Fight Crime While Checking Facebook With This Unique iPhone Dock

iPhone docks are usually pretty straight-forward accessories. Some have attached speakers, some have built-in alarm clocks, and some even have external screens to watch videos.

But the BodyGuard by ArmStar, as you can see in the above picture, is anything but usual. This wearable iPhone dock is made from kevlar armor and contains several crime-fighting gadgets…
Although it may look like a prop from the latest Batman movie, the BodyGuard is actually a real iPhone accessory. On top of holding/charging your iPhone or iPod touch, the armored sleeve also contains a flashlight, camera, and — get this — a stun gun.

Here’s how it works:

“The user can deter a person by pressing the pressure button in the palm of the glove, activating the demonstration electrodes which make a loud sparking sound. If aggressor escalates the situation, the officer has the option of placing the stun electrodes in direct contact with the agressor, in which case the pressure button will now activate the stun electrodes and deliver high voltage to the agressor in attempt to bring them into compliance.”

Although this thing looks awesome, don’t expect to see one at your local Radio Shack anytime soon. The target audience of the BodyGuard appears to be members of the military and other law enforcement.

However, if you’re interested in the BodyGuard for personal use, it looks like you can request a quote from the ArmStar’s website. Although we’re still not quite sure what a civilian would do with something like this.

What do you think of the BodyGuard iPhone dock?

Walmart Hosting Last-Minute iTunes Gift Card Sale

Hopefully you’ve already got most of, if not all of, your Christmas shopping done. Especially since the holiday is now less than 48 hours away.

But if you do happen to still be looking for gifts for the iOS device-toting folks in your life, Walmart has you covered. The retailer is hosting a last-minute iTunes gift card sale…
Several sites have noticed that Walmart has its $50 iTunes gift cards on sale right now for just $40. This means that you essentially get a free $10 to spend in the iTunes Store on apps, iBooks, music, or videos.

The best part about the deal is that the gift card is digital. It’s delivered via email so you don’t have to worry about availability or expensive over-night shipping. We aren’t expecting this sale to go on past Christmas day, so make sure to grab one while you can.

Skitch Image Editor Now Available on the iPad

I used Skitch on my Mac about a year ago when it was really popular, but the image editing tool fell off my radar after I started using more robust apps, like Pixelmator. A lot has happened to Skitch in the past year. The app has actually been bought by Evernote.

Skitch has entered the iOS world today with an official iPad app. The tool lets you edit and annotate images on the iPad with your finger.
Skitch is the amazingly fun and surprisingly powerful way to move your ideas and projects forward using fewer words. With Skitch, annotate and draw on just about anything that you see, whether it’s a new or existing photo, a webpage, screenshot, map, or a blank canvas. Then, share your work with friends, colleagues or save it all to Evernote. It couldn’t be simpler.

The iPad app lets you import photos from your Camera Roll or take a new picture to edit. A neat feature is the app’s ability to recognize the most recent screenshot you took on your iPad and import it automatically into the app’s editor from the Screenshot option. Annotation is super easy on the iPad’s big screen.
The app has a built-in web browser that lets you annotate webpages and share them with others. Another neat feature is the Map option. You can annotate a map on your iPad within Skitch. Finally, the app’s Blank option starts you with a blank canvas — perfect for some creative drawing.

You have plenty of drawing tools in Skitch for iPad, and you can save your creations to your Evernote account within the app. Images can also be shared on Twitter, through email, and over AirPlay to an Apple TV.

Overall, Skitch is a good, free app for editing images on the iPad. It’s not the most full-featured app out there, but it will do the job most of the time.
Evernote notes that an iPhone version of Skitch is on the way, but for now you can download the iPad-only version for free in the App Store.

Hot Deals: Free and Discounted Apps for Thursday, Dec 22

You know what we love more than apps at iDB? Apps that are available for a discounted price or even for free in the App Store!

Today, we’ve got a selection of popular applications that are selling for significantly less. Some of them are totally free.

Our advice is to get them while the sales last, because they’re going to be back at their original price soon…
■Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD ($5.99, was $9.99)
■Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ($5.99, was $9.99)
■Splinter Cell Conviction™ HD ($0.99, was $4.99)
■DOOM II RPG ($0.99, was $2.99)
■DOOM Resurrection ($0.99, was $4.99)
■RAGE HD ($0.99, was $1.99)
■The Nightworld ($0.99, was $4.99)
■Pocket Academy ($1.99, was $3.99)
■Ben the Bodyguard ($0.99, was $4.99)
■Photo Manager Pro ($0.99, was $2.99)
■Nightstand Central for iPad ($0.99, was $2.99)
■Tank Riders ($0.99, was $1.99)
■Hex Empire ($0.99, was $2.99)
■Grand Prix Story ($1.99, was $3.99)
■AmpKit+ ($9.99, was $19.99)
■Gesundheit! HD ($1.99, was $2.99)
■Gesundheit! ($0.99, was $1.99)
■Space Miner ($0.99, was $2.99)
■Wolfenstein 3D Classic Platinum ($0.99, was $1.99)
■Shadow Guardian HD ($0.99, was $6.99)
■Real Steel ($0.99, was $2.99)
■Inspire Pro – Paint, Draw & Sketch ($0.99, was $7.99)
■Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Remastered (Free, was $0.99)
■AmbiScience™ • Binaural & Isochronic Ambient Mind Utility (Free, was $1.99)
■Subject 7 ($0.99, was $2.99)
■Tower Bloxx Deluxe 3D ($0.99, was $1.99)
■StarFront: Collision HD ($0.99, was $6.99)
And don’t forget EA and Gameloft are having some massive sales too.

Which one are you going to get?