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Four Useful Tripods For Those Group Holiday Shots
There's nothing worse than gathering your family in front of the Christmas tree or your group of friends on New Year's Eve and sheepishly looking around to figure out which person you care about least so they can take the photo. Sure, tripods are great for keeping a shot steady, but my personal belief is that they were invented to eliminate awkwardness. Don't make someone feel left out in the photo ops of the coming holidays.
Bottle Cap Tripods: Love 'Em or Leave 'Em?
As a dedicated Gorillapod user, I really don't need a bottle-cap tripod, but I feel like I'm seeing them everywhere lately, and they seem like they'd make a great gift for my friends who appraise my Gorillapod as "neat," but I can tell they're totally thinking it's a nerd-core item to own.
But here's the thing — novel and convenient, bottle-cap tripods, like this one, seem like a good idea, but all I can see is this: You're at a bar with it set up to take your pic, when a sauced jughead stumbles by and nudges it — orrrr, say you accidentally chose a bottle that wasn't full enough to balance the weight of the camera and AAAAGH! The slow mo in my head of a digital camera sailing to the ground makes me want to cry right now.
Versa Flexible Tripod: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
Traditional tripods are usually large, hard to carry and aren't that great to look at. Thankfully companies like Versa are coming out with small, flexible tripods that are great for hands-free photo shoots. I've seen similar models like this design including the all terrain tripod, but I've never seen such a bright color selection before!
Folding FOZI Tripod: Love It or Leave It?
Why lug around a heavy tripod for your camera when you can use the ultraportable FOZI tripod by Timetable? Featured on Wired, the FOZI consists of three plastic cutouts that connect together to form a steady support for most compact cameras. Use this tripod to hold your camera at four different angles and easily stow it in your purse when it's not in use.
Boomtune Tripod iPod Speakers
Wouldn't you agree that this iPod accessory mimics the traditional camera with tripod set-up? Recently announced by Focal Corp Japan, this three-legged Boomtune Mini speaker system, which by the way is named "Julia," connects to the iPod via a 3.5mm stereo plug. Straight from New Launches, two of the tripod legs come with speakers while the third operates as the battery compartment.
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Thanks to TeamSugar user japokie for finding and geek gearing this unique tripod so we could all check its neat features. Use your imagination to twist and bend this all terrain tripod for hands-free photo shoots. It is extremely lightweight and will stay in place with its quick-release plate and lock ring.
Go-Go Gadget Arm With The New Quik Pod
This is totally one of those, why didn't I think of that inventions. You guessed it, the world's first extendable hand held tripod is now on the market, ladies and gentlemen I bring to you the Quikpod! All jokes aside this gadget is kinda like an umbrella- it's always good to have one on you because you never know when you're going to need it!
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Gorillapod Mobile Turns Your Cell Into a Steady Cam
I've already told you the amazing benefits to owning a Gorillapod — the tripod that attaches to most anything with its bendable, flexible legs and small to large sizes for your point-and-shoot or SLRs — and now the Gorillapod Mobile turns your mobile device into a take-anywhere-shoot-anywhere camera.
You could say I'm turning into an iPhone paparazzi with how many photos I've taken with the on-board camera, so toting this tiny and portable tripod would make including myself into the snapshot even easier. Just like the original Gorillapod, the legs can contort around almost any object, turning a mundane stop sign into the ultimate steady hand for your pics.
Couples Pics: Does a Stranger Take or Do You Take Yourself?
You finally get whisked away to that tropical island you've been fantasizing about behind your cubicle, but once you get there, you're forced to ask strangers to take some romantic shots of you and your beau. Other options include setting up a mini tripod, do the "hold out the arm and hope for the best shot," find a steady surface and 10-9-8 run to get that perfect picture, or you can get a random to play paparazzi.
When the adorable Seal and Heidi Klum attended the Emmys on Sunday, Seal got creative by capturing the photo himself on his iPhone as the two shared a kiss.
Daily Tech: Sony Unveils Its New Reader Daily Edition Device
- Sony has just announced its latest eReader, which features 3G connectivity, no monthly fees, and 2GB of on-board memory — Engadget
- Leica will soon be opening its very first retail store in West Palm Beach, FL — CrunchGear
- You can now check out the traffic conditions on nonhighway roads by using Google Maps — TechCrunch
- Nokia's 5230 smartphone will only cost around $200 and it comes with GPS, 3G, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen — Gizmodo
- Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and Search have all received a series of upgrades — Silicon Alley Insider
- The new mini tripod by Gorillapod gets taken for a test drive — Wired
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