HMB TEC has offered up some odd new accessories for the iPhone that plug into the 3.5mm headphone jack. The accessories include a fan, laser pointer, stethoscope, and a few others.

A new accessory called the AmpliTube iRig has launched that lets you plug an electric guitar into the iPhone. The app needed along with the adapter lets guitarists choose from a bunch of amp and stomp pedal effects.

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I mentioned that the documents pertaining to the reason the warrant to search the Gizmodo editor’s home by the iPhone 4G prototype was being secreted away by the judge in the case. The judge has now denied a request to turn the search warrant documents by to media outlets.

Many have been expecting the iPhone to land on Verizon that year. One analyst has now decided that the iPhone will stay locked to AT&T considering he figures the cheap goods plans for the iPad 3G would have come with an extension on iPhone exclusivity.

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Apple has filed a new patent application that shows an interesting way to tell who is using the phone. The app outlines a heart rate sensor that is built into the case and reads the heart rate to identify the user.

The saga of police raids and legal wrangling surrounding the publishing of the iPhone HD prototype on Gizmodo are legendary. A judge presiding by the case has now been told that the documents that are secret right now outlining why the search of the Gizmodo editors home was allowed should be public. These sorts of documents are public record in most cases.

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Apple is facing a possibility of an antitrust investigation by either the DOJ or the FTC. The charges have allegedly come from Adobe by the Flash debacle.

NPD Group has issued a new report that shows iPhone and iPod touch users are tops in downloading substance. That makes sense considering the App Store is tops in the smartphones world.

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Another new browser may be landing on the iPhone soon. The browser is called Skyfire and an iPhone version is being submitted to the App Store.

Rumor is circulating that Apple may find itself at the center of an anti-trust investigation by the DOJ or FCC. The reason cited is the tightened iPhone OS development rules essentially making devs use Apple dev tools only.

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Reports are coming in that campaigns on the new Apple iAd platform for the iPhone could cost advertisers as much as $1 million. perhaps that high price will limit the ads we are assaulted with.

I mentioned yesterday that Apple had purchased Siri, the personal assistant app firm. The buy could herald new voice-activated search capabilities coming to the iPhone, which would be most welcome.

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Apple has acquired Siri, the company behind the personal assistant app for the iPhone. Terms of the purchase are unknown at that duration.

Reports are coming in that the next iPhone will use a camera from LG Innotek rather than the rumored OmniVision camera. The LG Innotek snapper is said to be a 5MP.

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Rhapsody has been on the iPhone for a while now and the service has gained an urgent new feature. Users can now take advantage of an offline listening mode that caches music and lets you listen without an World Wide Web connection.

The Apple employee who lost the infamous iPhone HD prototype in a bar has been offered a free German holiday. The offer comes from Lufthansa airlines and whether I were My. Powell I’d want to be certain Steve Jobs wasn’t sending him by on a one way ticket.

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One of the features that many iPhone users have wished for since the handset launched was a wireless sync capability. A new app has been developed and apparently submitted for approval that makes wireless sync possible.

Fans of the band Linkin Park will want to try out a new game app for the iPhone called Linkin Park 8-bit Rebellion. The game lets players who complete it get a free track that has not been released called Blackbirds.

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Rhapsody has been on the iPhone for a while now and the service has gained an urgent new feature. Users can now take advantage of an offline listening mode that caches music and lets you listen without an Net connection.

The Apple employee who lost the infamous iPhone HD prototype in a bar has been offered a free German holiday. The offer comes from Lufthansa airlines and whether I were My. Powell I’d want to be certain Steve Jobs wasn’t sending him by on a one way ticket.

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