As iPods are further integrated into cars, there's a danger of users T-Boning some poor salary man because they were putting on "In the Air Tonight" instead of paying attention to the road.

Now Apple releases a patent for the iPod that tags each song, genre, artist, actor, and other relevant info with their audible equivalent. This means when you're navigating the menus, the iPod speaks the name of the item you're on so you never have to look down. Useful and safe.

But, er, Apple? The least you could do is spell Phil Collins' name correctly. Now he's going to drown you and sing about it at a concert. That's so true.

Patent [US PTO via Unwired View]

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We here at Gizmodo love our rumor and conjecture. We thrive on falsehoods and shoddy reporting. But, this is a bit much. Here is an image of Samsung's l33t uber phone with touchscreen. What's that you say? This is a sketch? What does that matter, hippie! This thing is going to be hot! It has GPS, a 9.0-megapixel camera, a sliding screen, and can act as a friend with benefits on lonely nights. Feh.

After the jump, AMAZING SHOT(S) OF THE LATEST NOKIA SONY ERICSSON PHONE!

Leaked picture of Samsung 9 megapixel PMP wonder-phone [MobileMentalism]

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Designer Andre Minoli has created the hand-cranked Motorola PVOT phone, aimed at developing countries. It gives up a minute of talk time for every 25 turns of the crank, giving new meaning to the term "crank calls." All that cranking charges up a AA battery inside, powering a 125x125 dot matrix LCD controlled by a futuristic-looking "Eraser Shield" keypad.

Minoli's Motorola PVOT is a great design not only for developing nations, but it could come in handy for us developed countries, too, as we wind our way through Peak Oil and into World War III. If the phone's durable enough, it might even last until World War IV, which will no doubt be fought with sticks and clubs.

Motorola PVOT [Andre Minoli, via Yanko Design]

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UK’s Channel 4 made a measly ¬£300,000 in profits on the new media side, during 2005, a tenth of that made the previous year, according to the broadcaster’s annual report, reports NMA.
The drop, the company says, was a result of investment in the sector: new broadband documentary channel called FourDocs and the mobile portal.

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