George Lucas loves making a butt-load of money on Star Wars merchandise and everyone under the sun is making money on the iPhone. So it makes sense that Lucas is now cashing in on the iPhone himself. These hard-shell cases will protect your phone in style while alerting fellow geeks that you too love Star Wars.

The cases feature Darth Vader or a Stormtrooper and will fit your iPhone 3G or 3GS. Both the Darth Vader Hard Case for iPhone and Stormtrooper Case for iPhone retail for $29.95. They should ship around December 8th.

[Chip Chick]

Today’s iPod dock of the day is the Maxell MXSP-D240 which comes in black or white colors and looks like a barrel. We can only assume that a Mario accessory is on the way.

This dock comes with a few 53mm driver units and should roll onto the Japanese market sometime this month for €76. Careful you don’t let this one roll off your shelf. Anybody digging this design? Maybe I’m being too harsh.

PhoneSuit has a new iPod/iPhone gadget called the Primo battery pack. The device is available in white or black and the compact battery pack will deliver an 800mAh lithium-ion battery, good for up to 45 additional hours of iPod nano audio playback or 3-hours of 3G talk time on the iPhone 3G or 3GS.

The PhoneSuit Primo features a miniUSB port and even a front-mounted LED battery charge meter. You can pre-order the PhoneSuit Primo Micro Battery Pack for $35 on November 23rd when it’s released.

You want a digital picture frame, like the cool kids. But you want something a little different. Something that works with your iPhone maybe. Like a fancy iPhone holder that you can laughingly call a digital picture frame maybe. Well, here ya go.

This is a picture frame that you slide your iPhone into. It will also recharge your iPhone in the frame. You can set up a slideshow or set a mood with the two apps suggested by the manufacturer: “Art” and the “Ambient Channel”. Just looks like your iPhone is trapped in a fancy gift box to us, but why not.

If you’re looking for an Apple handheld pico projector, you have one more option. Sparkz is a dock that is compatible with your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPod video, along with other A/V and VGA sources. It features 640 x 480 resolution, a 60-inch viewing area, and stereo speakers.

How much would you expect to pay for this device? 250? 350? This can be yours for the price of $495. Is it worth it? I’ll let you be the judge of that. It will also charge your iPhone and it comes with a tripod.

idox has a new range of cases for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPod Nano, dubbed the idox Traveler series. This range of cases is designed to be used as a case for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPod Nano, while acting as a stand so you can watch your favorite movies while on the go.

Pretty convenient while traveling. Just set it down and watch your movie on a plane, train etc. They start at $24.95 for the iPod Nano version, and both the iPhone and iPod Touch versions are $34.95.

The new Neo Hybrid case for your iPhone 3G/3GS is a soft rubber rear shell with a glossy hard plastic front bezel shield, with two types of screen protection: anti-glare and crystal clear, plus a cleaning cloth. It covers the side and top buttons of the iPhone 3G and 3GS, while leaving the headphone port and bottom of the iPhone a little pliable.

They also sell replacement front frames so you can customize the case’s look after purchase. It will cost you $27.

Remember the XM SkyDock? It’s now available for purchase for $120. For that price it will give you full touchscreen control along with tagging capabilities over your in-car satellite radio. SkyDock features a built-in XM tuner and PowerConnect FM transmitter and will plug right into the cigarette lighter / power adapter socket where it will also charge your Apple device.

XM is making the App a free download from Apple’s App Store, but you’ll still have to run the antenna cable along the inside of your vehicle’s weather stripping to attach the magnetic antenna to your car’s roof (just above your front windshield) for optimal results.

And the iPhone/iPod dock of the day is the Pure Siesta iDock, a stereo DAB/ DAB+/ FM clock radio complete with an iPod and iPhone dock. Need to take a Siesta? There’s a dock for that.

Enjoy your daytime nap with your favorite tunes with your iPhone or iPod docked. Some features of this dock include a large auto-dimming display, four quick-set alarms, sleep and snooze timers (Because who wants to wake up?) and 15 DAB/FM presets.

Sure, there are plenty of solar powered chargers to charge your gadgets, but few are as sexy or as versatile as the forthcoming Regen ReNu. The solar panel is used along with one of several optional bases. These include an iPod/iPhone dock, a sound dock with it’s own speakers, and an LED desk lamp.

The built in battery constantly stores juice even when your iPod isn’t docked, so that the ReNu can then transfer the charge into your device. It can even pull power from a wall socket if you don’t have light in your space.

Here’s something that’s sure to make geeks everywhere happy. Dark Horse Comics and GelaSkins have teamed up for a line of products that will have geeks staring at their Apple devices more than they already do now.

Hellboy, Buffy and some other Dark Horse comic images are now available in GelaSkin form. If the likes of Buffy and Hellboy isn’t quite your taste, there’s even some Bettie Page. iPhone skins will cost you $15 while 13 and 15-inch Macbook/general laptop skins will cost $30.

Here’s a great accessory for bicyclists and motorcycle riders. It’s basically a wrist mount for your iPhone, so that you don’t have to stop every time you get a call or a message. Just receive your calls, check GPS updates on the route you’re taking and even listen to some tunes and control playback without having to pull over.

Plus it’s just plain cool to have an iPhone mounted to your wrist. Makes you feel important. The whole kit costs about $140 and will come in quite handy without your device being in hand.

What better way to celebrate Halloween then with an iPhone app or 10. Below are 10 of our favorites. All are ghoulishly good fun and will get you in the Halloween spirit. Plus, these will give you something to do while you are hiding in your house, pretending you aren’t home and eating all the candy yourself. You disgust me. But if you share some of that chocolate, I won’t tell.

Southern Brand is based in Miami, so I’m not sure why these are cowhide and not alligator. Anyway, they’ve just rolled out a Limited edition Cowhide Phone Cover for both the iPod and iPhone, offering protection against knocks and scratches. As long as your device doesn’t fall out of the top anyway.

These are made from beautiful premium cowhides and are one-of-a-kind since they are all handmade. The inside is soft suede backed by smooth chocolate tanned leather. They’ll cost you $29 each.

Pizza Hut has their own iPhone app, so why not Starbucks? The first application is called myStarbucks and is basically a store locater and beverage information tool. Users can use it to check the nutrition value of the coffee or food that Starbucks offers. Good luck with that.

The other app helps users pay off the remaining credit on their cards, allowing one to transfer money into it. Starbucks hopes that the iPhone applications will give users a faster way to order, thereby making more sales.