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Mobi-Lens clip-on lenses deserve your Kickstarter love

by Steven Sande (Aug 10th, 2012)

OK, TUAW readers. It's time to once again prove that Kickstarter works to get some really cool projects off the ground. In this case, it's an accessory lens setup for mobile devices. Yeah, we've seen them before -- but they're usually set up with some sort of case that only works with one kind ...

Photojojo phone lenses give your iPhone a new set of eyes

by Steven Sande (Aug 4th, 2011)

I've been a fan of Photojojo for a while. The site sells all sorts of fun and useful camera gear and gifts, things like an SLR Bokeh kit or a inexpensive point-and-shoot tilt-shift digital camera. When they offered to let TUAW try out a set of three phone lenses that give iPhone shooters a ...

Hands-on with the OWLE bubo: Better photos and video from your iPhone (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Feb 7th, 2010)

A while back, we had a product announcement about the OWLE bubo (US$129.95). That bizarre name is actually a play on words: OWLE stands for "Optical Widget for Life Enhancement" (the company's name) and bubo is the genus for American horned owls and old world eagle owls. The device, if you have ...