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July 15, 2008 5:03 PM PDT

There's no iPhone 3G in the iPhone accessories store

by Dong Ngo
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Griffin's TuneBuds Mobile headphones make it less obvious that you are using an Apple product.

(Credit: Griffin)

Well, sure, there are accessories, but I want the iPhone 3G! Don't you?

You are not alone. I've been to many AT&T and Apple stores over the last few days--the furthest of those being in Sacramento. (I live in the Bay Area and went there to visit some friends over the weekend.). At each AT&T store I was told to wait for more stock, and at every Apple store I got discouraged by the long line and withdrew. It's crazy.

Now, I can't help but wonder why Apple is doing this. Obviously they have tons of iPhone 3Gs at the Apple stores, but they only supply limited amounts to the AT&T stores. My only guess is that Steve Jobs gets a kick out of our frustration from waiting in line for a product that he's deliberately stripped of many basic features, knowing that we'll get even more frustrated when we actually get one. And yet we can't help wanting it. How embarrassing!

So, to ease the pain and make the wait worthwhile, why not just go get some accessories instead? You will want to have some of them anyway.

If you haven't found anything you want in my last blog, Griffin today introduced another slew of stuff that you can use with your iPhone 3G. The list includes:

- Wave for iPhone 3G: $24.99

- Nu Form with EasyDock: $24.99

- Elan Clip for iPhone 3G: $24.99

- Streamline for iPhone: $29.99

- TuneBuds: $19.99

- TuneBuds Mobile: $39.99

- StereoConnect: $14.99

Personally, I like the TuneBuds Mobile, as the original white headphones that come with the iPhone are just too telling (like "Look at me! I have an Apple product!") and don't offer very good bass.

Dong Ngo is a CNET editor who covers networking and network storage, and writes about anything else he finds interesting. You can also listen to his podcast at insidecnetlabs.cnet.com. E-mail Dong.
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by DrtyDogg July 15, 2008 6:26 PM PDT
You could just go get a phone with all of the features you want.
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by bigdenn July 15, 2008 8:03 PM PDT
What's the matter with you people, all you can do is whine, whine, whine and ***** about how difficult it is to buy this iphone! You should know by now that Steve Jobs love to jack people around and he doesn't care about you! He has his billions and things will never change with him or Apple! Is it really that important you have this iphone right now? I don't think so! You people get a life!
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by ow3njp August 4, 2008 11:21 AM PDT
I think this should be added to the list

http://www.ipocketwallet.com

it doubles as a wallet and case for the iphone.

only 30 bucks
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