Only a concept now, but this charger-that's-also-a-iPhone-stand is easy enough that some Chinese company could quickly put out a solution in a few months. [Petit Invention via Into Mobile]

The Nook stand is located at the Barnes & Noble at 86th and Third Avenue.

Update 2: Another reader says there's another stand at the Barnes & Noble at Union Square. He says the units are not real, however: They are plastic mock-ups. [Twitpic via Twitter—Thanks Gabriel, Paolo, and Josh]

The GoGoStand is a plastic card as small and thin as a credit card, which can fold easily to support your favorite gadget, then easily unfold again to get back into your wallet. At $5, it is not as cool and free as my favorite DIY cardboard iPhone dock, but this one is truly portable. [GoGoStand]

The product page goes on about the benefits of running your MacBook closed when using an external display and whatnot, but the bottom line here is that it elegantly orients your laptop vertically. If you use an external display at home with your laptop and you don't mind spending $50 on a stand, you can get one now at an Apple Store near you.

New stand turns Apple MacBook into a desktop

Charleston, SC—August 25, 2009—Twelve South announces the formal release of BookArcTM, a metal stand designed to hold any Apple® MacBook, from MacBook Air to the 17-inch MacBook Pro. The stand is designed to free up desk space and create a cleaner, less cluttered workspace by allowing the MacBook to operate while in a closed vertical position. BookArc is available now at the Apple Store and retails for $49.99. A BookArc "six-pack" geared towards design studios and Mac-based offices is being offered at a bundled discount price of $249.99. More information and images can be found at http://twelvesouth.com.

When a MacBook is placed into the heavy gauge steel stand, it is held in place by a soft silicone cushion. Three different sizes of easy-to-install cushions are included in the box, ensuring the right fit for various Mac models. Silicone footpads also protect the surface of your desk from scratches. BookArc has a compact footprint of just 10 by 4 inches, a fraction of what a MacBook normally takes up when sitting on a desk.

"Our vision behind BookArc was twofold," said Andrew Green, co-founder and design principal of Twelve South. "First, we see the MacBook as a beautiful piece of art that deserves to be put on display. Second, using your laptop as a desktop when not on the road is how many Mac users work today, including myself. Running the MacBook in a BookArc tucked behind a beautiful Cinema Display frees up valuable space and provides a less cluttered modern-looking workspace."

Along with a contemporary design and improved ergonomics, BookArc can actually boost the performance of MacBooks when used with external monitors. When a MacBook is running closed in the BookArc, the MacBook will automatically dedicate 100% of its video memory to the external display - instead of splitting it with the built-in display. The result is a noticeable speed increase when working in Photoshop, Aperture, iPhoto and other graphics-intensive applications.

[Bookarc]

The Minifit XL looks like any other laptop stand until you add the USB powered fan by slotting in to the perforations. Then it delivers a cooling blow to those places your laptop gets hottest. Makers say the stand takes laptops up to 15 inches and can also double up as a book stand, though I have never found books to get that hot. [Redferret]

Constructed solidly out of aluminum and steel, turn as hard as you want, but the RennSport doesn't look to be going anywhere soon. Meanwhile, users can adjust height and angle of the wheel, which is more than you can say for most real steering wheels.

The catch is, of course, the price. At $130, this wheel holder costs as much as many nice wheels themselves. But then again, the RennSport works with most major models and looks like the best thing for racing simulation since this little number. So you could do much worse. [BusinessWire via Digital Trends]

The Price: $55 for the standard stand, plus $10 extra if you want extra microphone holder holes.

The Verdict: It works! Propping up your guitars against this thing is much classier than leaning them against walls, cabinets, chairs, dogs or ottomans. There's even two sets of hooks on either side so you can wrap your cables around them for even more neatness.

The unit comes unassembled, but the instructions are pretty clear and only required about 10-15 minutes (with an electric screwdriver) for all the screwing. The only complaint we have with the design is that the middle support rod is a rod, and thus round, and makes it hard for uncoordinated people like us to screw in everything straight. Not a huge deal, but ours ended up crooked.

The creators say that new versions of this thing will be not only sanded, but have a polyurethane coat to make everything smooth and pleasing to the touch. If you're a frequent Rock Band player that's tired of either hiding your gear after a session or just leaving it out in a mess, this is $55 well spent. On a related note, they're also working on a Rock Band Drum Stand that will hold your drums as well as two guitars, which is the only thing missing from this current setup. [Dude Thing Creations]

Gizmodo: Hey Enrique, how did the idea come about?
Enrique Pardo: I made the stand because I had thrown away the little plastic stand that came with my iPod touch. I was taking the train to Paris and spent 3 hours thinking of how I could make my iPod stand to watch a movie."

G: Euros or dollars?
EP: My first stand "cost" 20 euro in fact.

G: So why did you make one using a $100 bill rather than a $1 bill?
EP: I made the video with a $100 bill just as a joke to say: here's what to do with your $100 Apple rebate for the iPhone—that doesn't come with a stand!

G: And finally, what denomination would you use to make a Zune stand?
EP: Concerning the Zune, I have never held one so I can't tell you if this stand would work but if ever I had the chance I'd try to tweak the origami to make a Zune version—why not?

G: Thanks for your time Enrique
EP: Thanks for writing and for the link on Gizmodo! Have to look after my bandwidth allowance now ;-) [YouTube via SwissMiss]

Designed by Hironao Tsuboi, it can be bought at 100% for ¥4,200. [Yanko Design]

You say tacky, but the case-modder inside of you says uber cool. Too bad that guy's never coming out again thanks to the fact that you have a wife and you're over the age of 20. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Brando]

With the remote, your $6,000 Plasma TV glides easily out of the hutch and up into view. We'd prefer keeping things where we can see them so there's not a huge delay between wanting to watch TV and actually watching it, but we're probably not the target audience of this. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Auton via Born Rich]

The stand itself consists of easy-to-assemble leg pieces and a big wooden tray that holds the laptop. The legs are adjustable by way of a twist-screw and can be set at anywhere between 5 and 90 degrees.

After using it for a week (and using it to type up this review) we're definitely sold on the idea.

Although you could definitely use the LapDawg on your desk as a stand, that's not its main purpose. The primary idea is to tilt your laptop while you're lying or sitting so that you can both type and see easier than if it were on your lap. Plus, with the wooden stand, a hot laptop no longer means a lowered sperm count.

When we were lying on the bed, the wide legs provided ample room for our own legs to go. The 45-degree angle we set it at made it easy to both type and see the screen. Our only complaint was having to put a magazine under our MacBook Pro because it didn't rise high enough on the stand. The laptop holder at the bottom jammed our wrists otherwise.

As for using it the couch, you'd probably want to set the angle a bit shallower than 45 degrees, but it still retains much of its usefulness. However, if you transition regularly from bed to desk and need to adjust the angle accordingly, you may find the twist-screws on the LapDawg a bit clumsy. Better to set it once than have to change it all the time.

Unless you also enjoy working from bed or in some other prone position, the $79.99 + $20 may be a bit steep. But if you do, the wooden finish and secure legs makes the LapDawg quite useful. – Jason Chen

Product Page [LapDawg]

This Wii Rechargeable Battery & Charger Stand is pretty simple, comparatively. It charges via USB and holds a Wiimote and a Nunchuk. It lights up when charging, and costs only $17. Cheap by itself, but when you consider the old Nintendo philosophy of making users buy a billion—and by billion we mean four—controllers in order to play party games, that means you're going to be out nearly a hundred bucks when you're done. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Brando]

Like other laptops coolers, it's pretty cheap ($29 in February), so you won't feel too bad if it doesn't quite work as well as you hoped. – Jason Chen

Press Release [Belkin]

This goose-necked holder might come in handy as you adapt your PSP for GPS duty, or as you see in the picture above, you can clean your fish while you watch a flick on the PSP in your kitchen. Be sure to put a plastic bag around that player to keep those flying fish guts where they belong and away from your precious PSP. – Charlie White

Enjoy your PSP anywhere [Newlaunches]