And it’s back. The extended battery for the Galaxy Nexus at 50% off is available once again through Verizon’s online store. We have talked about this deal time and time again, but we really want to make sure that everyone jumps on it. This extended battery may not double the standard, but at $25, it’s worth having the extra juice and extra battery as backup.

Buy.

Cheers bigknowzz, CG and everyone else!

Smartphones are so 2011.  This year it’s all about the smartwatch.  If you have been looking to combine your watch and your smartphone, then definitely give i’m Watch a look.  i’m Watch has combined all your phone features into a classy looking watch that fits just perfectly right on your wrist.  With a dedicated Bluetooth connection, i’m Watch can make calls, check emails, and all the other great features you would expect from a smart device.

The watch was designed in Italy and it shows.  With classy colors and silicone bands, the i’m Watch is definitely a conversation starter with anyone next to you.  Depending on which color options and materials you choose, price varies.  But the pricing starts at about $350.  The watch runs Android 1.6 and I don’t think it’s the type of device that you should worry about being updated to Ice Cream Sandwich anytime soon. Gallery down below followed by a link to i’m Watches site. 

If you really need to try and get your hands on the HDMI docking station for the Galaxy Nexus which we just showed off earlier, you can try and place an order through the MyVerizon app.  Thanks to a reader’s tip, if you scroll through the available accessories on Verizon’s mobile site through the MyVerizon app, you will be able to add the dock to your cart and then purchase it.  We have already received email confirmation, but we have a feeling it will be cancelled by Big Red.

For a while now, we have seen the dock on Verizon’s site, listed as Out Of Stock.  Verizon’s mobile site may not reflect this.  So if you happen to order the dock which goes for $60, then cross your fingers that you will receive tracking info as well.  If not, Verizon will cancel the order and we are back to square one.

Note: Also, feel free to try this link which will take you straight to the mobile site.

Cheers Stillasteelerfan!

If there is one thing about the Galaxy Nexus that has been made clear in our inbox, it is the need of many of you to have some real accessories, one of those being the HDMI portrait docking station. Thanks to PepCom’s Digital Experience event last night at CES, we had a chance to play with one.

The Samsung reps we spoke with were not 100% clear on details for launch, so when we stop by their official booth in the next couple of days, we should have some better answers. Really all they could tell us is that lots of people wanted photos of it. (Not surprising, there.)

As far as our impressions go, I’ll just say that it’s exactly as you would expect it to be. It has a full HDMI port on the side, micro USB on the back for charging, and matches up perfectly in style to the G-Nex. This docking station would make anyone’s desk look pretty, if anyone could actually purchase one, of course.

*Note – By the way, that is Tim’s Nexus with the extended battery in and it “fit like a glove.”

Set of pictures after the break.  

While we think we know just about every single DROID 4 (full recap) detail, a release date has continued to avoid us. An early target date showed December 22 (clearly that didn’t happen) with the most recent showing some time in February. We have seen it in Best Buy ads, on droiddoes.com, as a dummy unit, in training materials, in official press shots, and even the accessory lineup that will accompany it at launch. Any normal person would guess that it could launch any day now.

Well, you can add “accessories in stores” to the list of D4 details that suggest an imminent release. Except, we don’t really believe that the release is imminent, do we? Are we expecting this to be Motorola’s CES device since nothing else has leaked? Surely they couldn’t hang out in a giant booth at the year’s biggest electronics show with nothing new to show but a couple of XYBOARDs, could they?  

Galaxy Nexus accessories are hard to come by these days and are mostly sold out at VZW stores and online. One that is still available though, and at a decent price is the standard battery. Normally $40, you can grab it from Verizon today for just $19.99. With LTE continuing to be a battery hungry animal, you can never go wrong with having a couple of spare batteries sitting around. I will say that the stand alone battery charger that I picked up on launch day is one of my best purchases of the last few months. It’s too bad that it is sold out as well.

Buy.

One of our readers went into his local Verizon store to pick up some accessories for his Motorola XOOM, what he didn’t expect was to find a whopping 80% discount. With Verizon and Motorola now pushing the new Xyboard tablets, it seems as if they are looking to clear space and are practically giving away old XOOM accessories. The standard dock usually sells for $50 can now be had for $10, while the HD dock with speakers and HDMI out for normally $90 can be had for $20.

Anyone looking for some accessories for their (or possibly a friend’s) XOOM should check out their local Verizon store. Christmas is just around the corner and these could be pretty awesome gifts for your XOOM loving friends, significant other or family members.

Cheers Michael!