I'm not sure about you, but I find it difficult to sometimes use my iPhone with my girly long nails.

It's fine when I'm using apps but trying to touch on web links can be a nightmare.
However American based company Ten One Design, has come up with a solution, which saves us from cutting our pesky nails off.

It's launched the Pogo Stylus and Pogo Sketch, compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch, which are also now available in Hot Pink.

Peter Skinner, Ten One Design CEO said: "We've found that the Pogo Stylus and Pogo Sketch have been crucial to the female iPhone and iPod touch community.

"Since women cannot operate the capacitive touch screen using their fingernails, these products have become a much-needed mobile solution. And we're proud to be able to give our female audience what they want, now in a more stylish color."

According to the company the advanced material used on the tip of the styli is what makes it so extraordinary and revolutionary for multi-touch displays. It acts as a bridge by transferring the signal from the display to the user's hand.

Oh, and they're also perfect for those of us who like to wear gloves in the winter too.

Short of hiring someone to sit next to you cradling it - it is hard to make sure your iPhone/Pod/other beloved phone is completely safe while you're on the beach. I mean, not only is there lots of water: you've also got the hazards of sand, suncream and light-fingered beach opportunists.

We have helpfully compiled a list of Ten Ways To Keep It Safe. Not to spoil the suspense, but they could be spilt into three categories: one, taking it with you into the salty breakers in some amazing James Bond-like sealed up case; two, locking it up in a portable safe; three, cunningly disguising it.

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If you have the pleasure of being in possession of an iPhone (of any sort) or an iPod, you'll know that these slender pieces of hardware are expensive and that you really don't want to break them.

Sometimes those apple products are just too smooth and glossy for their own good. It's not that hard to imagine its glassy back sliding out of your palm and smashing *shudder* on the cruel ground or simply getting scratched up when you accidentally put it in the same pocket as your keys.

To prevent such disaster scenarios we've compiled a quick list of iPhone protectors. Cases come soft or hard, some cushion, some bounce, some simply stop it getting scratched and are really for flaunting your off-beat taste. It all depends on how much bulge room your pocket has, how much wear and tear you think your phone will get, and how much you're willing to spend.

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With all the buzz besieging the new iPod Shuffle and its tiny frame, I thought I'd take the limelight off it for a few minutes by featuring an iPod Nano accessory (not that you could ever forget they make other iPod apparatus). When you bought your new iPod Nano, I bet it took a while to ponder over the colour of choice to accompany you at your desk/when trying to drown someone out/on all future public transport trips, but what about that little issue concerning protection? It may be pretty, but that doesn't mean its vibrant outer shell doesn't need protecting.

If you thought the iPod Shuffle was about as miniscule as a quality MP3 player could get, feast your eyes on its successor and overall crown wearer of the teensiest MP3 player to have ever graced the planet. At nearly half the size of the preceding Shuffle, the latest iteration of Apple's most budget iPod option sure has the potential to be at the root of many a panic attack and frenzied handbag search. I say either prepare to lose it (you may want to get insured) or accept that you may become incredibly anal about keeping it your sights at all times. Just look at the picture - it's the same size as a key... a key!

Diminutive size aside, it is the first music player to actually talk to you. Just don't expect it to respond if you ask how it's feeling (it's not that kind of player). Instead, expect it to voice your song titles, artists, playlist names as well as how much battery life you've got left before it needs a power boost.

Who wants their in-car playlist dictated to them, with the interruption of vociferous radio DJs interrupting every ten seconds? Not me that's for sure.

Now iPod Nano 4G owners can finally join the rest of their brethren in the radio/iPod mashup arena by *finally* being able to listen to their iPod playlists via their FM radio. Griffin's iTrip provides the key. This little in-car audio streamer attaches to the bottom of your little player, which means no adaptor cables and no tangled wire-related break downs - it's completely wireless. The iTrip also features SmartScan that'll scan and save one clear frequency quickly and easily, so you don't have to do while driving and potentially run the risk of veering off the road (or into another car).

I like to think that if Elton John and I ever found ourselves in the same All Bar One, we'd strike up a conversation and get on like a house on fire. And then, just as he was leaving to get to McDonald's before it shuts, he'd throw me a box which featured a full compliment of these Starburst iPod Nanos, each of which features a laser etched Elton signature, and Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits. I would, of course, then go and donate the 12.5% original purchase price to the Elton John AIDS Foundation, to ensure I wasn't ripping off a charity.

Sadly, I think I'll have to shell out £449 (16GB) or £399 (8GB) for one of these Swarovski bedecked Nanos, since I wouldn't be seen dead in an All Bar One.

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You guys may be tired of our CES coverage by now, but did you know that the AVN show took place at the same time? That meant a plethora of excitement for our naughty toys section, and we got to ask the star of Pirates and Pirates 2: Stagnetti's Revenge a lot of questions about herself.

Jesse Jane is known for being one of the first adult stars to film in HD DVD, and just won an award for the Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene in her Cheerleaders movie this year.

We want to know all about her likes and dislikes, and her favourite gadgets. And wouldn't you know it- the sexy star has a penchant for Apple products...

See the full interview after the jump.

I've lost count of the number of times I've plugged in my iPod to a new computer and absent mindedly wiped the whole library, thanks to accidentally syncing it. You'd think it would be a lesson learned, but apparently I don't have the mental capacity for that. So, the TuneBlocker sounds like a dream come true for me.

It's like your average USB iPod cable, but integrates a little switch, allowing you to choose if you want to sync it or simply charge it. That means it doesn't matter which computer you plug it into, you won't lose your tunes. Of course, in my case, I'd be guaranteed to forget to switch it to charge rather than sync, but for the smarter of you it's a must have.

$25 here [via Apartment Therapy]

One iPod dock is very much like another iPod dock, as I'm sure you're aware. Unless it's an iPod dock that does some fancy schmancy robotic orientation switching, obviously. And coincidentally, that's just what we've seen from Sharper Image! Fancy.

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When it comes to showcasing your love of those omnipresent iPod makers, Apple, Steve Jobs or any product from the Apple tree, it wouldn't be totally off the mark to say this fan has taken his Apple fanaticalness to the extreme. There are some Apple zealots who profess their love for Apple by simply buying an Apple product (or stealing it) and treating it with the utmost love and care. Some of you take it a bit further by setting up camp outside major Apple stores prior to the release of an impending new product. But one enthusiastic Appleton decided to take it waaaay out of the box by growing his own Apple... apples. Well they're actually Fuji - sadly he hasn't found a way to grow his own MP3 players.

Truphone has made the iPod Touch one step closer to being a cheaper version of the iPhone, with the launch of its Touch VoIP app. Download this for free from the app store, and you can use your Touch to make calls when you're in a WiFi area, for very little money indeed.

You'll need a microphone adaptor, which you can pick up from the Apple store, and a second generation Touch. After that, as long as you're in a WiFi area, you're good to go. It's no replacement for your mobile, but could help you out if you're a International dialler.

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Is your iPod full of classical music from the likes of Beethoven, Mozart and Vivaldi, but perhaps you're missing one of the classical greats or they weren't available on iTunes when you were upgrading your playlist? I'm talking namely, about Johann Sebastian Bach? Perhaps you'd be interested then, in a limited edition 120GB iPod packed to the brim of the composer's complete works. That's every single track composed (175 hours worth) - there's no omitting going on here.

The complete package (courtesy of download store Passionato and Hanssler Classsic) which includes a full DVD backup will set you back £499 - which is great considering the estimated cost of the complete works on CD is £1,000 and a 120GB iPod goes for £175. You're saving a pretty packet there. That's like a £700 discount on his entire collection - grrrreat if you're Bach buff.

Vers make good looking iPod docks, as illustrated here, and their foray into the world of alarms is equally lovely. They've shrunk the arguably non-important bit i.e. what actual time it is, in favour of a big ol' speaker front There's also something beautifully designery about the negative display.

There's an AM/FM radio, battery back-up and a 3.5mm input for other MP3 players. Like all Vers products, they're at pains to point out that each unit takes over a week to build (what they don't mention is the fact that their employees only work 30 minute days). That should justify the $219 price tag.

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It's no secret that most iPods seem to die a little after their one year warranty expires. Rather than resign your baby to the back of draw status (I know you won't have thrown it out) why not get creative? Take a screwdriver, some tape and voila, a rather funky cigarette case that will have people gasping at your apparent wantonness and disregard for the shrine of Apple. Fancy an iSmoke?

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Previously, those lucky enough to have both the room and the cash for one of Sonos' awesome multiroom music systems had to shell out £250 for a controller to manage each room's player. Well, there's bad news if you're an iPod Touch or iPhone owner and have already performed said shelling out. On the other hand, there's great news if you're that very same iPod owner toying with the idea of picking up the Sonos system. Rather than buying the pricey controller, you can now get exactly the same functionality from a free app from iTunes.