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Huckleberry iSight periscope
The inclusion of iSight cameras in Apple portables starting with the MacBook Pro was an exciting prospect for many users; just think about how useful it would be to have the ability to video conference wherever you had your notebook without having to lug around extra gear! But the secondary use of the built in iSight to take quick candid shots of one's environment is becoming more and more popular. The only issue with this is the requirement that you flip your MacBook around to take the picture; something which is decidedly less than elegant. Fortunately for people who practice this secondary use-case often, Charlie Dancey and Mungai Mirrors will release the Huckleberry mirror system at the upcoming Mac Expo London later this month. Although sexy and probably pretty high build quality, the $28 price tag for a piece of glass and some plastic might cause more mechanically inclined prospective buyers to make their own. I'm sure it won't be long before someone posts an Instructable on how to make your own (if you do, send it in as a tip and we'll post it).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brett said 12:08PM on 10-12-2006
Looks like someone has been going through the blogger applications (ha ha) :)
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Garry Schafer said 12:57PM on 10-12-2006
How weird -- I was actually thinking this very damn thing should be made..
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John Moore said 4:06PM on 10-12-2006
I would love one of these if someone posts a quick, cheap way to make it myself. This would be great in class for taking a quick picture of a diagram the prof drew on the board.
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cholo said 5:37PM on 10-12-2006
what does this thing do?
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The Jerk said 5:51PM on 10-12-2006
"Hey, I invented that!"
But I'm sure many, many Macbook users did. Glad to see someone went ahead and made it, though. I've been meaning to make myself one for quite some time but never got around to it.
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Charlie Dancey said 6:34AM on 10-22-2006
Thanks to everyone for their feedback on our new gizmo. As a result of comments on price and the need to correct the mirror image generated by the Huckleberry we've done a deal with Ecamm Networks who produce iGlasses - software that tweaks and fiddles with iSight video, and most importantly, can mirror the incoming image.
As a result the Huckleberry will now ship, for the same price, bundled with iGlasses. Now is that a sweet deal or what?
http://www.mungaimirrors.co.uk/huckleberry
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