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So the Zune will cost $249.99 but what about the must have, long list of accessories...check ‘em out:

• Zune AV Output Cable: Connects to a TV or stereo for $19.99.


• Zune AC Adapter: power for $29.99.


• Zune Sync Cable: Connects to your PC or AC Adapter for $19.99.


• Zune Car Charger: Works with the FM Tuner for $24.99.


• Zune Dock: For Syncing or displaying next to your TV when using the AV Output Cable for $39.99.


• Zune Wireless Remote for Zune Dock: self explanatory, but you may need the on-screen menu as well to see the menus $29.99.


• Zune Dual Connect Remote: An in-line remote that hooks up to your Zune and your headphones for $29.99.


• Zune FM transmitter with AutoSeek: AM, FM, XM, Sirius, and ZM...Zune radio? (once your transmit it over) $69.99.


• Zune Gear Bag: A bag for $29.99.


• Zune Premium Earphones: Admitting that it comes with crappy headphones for $39.99.

And remember, these are only the first party accessories, just wait till Belkin, Griffin, DLO...you get the point...get their hands of the Zune.

Read [Microsoft] Via [Gizmodo]

Who doesn’t love Chocolate? Why not head over to Verizon and purchase the long awaited LG VX8500, Chocolate phone. This is one part MP3 player, one part phone, and 100% sweetness. The models final specs include the black lacquer finish (see our hands-on Peep Show here), 1.3 megapixel camera, 210 min talk time, 38 hours standby, 3.53 oz, Bluetooth stereo capable, V-Cast, music player with support for MP3 and WMA files, VZ Navigator capable, touch sensitive navigation keys, voice recognition, EVDO Broadband Access connect (use the handset as a modem for your laptop), a microSD or TransFlash memory card slot, and a video camera with up to a 1 hour recording.

The phone will see with a new 2 ear contract for $149.99 (and $100 more for a 1 year contract). You can also pay $199.99 and get the music bundle kit (necessary to copy your own tunes to the phone), a leather case, and car charger or for $249.99 you get everything listed plus a 2 GB microSD card--a great deal!

So don’t wait, go indulge yourself in chocolate.

Besides our Peep Show, read on to see a pic of the RAZR and Chocolate phone compared.

Kensington’s new RDS FM Transmitter/Car Charger for iPods solve that problem of reading the tiny nano screen or any iPod screen to find out the current artist and/or song, especially while driving. The transmitter works with Radio Display System (RDS)-enabled car stereos. The $89.99 device transmits artist and song title information from the iPod to RDS-equipped car stereos. The accessory has 3 pre-set stations, charges your iPod while playing, has an on off switch to protect your car battery, uses the iPod LCD screen to determine witch station your are transmitting to, and is a little nicer design than most of those plastic chargers out there.

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Expanding its iPod accessory line, Kensington is introducing the 4-in 1-Car Charger for iPod. Driving and your iPod naturally go together. Kensington will now let you Keep the sound moving with the Kensington 4-in-1 Car Charger for iPod that powers click wheel iPods, including iPod nano and iPod with video with a pass-through connector keeps FM Transmitters on, even while charging your iPod or other USB devices in your car.

Read [Kensington]