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This phone case acts like a “mobile airbag” to protect your phone when dropped

Jun 29, 2018 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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If it’s not parachutes for drones it’s airbags for phones. Humanity seems obsessed with things falling or being dropped these days. While we hope that drones falling from the sky doesn’t happen often, phones fall and get damaged all the time. Especially when scrambling around at a location trying to shoot photos with them.

German engineering student Philip Frenzel, though, thinks he’s come up with a design to solve the problem. It’s a “mobile airbag” of sorts, designed to save the day before your phone hits the ground. Built into a case, it detects when your phone is falling and then springs into action pushing out four double-sided “legs” to impact the ground before your phone does.

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COVR Photo is an iPhone case that lets you covertly shoot candid photos

Apr 28, 2016 by GB Leave a Comment
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One of the most challenging aspects of street photography is trying to capture the candidness of a particular scene. Even with a camera as small as a iPhone, holding it up to take a photo can ruin the moment you’re trying to capture.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could somehow capture exactly the scene you want without the subject(s) ever knowing they’re being photographed?

Enter COVR Photo, a new iPhone case that uses a patented sliding mirror and mechanism to let you shoot photos while holding your iPhone like a remote control.[Read More…]

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ProShot case turns your iPhone into a GoPro competitor

Jan 20, 2016 by GB Leave a Comment
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If you want an action cam but don’t want to pay the big bucks, the ProShot might be just what you’re looking for.

It’s a waterproof and ruggedized smartphone case designed to turn your iPhone into an action cam of sorts.[Read More…]

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Figment VR is a Virtual Reality Viewer Built Into an iPhone Case

Nov 17, 2015 by GB Leave a Comment
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Five years ago, 3D was all the rage. Nowadays, it’s Virtual Reality (VR) that’s getting all the love. Google, Microsoft, Samsung and Facebook are all getting in on the action with the development of virtual reality hardware – Cardboard, Hololens, Gear VR and Oculus Rift, respectively.

The future of VR is unarguably in the hands of these industry-leading companies in terms of creating immersive content and developing hardware, but it doesn’t mean smaller entities aren’t welcomed into the world of VR, especially when it comes to making it more accessible to the masses.

Here to do that is Figment VR, an affordable, portable VR viewer from Quantum Bakery that’s looking to make it to the big leagues with the help of Kickstarter.[Read More…]

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The Lumenati CS1 Bring the Nostalgic Experience of Lo-Fi Video to Your iPhone

Nov 13, 2015 by GB Leave a Comment
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The time of 8mm and 16mm video cameras might long be gone, but that doesn’t mean the design, aesthetic and experience of these cameras must die along with it.

Meet the Lumenati CS1, ‘the world’s first cinematic smartcase’ that brings the convenience of digital video with the nostalgic design, experience and ergonomics of lo-fi video cameras.[Read More…]

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SUPERcase gives your GoPro 512GB of storage and 6 extra hours of battery life

Nov 10, 2015 by GB Leave a Comment
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GoPro cameras are impressive in their own right, but they’re far from a complete video solution. Here to change that is SUPERcase, an all-in-one device from Austin-based startup Si-Jex that not only protects your GoPro camera but provides more storage, power and protection.[Read More…]

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Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

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John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

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