Whilst by no means the first solar panel based gadget charger, the new Freeloader 8.0 from UK company Solar Technology is certainly a particularly compact device that, thanks to its impact resistant aluminium body, which serves to protect the pull-out solar panels when not in use, is designed to take more than its fair share of knocks and scrapes.

Ever so often along pops an idea that’s so insanely simple yet so positively brilliant that we kick ourselves under the desk for not having thought of it ourselves, especially when we suspect it’ll prove to be a runaway success, and this cool Binary Code Tote Bag, that sports a less than friendly message and is aimed at geeks with serious attitude issues, is just such an item.

Yamaha has released its new 63 Series range of Home Theatre Systems in the form of five new models consisting of the RX-V363, RX-V463, RX-V563, RX-V663 and RX-V863 which offer Bluetooth as well as optional iPod connectivity and retail between $230 and $1000.

If happen to own an iPod and you have ever wanted to watch films, television programmes or even footage captured on your camcorder whilst on the move, and you lack a dedicated PMP capable of such wizardry, the iRecorder could prove of interest as makes recording the aforementioned media directly to your iPod a positive breeze.

Unfortunately the news these days is dominated by harrowing reports of children going missing and, whilst this Kiddo Kidkeeper Proximity Alarm device manufactured by the Portuguese company Smart Target is aimed squarely at especially young children, allowing you to keep them on an invisible, wireless digital leash, the reassurance it could provide for parents will surely be widely welcomed.

Slowly but surely we’re beginning to see companies cater for Apple’s iPhone in terms of audio accessories and, as far as portable speakers go these snap together DLO Portable iPhone Speakers certainly look good though, in being wired affairs, you’ll have trailing cables to contend with.

Longstanding regular readers will no doubt recall the USB Humping Dog we featured some while ago which plugs into your computer’s USB connection and proceeds to hump away and, well, that’s about it (it came sans memory) – well the next model has now been released in the form of the equally redundant, but amusing, USB Exercising Dog.

Sometimes there’s just something especially liberating about cranking up the volume but, whilst your average iPod docking station can probably put in a reasonably sterling performance we’ll warrant that all it could muster would sound like a mere whimper when compared with the staggering 600 watts of combined music power offered by this Geneva Model XL cabinet styled iPod docking station from Geneva Labs.