So you just made the plunge and bought yourself an iPhone 3G. Congrats! But now that you have your precious new phone, you’ll want to make sure it’s protected. And with the iPhone, it’s got that beautiful, shiny backing that’s just begging to be covered in greasy fingerprints and scratches from being tossed in your pocket with your keys. Don’t let that happen!

All you need to do to protect your iPhone 3G is apply the Zagg invisibleSHIELD Back Protector for the Apple iPhone 3G. Once you do that, it’ll become completely impervious to scratches, letting you treat your new phone without kid gloves. Go ahead, toss it in your purse. Let it rub up against your keys. It’ll be fine, because the invisibleSHIELD will protect it from just about anything. You’ve gone this far to acquire the hottest piece of technology of the year, you might as well make sure it stays shiny and pristine now that you have it.

Are you sick of walking around holding your phone to your head, trying to keep it wedged between your ear and you shoulder while you’re doing something with both hands, and trying to make phone calls on the sly while driving? It sounds to me like you’re in the market for a Bluetooth headset.

The Callpod CDHS-0021 Dragon Bluetooth Headset would make your life a lot easier. Clipping comfortably on your ear, it allows you to talk on your phone wirelessly with your phone up to 328 feet away. It can recharge via your computer and a USB connection, and it features excellent sound quality. It’s light and comfortable, and its carbon fiber finish is really sharp looking. So quit dealing with holding your phone; there are other options out there.

In this day and age, with digital cameras the norm and film cameras gone the way of the dodo, do traditional photo frames still make sense? After all, we take our pictures digitally, email them in digital form, and share them online as digital files. So why are we still displaying them in boring old analog form?

The Sony DPF-D70 7-inch Digital Photo Frame is a photo frame for the 21st century. Accepting most types of memory cards, you simply pop your card out of your camera and into the frame. You can then choose which pictures you want to load on its 256MB of internal memory. You can have one photo on all the time or have a slideshow going. It’s got a remote control, allowing you to change the photo displayed from afar. You’ll never get tired of the photos you have framed again, as switching them up will be easier than ever. Come on, bring all of your photo routines into the 21st century.

Internationally renowned chef Gordon Ramsay isn’t the nicest guy in the world. If you’ve seen the hit show, Hell’s Kitchen, you know that. If he doesn’t like what you’re doing, he’ll let you know in no uncertain terms. It’s a lot of pressure, but isn’t that kind of pressure kind of fun? You know, trying to squeak through and actually get some praise from such a tough critic?

Well, you can find out for yourself by playing Hell’s Kitchen for the Nintendo Wii. You’ll need to master cooking using real, authentic Gordon Ramsay recipes, serving them to tough customers including Mr. Ramsay himself. It won’t be easy, but at the end of the day, if you can survive Gordon’s critical eye, you’ll know you did something right that few have done before you.

The Sims is one of the most popular video games ever, breaking barriers and enticing large groups of people to get into gaming. It was the first game to really go after people other than hardcore gamers: teenage boys. The Sims, which isn’t violent at all, is much more attractive to many more people due to its innocent fun. In it, you get to control the lives of “Sims,” little computer people. You build their homes, control their families, and define their relationships. It is, in a word, a blast.

And now you can give your Sims animal companions with Sims 2 Apartment Pets. Your Sims will live in the most pet-friendly apartment building around, allowing you to give them any number of pets, from dogs and cats to rabbits and birds. You’ll meet your neighbors and your neighbors pets, and there are plenty of mini-games to let you access new and exciting animals. Go ahead, have the impractical pet you’ve always wanted.

The Price is Right is one of those classic TV game shows, one burned into the memory of so many people. From stay at home moms to kids staying home from school sick to college students, everybody has seen the show at least a few times. And once you see it, you love it. But what if you want to enjoy some classic Price is Right but it isn’t on TV at the moment? You’ve gotta take matters into your own hands.

Yes, now there’s The Price is Right for the Nintendo Wii. It’s got all of your favorite classic Price is Right games, from Plinko to Cliff Hangers to Punch-a-Bunch, all culminating in the Showcase Showdown. You can play with up to three of your friends, testing your knowledge of the prices of consumer products. At the end of the day, it’s so close to the real deal that you might just think that you’ve won a new car. Sadly, it’s impossible to win a new car on this game. But hey, it’s still really fun.

In the world of indie pop, there are lots of bands but few who stand out in the crowd. One of the best new indie pop records in a long time, one that clearly stands head and shoulders above the derivative and the boring records that flood shops every week, is The Rhumb Line by Ra Ra Riot.

Formed in Syracuse, New York by a group of Syracuse University students, Ra Ra Riot burst quickly onto the scene with an incredible live show that made them famous on the blogosphere before they even had any records to sell. After self-releasing a five song EP, they toured with bands such as The Editors and Tokyo Police Club, picking up new fans along the way. Now, finally, at long last, their first album is out. Featuring catchy hooks and driving beats, it’s the perfect soundtrack to the slow winddown of summer. Want to catch them live? They’re performing on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on September 2nd and then return to NYC in October for shows at the Bowery Ballroom and the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Don’t miss out!

With summer winding down, that also means the end of something much more important: baseball season. I know, it’s terrible. But just because baseball season is going to be ending in a couple of months doesn’t mean baseball fun has to end for you. In fact, if you have a Nintendo DS, you can enjoy baseball wherever you go year round.

Simply pick up a copy of MLB Power Pros 2008 and you’ll have awesome baseball action on hand at all times. You’ll be able to do everything from work your way up from the minors to the World Series to playing the home run derby to competing in a league with your friends. The gameplay mechanics are excellent, from batting to pitching to fielding, and the graphics are crisp and bright. It has loads of features, enough to keep you deeply immersed until next season.

In Zoids Assault, we see a world at war, with the two reigning superpowers going after each other with huge robotic mechs called Zoids. As the commander of one of these superpowers, it’s your job to annihilate the opposition by whatever means necessary.

Zoids Assault is a fast paces strategy game that allows you to control entire armies of Zoids and biological soldiers. You’ll need to use both big picture thinking, plotting out where your attacks should be, as well as attention to detail on the ground for specific battles. With everything rendered with beautiful graphics and a gritty military aesthetic, you’ll get sucked in from the get go. After all, who wouldn’t want to control a giant army of robots?

Mad Men is one of the most critically-acclaimed shows on television, and with good reason. Created by former Sopranos writer/producer Matthew Weiner, it’s a drama that’s set deep in the 1960’s advertising world. It’s a brilliant piece of period television, one where the attention to detail is stunning and the acting is as good as it gets.

Missed the first season and unsure about jumping into the second season uninitiated? No worries, the first season of Mad Men is now available on both DVD and Blu-ray discs. It contains all 13 of the first season’s hour long episodes, allowing you to get fully caught up with Don Draper and his family and colleagues. It’s a series you aren’t going to want to miss, as with it’s numerous Emmy nominations it’s set to only get more and more celebrated and popular. Get on board now while the getting is good.