Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the KL-285 from China emulates the iPhone in terms of form factor, but apart from that it can’t even dial 911 to save your life. What you will get inside includes the common features in the majority of China-made MP4 players such as a microSD memory card slot, support for 3GP, MP4, and AVI video formats, MP3 playback, a clock and calendar function, an e-book reader and an integrated FM radio. The remaining noteworthy specifications include :-

The sheer genius behind this idea can clearly be seen in the handiwork, where an old PowerBook case is transformed into a desktop.

Apple today released a new graphics upgrade kit for your old Apple Macbook Pro. Priced at $279, the card features the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (1st Generation).

Radio Shack ran some circulars which featured the iPod touch complete with Installer and MobileChat icons - and this instance can only come about with a jailbroken iPod (which doesn’t make much sense anyways).

The stylish TravelSound i80 from Creative is a slim handheld speaker that comes in a design which complements the iPod nano 3G (video) perfectly.

Another day, another iPod speaker dock. Today, we have the ARTDio MS-780 from Taiwan that was specially designed to cater for the latest 3G, 2G iPod nano and 2G iPod Shuffle. Of course, iPods aren’t the only portable media players that will work with the MS-780 as it is compatible with other audio sources using a 3.5mm stereo input connection.

From what we can tell in the Silicon Valley, a good chunk of these dual-users are around here. I do see a lot of people with an iPhone (to show off) and a Blackberry (to get stuff done) and it is not surprising: despite what iPhone fans are saying, the virtual keyboard of the iPhone simply underperforms, and guess what, it does not get any better overtime.

Woot has a deal going on where you get your choice of the light blue or black 3rd Gen, which is the latest generation, iPod Nano for $134.99 and shipping from Woot is always $5. Sure they are refurbished, but they come with a 60 day warranty.

Since the iPhone was released, there are certain segments who still fantasize about the iPhone nano although that doesn’t look as though it will be rolling out anytime soon. Here’s an iPhone nano concept for you to ponder over - using it in landscape mode will leave you with a rather wide-looking handset. I think it is best to just stick with the current iPhone design at this point in time until the folks at Cupertino think of something better. Let’s not rush what is supposed to come naturally now, shall we?

A press release from a Japanese company managed to trigger the 3G iPhone rumor again, right after Nagoya-based Aiphone revealed that it has been talking to Apple since last summer concerning the right to use the ‘iPhone’ trademark in Japan. That’s due to the fact that ‘Aiphone’ and ‘iPhone’ are spelled the same in Japanese.