 disc Case Logic cases sitting around in my car at any given time and frankly the thought of ripping them all to iTunes and putting them on my iPod sounds like far more effort than I have time for. The Pioneer’s DEH-P6000UB CD receiver is perfect, it plays MP3, WMA, and AAC files on disc, features a USB input and built-in iPod® controls, and offers a rear auxiliary input, satellite radio controls, and other expansion options.

Factory car navigation systems are one of the last bastions of sheer profit motive in the car industry. Well, outside of repairs.

[click on image to enlarge] The Optimus Maximus keyboard. It’s finally available.