Rumor Has It host Emily Dreyfuss shows off an iPhone 4S with a mirrored rear-panel.

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There’s not much you can do in the way of customizing your iPhone ‘s hardware. Unless you bedazzle it with Sworvski crystals, apply a Gelaskin, or give it a funky case, your iPhone will continue to stand undistinguished among its fellow cookie cutter siblings.

iFixit, a Web site that offers to tools and parts to allow owners to repair, mod, and upgrade their iPhones, has another option for customizing your iPhone : unique rear-panels.

After seeing iFixit’s mirrored rear-panel, I knew I had to have it. No, it’s not a vanity thing — I’m just tired of firing-up the front-facing camera or squinting into the black rear-panel just to see if there’s something stuck in my teeth.

The finished product is so seamless and impressive, my iPhone now goes case-free. (Besides, how else would I show off my iPhone mod?)

Installation is really simple, and requires just the replacement backplate and a Philips screwdriver, or a pentalobe screwdriver for the newer iPhone models.

Watch the video to get started:

Give your iPhone a mirrored rear panel

You’ll need:An iPhone 4 or 4S

The iHome iP76, which pulses and strobes, ships in July for $199.99 (click to enlarge).

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This one’s for the kiddies, tweens, or anybody who wants to go clubbing at home.

Yes, iHome’s upcoming iP76 LED Color Changing Speaker Tower with Bluetooth has 16 multicolor LED clusters that do all kinds of fun stuff. That’s right, this pedestal-style iPhone /iPod speaker dock can be customized to feature your favorite color and includes such options as color fade, pulse to music, and strobe effect for the “ultimate light show.”

Time to fire up Pink Floyd. I mean Bieber.

Oh, and the tower also charges your iPod or iPhone and has a component video connection so you can output video from your device to your TV with the proper cable (no mention about that cable being included, however).

The iP76, which expands on iHome’s growing line of GlowTunes products, ships in July for $199.99.

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Do you watch a lot of Internet video? With so much out there to consume, from hot music videos and “SNL” skits to arty Vimeo clips and sports highlights, it’s impossible to see everything. But an app that’s new to iPhone helps you discover new videos by organizing them into channels you can browse by category, popularity, and Web site.

Browse through video categories to bring up tons of sources for your preferred channels.

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Squrl Video Discovery, (free) was formerly for iPad only, but now brings the app’s wealth of video discovery tools to the iPhone . You can get started by browsing through popular or “Fresh” (new) videos to see the type of content you can watch. But to really get the full experience of Squrl, you should connect with social networks like Facebook and Twitter so you can watch videos posted by your friends and share your favorites with them.

Squrl offers content from several well-known video sites and networks including Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo, YouTube, CollegeHumor, CNN, ESPN, and many more. To manage all these content sources, you can hit a menu button in the upper left to bring up your profile page. You’ll be able to view video activity from your friends, look at your video queue, check messages from friends, and search for v… [Read more]