ZAP, makes of electric vehicles, batteries, and all things electric, have issued a press release on their iZAP iPod battery, discussing its iPhone compatibility. We’ve all heard that many iPod accessories work just fine with the iPhone, but when it comes to external batteries, many people were taking a wait-and-see approach, but ZAP has […]

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We’d been holding off on this one, because we don’t want to encourage ridiculous lawsuits, but Ars Technica has a hilarious and witty (and hilariously witty) summary of the iPhone lawsuit. The complaintiff thinks Apple misled consumers by not supplying adequate information on the battery, both with regards to replacement and life span, alleging […]

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Rachel Metz of the Associated Press has performed an interesting experiment reselling an iPhone. After purchasing an iPhone, Metz put the unused phone for sale on eBay to see if the extreme demand would lead to a similarly extreme price. Amusingly–and somewhat surprisingly–the auction made it through the entire five days reaching only […]

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The MacRumors crew had a helpful reader send in both unboxing photos of the Bluetooth headset from Apple, as well as a pithy review. The audio quality is reported as quite good, as is the fit. The reviewer says that the rival Jawbone headset is $10 cheaper and compares favorably.

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Bad electronics karma? Propensity for hardware failures? For $69, Apple has you covered with AppleCare for the iPhone. The iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair coverage, and up to two years of technical support, but beyond that, it’s AppleCare or bust. Note that AppleCare doesn’t cover clumsiness or pop […]

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Higher Ground

Price
$39.95

Requirements:
13-inch MacBook

What’s Hot:
Keeps your MacBook–and your lap–cool

What’s Not:
Awkward strap for securing your MacBook

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In an effort to avoid hammering some very stressed servers, we’ll just link to the Wired article on the story, but the short of it is that an application–a real, non-web application–has been produced for the iPhone by a third-party. Yeah, it’s just Hello World!, but we’ll take what we can get. Let’s […]

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AppleInsider has a very exciting rumor about the iPhone roadmap including two lines by the holiday season in 2007. According to their sources, the so-called iPhone nano will have iPod and phone functionality and its own revolutionary user interface, but will lack web browsing, email, and other resource-intensive abilities. Though it’s not mentioned, […]

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If you’ve been wondering why you can’t seem to find a 15-inch MacBook Pro with LED-LCD in stock, AppleInsider has the dirt. While it’s not clear whether the supply problem is the result of a simple shortage of necessary parts or a more significant problem with the LED-LCDs employed by Apple in the MacBook […]

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The perspicacious Jason D. O’Grady has a review of the not-coincidentally futuristic-looking Futura Laptop Desk. The versatile accessory can lie flat for a lapdesk or fold into a stand for use at a workstation. While the impressively-designed laptop desk looks like it might be heavy for transport with its metallic appearance, Jason notes […]

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PC World has interesting news on the iPhone development front: Apple will be taking their show on the road, offering mini-conferences for developers working on iPhone applications. The events will be taking place next month across the country, with Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York being the sites. The workshops and […]

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