Awesome Iphone

iPhone and iPod Touch gamers are in for a treat this May: Star Defense is a 3D Tower Defense-style game situated on one of 7 planets, with 15 weapon types and a survival mode.

Available 4/24 at Stussy Chapter stores, Stussy and Power Support’s Pop Shout Air Jacket case is for the iPhone 3G; choose from either a glossy or more rugged matte version.

Mac Funamizu’s iAcqua is definitely one of his more whimsical concepts: it will project photos, songs or movies “like water from a fountain” by tilting a docked iPhone from side to side.

Incase’s new Bamboo Slider Cases for the iPhone 3G don’t just pay lip service to the environment with four earth-toned colorways; they’re 40% made from reclaimed bamboo pulp.

Skype’s long-overdue official app for the iPhone is a reality today (with Blackberry in May), but it comes with a catch: you’ll only be able to use it over Wi-Fi, so no 3G or EDGE calls.

iPhone apps are nearly a dime a dozen, but Tapbots’ Convertbot has an ultra-slick interface despite having rather mundane uses; it’ll convert everything from currency to power.

Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 gets several much requested features: copy and paste, MMS, over 1,000 new API functions, and Spotlight; it’ll be available for free to iPhone owners this summer.

Taking miniaturization to the extreme, Sonicscape jun’s tiny papercraft models of various gadgets are a sight to behold; he’s even made an iPhone down to the Apple packaging.

Above is a preview for iPhone game Heroes and Villains, currently in development by Infinite Ammo; you have the choice to help or hurt a helpless citizen by using superheroes.

You won’t be mistaken for Van Halen anytime soon, but iShred lets you jam on your iPhone with a stomp box effects; chords are assigned by buttons, leaving you free to strum away.

Oregon Trail gets a proper “trail”-er: beyond the cartoony graphics, it adds new mini-games including fishing, panning for gold and berry picking; it even makes dying from dysentery look fun.

Get your Snake fix on the road with Metal Gear Solid Touch, the iPhone/iPod Touch version of MGS4; coming in Spring, gameplay is a bit different but the graphics aren’t half bad.

The highlight of computer lab in the 80s/90s was playing Oregon Trail on Apple ][s; iPhone owners will get a nostalgic remake come February 28; just remember to caulk the wagon!

You may think it’s an iPhone App of dubious utility, but the tickle-inviting BellyButton is definitely an icebreaker; it includes 7 skins, 5 giggles and a roulette mode that can generate farts.

Tired of rearranging the stickers to “win” with your Rubik’s Cube? Use the Cube Cheater iPhone app to photograph the offending Cube and let the Kociemba algorithm do the rest.

From the same guy that brought us the Exploded iPhone tee comes the iSteamPhone t-shirt; awash in sepia tones, mysterious scribbles and hand-drawn lines, this shirt channels da Vinci.