Sennheiser has announced a new line of “HD” closed headphones which are supposedly optimised for iPod, iPhone and other portable device use and are distinctly affordable.

The complete range of compact, lightweight and foldable HDs feature powerful neodymium magnets and ultra-light diaphragms and adjustable, comfortable ear cups.

The HD218 comes in at just £40 and offers punchy bass and decent mids and highs. The closed design helps to block both outside noise and sound leakage. They have a frequency response of 19 – 21000 Hz and weigh in at 224g with a 1.4m single-sided OFC cable.

For a tenner more, the HD228s offer extended treble (18 – 22000 Hz frequency response) and are available in either black or white finish.

Much more information available on the product pages: HD218 | HD228

iPhone 3G S comes with typical Apple headset buds, but for the first time these earbuds sport the new “remote”, which includes volume controls and more.

Apple previously introduced iin-ear headsets with remote and mic for the second generation iPod touch (and aluminum MacBooks) in September 2008, but clearly labeled them as not-compatible with the iPhone 2G or iPhone 3G because the “remote” part was useless.

What a different a generation makes.

1. Volume Down button
2. Center button
3. Volume Up button

Full control scheme introduced with the 4th gen iPod shuffle is available to iPhone 3G S owners with one difference — holding down the center button activates Voice Control.

via the iPhone Blog

Sennheiser has announced its latest range of sports-friendly earphones — the Sports II to be precise — and they come in a lovely bright shade of orange just in time for the summer. Oh, there’s blue too.

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Winter is coming and warm gloves are a must, but savvy iPhone users know that wearing gloves makes interacting with your iPhone impossible. Yes, the sleek multi-touch screen we’ve all come to love and know only responds to human touch.

So what’s a girl (or boy) to do? Well thanks to DOTS gloves, you may no longer have to choose between accessing your iPhone or keeping warm.

The glove sports metal dots, placed on the cloth covering the fingertips, that replicates “capacitive touch” technology, mimicking the electron flow of human skin and making them touchscreen sensitive.

The discrete dots are located under the thumb, pointer, and index fingers and provide a smoothe curved surface for scratch free use.

These stylish and effective gloves come in knit cloth for $15, or upgrade to ragg wool for an extra $5.

originally posted at Apple iPhone Apps

Check out these great drink coasters, based on those ubiquitous iPhone menu icons.

Created by the guys over at Brazil’s Meninos design (the same guys who make these awesome hard drives), these icon coasters are a great gift for any iPhone addict. All your favorite applications are there, from Maps to Calculator, from iPod to Settings. Ah, Settings.

Each coaster measures 85mm square (about 3.34″) and is made from sturdy MDF plywood, then wrapped with a premium vinyl decal and durable varnish to protect the design. A thin rubber layer on the bottom keeps the coasters from slipping around.

Sets of 16 coasters retail for $60 USD over at the Meninos online shop.

via [technabob]

all genius is simple. just use your sunglasses and your imagination.

via mega.genn.org

Speck released their two new models of iPhone 3G cases with removable bottoms that allows them to be docked in a standard iPhone dock. One line will include see-thru cases that will retail at 29.95 and another line of rubberized cases built to withstand any wear and tear you put your phone through, those will retail at 34.95. You will be able to purchase these early July, right around the release of the iPhone 3G.

[Via Speck Products]

Good news everyone… Steve Jobs introduced the new iPhone(TM) 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. In the US the new iPhone 3G is priced at a stunning $199 for the 8GB model, and just $299 for the 16GB model.** iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries — Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US — on July 11.

Everythingicafe.com published nice post What You Need to Know About iPhone 3G
and here you can check the full specification of iPhone 3G and how it compares to the original iPhone

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