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We’re starting to think Samsung has given up the pretense of keeping the Galaxy Tab‘s details secret and is letting them all out now. Accessories for its upcoming 7-inch Android tablet have been spotted on one of Sammy’s many online portals, complete with pricing. The headline act here will be that “table charging station” on the top left, which happens to have a neat set of HDMI and audio output ports, making the Tab a quirky but viable choice for pumping movies into your HDTV. It’s said to be priced at €54 ($69), which we might consider expensive if it wasn’t for the keyboard peripheral costing €82 ($105). The relative bargain of the set is the leather case that doubles as a stand, asking for only €41 ($52).

Samsung Galaxy Tab to have HDMI dock, leather case, and other sideshow trinkets originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, there are any number of phones with dual SIM card slots, most of them built for Asian markets, but the iPhone 4 is about the furthest thing from dual SIM: in fact, it doesn’t even have one Big Person SIM to call its own. Luckily, USBFever has a hacktastic solution to this problem (a followup to their iPhone 3G version), with a new $30 case that can host dual full size SIM cards on the back of an iPhone 4 (entombed in some classy clear plastic, naturally), while running an adapter to the iPhone 4’s micro SIM slot. You can then switch between the two SIMs from the iPhone’s own settings menu, though unfortunately you can’t rock both SIMs simultaneously. Looking for a more DIY approach? Bust out your X-Acto and check out our SIM resizing guide!

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A new, soon to be released case for the iPad comes with a built-in Bluetooth keyboard that will effectively turn the tablet into a netbook. The leather folio-style case has an ingenious design that lets flips between three configurations. Closed; open with the iPad in normal, touch-screen use and open, propping up the iPad with the keyboard flat in front of it.

The keyboard itself is made of silicone and will therefore be squishy and very likely unresponsive. It has a home button along with all the media controls you’d expect, and will go into sleep mode to save batteries after ten minutes of non-use. The battery, must be charged separately from the iPad (although you can use your iPad’s charging cable to do it) and will give up to 45 hours of use on a charge.

It looks kind of neat, if you really want such a bulky thing. I prefer Apple’s Bluetooth keyboard as it is small enough to sling in your bag, but separate so I don’t have to carry it with the iPad all the time. In fact, I bought the Apple keyboard but almost never use it. Like Wired.com NY bureau chief John C Abell, I find I actually prefer typing on the iPad’s screen. The auto-correct along with the big keys means I actually type faster and more accurately on that than I do on a “real” keyboard.

Doubtless there are plenty who rightly disagree, and for them, this case exists. It’ll cost you sixty British Pounds Sterling ($93), or likely less when it makes its way to a US outlet.

KeyCase iPad Folio with Integrated Bluetooth Keyboard [Gearzap via Apple Insider]

See Also:

• iPad Keyboard: Pricey and Awkward, But a Must-Have for …
• USB Typewriter Turns iPad Into Paper
• ClamCase Turns iPad into Laptop
• Protective Keyboard Case Joined By Trackpad Cover

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An Etsy-preneur has created what might be the cutest phone accessory of all time: a hand-stitched felt iPhone case ($38). The all-felt pseudo iPhone exterior even comes with little felt app icons. You can almost hear the squeeees coming through the internets!

The case is purportedly used to protect your touch-screen talky box from scratches and your other pocketware. But who are they kidding? This felt sleeve is an adorable icebreaker that will let people know that you are an adorable person with adorable sensibilities.

The same Etsyan also offers a leather version of the iPhone case ($45.75), but if you’re the kind of person who finds this concept adorable and buys things on sites like Etsy, then there is a good chance that you are friends with vegans. Which is cool. And I’m sure your vegan friends would be cool if they saw your new leather iPhone case, because they’re the kind of vegans who tout their lifestyle choices by quiet example, not by browbeating. They never said a word when you both went to that new restaurant featuring neo-American pub fare and you ordered that veal burger with a fried egg on top and then didn’t finish it. They never bring up the time in college you bought that pair of leather pants and let them sit in your closet because you didn’t feel confident enough to pull off the leather-pants look. But, deep down inside, they are judging both you and your choices as a consumer. So, for the sake of your social life, go with the felt.