Just last week, my boss asked if he could borrow my iPod as he wanted to listen to his MP3s. Of course, I gladly obliged and handed it to him after loading his tunes, but there was a slight problem... The iPod needed to be docked to a speaker system here in our office.

While it was not really a problem to take off the silicon casing that I bought to protect my Pod, I was not really comfortable with that set-up. Why? Because one of my pet peeves is that I really get O.C. (obsessive compulsive) when my gadgets get scrached or dirty.

Of course, it got back to me without any scratches, but I felt that I needed a gadget that can dock my iPod without having to remove my silicon casing.

Well, it is good to hear that there is a company that directly solves that problem and provides O.C. people like me an easy solution...

I am sure that a lot of you guys have seen the various iPhone "prototypes" in different forums or blog sites. But now, if you check out the Apple website, you will see the real iPhone in action...

Yes, the inevitable iPhone is here and it's just about time. There is really nothing else we can do but let technology drive us to the future...

According to the Apple website, less than 1% of the Video iPods shipped after September 12, 2006 has shipped with a RavMonE.exe virus. And I quote (from Apple.com):

We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included with most Windows computers should detect and remove it. So far we have seen less than 25 reports concerning this problem. The iPod nano, iPod shuffle and Mac OS X are not affected, and all Video iPods now shipping are virus free. As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it.

If you happen to be the minority who purchased the iPod Video with the said virus, users must scan their iPods (using the latest virus scanners around), remove the virus from the storage device, and use the iTunes 7 program to restore the software for your precious iPod.

Hopefully, that will solve all your viral problems and bring back your iPod to it's full glory...

The link to the advisory can be read here.

We haven't received any demo units of this, but...

Bathroom breaks boring you? Try this on for size. The iCarta iPod Toilet Roll is perfect for folks who like listening to tunes while they're on the crapper. Its four waterproof speakers dish out the sound while holding your bog roll in place. Also charges your iPod. Here's a playlist for all those bathroom situations:

• Push It (Garbage)
• Like a Cannonball (Menudo)
• I'll Back You Up (Dave Matthews Band)
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2)
• Devil Inside (INXS)
• Come Out and Play (The Offspring)
• Back to the Sea (The Futureheads)
• Atom Bomb (Fluke)
• Shake It Off (Mariah Carey)
• Long Way Down (Goo Goo Dolls)
• Feel Good Inc (Gorillaz)