The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

This week's Tech Watch highlights useful new websites, clever new gadgets and some of the must-have new add-ons for Apple's iPhone.

• Adult industry professionals who moonlight as musicians may want to visit Apricado.com, which lets users build online music stores.

• Whoops! AT&T still isn't offering free wi-fi at Starbucks for iPhone users.

• The popular party-planning website Evite.com has finally undergone a recent facelift.

• Music fans should enjoy StumbleAudio.com, which offers a wide selection of independent music.

Wua.la is a free peer-to-peer online hard drive.

• This is a tricky one to explain, but Moopz.com aggregates disjointed conversations from another aggregating website, FriendFeed.com, into one place.

• In the burgeoning world of 3D online worlds, WebFlock is the latest entry.

• Amazon has unveiled its own streaming movie and rental service.

• Blogging addicts may want to check out Moblog.net, which lets users post to their blogs from mobile devices.

• This one is just cool: Author Dave Eggers recently opened a so-called time-travel emporium in Los Angeles, and they're selling promotional posters for different time-travel trips they "offer."

• Adult professionals with lots of cash to burn should enjoy spending their disposable income on this energy-efficient glider.

• Adult filmmakers, take notice of these new spotlights used for interiors.

• Civilians may never get to see these, but VIPs on Air Force One will enjoy these comfortable new personal cabins.

• Is Apple preparing yet another new notebook?

• Nothing short of decadent, this iPhone pouch from Mercedez-Benz is for the discerning industry professional.

• Bookish and scientifically minded industry professionals can find fascinating articles about all kinds of subjects at Ologeez.com.

• Among the many great new applications for the 3G iPhone is a great new "Star Wars" game.

Come2Play.com brings together gamers from all backgrounds in a full social network.

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