We go through lots of fruit in our house and most of it is apples. We tend to throw the apples in the fridge in a bowl. My daughter is too small to open the fridge and get an apple herself, which means I have to get them for her and any parent of a young child knows they want to be independent. The fruit also tends to be bruised easily in a bowl and my kids won’t eat bruised apples.

A new fruit holder that should work for any roundish fruit like apples and oranges has been unveiled by Swedish designers Michael Andersson and Maria Axelqvist. The thing is a tube that curls around and looks like a little version of a water slide with an open top and should prevent bruises pretty well.

If you are planning to buy yourself one of the cool new iPads that debuted this month when they start shipping, you probably have your eye on some accessories as well. BodyGuardz has announced that it is taking pre-orders on protective films for the iPad.

You can get different protective film packs that are designed to prevent scratches on the front and back of the iPad. The only downside to this film is that it won’t provide impact protection if you drop the iPad. The film is made from the same material that is used on the front of some cars as clear protection from rocks and dings.

Along with the new FX desktops, Gateway also updated a couple other desktop computer lines with some new Intel CPUs and other features. The newly updated lines include the SX SFF desktops and the DX multimedia machines.

The new SX machine is the SX2840-01 and it sells for $559.99. The small desktop uses a Core i3 530 CPU and has Intel GMA X4500HD graphics. Gateway uses 6GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD for storage and a 16x DVD burner. The operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Gateway has been offering gaming desktops for a long time now. Gamers are still one of the few groups of computer users willing to spend lots of money on a desktop. Most other computer users prefer notebooks today. Gateway has changed the FX design with a new chassis and new hardware.

The new case has a tray for storing things on top f the PC and front mic and headphone jacks. The more interesting of the two new models announced is the FX6831-03. The desktop has an Intel Core i7 860 CPU, ATI HD5850 graphics, 16GB of RAM, 1.5TB of storage, a DVD burner, and a Blu-ray drive.

Hasselblad is known for its high quality digital cameras with high price tags, and the H4D-40 DSLR is the latest, featuring faster capture rates, higher ISO ratings, up to 4 min exposure times and the new True Focus feature.

True Focus is a refinement of Hasselblad’s Auto Focus system which allows you to make accurate near field composing easily. The Hasselblad H4D-40 will arrive on the worldwide scene for 13,995 Euros. For that price you get the camera body, viewfinder and 80mm lens.

Everybody is either green already or going green. Samsung is no exception. Their latest EcoGreen F3EG hard drive comes with 2TB of storage space across four 500GB platters. It uses Samsung’s EcoTriangle technology that consists of eco-friendly components, low-power and low-noise operation technology.

It’s a drive that any Greenpeace member would want to use. Some other environmentally friendly features of the Samsung EcoGreen F3EG hard drive include the elimination of a halogen compound and brominated flame retardant from the PCBA, eco-friendly materials used during production and a 0% failure rate in unstable voltage environment tests. It has a 3.0 Gbps SATA interface, Native Command Queuing features and 16MB/32MB buffer memory.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has officially endorsed two new 500 gigabyte external USB hard drives for the PS3, in Japan. The Buffalo HD-AV500U2 and the HD-CL500U2 are the first add-on storage solutions to be officially recognized by Sony and are being released overseas in March. The launch coincides with the launch of the PS3′s “torne” DVR hardware / software combo.

Neither drive has any special features that make them usable only with PS3; in fact, the HD-CL500U2 is basically one of Buffalo’s already available external HDDs, with a model number change. The HD-AV500U2 will fit into your existing entertainment center setup and has a handy blue LED display that shows remaining disk space.

And so, it’s official. Verizon Wireless has announced that Motorola’s Devour will be heading to the network next month. It’s the first VZW phone to feature Motoblur. To refresh your memory, you can expect specs like:

A 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, touch-sensitive navigation pad, pre-installed 8GB microSD card and Bluetooth support. We are hoping for multitouch, but there’s no mention of it. We can hope. No word yet on price, but as usual we should know any day now.

Android is all the rage. If only you had some cute action figures to display your love for the OS. Well, now you can. Artist Andrew Bell has partnered with Google to release a series of authorized Android robot figurines, starting with an initial run of 12 designs in blind boxes.

You’ll want to collect them all because these guys look adorable. The figures stand 3 inches tall and have articulating heads and arms. They will be available starting the 10th of this month.

Casio’s newest Baby G watch is inspired by the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and dubbed Casio the Eco-Baby-G BGR300GR-3. Eco-Baby-G incorporates Tough Solar Technology and recharging capability that eliminates the need to change batteries.

The Eco-Baby-G BGR300GR-3 is completely green. It’s not only earth friendly, but so is its recyclable box. Available in…shades of green, the BGR300GR-3 will be available in March for $110.

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen a cool ring. This may be the coolest we’ve seen yet. This gear ring from Kinekt Design does more than just sit on your finger. It spins. The ring is made completely out of stainless steel, with six internal gears that spin with the two outer ones.

It’s simple and elegant design. It’s currently available in US sizes 9 through 12 for $165. It should definately impress all your friends and most importantly the opposite sex. Check out a video below of the ring in action.

Here’s a good looking hard drive enclosure. Thermaltake has introduced their new Silver River II hard drive enclosure, which is made from aluminum. That’s what gives it the stunning good looks. The ST0016 and ST0017 are designed to house 3.5-inch hard drives and come with a removable base allowing you to use the enclosure in a variety of ways.

A smaller model is also available that measures 79mm x 17mm x 136mm. The ultra-compact Thermaltake ST0018 model is designed for 2.5-inch hard drives. All three models come bundled with all the data cables as well and a screwdriver.

Fujifilm has outted the FinePix F80EXR and Z700EXR digital cameras. The FinePix F80EXR offers 12-megapixels and a 10x optical zoom, a 3″ LCD display, 720p HD movie capture, face recognition, auto picture rotation and even something new…Pet Detection mode. Cats or dogs specifically.

Pet Detection will detect your pet by modifying shooting conditions to obtain the best possible image with each shot. The Z700EXR also has Pet Detection mode and a 3.5″ touchscreen display, which will likely drain your battery pretty quickly.

Hey look, the Wii and the Sega Genesis had a baby. And it’s called the Sega Zone, which takes the Sega Genesis console and adds a pair of Wiimote-type controllers. To go along with those fancy new controls, they also throw in 30 new games for the system (16 of them support motion control of some sort).

There are also 20 classic Genesis games that come pre-loaded. We have no idea when it will be released here, but those in the UK can get one this summer for £39.95 ($60).

The newest member of the JVC Everio camcorder family is the GZ-HM340, with 16GB of internal Flash memory, a 20x optical Konica Minolta zoom lens, 1.37 megapixel CMOS sensor and image stabilization.

Some other features include one-touch upload to YouTube, face detection and an SD / SDHC expansion slot. This camcorder is set to arrive later this month for $500. We aren’t sure if it captures anything other than AVCHD or not.