We recently reviewed a number of the cases in Speck’s current case line-up. We were pretty impressed as all offer nice style and protection.

Speck has been kind enough to supply us with a number of their cases. Their one request … “Find them each a good home.”

So that’s what we are going to do. Which cases need a good home, and how can you enter to win one? Read on to find out.

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We recently posted on Apple’s upcoming plan to replace the Windows CE-Based EasyPay handhelds hey use in Apple retail stores with a new system that is iPod Touch-based. AppleInsider has an exclusive sneak peak of the new units. As they explain…

Perhaps more significantly, the change to an iPod touch and Apple software will bring the entire point-of-sale (POS) system under Apple’s control. In addition, the system will have the added benefit of advertising the usefulness of the iPod touch to customers who see it being used right in front of them.

More images and a few thoughts follow…

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It always struck me as a bit odd that Apple retail stores used specialized Windows CE devices to speed checkout. I mean… using a WINDOWS device to sell Apple products? Why, that would be like a TV news program displaying the Windows 7 logo on a MacBook Pro… (Oh, they did? My bad…)

Anyhow, word is that Apple is planning to replace each of the aging devices (they first came on line in 2005) with a shiny new iPod touch.

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iSkin released its newest product today.  The DuoBand for the iPod Nano 5g incorporates a silicone case with a arm band that’s perfect for active folks when running, exercising, walking etc.

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Take a look at the above graph from Morgan Stanley Internet analyst Mary Meeker. It shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the iPhone/iPod touch are the fastest-growing platform in consumer electronics history. It/the out pace the Nintendo Wii by a good margin and blow away the iPod and Blackberry.

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usbfever.com is a great place to browse and purchase both fun and helpful gadget items.  Two of their latest offerings caught our eye this week.

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Buy.com has a refurbished 30gb 5th generation iPod for $99.99. So if you’re tired of hooking your iPhone up to your car stereo and you have too much music to fit on a puny iPod Nano, this is a great deal! Remember though, this is a version with a hard drive, so be careful if you take it running, or use it as an improvisational football while it is playing.

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There are several unconfirmed reports floating around that Apple is working on an FM Radio application for the iPhone and iPod.  It seems the devices have always had the ability to receive FM Radio but the feature has just never been turned on by Apple.  The latest iPod Nano, the 5th generation, which was released last month, has an FM Radio built it.

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It seems Apple is shipping the newest 3Gs iPhones with an updated bootROM that is not vulnerable to the exploit that the iPhone Dev. Team takes advantage of in order to jailbreak the phone.

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As a marathon runner myself (I’m currently training for what will be my 11th marathon) I took special note of this story.

There has been much debate over the last few years regarding the use of iPods (or any Mp3 players) by runners during races.  Many argue the use of headphones impairs a persons hearing so much during a race that it makes them unsafe.  They might not be able to hear directions from an on course marshal or warnings from a police officer.  It also sometimes causes a problem with other runners trying to pass them.  They sometimes can’t hear runners coming up behind them asking for them to move over etc.

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Sure it was a bummer that the new iPod touch didn’t add any camera. We all expected that it would be coming with a camera and perhaps even a GPS chip, but we got neither. At the same time, there was a significant advantage to the fact that there were no external changes to the new iPod touch. All of the cases, batteries and other accessories we had purchased for the second-generation device still worked. Yes, I also would have preferred to have a camera but being able to continue using accessories was certainly a nice benefit.

That’s not the case with the current generation iPod nano. While it is approximately the same size and weight as its predecessor it’s screen is slightly longer and it adds a video camera to the back. (a poor video camera but a video camera nonetheless.) That means it is time for a new series of accessories if you had the previous generation device. One of my favorite case companies, Agent 18, was kind enough to send two of their new iPod nano generation five cases. Let’s take a look.

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I’ve never had a great iPod speaker.  I bought a cheap one at Kroger that didn’t last a month.  It also required you to have it hooked to the wall all the time which limited its use.  The inMotion CLASSIC that Altec Lansing sent me solves both the quality issues with my old speakers and let’s me be free of the wall.

While the inMotion CLASSIC isn’t the first speaker dock to have integrated batteries, it is my first one and that has to be my number one favorite feature of the inMotion CLASSIC.  If I want some music while I am outside working on my car or at the pool, I don’t have to worry about a electrical cord.  I can also carry it around the house with the convenient handle.  When you plug the inMotion CLASSIC in, it will charge its battery as well as your iPod’s battery.  Unplugged, you will get about 5 hours of audio from the inMotion CLASSIC according to Altec Lansing.

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