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2009 TiPb Store iPhone Accessory Holiday Gift Guide

By Brent Zaniewski, Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 a 9:00 am

The following Holiday Gift Guide is sponsored by the TiPb iPhone Accessory Store

What to get for that annoying iPhone owner who ~~knows~~ has everything? For that new iPhone user who's just getting started? For that last minute drop in you never expected but suddenly have to render iSpeechless?

The TiPb iPhone Accessory store's got you covered! We asked the iPhone staff for some of their favorite accessories of the year, and put them together into our 2009 Gift Guide -- jammed packed with iPhone goodness just in time for the holidays, after the jump!

Review: Apple Aluminum Remote Control for iPhone and iPod Dock, Apple TV, and iTunes

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 a 10:30 pm

Apple quietly introduced a new Apple Remote [$19.00 - Apple Online Store link] along with the updated iMac, Mac Mini, Magic Mouse, and Apple TV 3.0 last month. Not to be confused with the Apple-produced Remote app [Free - iTunes link], which allows an iPhone or iPod touch to control an Apple TV or iTunes, the Apple Remote is a hardware accessory that not only controls the aforementioned Apple TV or iTunes (and Front Row!) all on its own, but can also control an iPhone or iPod touch when they're placed in the -- sold-separately -- Apple Universal Dock [$49.00 - Apple Online Store link]

So, how new is it, why would an iPhone or iPod touch need a hardware remote anyway, and most importantly, how does it perform? Read on after the break!

One Small App From NASA, One Giant Chemical Sensor for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Nov 13, 2009 a 2:28 pm

NASA has created a chemical sensor accessory for the iPhone. Gizmodo calls this the day the first Tricorder was created, we call it cosmically cool in any time/space continuum.

Blueant S1 Sun Visor Bluetooth Car Kit for iPhone 3GS- Reality Review

By Chad Garrett, Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 a 12:46 pm

Gigaware HD Radio for iPhone/iPod touch Now Available at RadioShack for $80

By Jeremy, Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 a 2:19 pm

Gigaware and RadioShack have teamed up to bring you an exclusive HD Radio iPhone/iPod touch solution with the Gigaware In-line Control with HD Radio for $80. Previously, if you wanted a portable way to listen to HD radio, your options were limited -- the best solution being the Zune HD. This versio

Review: Marware C.E.O. Premiere for iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G

By Jeremy, Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 a 1:26 pm

Marware's C.E.O. Premiere for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. [$34.95 - iMore Store Link] is a horizontal case with a belt clip and top flap. Either you love that style or you hate it, but there is no denying their popularity among iPhone owners. Marware has been making iPhone cases since day one and some pretty good ones at that. What did we think of the Marware C.E.O. Premiere?

iGrip Custom Fit Cigarette Lighter Mount Reality Review

By Chad Garrett, Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 a 12:11 pm

In these tumultuous times you need some sort of protector; the kind that will prevent your iPhone from flying off the seat to who knows where. What kind of protector is here to save the day? The iGrip cigarette lighter mount of course! [$19.95 - TiPb store link]

Got $120? Apple Online Store has TomTom Car Kit for iPhone!

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Oct 25, 2009 a 7:14 pm

Just bought that ~$100 TomTom iPhone app and have $120 ($199.95 to be exact) bucks more burning a whole in your wallet? What luck! The matching TomTom car kit has just become available via the Apple Online Store! (Shipping in 2-3 weeks!)

Yes, that's $220 total cost of ownership for TomTom lovers, but it's so hard to set a price on convergence, isn't it? (Especially when that convergence now comes in two parts!)

Quick Look: Dark Horse and Gelaskins Brings Buffy-grade Protection to Your iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 a 10:28 am

Dark Horse Comics, purveyors of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Angel, Hellboy, among other licensed and creator-owned fare have teamed up with Gelaskins to produce a series of comic and pop-art inspired protective coatings for your iPhone, iPod touch, and laptop.

They were kind enough to send TiPb a sample of the Buffy and Hellboy iPhone 3GS skins, and the art was bold and beautiful, and the product every bit as good as I've come to expect from Gelaskins (I've been using them for a long time, as some may have noticed, seeing my iPhone 3G with Dragon backing in many of our videos last year).

Quick Look: Pong iPhone Radiation-Reducing Case

By Jeremy, Friday, Oct 16, 2009 a 6:30 am

If cell phone radiation emissions is something that concerns you, you may be interested in taking a look at the Pong radiation-reducing case [$59.99- Web link].