Facebook is many things to many people. To families, it’s a connection to siblings and parents far away. To schoolmates, it’s a time machine to a time long past. To friends, it’s the destroyer of all things good. But what it’s always been is simply software. Until now. Violet has now turned your Facebook connection into hardware…and a vegetable rabbit, at that.

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, there were speakers for every taste and budget, headphones for active lifestyles, and even a few apps designed to work with your music library and listening setup to enhance the listening experience. Here is our roundup of some of the best audio products demonstrated by several companies.

Macworld | iWorld 2012 isn’t just about showing off new, fancy products, it’s also about selling new, fancy products. And some old ones for good measure. And because exhibitors would prefer to not have to ship the products back home, they offer show floor specials that often extend to those at home, as well. Throughout the show, we’ll round up here the deals we find on iPhone, iPod, iPad and Macintosh apps and accessories.

Apparent is showing the newest addition to their line of portable scanners with Doxie Go + Wi-Fi at Macworld | iWorld 2012. With a built-in rechargeable battery and memory chip you don’t need to plug it into an outlet or computer to start scanning. The Wi-Fi sends the scans directly to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Evernote, Flickr, or FTP account with the iOS sync app.

A promotion has been around since at least 2004 in which Apple offered $100 rebates to customers who purchased a new Mac along with an eligible printer directly through the company. At first, the promotion would continuously renew after each of its three-month cycles. Then, it became a permanent offer more. But as of yesterday Apple has decided to discontinue the program.

I generally like Apple’s keyboards, but won’t argue with those who disapprove of the feedback they provide. Some people just like keys that still offer the actual feel of typing. If you’re in that group, you should check out the “clicky mechanical” Das Keyboard Model S Professional keyboard, now designed specifically for Mac users, and available by April 15th.

Appletell recently reported on a rumor concerning Apple purchasing Anobit, a maker of flash controllers. While Israeli media reported the purchase for as much as $500 million on December 20th, Apple declined to comment at the time. In an email to Reuters, Apple confirmed they did, in fact, purchase Anobit without verifying the purchase price.

The miniStack Max fits right on top of the Mac Mini and combines a CD/DVD drive, a hard drive up to 4 TB, an SD card reader, and additional ports (USB 3/2, FireWire 800/400, eSata) including a USB port that can be used to recharge an iPad or other iDevice. If you just want additional hard drives and ports, you can get the miniStack instead.

Hex doesn’t simply release new bags and sleeves, they release new lines of bags and sleeves. Such is the case with their Fleet Collection, a 12-piece laptop and tablet accessory line making its debut at CES 2012. Each Fleet bag features charcoal and white pinstripe canvas fabrication, custom-printed lining and contrasting tan genuine leather zipper pulls and leatherette trim detailing.

At CES 2012 this week, MSI is demonstrating its GUS II, which enables a graphics card to be connected to a computer using a Thunderbolt connection. The main limitation is that the graphics card has to be powered by the PCIe slot as there are no additional power connectors provided.