Friday, September 19, 2014

Two small gadgets

I've found a couple of kewl gadgets in one of my fave online stores, PhotoJojo.

Une Bobine is a combine phone-charge cabel and phone stand/tripod.
It is not a danged stable tripod by any stretch, so don't expect miracles if there's wind, but I think it's cool, and I want to use it when reading or writing when I'm not home, so I have the screen nearer eye-height, to save my poor ol' neck.



The Pocket Spotlight is a tiny flood light. I think it's mis-named, because one of the good things about it is that it evenly covers a big area. It gives quite a lot of light, and its the size of a matchbox, only thinner!
You don't have to have it mounted on the camera/phone, it is independent. But I've experimented, and the light it gives, even when sitting on the camera, is clearly superior to a phonecamera's built-in flash.
It can also be used as fill light, of course. And even for indirect light, if the subject is not too large.
It can also be used simply as a flash light. It's much smaller, and gives a much broader and more even light. You can carry it anywhere, only problem is it might get lost in the bag...



They have great support. 
As does the small company (one man?) which makes the Bobine. It was unclear if it would support the heft of the iPhone 6 Plus, and PhotoJojo weren't sure, so I contacted him personally at FuseChicken.com (!). He said: 


It will definitely charge and sync both new iPhones, but until we have them in our hands for testing, we can’t guarantee the holding/positioning use. We are getting the 6 today and the 6 plus next wednesday for testing. But, for giggles, I strapped a Galaxy S4 onto the front of my iPhone 5s and put it on Bobine. The weight of these phones combined is a lot higher than the 6 plus weight. And Bobine performed great, so I’m assuming it will work just fine for the 6 plus.

http://www.fusechicken.com/collections/products/products/bobine?variant=355572377
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5 comments:

TC [Girl] said...

Oh, dang, that looks like a FUN store; shame on you for featuring that!! :-P LOL!!

What a crazy/cool stand that is; looks like a cobra!! :-D Did you take that snap?

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Nope, the site lets you fetch high-rez versions of their pics, for just such use.

It is a fun store. They place a lot of emphasis on fun and humor, even in their customer support. (btw, they are looking for extra supporters over the holidays, nov to jan.)

TC [Girl] said...

btw, they are looking for extra supporters over the holidays, nov to jan.

Hm...like online order processors, kind of "supporters?"

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Supporters who answer emails from customers with problems.
They need to know stuff about photography.

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Re Bobine, see update to post.

TC [Girl] said...

Supporters who answer emails from customers with problems.
They need to know stuff about photography.


Uh, OK...prob out of my league... ;-) Thanks...