Military-grade scopes and apps for iPhone and iPad boast geotagging and nightvision | iMore

Military-grade scopes and apps for iPhone and iPad boast geotagging and nightvision | iMore. I saw this and I had to grin….I, perhaps naively, thought that a few million iPhoneographers bemoaning, pleading, begging for someone to produce a good quality optical (glass) zoom lens for iPhone would eventually yield a winning product – so far I and the millions of other iPhoneographers have been dissapointed. BUT behold the US military (who have VERY DEEP POCKETS) as they appear to be the ones leading the charge-pun intended. Check out these iPhone/iPad military grade night vision scopes and monoculars – WICKED! I dont even want to think about the mortgage you would need to purchase one but as often happens, when a manufacturer starts producing these for the military they will eventually mass produce a similar lower grade product for the consumer market too. Roll on the day.

New Logitech iPad Accessory Combines Cover, Keyboard — AppAdvice

New Logitech iPad Accessory Combines Cover, Keyboard — AppAdvice. Lookslike a tidy keyboard solution. However Im still more inclined to go for the Peli i1075 Hardback case for iPad its certainly more rugged!

DSLR News Shooter | HandiZoom motorised zoom controller tranforms DSLRs into ENG style machines

DSLR News Shooter | HandiZoom motorised zoom controller tranforms DSLRs into ENG style machines.Dan Chung, editor of DSLRNewsShooter.com has a great post about a Zoom Controller that can be mounted on a Canon DSLR /Lens combo and uses an ENG style rocker switch to drive the zoom. In a world where news crews, video journalists and MoJos are aware of the aesthetic values of a DSLR with a fast lens this might prove to be the bridge between DSLR photography/videography and ENG style news gathering. I think it looks impressive and would love to get my hands on one to try out. If Im lucky enough I’ll let you know what I think. In the meantime head over to dslrnewsshooter.com to read Dans full review….

Opteka VM-200 Video Condenser Stereo Shotgun Microphone for Digital SLR Cameras & Camcorders

Opteka VM-200 Video Condenser Stereo Shotgun Microphone for Digital SLR Cameras & Camcorders. In my never ending quest to get great audio onto iPhone video Ive found the VM-200 from Opteka. Its a Directional XY Stereo Shotgun Mic and it might be very interesting to see how the Fostex AR4i copes with this baby. I might slap together a PS mockup to see exactly how bizarre this might look. According to the Opteka website the RRP will be $299 though they have a $160 discount on the site at the minute -that brings it in line with the RODE Video Mic Pro and the Sennhesiser MKE400. Its probably worth nothing that RODE have recently started shipping the RODE Stereo Video Mic Pro which has pretty much the same feature set. Which would you buy?

 

iPhone PRO Concept Phone by Jinyoung Choi » via Yanko Design

iPhone PRO Concept Mobilephone by Jinyoung Choi » Yanko Design. OK so it may have been an April Fools Day joke but Jinyoung Choi, the iPhone PRO concept designer, sure put a lot of effort into her mockup. If you want to mess with your head and make you dream of things to come (possibly) then click the link to head over to the Yankodesign.com website and see the entire article. I really like the pico projector dock! The DSLR lens mount addresses the Achillies heel of the iPhone, the absence of a zoom lens. Surely some sort of a well machined, proper glass zoom lens for the iPhone is on someones to do list?  I can but wish…..

New iPad iSight Camera Vs the iPhone4s iSight- A Gizmodo review.

 

iPad Test Notes: Camera Performance. Have you wondered if there is any difference betweenm the iSight camera in the iPhone4s and the iSight in the New iPad? Well the folks over at Gizmodo obviously did and they set up a head-to-head to assess them for both photos and video – the results might surprise you! Click link or image to see the Gizmodo article.

Vodafone bringing LTE speeds to Germany, with the HTC Velocity – Engadget

 

Vodafone bringing LTE speeds to Germany, with the HTC Velocity – Engadget. If you’ve been subjected to my rant about mobile being the future of newsgathering then you will have heard me talk about how LTE will change the mobile landscape completely. LTE or 4G to some by comparison to todays 3G speeds is basically  hyper speed data throughput. Vodafone already have a number of LTE networks in Europe – Germany being one of the most recent. When will our fair Isle see LTE – 18months+ depending on when the government start the auction process. Checkout the article from Engadet about the new HTC LTE handset on offer in Germany.

Micw i456 Cardioid Microphone designed for IPhone, iPad

 

Micw. i456 Cardioid Microphone designed for IPhone, iPad. Interestingly I ordered what LUCI LIVE referred to on their website as their Magic Bullet mic. It would now appear that Luci have simply rebadged the MicW i456 as it is indeed the very same product. Im waiting to see if there are any european suppliers other than LUCI? By all accounts the build is excellent and as you can see below the mic has been tested with a host of popular audio Apps.

App Store – Pocket WavePad FREE audio editing package for iPhone / iPad

App Store – Pocket WavePad.

From the App Store:

A free sound editor for recording, editing, adding effects, and sending audio, Pocket WavePad allows you to record voice or music, then edit the recording and add effects to achieve high quality audio recordings.  Work within audio waveforms to make selections for quick editing, such as inserting recordings from other files, or apply effects like the high pass filter to clarify audio quality. For journalists and other professionals making recordings on the go, Pocket WavePad makes it easy to store or send recordings so they are readily available wherever they are needed.

• Supports a number of file formats including wave and aiff
• Editing capabilities include cut, copy, paste, insert, trim and more
• Effects include amplify, normalize, echo and more
• Work with multiple files
• Supports autotrim and voice activated recording
• Select sample rates from 8000-44100hz, 8-32 bits

Swivl by Satarii

Heres a neat iPhone accessory. SWIVL uses a motorised base that follows a radio transmitter in a fill 360º arc so if you attach your iPhone while on Skype or Facetime it will track you as you speak. Could this be a soultion to automate the shooting of Pieces to Camera for Mojos. Ill try to get my hands on one and let you know…ships early 2012. check out the site http://www.swivl.com/

Swivl by Satarii, posted with vodpod