After many months of rumors and speculation, Steve Jobs has officially introduced today the iPhone, which in Jobs’ words, is an amalgamation of a touch screen iPod, a reinvented concept phone and a revolutionary internet navigator.

The whole keynote delivered by Steve Jobs at Macworld is available for viewing online at Apple.com. The iPhone boasts itself as being a physically keyless mobile handset, relying on its patented touchscreen technology for input. It’s accelerometer feature, allowing it to behave according to its vertical or horizontal orientation, is also another interesting feat. And as with all Apple products, its elegant design indeed outshines its smartphone competitors such as the Palm or the Blackberry.

You can expect the iPhone to perform well when it comes into production, as the stocks for its competitors Research in Motion (RIMM) and Palm (PALM) both dropped more than 5% today, while Apple’s shares (AAPL) soared up by 8% , shortly after the announcement was made.

Rechargable batteries have always been a more cost effective and eco-friendly alternative to non-rechargable ones. However when we do run out of batteries, say when we’re on a trip for example, it often isn’t so easy to find battery chargers lying around.

These USBCell USB rechargable batteries make our lives so much easier as you can just uncap them and plug them into your nearest computer or laptop to recharge them to full power. With a laptop around to boost some emergency charge into your batteries, you won’t ever miss the golden shot on your digital camera when your battery life is gone. Thanks to ThinkGeek again for stocking in such neat ideas.

With Christmas coming in less than two weeks and the holiday season bustling in, we decided to compile a list of 10 festive gizmos, gift and ideas that would add a bit of holiday cheer to all techies and non-techies alike.

1. Glowing Rudolph Mug

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose. And if you pour hot drinks in, you would even see it glow.
This cute little mug is the best gift for the young at heart. It even matches the color of hot cocoa!

2. Beer Advent Calendar

If cute mugs or chocolates are not your thing and are looking for something more manly, try to DIY your own Beer Advent Calendar. All you need is a case of beer and some cardboard. Simple and sweet.

3. Original Christmas gift

Have Christians around you always been preaching how the true meaning of Christmas is forgotten with all that commercialism and gift giving? Well prove them wrong by giving them the ‘original’ gift of Christmas - Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. It actually looks really elegant too with its wooden casing.

4. USB Christmas Tree

Plan on coding/WoW-ing straight through the holiday? You can still celebrate Christmas in style without leaving your computer with this USB Christmas tree that gives off a wintery blue glow. M3rr¥ (hr1$7m4$ Ð00Ð.

5. Holiday Toilet Paper

Yup that’s right, even your washroom needs that extra something for Christmas, and these set of holiday toilet paper rolls are just what you need. In case you’re out of wrapping paper for your presents, these holiday toilet rolls could also do the job… i guess =P.

6. Darth Vader/Yoda Nutcracker

For the diehard Star Wars fan, these Darth Vader and Yoda Nutcrackers are the gift for you. Wield the power of the force to crack open your hardest walnuts easily with the help of Vader or Yoda. However, whether to side with the light or to join the dark side, the choice is yours alone. May the force be with you!

7. Pooing Santa/Snowman

This is what you get after a Christmas feast in North Pole - Santa dumping red and green excrements and Frosty dumping snowballs… Poor Santa must have had some major food poisoning to get red poo.
Dumping Santa and Frosty are actually candy dispensers in disguise, and as for the candy… you can figure that out. An appetizing delight!

8. Grow your Christmas Tree!

Instead of buying a Christmas tree every year, why not grow one yourself? With this Magical Christmas Tree kit, just fill a plate with the magic crystal powder, add some water, and watch your Christmas tree come to life!

9. Candycane Shotglasses

Add a pinch of peppermint to your drinks this holiday season when you serve them with these candycane shotglasses. Not only do they look nice with a red and white swirl around them, they’re actually edible. Let’s just hope the candy cane doesn’t dissolve before you finish your drink.

10. Charlie Brown Pathetic Tree

From the classic Christmas cartoon from all of our childhoods, this pathetic Christmas tree comes straight from the hands of Charlie Brown in his 1965 holiday special - A Charlie Brown Christmas. Now you can understand the true meaning of Christmas with Charlie Brown as you pick up his tree and watch his full holiday episode here on youtube.

I’m sure that nobody is unfamiliar with the internet giants like Yahoo, Google or YouTube, and in fact, most of you very probably visit these sites on a daily basis, but just how well do you really know these sites? Can you claim that you know their logos by heart? Take this small quiz here at guessthelogo.com to find out, and share your scores here. Remember only the first time truly counts!

During the Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge in which I took part in a couple of days ago, one of the puzzles pointed me towards an interesting project at Windows Live Local. Apparently, this is Microsoft’s attempt at challenging Google Earth by providing a first person perspective of various locations in a city on earth.

With only maps of Seattle and Washington currently available, this project seats you in a virtual car and shows you the view of every part of the city as you cruise and navigate along the roads of the map. Since a cached snapshot is displayed every few steps you move on the city map, I cannot possibly imagine how many photos were taken in total to digitize the whole Seattle. It would be a really cool tool, however, if all major cities on earth could be implemented some day, opening up the possibility of virtual travelling. However for now, have fun in Seattle!