"Easy and Fun" Touch-Screen Kit for Netbooks

Give the hard-core techie in your life a tactile jolt with the US$95 "Easy and Fun TouchKit" from Hoda Technologies. This modification adds resistive touch-screen abilities to those ultracompact, ultracheap that are all the rage right now. Though no soldering is required, installing the kit does involve some dismantling of the netbook (which most likely will void its warranty); Hoda provides on how to proceed.

The kit currently claims compatibility with most 8.9- and 10.2-inch netbooks, including the , the and various models. Support for the Dell Mini 9, the , and other netbooks is reportedly coming soon. Available for purchase online through or .

Battery-Boosting iPhone 3G Cases

Useful though they are, the Internet and GPS features of the suck power like there's no tomorrow. Solution: Use a rechargeable battery booster case such as the or the . Both cost $100, are designed specifically for the iPhone 3G, use a grip-friendly soft-touch coating, and include LEDs that indicate how much charge remains. Mophie says that the Juice Pack can give the 3G up to 6 hours of extra talk time or Internet use--an hour more than Incase claims that the Power Slider delivers.