Hasta La Gadget!

If there’s one thing that Steve Jobs hates more than Adobe’s Flash, it’s naked people on his beautiful devices. The executive has infamously cracked down on the presence of adult material in the iPhone’s App Store, even going so far as to censor the worlds “boobs” and “booty.”

Of course there are workarounds. For starters, there’s the fact that any device that can freely access the Internet freely can freely access porn. A number of sites have even gone so far as to optimize adult content for the device.

And then there’s the FleshDrive, creators of the adult-oriented flash drive of the same name.

Says the company’s VP, Michael Gruosso, “In a world where a certain company President has looked down upon the adult industry, it is the consumer who decides if they want to watch porn on their iPads. It was important to our company that we developed a creative way to make this happen.”

The device works with the iPad Camera Connection Kit (“also a great item for your digital cameras,” says FleshDrive, enthusiastically), letting users transfer smut directly to the tablet.

The content works without an Internet connection, obviously, which should make it great for watching hardcore pornography on the bus or a plane. “Take the convenience of the iPad with The FleshDrive and you have a porn match made in heaven,” says Gruosso.

I must have missed that part during Sunday school.

If your iPhone or iPod is your car stereo system, you’ll love these two new options from Griffin. The iTrip DualConnect (shown) is a strong choice for multi-car households or frequent travelers. It combines an FM transmitter with an AUX jack for a direct connection to car stereos equipped with an auxiliary input jack. Either connect your player directly or use the FM transmitter. Use it with the iTrip Controller App, free in the iTunes Store. The DualConnect is $59.99.

Also, check out the TuneFlex AUX HandsFree, which lets you talk hands-free while charging your iPhone’s battery. Set your player in the TuneFlex’s cradle and position it just where you want it. Calls play through your car’s speakers and the cable’s mic picks up everything you say. It lists for $49.99. 

Apple’s online store is going live in China this week, offering a complete line of Apple products, including the iPhone and iPad, the latter of which was first made available in Apple retail locations in that country last month.

The online Apple Store lets users engrave iPods and iPads and do all of the standard Mac configuring that we in the US have taken for granted for so long. Apple’s COO Tim Cook offered up the standard enthusiastic response to the news,

We are thrilled to open our newest online store in China. With personalized engraving, configure-to-order options and free shipping on everything, the Apple Store is a great destination for our customers in China.

Apple is also using the occasion to roll out its App Store in China. The store will be available in simplified Chinese, offering access to its more than 300,000 apps.

Your appointment at the Genius Bar just got easier–well, sort of. We can’t promise you that you won’t have to deal with long lines and impossible hours, but at least you’ll be able to check-in from the convenience of your own pocket. That’s something, right?

In the latest upgrade to its Apple Store app for the iPhone, the company has introduced the ability to check into your Genius Bar appointments. The app will detect when you are inside the store and ask whether you would like to check-in. Apple Store 1.1 can also, “identify nearby Apple Retail Stores and offer additional services when you are in a store.” Apple knows how much you love “additional services”, after all.

The update offers up a number of other features, including giftwrapping and product engraving for purchases. It will also add those Genius Bar appointments to your iCal.

The new version of the store is available to iPhone and iPod users running iOS 3.0 and above.

Halloween has its roots in the Celtic harvest holiday of Samhain, a time when the ancient pagans believed the dead can visit the land of the living. Today, the holiday still lives on, but instead of honoring deceased ancestors, we mostly celebrate by dressing as sexy nurses and throwing eggs at the houses of cranky retirees.

But more importantly, Halloween has become a holiday of self expression! Let the neighbors know that you have strong feelings on locally-sourced food by being that lady who hands out apples to trick-or-treaters. Make sure everyone at the party is aware of your poor taste by being that guy who dresses like a too-soon recently-deceased celebrity. Or let complete strangers in on the secret that you are not only a sexy person, but a brave one, with your completely weather-inappropriate skimpy outfit.

Or, demand that the whole world acknowledge the fact that gadgets have a very important role in your life. Like this guy.

Yes, this Halloween you can be an iPod touch: the affordable, half-breed lovechild of the iPhone and iPod. Now, the whole world will be privy to your love for wifi-enabled pocket-sized media (and the fact that you aren’t afraid of being obsolete in three years). Congratulations to you, iPod-face!

And just a bit of warning–if you dress like an iPod touch, you will very likely be touched and prodded all night long. But maybe you’re into that sort of thing.