Of course, they're sold separately, securing Factron even more of your dosh, but it's a heck of a lot easier than duct-taping an SLR lens to your iPhone. [Factron via CrunchGear]

You can get the basic iBike Rider, a weather-proof case that attaches to your arms with straps, and includes a space for an extra battery, for around $42. It's also available with a matching headset that attaches to the helmet for $85, and with the extra battery the whole thing will set you back $159. All plus shipping from la france. Like the page says: l'iPhone met les gaz! Oh really, well, je suis trop bourrée pour baiser! [iBike Rider]

I'm slow as hell with my iPhone's keyboard, and tend to only check emails, or send quick responses. I should probably just suck it up and get faster, but I'm curious if the $30 gizmo would help. Having to slide the holster on and off between emails (to use the screen again) could be a pain in the ass, though. Overall, a little less skeptical than I was, what about you? [itwinge]

I mean, sure, maybe once in a while you'll want your phone strapped to your thigh while you're sitting down, but are you really willing to part with $30 for the privilege? Maybe I just don't use my phone in the way that people who this is designed for are using their phones. I'm trying to give this a fair shake here, but it's tough. Commenters, what say you? Is this useful or just another unnecessary, overpriced iPhone accessory? [Thiphone]

I can see a few potential problems here, like poor heat dissipation, iPhone scratching, excessive weight and general discomfort during use and carrying, but if you're the kind of person who sees the Exovault and thinks "awesome," you probably don't care. Cases ground out from the lesser metals are available for $95 each, while the titanium version sells for a sky-high $300. [Exovault via BoingBoing Gadgets]

Or, with their irritatingly ironic "Downgrade Today!" slogan, they're the pre-stained Levis of the electronics world: a snobby fashion statement that makes you look like a dick for calling attention to how much money you spend on your gadgets. Either way. [Highsnobiety —Thanks, David!]

The SnaptureFlash product is roughly the size of any other iPhone case, which is to say its pretty slim and light. It adds 3/8-inch or so of length to the bottom of the phone, but they included passive speaker amplification down there so it's not a complete waste of space.

As far as hardware goes, it packs in a xenon flash, which can provide 50,000 lux brightness ( vs the 500 lux of an LED "flash"). It also has an additional LED bulb that can be used for video recording or a really dim photo flash. Unlike other flash products, it works directly with the Snapture software. Getting the timing down between the phone camera, Snapture app and SnaptureFlash was the trickiest part, according to Bowei Gai, one of Snapture Labs' founders.

But here's the catch. For the time being, the SnaptureFlash will only work with the Snapture app and any other jailbroken apps that have the proper drivers—no official apps could support the hardware without breaking the app store agreement. Jay "Saurik" Freeman, the man behind the Cydia Jailbreak community and Cycorder video app, was ecstatic about the potential of the Snapture Flash, and the numbers of jailbreak supporters that would be potentially interested, but still wasn't sure how apps like these could be officially approved.

In terms of performance, the SnaptureFlash is still a mixed bag as it's a work in process. When I saw the SnaptureFlash in action, the quality of photos tended to be inconsistent. The photos above were taken with the hardware (one without flash, immediately followed by one with flash) Sometimes the photos looked really good, especially if it was really dark. But if the camera managed to pick up another light from somewhere, sometimes the photos would come out blue, or overexposed. Granted, since this is still in development, it can be fixed with proper calibration and programming, but it's worth noting.

SnaptureFlash is promising, but it runs into three hurdles: It's external hardware, it currently lacks app store support, and at the moment, Snapture Labs is still hunting for more funding to mass produce the product. They say they can't do it on their own, but they wanted to get the product out there so they could generate some interest. I'll be curious to see what happens from here. [SnaptureFlash]

Sure, Griffin and Belkin were first up with headphone adapters for iPod, but they cost $10 and $11 respectively, and Shure has a $50 music phone adapter with a VoicePort mic that also lets you pause the iPhone's music and make/take phone calls. And oh yeah, of course Monster Cable weighs in with its overpriced entry, the $20 iSplitter 200 headphone jack splitter.

That leaves Helium Digital's HD-005 3.5mm headphone adapter, selling for $3.99 Canadian, which is just about the same as US dollars these days, and for a while the company's offering free shipping. Such a deal. [Helium Digital]

Looks like a perfect companion to the iPhone, and might just work pretty well with D.A.V.E., that Seagate pocket drive with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi we mentioned earlier.

iPhone Gadget Suite? [Scobleizer]