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For those of you looking for a thin, protectable case to protect your snazzy little iPhone may want to check out the Naked Case by Case-Mate.

Unlike most hard cases for the iPhone, this one appears to allow you to leave it in the case while using the docking station. If not, it’s really easy to remove. The Naked Case appears to be so thin too that you don’t even notice it’s on the phone. And if you’ve got an iPod Touch, the Nake Case will work for that as well.

Here, check out the video of the Naked Case. And if you’re interested, they are running for $34.99 at Case Mate.

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To go to Case Mate, click here.

Source: Case-Mate

A quick recap of gadget blogs and news around the Net:

• A hint at what’s to come in the next version of the iPhone - Engadget
• Play Where’s Waldo on Google Earth - Telegraph
• Steel Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 is coming to the US - Kotaku
• The ChaserBow Wiimote for the archery players - Gizmodo via ChaserBow
• Ben Heck’s PS3 laptop hits the streets - Technabob
• Official Franklin electronic Scrabble game - Coolest Gadgets
• Flexible stand for the iPod Touch or iPhone - OhGizmo
• Puzzle alarm clock requires you to finish puzzle before turning off alarm - Urban Trend

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Dell Savings: Save $300 on all Dell XPS M1730 Laptops
• Watches Sell for $300,000. Wait? They Don’t Tell Time?
• HP Savings: Save 10% on Televisions at the HP Home Store
• Two Women Demonstrate their Lightsaber Skills
  

Starting this fall, Abilene Christian University will be the first institution of higher learning to hand out iPhones or iPod Touches to incoming freshman to help enhance their learning experience.

According to ACU, Apple has already started to work with Abilene Christian University on handing out iPhones to incoming freshman starting this fall. The iPhone or the iPod Touch would allow students to receive homework alerts, answer in-class surveys and quizzes, check account balances, make payments and much more. This new program will definitely help to solve any communication issues that students encounter with contacting their professors or adjusting to college life.

It looks like Apple and AT&T have worked themselves into another market that seemingly no one else is yet to compete with. What I want to know is how they expect the students to actually pay attention in class and not watch YouTube videos all day?

Here is a video from ACU to help show you how the iPhone will be implemented into the students’ life.

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To read more about this new iPhone program at ACU, click here.

Source: ACU News

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Live mobile TV for your Apple iPhone and iPod Touch through Wi-Fi -Tech Radar
• Eyelid stickers allow you to sleep at work - Neatorama
• Knight Rider inspired iPhone coming soon - Gizmodo
• Nerf Blaster launches darts and plays the Wii controller - Crave
• AT&T Centro to be released next week - Engadget
• A new way to advertise…on an escalator - Comunicadores

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $225 off Dell Inspiron Notebooks $999 and Over
• Time Travel Coming in April
• Save $300 on a HP Pavilion Desktop $999 and Up
• Indiana Jones 4 Trailer
  

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Coming Soon: Scan your money at home then send and deposit at a bank - New York Times
• Is the writer’s strike over? According to Michael Eisner it is - CNBC
• Check out this bionic, chameleon truck - Yanko Design
• Namco Blames Nintendo Wii for Arcades Closing - Joystiq
• Nintendo files Wii Accessory patent for everything - Engadget via Nintendo Wii Fanboy
• The $6 Million Kipnis Home Theater - Gizmodo

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $300 on a Dell Inspiron Laptop
• Chicks Dig Guys with a Slick, Hip Wearable Desk
• Bigger is Better: 16 GB iPhone and 32 GB iPod Touch
• Save $500 on a Customized HP Pavilion Notebook
• Split Up this MP3 Player for Valentine’s Day
• Dell’s Crystal Display is in its Own Class
  

For those of you who have held out on buying the Apple iPhone, may want to look into it now.

Apple has now made the iPhone bigger with 16 GB of storage space so you can double up on music, movies and whatever else you happen to throw into this little phenomenon.

In addition, they are also releasing the 32 GB iPod Touch for you music junkies out there who need all that space to hide their Michael Bolton collection.

The bigger iPhone and iPod Touch can both be ordered at the Apple online store, Apple retail stores and AT&T retail and online stores for $499. Not a bad deal for the iPhone, seeing how the original 8 GB version goes for $399 and the 4 GB at the time it was released went for $299.

Click here to see the iPhone on Smarter.com.

Source: Gizmodo

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Smart Microcar Dealerships to Open in the U.S. - MSNBC
• iPod Touch Users: If you bought it after Jan. 1, the new applications are free, maybe - Engadget
• Hello Kitty assault rifle is not too intimidating - Crave
• Surgeons improve skills by playing the Nintendo Wii - Gizmodo
• Contacts get techy, make you see through time. Just kidding, but you’ll see better. - MedGadget

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Sharper Image: Take $20 off Purchases Over $100
• Nintendo May Have a Lawsuit on their Hands
• Be Sure to Grip the Wii Bat Tightly
• Save $170 off a Sharp AQUOS 26″ Flat Panel LCD TV
• The Sky is Falling! Paper Airplanes to Fly in Space?

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Enter to win an iPod Touch - Shiny Shiny
• Let the force be with you - Camy Light Sword Wii Remote - Engadget
• Goodyear does more than tires, introduces GPS - Gizmodo
• Callpod Bluetooth headsets allow conference calls - Callpod
• Thermochromatic toilet seat lets us know if someone was on the can - OhGizmo!

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Demonic Dismembered Baby Head Theremin Creeps Me Out
• Micro Stainless Steel Digital Camcorder: $149.99
• Dell Inspiron 1525 Released and Available Today

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Nintendo losing over $1 billion from Wii shortages - New York Times
• The name is Bond, James Bond. Ring doubles as microphone - Boing Boing
• Top 10 Worst Gadgets of 2007 - Popular Mechanics
• Do you want fries with your McBook? - Wired
• Give the gift of Terminator 2 - Gizmodo
• Thieves hijack truck carrying 1,000 boxes of Rock Band - Engadget

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $200 on a 42″ refurbished Philips LCD HDTV
• Make an iPhone/iPod Touch stand from a dollar
• Time Magazine’s Top 10 Video Games of 2007
• Microsoft giving away Vista in exchange to watch you.
• Gift Idea: Original Nintendo controller backpack
• Save $200 on a Philips 42″ plasma HDTV
• Celebrate Christmas with Bill Gates
  

If you’ve bought an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch lately, then I know you have a dollar to spare. Or maybe a $100 dollar bill if you’re really a high roller.

Either way, get one of and in this video I found on Gizmodo, Swiss photographer and graphic designer Enrique Pardo will show you how to make a stand for your little device.

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Source: Gizmodo