The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

• A new tabletop PC stand can swivel to meet any designer's needs.

• Webmasters with a musical inclination can use these new computer music modules to electrify their compositions.

• TechCrunch has an in-depth review of Google's application Gears, which is deisgned to speed up almost all acrtivities online.

• A new online app called QuillPill lets avid bloggers write specifically for mobile devices.

• In a similar vein, FlixWagon lets filmmakers broadcast videos from their mobile phones.

• Back to mobile blogging: TypeAd has a new blogging engine designed for the iPhone: BlogIt.

• Keep cool this summer with an air-conditioned bed.

• A new blog search engine is trying to eliminate all spam and splogs: Twingly.

• GPS might be coming to the iPhone.

• GayCities looks to give the GLBT community a centralized resource for reviews of restaurants, events, bars and more.

• Worried about getting ripped off at the garage? RepairPal helps webmasters estimate repairs to damaged cars.

• This link is translated, but worth a read: Cell phones might soon be equipped with tiny projectors.

• Pluggd offers a fascinating new technology: It lets users do a search inside of a video they're watching for content inside the video.

• A great-looking new keyboard is on the way that's super-thin and waterproof.

• And lastly, for industry professional who have ever had a bad day, rest assured that you've never had as bad a day as this guy.

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