We’ve all seen a ton of iPhone mockups over the past four years, but what if a company actually brought one of these mockups to market…I mean, other than Apple of course.  This appears to be Bestpower’s model.  The Shenzhen-based company passed what appears to be an iPhone mockup circa 2006 through the FCC last week, complete with iPod interface and rounded iPod-like design.

The device, known as the Bestpower X200, rocks quad-band GSM support, a 320 x 240 touch screen, FM radio, still and video camera, and ‘advanced Yamaha audio chipset.’  The X200 has up to 15 hours of talking time and 120 hours of standby.

There’s little chance that the X200 will make it to the States, however the phone does have English characters and an English interface and support for US GSM bands, suggesting that the device may be available through wireless importers.

Wallets are handy, but very insecure.  If you lose your wallet, anyone can open it up and take your credit cards, cash and IDs.

Enter iWallet Corporation.  The company’s flagship iWallet device has a fiberglass, carbon fiber or kevlar exterior that is locked with a biometric fingerprint sensor.  In order to open the iWallet, users must register their finger prints with the iWallet PC application, and swipe their registered prints on the device.

The iWallet also pairs with Bluetooth mobile phones (currently only the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is supported), and will notify users when their wallet and phone are separated.  That’s a valuable feature if you tend to leave your wallet behind, but not so useful if you forget both your phone and your wallet.

The iWallet is currently available from iWallet corporation, starting at $299 for a fiber glass model.  A carbon fiber or carbon fiber with kevlar model will run you $599.  Engraving is also available for an additional $99.

Although the iWallet seems like an interesting idea, we really need to stress test the device before we endorse the product.  I’d like to see if the iWallet can take a good solid hammer shot to its hinge, which would be necessary to truly protect its contents.

Also, the iWallet’s battery lasts for only 24-48 hours, meaning you’ll need to remember to recharge the device pretty frequently.  You don’t want to have to explain to others how you let your battery die and got locked out of your iWallet.

Over the past month or so we’ve seen several, seemingly new Cisco routers pass through the FCC.  These included the E2000 and E3000 dual-band wireless N routers, as well as the M10 and M20 wireless N models.

We initially thought that these routers were part of new E and M series networking lines from Cisco, however a tipster has informed us that these new routers are actually just rebranded Linksys routers with slightly different firmware.  According to our source, the most notable improvement on these routers is a simplified hotspot set-up process, suggesting that these routers will be targeted at SMBs, not consumers.

The hardware on the Cisco M and E series products correspond to their Linksys brethren as follows:

Cisco M10 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT160Nv3
Cisco M20 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT310Nv2
Cisco E2000 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT320N
Cisco E3000 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT610Nv2

Thanks to our tipster who sent this in.

It’s a pain to let your cat in and out of the house, especially at odd hours in the early morning.  But if you install a cat door, who knows what other riff raff may be creeping through that door?  You may wake up with a living room full of possums.

Enter SureFlap.  The company’s Microchip Cat Flap uses wireless technology to recognize the ID chip already implanted in your cat to give your pet access to your home while keeping out “marauding intruders.”  The door works with 15, 10 and 9 digit microchips, and can store up to 32 different codes if you’re one of those…you know…cat people who have 32 cats in their home.

Sure, you do have to train your cat to actually use the Cat Flap, but once that’s taken care of your cat will be able to enter and leave when it chooses, while unauthenticated animals will be locked out.  You can also manually lock the cat flap to prevent your cat from leaving the house altogether.

The Microchip Cat Flap is a pretty ingenious use of a cat’s ID chip.  I’m not sure how many cat owners with pet doors actually have random animals entering their house, but this seems like a pretty valuable solution for those of you that have this problem.

Dell unveiled their Inspiron Mini 1012 netbook earlier this year.  The device rocks a 10.1” screen, Intel N450 Atom processor, and integrated Intel GMA graphics.  But today the Inspiron Mini 1012 made another appearance on the FCC, this time with Intel’s 6250 WiMAX chipset.

As you can see above, the Inspiron Mini 1012 with the Intel 6250 chipset is described as a preproduction model.  The model number for this netbook is clearly identified in other RF reports in the filing (left).

It’s good to see Dell adding WiMAX to its netbooks – sure, coverage isn’t great at this point, but WiMAX is pretty speedy when you have a strong signal.  We’re not sure if Dell is partnering with a service provider, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see CLEAR in the mix.

Dell passed a device called the M01M through the FCC this afternoon.  Dell describes the unit as a ‘Mobile Internet Device’, and as Engadget points out the M01M’s label (above) bears a striking resemblance to the label on the Dell Streak MID.

The test report for the M01M shows quad-band GSM support, as well as support for WCDMA bands I, II, V and VIII (below).  That means the M01M will have 3G coverage pretty much worldwide, including Vodafone, O2 and Orange in Europe, and AT&T in the US.  The device does not have support for WCDMA band IV, however, meaning you won’t be able to use 3G on the M01M with T-Mobile.  The M01M will also feature 802.11 b/g.

This thin stereo Bluetooth headset from Sony Ericsson called the MW600, passed through the FCC today.  The device has a universal 3.5mm jack – a feature we love because it allows you to use your favorite pair of earphones.  The device also has a mini USB charger, so you’re not forced to lug around a proprietary AC adapter.

Interesting, the MW600 has an integrated AM/FM tuner, as well.  This is actually a pretty valuable feature when you’re working out, since many gyms broadcast the audio from public TVs over FM channels.

The MW600 measures 17.5mm x 15mm x 62mm, and weighs only 13g.  The battery supports up to 8.5 hours of music streaming, 11 hours of talk time, or 500 hours of standby.  Music and call data on the MW600 are displayed on a small, single color OLED screen.

Overall, we like the sleek, compact design of the MW600, as well as Sony Ericsson’s intelligent design.  We don’t have pricing or a release date, but the MW600 should be coming soon.

The GE Simon XT has become a popular DIY home alarm system, and today GE Security passed a touch screen accessory system for the Simon XT through the FCC.  The device, which is currently known by the model number 2WTTS, features a 3.5” color LCD screen and can be powered by batteries or an LCD adapter.  The screen allows users to arm or disarm the XT system, control lighting, check the status of the system or activate the alarm.

The 2WTTS provides is a good alternative to the relatively small keypad on the Simon XT’s main console.  However, it would be nice if the device was able to access surveillance video cameras – although GE Security may add this functionality in the future.

No word on pricing or a release date.  You can pick up the GE Security Simon XT starter kit for around $170.

Motorola has been active on the WiMAX front, and today the company passed a new USB WiMAX dongle through the FCC.  The device is known as the USBw25200, and it offers support for WiMAX frequencies 2.5- 2.7 GHz.

There’s no indication of when the USBw25200 will be released, although we suspect the device will be offered by Clearwire’s CLEAR service.

LG passed a svelte netbook called the X20 through the FCC today.  The Windows 7 device weighs only about 2.6 pounds (1.2 kg) with a 4 cell battery, and sports a 10.1” 1366 x 768 TFT color LCD screen, Intel Atom N450 processor, Intel 3150 GMA graphics, up to 2GB of RAM, 1.3 MP web cam, Bluetooth and HSPA 3G.

The user manual for the X20 indicates that the netbook will be released in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, India, Korea and Singapore.  The test report for the device shows several model numbers for the X20, including X200, XB200, XD200 and XV200 – we’d guess that these various model numbers are for different regions.  No word on pricing or a release date.

Update:  The Intel Atom in the X20 is a N450, 1.66 GHz processor according to test reports.  We have also confirmed 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and a 250GB 2.5” HDD, although the size of the HDD likely varies.

We don’t have exact measurements for the X20, but by eyeballing external photos of the device we’re estimating that it measures about 6.7” x 11” (170mm x 280mm).

A closeup of the X20’s keyboard reveals chiclet-style keys and a relatively small trackpad.