Filed under: Accessories , iPod Family , TUAW Business , iPhone , iPod nano , iPod touch , iPod classic Plenty of folks are probably getting iPhone gift cards this season, and for anyone who wants to make their iPhone the hit of the party (later, once you’ve actually purchased and activated the thing) here’s a lineup for you: some speakers (which fit just about every iPod ever made plus the iPhone), a stylus to keep grubby fingers of your precious, and a case. I tested the JBL speakers and the stylus. The JBL speakers provide an astonishing amount of sound in such a small package

Filed under: Accessories , TUAW Business , Stocking Stuffers , iPod nano , iPod classic For the next 5 days we’re giving away a bunch of stuff from our friends at Dr. Bott .

Filed under: iPhone , iPhone 101 Many websites and services offer great mobile versions without being packaged in an App Store application. If you want to be able to quickly access these sites from your home screen, follow these steps: Launch Safari on your iPhone Browse to a desired mobile site (most sites will automatically redirect you to the mobile version once they determine that you’re using an iPhone) Click the Favorites (+) button at the bottom of Safari Click “Add to Home Screen” Type a name for the icon that will appear on your home screen Click the “Add” button You will now see an icon on your home screen that will launch directly to the mobile website. Since I’m headed to Washington D.C

Filed under: How-tos , iPhone , iPhone 101 One of the biggest comments on the recent SimCity announcement for the iPhone, other than being able to locate the SimCity International (link goes to the U.K.

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Hardware , Humor , Apple , iPod nano , iPod classic It’s the end of the year, a time of reflection, in which we look back at the year that was and what happened during. But The Independent isn’t stopping there — they went back and dug up some of the world’s most famous incorrect predictions . And yes, Bill Gates’ 640k is in there, as is Ken Olsen’s “…

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Audio , Odds and ends , Apple , ipod shuffle This seems pointless and yet brilliant at the same time, somehow — iPhone Savior has concept pictures of the iPod shuffle extended out into a bracelet. You can already find lots of straps and wristbands for the shuffle , and with that clip on it, it’s designed to be jewelry anyway, so why not carry the premise out to its conclusion, right? It’s almost perfect, and yet weird enough that Apple would never go for it — they’d much rather make the hardware, and leave the straps and hooks to third-party vendors, I think.