Despite its weird appearance, this is actually not a bad gadget, if it works. For mere $19.00 you can get the Apple iPhone 3G Mobile Phone Telescope. Its a 6x optical appendage that will compensate for your iPhone’s shortcomings. The only problem I see with this item is its price. No self respecting [...]

Palringo is the first official multi-client IM (instant messenger) application for the iPhone.  The program supports Google Talk/Jabber, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo, ICQ, iChat, and Gadu-Gadu.
I just got done installing it… it takes a a bit to figure it out… but seems to work well once you get the settings right.

Not sure if I agree with the idea of more disposable electronic equipment… but BIC does.  BIC, the maker of disposable pens and lighters is going to be retailing a disposable phone in Europe for about $80.  The phones will come with 60-minutes of talk time and a charged battery.  [...]

One of the best iPhone App’s to date - the Carling iPint.  The iPint for Iphone is a simple game where you navigate a beer glass through a crowded bar top (there are 3 levels, beginner, intermediate, and advanced)… the best part is the virtual beer.  Your iPhone is basically turned into a pint glass… [...]

In another “news of the weird” and “pseudo-sciency-shit-that-should-work-but-doesn’t” a South Korean phone company, SK Telecom, offers a phone feature that promises to repel mosquitoes. For $2.50 US per play people can play a high-pitched sound that claims to scare the bugs. From personal experience the only way to avoid mosquitoes is to have [...]

If you want to find out if your Apple store has the new 3G iPhone you can use the Apple availability widget.  You have to wait until after 9PM though… try it out and let us know if it works for you.