April 15 - 5:30pm EDT   Case-Mate today unveiled the Naked Case for the iPhone and iPod touch, giving users a hard transparent case that covers the entire iPhone, but still allows for interaction with the screen. Case-Mate says the case uses an electrostatic membrane on the screen portion to pass electrical pulses through to the touch screen, protecting the screen, while not inhibiting its usefulness. The Naked Case is available for $35. [full story]

December 4 - 9:40am EST   Troll Touch today announced the immediate availability of its internally integrated touchscreen product for Apple's current "Aluminum" 20- and 24-inch iMac systems. Both systems feature the company’s high resolution, analog resistive touchscreen technology which supports input via fingertip, gloved hand or stylus. The touchscreen is internally connected utilizing one of the machines USB ports. Troll Touch says its innovative component integration technique does not alter the machine’s form factor in any way: To the casual observer, the system does not appear to have been modified." [full story]