The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

This week's Tech Watch brings news about Apple's iPhone, as well as tips on how to better check email, research tricky subjects and spend that disposable income.

• Let's start with iPhone news: Tech blog Gizmodo has listed all of its favorite iPhone applications, and Apple reportedly has a red iPhone model in the works for the holiday season.

• Huge fans of the microblogging website Twitter.com may find some fun over at the unfortunately named Tweenky.com, currently in beta-testing.

• No less than Dr. Dre has lent his name to these noise-canceling headphones.

• Medical professionals are collaborating on the new MedPedia, which should be great for hypochonriacs everywhere.

• Gaming afficionados will want to check out Zynga.com.

• Adult event planners who need to sell tickets online now have TicketLeap.com, which lets anyone sell tickets. EventBrite.com also provides party-planning services online.

• Any self-respecting geek should be enticed by this laser-powered blackboard.

• Yahoo has released a new desktop email program called Zimbra.

• Add Piczo.com to the zillion social-networking websites out there, but it's got 10 million users and growing.

• Addicted to shopping? TheFind.com seeks to give all shoppers a fun experience online.

• A new plasma scalpel may help surgeons deliver better operations with less mess.

• File this under "Geekgasm": A "Star Wars" action-figure chess set.

• Some enterprising Lego enthusiasts have built all of the facilities for the Beijing Olympics in Lego.

• For webmasters who swear by Firefox, MySQL and other open-source solutions, the OpenWeb Foundation is looking for new members.

• Debate enthusiasts should enjoy OpposingViews.com, which assembles experts from all quarters to talk about big issues.

• Thank goodness. There's finally an air-conditioned keyboard for hard workers with hot wrists.

• For adult industry professionals who have lots — and lots — of disposable income, here's a killer new yacht.

• Last, congratulations to Rock Port, Mo., the first American city to be powered entirely by wind.

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