If you want to get a smartphone, and for whatever crazy reason you don’t want an iPhone, Marv will show you the best alternatives available. While he would never want one for himself, he gives you a “pros and cons” of the best smartphones that don’t have a lower case I in front of their names.

Alright, so in the midst of this huge Apple iPhone 4 launch, we’ve been showing a lot of pretty cool gadgets you can use with your iPhone 4. Still, with the launch means the rumour of some pretty big flaws in the design of the iPhone 4.

Similar to the car charger I featured a couple weeks ago, this gift idea will charge and mount your iPhone/iPod Touch so you can see it, charge it, and let it play in your car. All that for $16 and you’ve hardly touched your wallet. Pretty sweet, right?!

Working at home from my desk, I’m constantly getting messages and phone calls on my iPhone. Because of this, I end up needing to pick up my iPhone several times a day off my desk to check messages, et cetera. Today’s gift idea makes that a thing of the past and allows you to charge your iPod while it’s standing.

On this week’s episode Marv talks about the number one activity you do on vacation when it’s raining. No, not ‘go to the mall.’ Although, that would probably be on the list. The answer is, watch a movie. Specifically, Marv breaks down the hubbub around Netflix streaming.

Aside from reality TV, the only thing that separates humans from animals is a desire for clean laundry. Oh sure, you may think your cat desires clean laundry, but really it just wants to jump in the basket of clean laundry to get some of that coveted dryer warmth.

Save Some Bucks? There’s Some Apps for That. Can you say OMG? There are just so many apps out there for the iPhone now. Some of them are great for scrimping savers. Like us.

There are some really interesting — and dare I say fun — websites and iPhone apps devoted to finding the cheapest gas in your neighborhood.