Photography gear can quickly get expensive, so check out our compilation of DIY tips on how to turn everyday objects into photography gear. When it comes to photography, it's not all about expensive equipment, imagination and ingenuity play a bigger role, which also applies to the use of various props that unexpectedly enliven your photo or protect the camera. Marcus Berger prepared seven of them for us.
Libre is the thinnest wireless keyboard case for mobile devices. It's only 5 millimeters thick and weighs just 200 grams, yet startup Casestudio managed to cram lighting equipment and the ability to switch between three devices into its case. The entire thickness of the magnetic case, which is seeking support on Kickstarter, is 18 mm, and it consists of three parts (cover, case and keyboard) and is suitable for iOS, Android and Windows devices.
Recently, the Slovenian team TOK TOK knocked on Kickstarter's door with Trobla, a wooden speaker for various models and brands of smartphones, and since April 7, 2015, it has been hunting for the necessary financial resources on this platform. Matej Rodela, Andrej Koruza and Martin Šoštarič, who are behind the Slovenian project, created a speaker without batteries and additional electronic devices and offered the world one of the rare products from the world of consumer electronics that is entirely made of natural materials.
For most, the new Black application will be completely unnecessary, as everyone knows how to find a black and white filter. For some photographers, this is the app they've been waiting for. Like the Leica M Monochrom camera, the Black is focused on one thing only - creating superb black and white photos. The application team carefully analyzed and recreated the effects of Kodak, Fuji, Agfa and Ilford reel films.
If you thought the HTC One M9 looked a lot like its predecessor, wait until you see the HTC One M8s, which is almost identical to last year's flagship HTC One M8, but available for a significantly lower price. So if you want a mid-range smartphone that you can easily trade in for an elite one, the One M8s is the right choice. But so you don't think it's a Ferrari with a Fičo engine. The HTC One M8s is powerful, sophisticated and most importantly, affordable.
Pop Stick is an innovative waterproof selfie bracelet that turns into a selfie stick and allows you to take a selfie even where the use of sticks has been banned. The latest high-profile example is the Coachella music festival. It works on the same principle as the reflective bracelet, which is so popular among cyclists and runners as well as pedestrians, and by solving the most pressing dilemma of the moment, how to take the perfect selfie, it will probably become a real hit among selfie addicts.
Mobile applications, these small pieces of software, have become an indispensable part of life, which can come "to the rescue" at home at any moment. When we need relaxation, when we want to communicate, when we are lost,... Many everyday tasks have become much easier with them. But if you've ever visited Google Play or the App Store, then you know that apps are packed like sardines. That's why we went on the hunt and found seven of the best that will make your life easier.
Where are the days when we "charged" Nintendo's Game Boy. Now this iconic device has announced a comeback. However, since as a mobile console it would be difficult to compete with smartphones, it used the philosophy "if you can't beat them, join them". And the Smart Boy concept was born, turning the iPhone 6 Plus into a Game Boy. And if you thought this was just an April Fool's joke, you weren't far from the truth, because the manufacturer Hyperkin had exactly that in mind at first.
Facebook is not resting on its laurels. He is spreading his tentacles left and right, and his Creative Labs development department is also diligently forging new things. The latest thing he signed up for is Riff, a mobile app for iOS and Android phones that lets you create group videos. We can respond to a recording with a recording.
Apple's new MacBook laptop has a redesigned touchpad, the Force Touch. In addition to being stronger and more precise with our finger presses, the new design allows us to use a stylus on the touchpad. But not only Apple took care of this - Inklet designed an application that effectively allows us to draw on the touchpad with the help of a pen.
Google surprised like a bolt out of the blue with the Chromebit mini computer system, which is "published" as a USB stick and with the ability to turn any screen into a Chromebook. Although miniature in size, they managed to cram all the necessary electronics into the equivalent of a Chromebook, which the Chrome OS mobile operating system needs to function. It will serve as a platform, i.e. it will be available to other manufacturers, as is already the practice with Chromebooks.
The Brik Case is the most flexible laptop cover, strongly reminiscent of the Lego surface, although it is not officially affiliated with the Danish toy manufacturer, nor with Mega Bloks, PixelBlocks and KRE-O and K'NEX bricks, but is therefore compatible with all of them . If you've been looking to protect or spruce up your laptop with this Kickstarter looking cover, you'll kill two birds with one stone.