The AV Dock for iPod provides an easy and affordable way to connect your iPod to a computer, stereo or TV. The dock enables you to connect the iPod to a PC or Mac in order to sync or charge the iPod, connect to a stereo or powered speakers using the line out jack, connect to a TV using S-Video, and control the iPod from around the house with the sleek, 16-function RF remote.

More than a month after St. Cloud launched what analysts say is the country’s first free citywide Wi-Fi network, folks in this 28,000-person Orlando suburb are still paying to use their own Internet service providers as dead spots and weak signals keep some residents offline and force engineers to retool the free system. The same troubles with the small town’s big Internet project could be lessons for municipalities from Philadelphia to San Francisco considering similar networks. St. Cloud officials are spending more than $2 million on a network they see as a pioneering model for freeing local families, schools and businesses from monthly Internet bills. Instead, what they have so far is a work in progress.

Ultralingua announced the release of the new Accio Dictionary for iPod, a significant innovation in dictionary software. With Ultralingua’s language learning reference software, users will be able to get common translations when traveling, and even listen to translations of common phrases recorded by native speakers. The Accio iPod dictionary includes up to 8,000 indexed translations with the vocabulary you need for everyday usage and traveling.

The Los Angeles Times suspended one of its blogs after discovering that the author used an alias to post material at Web sites operated by the Times and others, which is a breach of the Times’ ethical policies. The blog in question is Golden State, which is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Times columnist Michael Hiltzik. The L.A. Times explained in a “Notice from the Editor” posted April 20 that Hiltzik admitted to using an alias, but wasn’t more specific. “The Times is investigating the postings,” the editor’s note said.

Weathernews, provider of mobile weather content, announced the launch of ##the WNI LiveLocal mobile application## at NAB 2006. Now available through Sprint Nextel, LiveLocal is a mobile video application that subscribers download onto their cell phones and use to access content from the WNI Network, including local video broadcasts of news, weather, sports, traffic, and other information. Unlike existing services that deliver national content and network programming, LiveLocal is the only mobile video application that provides subscribers with on-demand, streaming video access to the trusted information from local TV stations right in the palm of their hands.

Globe Telecom and Research In Motion announced the new BlackBerry 8700g. “We are very excited to be working with RIM to launch the new BlackBerry 8700g in the Philippines,” said Daniel David, Globe Telecom Head of Corporate Business Group. Operating on Globe’s high-speed EDGE network, the BlackBerry 8700g provides the ultimate blend of performance, design and function, featuring a completely re-engineered device platform with expanded memory and a powerful Intel XScale processor. The EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8700g features a full QWERTY keyboard, 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB SDRAM, offering enhanced data and voice functionality in a sleek design. The BlackBerry 8700g also includes premium phone features such as quad-band support, dedicated “send”, “end” and “mute” keys, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, speakerphone, and Bluetooth support for hands-free headsets and car kits.

Globe Telecom and Research In Motion announced the new BlackBerry 8700g. “We are very excited to be working with RIM to launch the new BlackBerry 8700g in the Philippines,” said Daniel David, Globe Telecom Head of Corporate Business Group. Operating on Globe’s high-speed EDGE network, the BlackBerry 8700g provides the ultimate blend of performance, design and function, featuring a completely re-engineered device platform with expanded memory and a powerful Intel XScale processor. The EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8700g features a full QWERTY keyboard, 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB SDRAM, offering enhanced data and voice functionality in a sleek design. The BlackBerry 8700g also includes premium phone features such as quad-band support, dedicated “send”, “end” and “mute” keys, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, speakerphone, and Bluetooth support for hands-free headsets and car kits.

The world’s largest cell phone maker Nokia will unveil new multimedia phone models, including an N73 camera phone, at an event in Berlin next week, sources close to the company told Reuters. With its new N-series phones Nokia will take a step toward more stylish and lighter models, but it is still a long way from rival Samsung’s and Motorola’s thin models.

BoxWave announced the Desktop Cradle for Fujitsu Pocket LOOX N500, N520. Desktop Cradle is a USB cradle that is specifically designed for your Fujitsu Pocket LOOX N500, N520. It’s everything you need to synchronize and charge your Fujitsu Pocket LOX N500, N520 to your computer and supports Hi-Speed USB 2.0 data transfers. Desktop Cradle also includes an A/C adapter cable for quicker charging time.

Hewlett-Packard is recalling almost 16,000 notebook batteries worldwide after reports of the devices overheating and burning, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This battery recall comes six months after HP and the safety commission announced one involving 135,000 battery units worldwide. HP, however, is hardly alone in facing battery recalls–computer makers such as Dell and Apple Computer have announced similar problems.