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For all you hardcore Apple hipsters looking to organize all your Mac peripherals, Combine Collective may be able to help you out.

The company has unveiled three black walnut keyboard trays. The first can house your wireless keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and remote as one unit. The second will hold your keyboard and Trackpad; and the third will house just your keyboard.

As a bonus Combine Collective has said that the trays are all sustainable, using “whole and solid-joined hardwoods, water based glue, and a food safe oil finish to make them.”

The keyboard trays will run you about $79, $74, or $69 depending on how much organizing your desk needs.

Don’t toss that collection of vinyl records just yet. Crosley has an interesting take on the venerable record player with its Crosley Revolution CR6002A.

Resembling nothing like the giant turntables of old, the Revolution CR6002A is portable, has a built-in handle, and runs on six AA batteries. It has both 33 1/3 and 45 rpm speeds, an integrated FM transmitter, and integrated full-range dynamic stereo speakers. There’s also a headphone jack on the turntable.

The record dangles over the edges and is a little exposed, so you would need to be careful when playing, but the portable Revolution makes vinyl convenient.

With the FM transmitter, you can listen to the vinyl over anything with a FM receiver, whether that’s your stereo with the receiver, or a portable mp3 player. Again, convenient.

When connected to a computer via USB, you can turn those records in to digital tracks using the accompanying software.

Currently available for $149.99 online or at select retailers like Hammacher Schlemmer, Brookstone and JC Penney. If looking for something other than the basic black, Urban Outfitters sells custom Revolutions in red, ivory, and mint.

Remember when the design of Apple’s products used to celebrate all the varied colors of life? Remember brightly-hued iMacs and vibrant life-affirming iBooks? Remember the rainbow bar Apple logo?

Remember?

Since the turn of the millennium, the Apple design team seems to have been largely mired in a Macbeth-like state of woe. The morose Cupertinians have spent the better part of the past decade embellishing their products all that is monochromatic, empty, and sad. Apple products of late imbue the all the clean cold stoicism of Steve Jobs’ turtle neck sweater. Lifeless. Joyless. Dead on the inside.

Enter Etsy.

Etsy has long been the preferred internet venue for kitchen table entrepreneurs looking to share their handmade crafts with the adorable-accessory-seeking world. And no group has been hungrier for hand-crafted squees than Apple users. And a vast army of Etsyians have responded in spades to fill the apple-shaped void of sadness.

There are many many Apple accessories over there in Etsyland, but here are just a few after the jump that could brighten your gizmo’s day.

Silicon Power, a flash memory manufacturer, announced its “sporty” Unique 530 USB 2.0 stick.

The exterior is wrapped in an eco-friendly silica gel with a ridged texture, making for comfortable gripping, and the first drive on the market to fuse this material with metallic accessories. The metal can withstand up to 10kg of pull, so this flash drive should be able to survive on a keychain or bag without worry. The USB port is retractable, so no worries about loosing the cap.

The Unique 530 also utilizes COB (Chip On Board) packing technology, making this drive waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof. For further data protection Silion Power has included a Widget that features 7 backup and security solutions users may download.

Fans of Apple displays will tell you that despite their price tag, an Apple display will net you excellent color quality and broad viewing angles. This is partially due to the fact that Apple displays (and many other manufacturer’s premium monitors) are IPS panels, as opposed to the more common TN panels on most consumer LCD displays. Now LG is getting into the mix, and has unveiled four new displays that feature IPS panels, including the new 20-inch LG IPS206T, the 21.5-inch IPS226V, and the 23-inch IPS236V and IPS231P models. Each one is LED-backlit, less than 20mm thick, and the 21.5 and 23-inch versions are capable of full HD resolution at 1920×1080 pixels. The new panels also feature 6ms response rates and near-180 degree viewing angles.

All of the new models come in glossy black with transparent trim, with the IPS231P standing out as the professional model and featuring on board speakers and a tilt/swivel stand. The new displays were unveiled at the IFA electronics event in Germany, but pricing and availability weren’t included in the announcement.

[via FlatPanelsHD]