The latest iPhone app to turn your phone into an instrument is the String Trio, an air violin, viola and cello application for the iPhone. 20 classical and folk songs are included, while the greySox app plays with strokes of the virtual “bow”.

The iPhone’s motion sensor is used to detect the angle and length of the strokes and adjusts the playback of the music accordingly. String Trio is available at the iTunes App Store for $1.99.

The folks over at Verizon Wireless might be sweating a little over the FCC’s recent interest in their ETF (early termination fees). The fact that Verizon Wireless recently doubled some of its early termination fees probably doesn’t put the company in favorable light either. One of the questions the FCC has posed include "if a customer cancels a two-year contract after 23 months, the customer would still owe an ETF if $120. Is this correct? If the ETF is meant to recoup the wholesale cost of the phone over

What used to be a racing beast, the BMW M3 E30 has now taken a totally different role as it has been converted to be the ultimate gaming machine. The M3 is now a gaming rig which ought to boast one of the more comfortable leather seats, where playing driving games on this should be a real pleasure. No idea on whether the setup will remain inadvertently, or will it be reversed into a drivable model sometime down the road.

There isn’t much that sets one laptop case apart from another. Typically, as long as you can cram all your gear inside the bag and it protects your machine all is good. Everki has a new case for netbooks called the Camber that has a cool feature.

The feature isn’t more pockets or flashy colors. The special feature is that the case can double as a lap desk for your machine with an angled lid that holds the screen at a higher level for more comfortable use.

The bag is sized for netbooks, which I would take to mean it works with machines up

DLO introduces the WallDock, a wall-mounted adapter that turns any outlet into a charging dock for iPhone or iPod. The WallDock features a cushioned top to support your iPhone or iPod without the need for fit inserts. The top hides the dock connector when not in use.

DLO WallDock charges your iPhone/iPod faster, thanks to the higher power output from AC wall outlet. It is compatible all current iPod and iPhone products such as iPhone 3G/3GS, iPod touch, iPod nano (all gen) and iPod classic. The WallDock is priced at

RedEye is a device that will turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a fully functional universal remote that can be used to control a wide range of equipment. Anything from your HDTV, Cable Box, and even your DVD player or Blu-ray player.

Here’s how it works. Your iPhone or iPod touch sends commands to the receiver unit via WiFi, then the signals are converted into infrared and sent to your AV equipment. Since everyone and their eighty year old grandmother already has an iPhone, this could truly be one remote to rule them all.

Who would've thought that a regular webcam could actually be turned into a 3D scanner? This was made possible thanks to a project from Qi Pan, a PhD candidate at Cambridge University Engineering Department. That's some serious brains working there, we tell ya.

The Audio-Technica AT355ST will turn your ordinary headphone into a headset. It is actually an inline 3.5-mm microphone that plugs in between your earphones and your PC or media player. The device also features a built-in microphone for users to record sound and voice on their audio player. Each purchase comes with a tie clip, so you can keep the microphone near your mouth, a 60cm of cord, and an earphone volume control. Available in black and white, the Audio-Technica AT355ST Microphone Earphone Adapter is now available at

The Briz is a concept air conditioner that dreams big while keeping the form factor small. Small as in the size of blinds. Blinds usually just block out the sun, but when these blinds are open they keep the air inside cool. Neat idea.

It uses water-filled tubes that run beneath the bottom part of the blinds to emit a dry mist into the airflow. As the water evaporates, it absorbs heat and cools down the surrounding area. Your blinds can’t do that. Your Google blinds can’t even do that.