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Patima’s iPhone 4s underwater case goes down to 300 meters

by Jayvee Fernandez
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Patima’s iPhone 4s underwater case goes down to 300 meters

To the SCUBA geeks out there, you might be a tad excited to know that Patima has released a “pro level” underwater housing for Apple’s iPhone 4s. Similar in construction to most cases, Patima’s casing is made of stainless steel and aluminum making it negatively buoyant. The case comes with four buttons, three to interact with the touch screen and one to push the home screen. Patima’s case for the iPhone / iPhone 4s will set you back about USD $300 online. To be fairly honest, you can totally opt for a much better deal if you consider the opportunity cost. A $ 300.00 housing is enough to get you Read more »

Griffin Clarifi case adds macro support to iPhone

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Griffin Clarifi case adds macro support to iPhone

As my own meagre tests have concluded, you can’t easily get decent closeup photos from an iPhone. That’s where Griffin’s latest Clarifi case comes in. Not only is it a polycarbonate protector for the iPhone, but it includes a slide-in macro lens that it claims allows photos to be taken as close as four inches from the subject. That compares with around 18 inches (a foot-and-a-half) without. It’s clear from looking at statistics like those found on Flickr that the iPhone’s popularity amongst happy snappers has increased dramatically. What you won’t get in quality the masses have sure made up for in quantity. While most get by with the camera Read more »

Factron Simplex case tries to make iPhone camera more versatile

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Factron Simplex case tries to make iPhone camera more versatile

The iPhone is a brilliant cellphone, but its camera has always been a major let down. Though Apple improved things a little on the 3GS, upping the megapixel count to three and including autofocus, it’s still a rather lacklustre bit of kit, particularly when you look at other mobile phone manufacturers packing five or even eight megapixel cameras with decent lenses, flash and other effects. The Factron Simplex case isn’t the first add-on hardware to try to extend the functionality of the iPhone’s camera, but it’s the most advanced I’ve seen yet. Given that no serious photographer is ever going to use the iPhone (or any cellphone, let’s be real), Read more »