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In case you missed our first post on Geleskins, we felt that this is worth another mention, especially since they have expanded their catalog to include skins for iPhone 3G. Additionally, Gelaskins now offers an iPhone optimized web site making it even easier for you to shop for a skin from mobile Safari. Gelaskins are pure eye candy and absolutely dripping with visual lusciousness. These vinyl protective skins for iPhone and iPod touch are beautiful to look at while providing an ultra thin, functional and protective coating over your mobile device preventing scratches and dings.

One of the great things about Gelaskins is that they come with a complimentary, downloadable wallpaper image that matches your Gelaskin. These wallpapers really tie in your touch screen to the rest of the skin of the skin to provide a seamless theme for your device, front and back. At $14.95 US, these Gelaskins are a little pricier than some competitors we’ve seen, but the aesthetic appeal is worth every penny more. Gelaskins are available for the original iPhone and the entire line of iPod touches.

The life evolution of iPod touch jumps the track and produces Chumby, the platypus of web-enabled touch devices. Like a forbidden mashup, the unholy communion of the iPod touch and the popular bean-filled footbag has produced a quirky new breed of web-enabled touch devices that make you say WTF as you fall hopelessly in love with its cuddly charm. Chumby is about the size of a cup of coffee and makes a perfect bed mate for your night stand, or even a desk pal at work; always within sight and just a touch away. Chumby’s squishy, Italian leather body features a color touch screen, audio, and built-in Wi-fi all running on a Linux-based operating system with Adobe Flash. Chumby comes loaded with widgets that deliver Flickr photos, weather, stocks, sports scores, news, internet radio, video, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, email, and on and on and on. Heck, you can even play games with Chumby, and not just hacky sack, either. Find out more about Chumby after the jump.
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There are times when you need to squeeze the most juice out of your iPhone or iPod touch battery. Ideally, you’ll have one of these babies with you so you can charge it on the go without having to tether into a computer. But even if you do have a portable charger power can still be a premium because let’s face it, without battery power your iPhone or iPod touch is just a shiny brick. You can also tweak many of your iPhone’s features to get optimal battery life. Read on to learn more tips on saving battery power for your iPhone and iPod touch.
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We are big, big fans of the products made by Incase to protect Apple products and we are delighted to see their new line of sexy slider cases for the iPhone and iPod touch. Incase respects the beauty of Apple’s product design by creating protective cases that compliment the hardware as well as protect it. These new slider cases for iPhone and iPod touch have high gloss finishes and hard protective coatings to provide added scratch resistance and color depth. The protective material is only 1mm thick and has rubber interior sides to protect the mobile device from impact damage. The bottom of the case slides away so you can easily charge or dock you device without having to remove the entire case. The slider case provides access to the entire touch screen as well as all the ports, including a cut-away for the iPhone’s camera lens. The iPhone Slider Case and the iPod touch Slider Case are available in black gloss, black matte, or white gloss and priced at $35 each.

It’s Friday again and time to share the best iPhone tips and iPod touch tips submitted by you, the readers of Touchtip.

Today, we’ll learn how users yearning for 3rd party apps don’t have to wait for the App Store in June. You can Jailbreak or unlock your iPhone or iPod touch in 45 seconds, and it works on any firmware version. We also hear about one resourceful way to take notes on your device using only Safari and a local wiki application (no hacks required). And another reader suggests a clever way to flag phone calls from telemarketers so you can ignore the call. Be sure to read all these tips and more after the jump.
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If you own an iPhone or iPod touch then you know what an eye magnet it can be out in the wild. As soon as you pull it out and start flicking photos or pinching web pages, a small crowd of rubber-neckers begins to form around you like a bathtub ring. It’s a nuisance. Now you can enjoy more privacy in such situations by shielding your screen from wandering eyes. The Privacy Screen from Case-mate is a vinyl, static cling film that sticks to your screen without impeding its touch response. The Privacy Screen provides multi-directional, crystal clear viewing for you while displaying a blacked out screen to others trying to see what you are doing.
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We’ve been pretty impressed with the iPhone’s battery life, but still, with battery life there is no such thing as “long enough”. Thank goodness for the new Powerstick mobile device charger which is our new favorite accessory for iPhone and iPod touch. The Powerstick is a universal USB charger that fills with power via any USB device. It provides charging to power deficient mobile devices the same way, just plug it into a USB port and let it transfer the power back into the mobile device. At $69.95 it seems a little pricey just for a charger, but after you dig into the Powerstick’s specs, you’ll realize it’s worth every cent.
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Now here’s something you just don’t see every day. The web developers over at Carsonified (the UK company behind DropSend and Vitamin) have traded their computers for sewing machines this holiday season to create Hugs for iPhones.

Hugs are one-off, limited edition sleeves for the iPhone and iPod touch. There are several designs to choose from and they come with a matching cozy for your MacBook Pro. You can’t buy a Hug, they are not for sale. But here’s how you can get one.
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