Nokia Experts has posted a good review of the Game Gripper accessory for the N900, giving it high praise as a good gaming accessory. But what did catch my attention was the warning slip in the package that indicates that the accessory my cause accelerated wear on the handset’s keyboard. I would even say that it will most certainly will cause excessive wear on certain keys and because of the fact when you buy such an accessory chances are it’s to do some serious gaming, which again will cause the wear to happen even faster.

While, it is a cool accessory I simply can not recommend for this reason. Well, that’s if you appreciate the keyboard of the N900. Check the review and let us know what you think? Are you still getting the Game Gripper?

There’s no denying that the N900 is quite the capable gaming machine. With various native Maemo games and lots of emulators from DrNokSnes to VGBA and on the hardware side a capable graphics, fairly fast CPU, TV-out and a QWERTY keyboard. But let’s say you wanted to take things to another level. Well, now you can add Game-Gripper to the list. It’s basically a controller that latches on to the N900 and takes advantage of games and emulators that allow for custom keyboard binding, like DrNokSnes. It comes in 9 different colors, out of which we think the all-black model will look extremely good on the N900. It’s a pretty basic with a  rubbery flexible design, and it also have openings to accommodate things like the charger and headphones with the controller attached. It will set you back €14.95 and pre-orders can be done here. 

Would you buy the Game-gripper or do you prefer the QWERTY keyboard?

Nokia never made a USB desktop cradle for the N900. The closest thing from Nokia is the now discontinued DT-13. Brando has released two very interesting solutions for the lack of a proper desktop stand. The first model, the 8500 syncs your N900 using the built-in USB connection and charges the battery in the process.

The second option is basically the same thing, but adds a place to charge a second battery. That last model, the 8600, cost $6 more, but the option to charge a second battery seems well worth the extra.

Both of these cradles seem  a bit plasticky to us, but overall quality seems to be good. Have seen any cool desktop cradles for the N900, let us know.

The Nokia BH-214 is probably one of the most overlooked Nokia accessories, standing in the shadows of the popular “single-ear” Bluetooth headsets such as the BH-607 and the stereo Bluetooth headsets such as the mighty BH-905. Considering it’s versatility and performance, we kind of expected these to be more popular, but it seems that the majority of the consumers prefer standard Stereo Bluetooth headsets or the traditional Bluetooth headsets. Next time, should you consider the BH-214 instead?

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32GB microSDHC card have been announced almost a year ago, but are just now starting to become available. Instead of leaving the memory card business to third parties, Nokia usually follows with their own branded versions of the highest storage capacity  available on memory cards available. This time Nokia has released a monstrosity in the form of the MU-45, their version of a 32GB microSDHC card. This also means that 64GB of storage is now easily available to the masses as flagship devices such as the N900 already have 32GB of built-in storage.

Nokia branded memory cards are usually not the fastest, but very reliable. We still don’t have no word on pricing, but expect something in the range of $130 to just south of the $200 mark. It’s also safe to say that the latest if you bought your Nokia in the last 2 years it should be able to supprt the SDHC standard. Nokia’s own compatibility list can be found here.

We’ve teamed up with our friends at MobileFun, to bring you another great contest, with the chance to win a brand new Nokia Carrying Case CP-408! After reading our review of the CP-408, you know you want one. Up for grabs are 2 Nokia CP-408s.

How to enter? Simply leave a comment telling us what would be ultimate case for you mobile device. What features should it have, what materials would you use? Simply tell us what would be the ultimate case for the ultimate device. The 2 best and most original ideas win the Nokia CP-408. Be sure to leave your email so we can contact you.

The contest starts today and ends on the 29th of June.

Good luck!

In the mean time, be sure to check out other great N900 cases at MobileFun.

When we took a look at Nokia’s first and official case for the N900, the CP-321, we liked the stylish and simple design, but it was several steps back in convenience: It lacked any access to the lock switch, microUSB port, 3.5mm headphone jack, camera button and both the camera lens and speakers were blocked. It was pretty and helped to to protect the N900, but it sure wasn’t useful. Nokia went back to the drawing board and came up with what we have here: the Nokia CP-408. Would we choose it over the CP-321? Is it the ultimate N900 case?

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For a while Nokia’s Video-Out Cable CA-75U was that one unique accessory included with the high-end multimedia devices. With the launch of the Nokia N8, they’ll be offering a few interesting accessories in the box.

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Nokia finally comes through with a universal car holder that’s compatible with the N900. It uses the usual suction mount or it can be mounted to your dashboard with the optional adhesive pad. The design of the Universal Holder CR-114  is a bit different from what I’m used to  from Nokia, but I’m happy there’s finally a holder  for the N900. This model is should not only fit the N900, but also several other Nokia devices.

Now, if we could only get free voice guided OVI Maps for the N900 than we could finally have a use for Nokia’s CR-114.

I’ve always been impressed by those high-speed memory cards, offering speedy transfer rates of several MB/s over the standard vanilla cards. The advantages are clear in multi-megapixel digital SLRs and even compact digital cameras that are now capable of HD video capture. But how would these fair in the mobile environment? Are there any benefits when compared to slower Class 2 and 4 cards? One would certainly think so, especially since 8+ Megapixels, HD video capture and multi-Gigabytes of media is quickly becoming the norm. Enter Lexar’s High-Speed Mobile microSDHC Class 6 cards, with both 8 and 16GB flavors and includes their Mobile USB Card Reader. Let’s find out as we review Lexar’s speediest solution.

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