Wow. Check out the rate of progress on the hardware accessories front – in this case Pico Projectors! Typically you might find connectivity between a mobile device and a pico-projector (be it iPhone, Android device, or other), but in this case, the device has its own DVB-T tuner!

The ADPP-450 Pro will have 800×600 resolution, can project images up to 150″, and will have a 200:1 contrast – nice! The LED based projector also has a built-in 4 Watt speaker and can accept A/V, VGA, USB and SD (not sure what file types are supported on the memory card and USB). It weights 390 grams. The battery is external.

Well it’s a cool box of tricks – if I can get my hands on one, I might even come back with a review on it!

[Via: picoprojector-info.com]

I am constantly on the lookout for the ultimate Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone case – I’ve seen and tried lots of pretenders to the throne, but I think finally I might be nearing the end of my mission. Why? Well, the Knomo Sleeve for iPhone 3G and 3GS (retailed by Mobilefun) is a pretty good effort!

Here’s the promo material:

This luxurious leather sleeve is designed exclusively to fit an iPhone 3G. Hand crafted using the highest quality soft full grain leather and finished with a velveteen interior, it allows full access to headphone jack, sleep/wake button, silent switch and volume control. It provides the ultimate protection for the iPhone 3GS / 3G.

• Custom designed to fit the iPhone 3GS / 3G
• Luxury handcrafted genuine full-hide leather case
• Slim and smooth design makes it easy to slip into pocket
• Full access to headphone jack, sleep/wake button, silent switch and volume control while still in cover
• Leather exterior and velveteen interior

The case is snug to begin with, but loosens up slightly over time. As alluded to above, there is a neat effort by Knomo to cater for the volume control without removing the device from the sleeve (you also have access to the headphone jack and on/standby button):

Obviously the case has quite a luxury feel to it too – leather works well in the construction of the case, and if you’re looking for something to inject a bit of class in to your range of iPhone accessories, this might be the case for you!

You can get the Knomo Sleeve for iPhone 3G and 3GS from Mobilefun for £25.00 – a bargain! There are also other iPhone accessories available from Mobilefun, who claim to have the largest selection in their store!

One of the HTC HD2’s shining achievements as a smartphone is its super-slim profile. It packs in a veritable cornucopia of high-end mobile hardware into a package that’s thinner than an iPhone. There’s GPS, WiFi, 3G data, 5-megapixel autofocus camera (with flash), and a huge 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen – all wrapped in a slick body trimmed in soft-touch rubber and metal. But, it’s a battery hog. That’s where the extended batter you see here comes into play. The only downside? It’s huge, and ugly, and huge.

The extended battery costs £41.11 from easydevices.co.uk, and it offers your HTC HD2 a whopping  2300mAh of battery power. That should be more than enough juice to get you through a day of abusively heavy web surfing, video watching, and emailing – that or a couple/few days of moderate use. It even has a kickstand built into it for watching videos and whatnot.

Still, you’ll have to suffer the looks of disapproval fellow gadget geeks may throw your way for sullying the HD2’s sleek lines just so you can watch an entire season of Ghost Whisperer on your phone.

Grab your HD2 extended battery here.

[Via: CoolSmartphone]

There are a lot of different kits out there for protecting/transporting your Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone, and/or Apple iPod Touch – some conceal the device completely behind a chunky case, others use slip-on covers or cases – but what about those more adventurous? In this particular case, I mean what if you want to take your device on a bike ride?

Well, Maximobileshop.com have the answer – a bike mount for the iPhone! Now it’s probably not one of those things you might think was immediately useful, but paired with some bluetooth headphones for example, you have a solution for music on the move, that doesn’t involve cables, or faffing around in your pocket to try and select a choon!

I’m going to wait until it gets a bit warmer here in the UK, and then the mountain bike out, to fit one of these – then select some rockin’ tracks and go OFFROAD!

You can get the Bike Mount for the iPhone from here for a very reasonable 14.95 Euros!

[Via: Maximobileshop.com]

I just received in this cheeky little gadget from Maximobileshop.com – it’s a mini external microphone for the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone (and some iPod) devices. It’s quite a simple concept – much like a wired headset with an inline mic, this does away with all the cabling and just gives you a module you can plug in. I refer you to the product info on the site:

Whether conducting an interview, taking lecture notes, or capturing the sounds of life happening around you, simply attach mini microphone to your device for immediate voice recording capabilities

Features:

* Plug and play

* High quality microphone,fine sensibility

* Small and portable

* No need battery

Compatibility:

- Compatible with ipod nano 4G and 120GB ipod classic (with software already on the device)

- Compatible with ipod touch 2G and iphone 3G and iPhone 3GS (need downloaded software such as iTalk recorder or easy recorder etc.)

I’ve given it a go and I have to say its really quite impressive – I can imagine it being very useful, along with the iPhone native voice recorder, for capturing interviews or dictation on the hop. Even better, its only 9.95 Euros! You can get it here.

[Via: Maximobileshop.com]

Do you love your iPhone? Do you love your keys? Why not combine your love for both with these iPhone icon keychains. Nothing says “I’m a geek and I’m damn proud of it” like a keychain based on app icons from your smartphone. Well, maybe a t-shirt might better proclaim that sentiment, but you get the point.

The iPhone icon keychains cost $16 for a pack of three. Get your band of geeky iPhone-wielding friends to chip in on an order and you get each keychain for just over $5. And no, you can’t jailbreak your iPhone icon keychain.

iPhone Icon Keychains

[Via: Gearfuse]

Chalk this one up as unusual if you must, but I have to categorize it as ‘geeky cool’ without a doubt. Artist Andrew Bell has teamed up with the good folks of Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Dyzplastic to produce some pretty darn cool looking Android figurines. The first edition features 12 figurines, and are lovingly ‘blind boxed’ in sets of 16… so you’re never sure which figurines you’re going to get! Cool!

No pricing details have been made available yet, but you can bet I’m going to keep my eyes open for these ones. The figurines are said to be available at some point later this month. In the meantime, feel free to ogle the additional pictures below.

Shameless Note to Google: Me thinks I need a box set of these for my office.

[Via: AndroidAuthority]

OtterBox is at it again. This time around, they’ve unveiled the new Commuter Series case for the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Curve 8300 series. The new case provides the best of the rugged ‘Defender’ series case with the slim ’skin’ stylings of the ‘Impact’ series case line. The official description from the good folks at OtterBox:

The custom polycarbonate shell fits securely over an insulating silicone skin and exposed silicone corners are innovatively designed to dissipate shock away from the device. These features combine to provide added defense from bump and shock. The case also features a self-adhering clear protective film to shield the high resolution screen from damage, scratches and dust.

The new case is compatible with the BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 and 8330… and each case comes complete with a protective screen film and microfiber cleaning cloth. If you’re looking for added protection for your Curve 8300 series device, the new Commuter Series case is definitely worth a look.

You can pick one up right now via OtterBox for $34.95 >

Sold exclusively at Best Buy (and manufactured by Seidio), Platinum BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Cases are available for the Curve 8300, 8900, Bold 9000 and the Tour 9630. The 9630 case is the one I’m going to take a look at today.

To start, the Platinum case for the 9630 features a unique style of packaging, one that lets you ‘try before you buy’. Simply pop open the lid, slide out the case, and from there you can give the case a spin to see if you like it. This is kind of a nice feature, as many cases out there are sealed up tight, which makes it just a little bit hard to give it that initial test run before you throw down your coin.

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It’s always good when you get an hardware accessory that combines a keen eye on price, with good functional design. Case in point: the ‘Apple iPhone 3GS / 3G USB Desktop Sync & Charge Cradle‘ from Mobilefun. Different than the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) minimalist effort, this one includes a USB cable and plug in to the bargain also!

The design of the cradle is such that it comes in three pieces:

• UK Plug (with female USB connector in it)
• USB cable (Male USB to male mini-USB)
• Cradle (with mini-USB female connector)

It’s very simple to slot together, and everything comes well-packaged – which means less likelihood of there being something missing (even if there were, Mobilefun are pretty darn good on the customer service side!). Other than that, there’s no too much to say, other than perhaps the length of the USB cable could be a touch longer – but it certainly doesn’t limit usage in any way.

The dock itself is a beefy affair with a clear plastic guide panel that sits behind the device and props it up when it’s connected – this I think is a better design than the official Apple dock, which relies more on the connector, and a very minimal curved design to keep the iPhone in place. Connecting everything is very simple – as you might imagine – and from there it’s either charge or sync – depending on whether you connect the USB cable to the mains plug, or your PC.

That’s really all there is to say on this, other than the price – weighing in at £9.99, it comes in around half the price of the official dock – and obviously comes with a full USB/mains charging pack too – so in reality much cheaper, as you’d have to buy those separate as official accessories.

You can get the Mobilefun charge & sync cradle for iPhone 3G and 3GS from here.

[Note: Mobilefun are also claiming to have one of the largest (if not the largest) range of iPhone accessories in their store, which is worth a look - there really is quite a lot there indeed!]