The Exspect Triple USB Travel Charger is the answer to a lot of techno geeks prayers. Quite simply it does what it says on the box. It is a compact charger providing 3 USB ports having interchangeable plugs to cater for just about anywhere in the world.

The Exspect Triple USB Travel Charger is available for £20 from Amazon.co.uk and other gadget retailers.

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Some time ago we reviewed the Morphie Juice Pack a battery booster for the iPhone. Now the juice pack is a great accessory but it does mean that none of the cases for the iPhone can be used, until now. Morphie have just announced a range of Premium Leather Hip Holsters for the iPhone with Juice Pack. These retail at $29.95 and are available from the Morphie website.

The Morphie press release follows:
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Not wanting to be sexist, but my wife in common with many other women (and some guys) has difficulty typing on the iPhone. This is because she has long nails and it is awkward for her fingertip to touch the screen in the right place. My wife solved her issues accidently by breaking her nail. Now this is not the best of solutions so Ten One design have come up with a solution that can save your nails. There are two products: the Pogo Stylus and for budding artists the Pogo Sketch.

The full press release from Ten One follows:
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The Navigon iPhone Navigation application has been in the iTunes App store for some time now. Although this is a good seller it is not so useful if you have no way to mount the iPhone in your car. There have been a number of very good third party mounts available for some time now, but nothing from any of the software manufacturers until now!

Whilst I was at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin I met with the guys from Navigon who told me about a new mount that is to be available in October. This mount is based on the award winning PND mount with an interchangeable holder for the iPhone. Whilst it is not an active mount (having an integral power connector) it does come with a cigar lighter power adapter and charging cable.
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There is an abundance of cases for the iPhone available varying in quality from cheap plastic to expensive leather ones. The range of cases from Trexta fit into the upper price range but are justified by the quality feel of the real leather used to manufacture them.

Trexta are a new company with manufacturing based in Turkey and also China. They are creating a worldwide distribution network and the cases will soon have a quality reputation rivalling that of Krussell or Proporta. The price ranges from about £20 through to the top of the range models at about £70.
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One of the more unusual iPhone accessories on show at IFA was the Vestel TV with iPhone Dock. This has a 19″ screen with the iPhone dock on the stand and comes in a number of colour variants . The TV has built in software to recognise and connect to the iPhone to provide AV services. Unfortunately this didn’t work on the one I tried very well. The iPhone claimed it was not compatible, then the TV hung when trying to connect to the iPhone.
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Hama the popular aftermarket accessory provider has 2 games grips for your iPhone. This week saw the the IFA Consumer Electronics show in Berlin, Germany. At the show Hama had a huge stand, most of which was for trade buyers only, but they did have some neat gadgets on display outside.

The best of the iPhone ones were games grips for the iPhone. They had 2 on display one a traditional shoot-em-up type grip, the other a racing steering wheel. Although neither of these grips offer any additional control features they do allow the iPhone to be firmly secured providing the freedom and confidence to be more aggressive during gameplay.
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How do you wake up in the morning? I use the alarm on my iPhone, but sometimes that is not enough to wake me. iLuv have the solution to that problem with the new iLuv iMM153 alarm clock.

The iLuv iMM153 is not just an alarm clock, but it also has a vibrating extension to place in your bed. When the alarm goes off in the morning your bed gently shakes and wakes you up. Neat… Now all we need is it’s opposite: a rocking device to put you to sleep at night.

The device also has a universal dock to play and charge the iPod, with integrated amplifier and radio. There are 2 alarm settings so if you and your partner get up at different times you do not need separate alarm clocks.

The iLuv iMM153 is compatible with iPods only, there is no mention of the iPhone so can only be used with the iPod touch. With a price tag of $60 it will be available in July.
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iPhone cases are a penny a dozen. There are so many to choose from that standing out among the crowd isn’t easy but Griffin have managed to do just that with their Clarifi case.

Clarifi has a unique feature, a sliding lens on the rear of the case that brings macro functionality to the iPhone camera. Slide it into place and you bring items into focus as close as 4 inches form the lens. Slide it into the off position and you’re back to normal.

It works just as claimed, if you ever need to grab a close-up then this is the solution. Not only that, the case is a typical Griffin design with a smart, modern look, a two part matte/gloss rear panel and the ‘Easy Dock’ design.
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Have you got more than 1 iPhone or iPod? I have, and keeping them all charged is a nightmare. The number of times I have grabbed my iPod and found that the battery is dead is too many to count. Griffin have solved all my charge problems with the PowerDock.

The Griffin PowerDock comes in two different models: The PowerDock 2 ($39.99 or £24.97) and the PowerDock 4 ($69.99 or £31.54).  Not surprisingly the PowerDock 2 has 2 charging bases whilst the PowerDock 4 has 4.

The PowerDock is compatible with just about all of the current and previous range of Apple iPhone and iPod products, with the exception of the iPod Shuffles. Click here to see the PowerDock compatibility on the Griffin web site.

As with the Griffin Simplifi (click here for our review) the PowerDoc comes with a brushed aluminium style that matches the Apple MacBook Pro, and the Mac Pro.  I am not much of a style guru, but I do like my technology to match.  I am surprised Apple don’t produce a metal iPhone…
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