Xmultiple has introduced the , a special $30 charging and sync cable for the iPod and iPhone. It has a dock connector on one end and a standard USB plug at the other, and in the middle, there's an integrated rechargeable battery. The battery provides up to 4.5 hours of additional talk time for the iPhone 3G and up to 20 hours of additional audio playback.--

is the newest release of Dare to Be Creative's system maintenance tool for Mac OS X. It cleans up your Mac, improving system performance and freeing up hard disk space, according to the developer. The new version enhances user experience with an animated system menu icon similar to Apple's Time Machine to show when tasks are running and Growl notifications to inform when tasks complete, and offers more system tasks, such as force restarting unresponsive applications.This is the first commercial release of MainMenu since its acquisition from its original developer, Santa Software. MainMenu costs $20.--