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iPod nano now comes in nine vibrant colors and a new curved aluminum and glass design. The crisp, bright picture makes watching movies and TV shows amazing. With just a few clicks, the new Genius feature finds the songs on your iPod nano that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. Thanks to the built-in accelerometer, you can rotate iPod nano to flip through album art with Cover Flow. Watch movies and TV shows in widescreen. And view photos in either portrait or landscape. Just give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.

Slovenian domestic appliance brand Gorenje has developed a fridge-freezer with a built-in iPod docking station and speakers. Launched at the IFA 2008 consumer electronics fair in Berlin this weekend, allows users to listen to music while cooking, browse online recipes or watch cookery videos.

This year, several universities are testing different tech strategies that include giving free iPods and iPhones to incoming freshman students.The Universities can use the technology to create a better experience, track students and send messages. Students could also record class lectures and become more connected with technology. Four institutions have announced the plan already, including: the University of Maryland, Abilene Christian, Oklahoma Christian University and Freed-Hardeman. (nytimes)

Best Buy will become the first retail chain outside of Apple and AT&T to sell the iPhone in the U.S. First reported by AP, Best Buy will begin selling the iPhone on September 7 in 970 full-size stores and 16 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores. Apple began selling Macs and iPods in about 170 Best Buy stores during the fiscal third quarter, for a total of 570; it hopes to be up to about 600 stores by end of summer.

For the finest in sleek, durable protection, the Slider Case for iPhone 3G is made of hardshell plastic and features a minimal wall thickness of 1mm. Interior rubber guardrails provide shock absorption in addition to impact and scratch protection.