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There are numerous digital cameras on the market that are ruggedized and intended to be used for action sports. These cameras include things like the Contour line and GoPro cameras. With the popularity of the iPhone, there are lots of people that already have a high-quality camera they take with them everywhere thanks to the Apple smartphone.

Mophie has been making a number of accessories for the iPhone and other smartphones for a long time. The company has now announced a new case and mounting system that will turn the iPhone into a rugged and waterproof sports camera. The case is called the Mophie Outride. The Outride is more than a rugged case; it also includes an application that allows the user to edit and share video directly from the iPhone.

The case is waterproof and impact resistant and it ships with a variety of mounts to work for capturing video in numerous settings from the water to dirt and concrete. The case is designed to work with the iPhone 4 or 4S. The case is made from polycarbonate and it has a modular mounting system that allows recording at any angle and the attaching of the case to multiple surfaces on a variety of sports equipment.

The Outride app is on the App Store at no cost and allows the user to edit and share video they take using the iPhone and the smartphone case. The app supports vertical or horizontal video shooting and has a 170° viewing angle. The Outride will launch in the middle of September with bundles ranging from $129.95 to $149.95. The difference between the bundles is unclear, but likely has to do with the mounting options included.

Mophie Outride turns your iPhone into a rugged sports camera is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week we’re taking on one of the strangest accessories in the history of mobile devices, the iPad-friendly TabletTail Whale Kit. This accessory comes in two pieces: one of them bubble you see connected to the back of the tablet, the other being the adjustable WhaleTail. You pump the plunger to the tablet and connect the tail and you’re ready to go – in as oddball a fashion as you could ever have hoped for.

While you can use the bubble bit here separate from the tail, there’s absolutely no good reason why you wouldn’t want the awesomeness of the WhaleTail to go with this setup. Connect the tail once and you’re good to go forever. The whole kit connects to your iPad quite easily, but you’re also able to connect it to any flat surface (nearly any flat surface, of course, metal works best) to experience a suction that just cannot be beat. Once the tail is connected, you’ll have many, many options for how you can prop up your iPad for all manner of activities.

There’s more than one way you can use the tail as well – you can connect it to your wall then pull the tail upwards so your tablet can rest kindly at eye level! You can also keep the tablet balanced on your knee while you do acrobatics on your other three appendages! The tail itself will sit at essentially any angle as your tablet stands up nicely for your usage.

The whole kit will cost you $49.99 and the folks at Octa guarantee that it’ll work with any model iPad as well as most tablets, e-readers, and even netbooks too – if you’re feeling strange, of course. Your kit will have the Vacuum Dock, WhaleTail, Dome cap (for when you don’t want to be whaling, so to speak), Pouch that doubles as a screen cloth, and Instructions – just in case. Check it out over at Octa.com right this second!

Octa iPad TabletTail Whale Kit Review is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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With roughly a month to go before it hits retail channels, Parrot’s Minikit Neo is inching towards being ready for mass consumption. This week the hands-free bluetooth accessory made a run through the FCC and received Uncle Sam’s seal of approval. The filing isn’t hiding any surprises, and we’re not even treated to a nice teardown. Still, its good to know the smartphone-friendly visor clip-on is making progress. Keep an eye out for it to pop up on shelves in September for $100.

Parrot Minikit Neo rolls through the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There have been teases here and there that Google’s Nexus 7 was going to get a full, official accessory treatment from ASUS, but actual details have been scarce. Consider ASUS’ cover blown, almost literally. Presentation files finding their way to Nordic Hardware show the known Smart Case-like, $20 Travel Cover that’s already lurking on the ASUS and Google websites, but they also spoil a leather Premium Cover that will reportedly cost $40. As for a cradle to round out the set? While the company had previously confirmed that a dock was coming, we’re now getting a glimpse of the $50 Nexus Dock’s super-simple wedge design and audio output. With the exception of the Travel Cover, the accessory bonanza is pegged by the slides as arriving in late August — just in time for that last-gasp summer vacation.

Update: Nordic Hardware has since taken down its original post “at the request” of an unnamed party.

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Nexus 7 dock and covers leak, promise high style in small sizes (update: source goes down) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just in case you’re not quite ready to rid your studies of tree pulp, Griffin has announced the Binder Insert case for your Five Star zipper notebook. The enclosure secures the iPad 2 or third-generation model in a 3-ring binder for easy camouflage of those in-class Angry Birds habits — or for switching back and forth between a slate and the blue-lined white stuff. A stylus loop and access to the dock connector, volume controls, headphone jack and camera are also taken into consideration around the case’s edge. In order to get your learning setup just so, be ready to part with $24.99 in order to grab one.

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Griffin outs Binder Insert case for the iPad, brings Trapper Keepers to the 21st century for $25 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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