Kickstarter.com is a really interesting website in itself. It helps creators to fund projects. If you find a product you’d want, you can pledge some money on it. There’s no rick for you as the money will be refunded by Kickstarter if the project doesn’t reach its goal.
Quite a bunch of iPhone related projects have used Kickstarter, some of them really deserve some attention.
The Glif
This is quite an old project now, it has been fully funded months ago now, and you can buy the product for $20 on the inventor’s website directly. The purpose of the Glif is to offer a tripod mount & stand for your iPhone 4. It’s very simple, light and solid. It has a universal mount for tripods.
I bought the Glif by pledging $15 when it was still on Kickstarter. I’m very pleased with it, although it could have a better grip on the iPhone (it is a bit loose).
I use the Glif with a magnetic GorillaPod
I find this combination very effective, it’s light and small enough for me to have it with me all the time. I use it mainly to create timelapses with the Timelapse iPhone App.
Here is a quick flick I shot with it on the park on Saturday :
Red Pop
Red pop is an interesting accessory for iPhone 4. It’s a handle with a big red button to snap pictures. It’s lovely and make ma want one immediately. But there are a few cons that prevent me to do so:
- the price : $75 at the pledging stage. This accessory is just a button to snap pictures, I can’t really spend $75 on it
- the operation : it works only with the Red Pop application, probably due to Apple’s limitations on iOS development. Will the app be good enough? That’s a question.
- it lacks a tripod mount on the bottom : I don’t want to end up with a huge bag of small accessories
- it’s very well designed, precisely for the iPhone 4, so it’s an investment you’ll lose when new iPhones change shape.
But if none of the reasons above matter to you, you should give it a try, it looks really nice. The project is already funded but there’s time left to jump on the bandwagon.
Dot
This device is designed to let your iPhone capture immersive, fully navigable, panoramic video in real-time – and share with friends on your phone, as well as on Facebook and Twitter, or streamed online using our awesome panoramic video web platform and player.
This project is very very attractive. These kind of lens have been always very expensive. Now there’s a very cheap entry ticket to play with video immersion techniques. Considering getting one, definitely.
Olloclip
The olloclip is a quick-connect lens solution for the iPhone 4 that includes a fisheye, wide-angle and macro lenses in one small, convenient package that easily fits in your pocket. Nestled in the palm of your hand, the olloclip connects to the iPhone within 2 seconds so you’ll be sure to capture the image you want…if you don’t see the picture you’re looking for just flip it over to switch the lens.
iShuttr
It’s a case, with built-in flash, shutter and zoom buttons, and a tripod mount. Transforms your iPhone 4 into a point and shoot camera. It also has a battery. For whoever has an intensive use of the iPhone 4 camera, this could be a good news.
Other Kickstarter’s iPhone photo projects you could be interested in :
