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iKey apps could turn your iPhone, iPad or iPod into a replacement for your humble door key if an Apple patent becomes reality. The patent appears to be an extension of an earlier application related to iPhone NFC features but the iKey plans go even further with a motion-sensitive onscreen dial to enter your lock code.

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Steve Jobs tipped a wink about the arrival of the Apple Tablet at Apple’s event on Wednesday during the company’s Q1 2010 earnings call yesterday. And Apple COO Tim Cook threw more fuel on the fire…

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Tablet-brown-bagFor all the hype and hullabaloo, just imagine if Steve Jobs rolls up in San Francisco next week and doesn’t unveil the fabled iTablet. Then what? Well, if the gossip in our ultimate rumour guide turns out to be off colour, just what other goodies could Apple have lined up to woo us with? Here’s our pick of the 10 alternatives to the iSlate.

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Sharp ADK-AP8P: iPod dock with touch remote

The Sharp DK-AP8P is one of those rare iPod accessories that manages to match Apple’s music players themselves for style: this one, just arrived in UK stores, comes with a remote almost as classy as an iPod touch.

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Apple portable DVR patentApple’s next generation of iPods could include the ability to watch and record HDTV, if one of Apple’s latest patent submissions is put into practice. Will Apple’s next iPods be portable DVRs too?

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Apple has patented a transforming universal charging dock which can change to accommodate the shape of the object being charged. An Apple patent detailing the ideas, filed in June 2008, has just emerged.
Apple’s idea for the universal iPod/iPhone dock uses an elastic sponge-like substance that conforms to the device. It appears that the substance would retain its shape or be reset using a button on the front of the device.
If Apple launched the universal iPod/iPhone dock, it could spell doom for the thousands of accessory manufacturers who rely on the need for different chargers for different types and generations of iPod.
Given Apple’s customary blanket of secrecy, it’s not clear when or if the universal iPod/iPhone charging dock will be released. We’d certainly be interested in snapping one up.
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iPhone patentApple has patented a transforming universal charging dock which can change to accommodate the shape of the object being charged. An Apple patent detailing the ideas, filed in June 2008, has just emerged.

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Playstation Move is the real name for the device we’d all been calling Playstation Arc. At the Game Developer Conference, Playstation Move controllers were shown on stage revealing their  glowing bulbs and a slew of Playstation Move games. Read to see Playstation Move video…

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