More Stuff from Griffin; TuneJuice, Lapel Mic, and Dock800

Remember way back in the good old days, sometime last week, when Griffin Technology wasn't announcing new products every single day?

The latest batch from Griffin features one item I am very excited about and two that don't do much for me.

TuneJuice is a battery pack for your iPod. Let's say you're out hiking and rocking out to some vintage Wham! tunes when all of a sudden your iPod's battery dies. Some might take that as a good thing, but the George Michael lover in you needs to know if he was woken up before they went went.

That's where TuneJuice comes in. Thanks to one 9volt battery you can get up to 8 more hours of play from an iPod (only 4 if it is completely drained though). It is priced at $19.99 and will be shipping soon.

Lapel Mic seems to be aimed squarely at all you wacky podcasters out there. Used in combination with the iTalk you can record high quality sound directly onto your iPod.  Griffin says this product is perfect for, 'reporters, presenters, and students,' and a 'great new accessory for iPod owners everywhere.'  Priced at $14.99, this iPod owner will pass.

Finally, the real excitement in this post comes from the
Dock800, a simple product that makes me happy. Basically it is an iPod connector that uses FireWire800 instead of the FireWire400 that the Apple connector uses. Griffin seems to be positioning it as a way to free up your regular FireWire ports for other duties, but it seems to me that this will make song transfers to the iPod even faster, and who doesn't like faster? This little gem ships for $14.99 and I will be placing my order soon
(unless the good folks at Griffin would like to send me a review unit).

Am I missing something?  Would the iPod need to be programmed with FireWire800 support as Zach suggests?