Hitachi Maxell has released a pair of noise-canceling headphones that work a bit differently from their cousins. The HP-NC20 headphones don’t require separate power. They simply connect to iPods via the dock connector. They manage about 20dB of noise reduction via their "Active Noise Rejection" system. They also manage to reduce your battery life by as much as 50%. The headphones will also only work with 4th gen or later iPods and iPod touches. They do not work with the iPhone. They are available now for about $80.

Newber is an iPhone application that has GrandCentral-like call directing service. The cool feature of the application is it’s location-aware feature. Whenever you get a call, Newber will automatically redirect it to the nearest landline to your location. It also has other features such as being able to swap phones mid-call.

Unfortunately, you can’t ring all phones when called or listen in on voicemail as it’s being recorded, but hopefully they’ll be adding similar feature in the future.

The main difference is that Newber is a pay-for service that costs $5 per month and 2 cents a minute. GrandCentral is free, but hasn’t been accepting new users for a while now.

Google’s cool voice search app for the iPhone did not make it to the Apple Store this past Friday. Apple has apparently left Google completely in the dark as to why it failed to make the cut. The app was still lingering in "In Review" status limbo when the release date came and went.

This comes hot on the heels of rumors speculating that Apple has been entirely too hard on the companies that make apps for the iPhone. Neither company has released any word regarding the matter but the NYTimes will have a piece on the subject shortly.

Adobe is set to demonstrate a fully functional build of Flash on the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform today. The demonstration is going down at the Adobe MAX conference. That’s good news for some of you out there. The company also indicates that development for the Android platform is currently underway.

However, mum is the word regarding the Apple iPhone. The company says it is "up to Apple" but offers no indication as to what that means. This is disheartening considering months ago the company promised the program would be coming to the iPhone in "a very short time." A very short time, indeed.

A German company has created The Bacon Case, a pork-styled case for your iPod. It comes in different sizes, and at least one can even fit the iPhone. The Babe-hating cases sell for 25 Euro and can be purchased on the company’s website here.