Multi-purpose adapters aren’t anything new, but it’s often the simplest of the bunch that prove most useful. Take this bugger for instance, which is little more than a vanilla 3-port USB hub connected to an iPhone / iPod dock connector port. The purpose for its existence? To prevent you from having to haul Apple’s flimsily built charging cable and a USB hub with you each time you scurry out, and to just generally make your time on this planet entirely more enjoyable. Now if only it could recharge our prototype Volt that we’ve secretly got hiding in the Engadget Garage, we’d really be able to extol the $14.99 asking price.

Since it is December, I would be remiss in my duties as a Mobilewhack blogger if I did not report on any gadget that would make an excellent gift for the holidays. Such is the case for the DLO Walldock, a very minimalist iPod and iPhone dock that just plugs into the wall, so your iPod/iPhone can rest on it.

Just in time for the holidays, and is available for a low price of $24.99. You can get the DLO WallDock at the DLO website.

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File it under the "get this while you can" category. Last week Apple approved a 99-cent application called iRwego that features both the sounds and artwork of the Super Mario series from Nintendo. And yes, it’s still up–though probably not for long. More of this gadget »

You do not wanna be late to work or miss your appointment when it was bad weather, such as it was snowing and your car was covered by thick snow. In this situation, you’ll have to wake up at least 20 minutes earlier, so you could scrap the snow off your car windshield. 

If you rely on a regular alarm clock to wake you up, the alarm only goes off at the time you set it. But if it was bad weather for sure you’d screw up your appointment or be late to work. Therefore, you’ll need an alarm clock that can wake you up earlier when it’s bad weather. More of this gadget »

French developer White Birds has created a new iPhone game called Babel Rising, which sees you in a powerful role to prevent humans from building a tower to heaven. In your mission, you’re equipped with five spells: lightning, tornado, fire from heaven, tsunami, and earthquake, and even the direct finger of God.As expected, the little humans are in constant action, doing their stuff ’round the clock like they’re in Dubai before the credit crisis. More of this gadget »

Want to make the best use of your iPhone’s GPS navigation capabilities? Why not try on the NDrive navigation solution for size? This $32.99 app is half as cheap as those provided by TomTom, Navigon or Magellan, but it ain’t too shabby either with built-in maps, automatic day/night switching for easier viewing, speeding alert alarms, alphabetical or QWERTY keyboard option, POIs with favorites, descriptions, phone and website links as well as voice instructions.

The eBuddy app for the iPhone was originally launched somewhere in July that allows iPhone users to communicate over various instant messaging platforms. Today, the same developers have released the eBuddy Pro for the iPhone, the paid version that does away with those irritating advertisements and comes with added features like push notifications for incoming messages, photo transferring to friends and an option to display pictures from your camera or photo library. The app is now available at the iTunes store for $4.99 and should be a handy app for people hooked on to instant messaging with friends and colleagues.[via TechCrunch]

Thanks to ViaTalk, you can now use your iPhone to manager your home phone service. This includes integrating services that include call forwarding, voicemail access, special routing options, the ability to view call logs and return calls, and control over security and privacy settings. With the mobile control panel interface, you can control your home phone service handily. The app is now available at the iTunes app store for free.

 We heard earlier this month that Magellan was looking to one-up TomTom by outing an iPod touch / iPhone GPS car kit of its very own, but a few critical details were missing: namely, a price and a release date. Thanks to a new product listing on Amazon (capped after the break), we at least have a clue as to when this thing will be shipping stateside and for how much. If you’ll recall, this one’s compatible with the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touch as well as the iPhone 3G and 3GS, and aside from providing a built-in speaker, charging capabilities and a noise-canceling handsfree speakerphone, it’ll also work with any navigation or location-based app — not just Magellan’s own $79.99 RoadMate program. The unfortunate part here is that Magellan has somehow managed to produce a cradle that’s actually more expensive that the ludicrously overpriced TomTom variant, but those willing to part with $129.99 can place their order now and look for a December 11th ship date.

Three new anatomy educational apps for the iPhone have been released over at the iTunes app store that should provide students additional content customization and learning assistance not readily available today. The three new anatomy apps are:

1. Clemente’s Anatomy
2. Rohen’s Photographic Anatomy
3. Moore’s Clinical Anatomy

They are available for $24.99 each and should be a great help for students and healthcare aspirants who are having difficulty learning about human anatomy. More of this gadget »