Hasta La Gadget!

We talked about the Breathometer when the device first hit indiegogo a couple weeks ago. The Breathometer is a hardware device that works in conjunction with an application on the iPhone turning the device into a portable breathalyzer. The idea is that when people go out drinking with their friends they could use the portable breathalyzer to see when they’ve had too much to drink.

Originally, the campaign was seeking $25,000 in funding. The project has obliterated that funding goal raising over three times that amount of money. At the time of writing, the Breathometer has raised $80,291 and still has 18 days left to go in the campaign. You can pledge $100 to get the Breathometer in July 2013.

If you don’t mind waiting until January of next year, you can pick one of these little breathalyzers up for only $20. To help entice people to keep pledging their money, the people behind the campaign have announced some new stretch goals. If the campaign reaches $100,000, the developers will create a one-click calling application for friends and local taxicabs.

If the campaign reaches $150,000 in funding, the company will add four additional colors for the device to choose from. Possibly the best stretch goal will be activated if the campaign reaches $200,000. At that point, the company will create a portion of the application that can stop drunk texting when you’re over the legal limit. Keeping you from driving drunk and preventing you from drunk texting your ex is a public service indeed.

[via indiegogo]

Breathometer blows past funding goal and adds new stretch goals is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The first time we talked about the Trygger Clip for the iPhone 5 was in December of 2012. At that time, the product had landed on Kickstarter seeking the funds to go into production. The Trygger raised the money needed and moved onto the next step of its process before coming to the iPhone hoards.

The company behind the product, BiteMyApple, has announced that the Trygger for the iPhone 4/5 is now available for purchase. The Trygger is available in black or white colors for $49.99 for the iPhone 4 or $39.99 for the iPhone 5. The device slips on the corner of your iPhone 5 putting a special filter over the iPhone 5 camera lens.

The product is designed to improve photographs taken using the smartphone. The Trygger polarizing filter is produced using hand ground optical quality glass and the filter is adjustable. The manufacturer promises that the device will remove unwanted reflections from glass, water, and metal.

The filter is adjustable allowing the user to determine how much light comes through giving more control over photographs. The product is also available for the iPhone 4 in the form of the case that snaps around the smartphone placing the same lens filter element over the iPhone 5 camera lens.

[via BiteMyApple]

Trygger Clip for the iPhone 5 is now available to purchase is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Samsung’s big Galaxy S4 reveal is almost upon us, but that hasn’t stopped the steady drip of leaks which today includes a new set of cases for the flagship smartphone. The colorful covers, 98-percent trusted” from UK retailer MobileFun‘s source, are unbranded, but they do fit in with what leaks we’ve seen in the past week or so about the expected form-factor for the new handset.

Whereas earlier indications pointed to a squared-off S4, stepping back to the aesthetic of the Galaxy S II in some ways, and away from the rounded edges of the Galaxy Note II, these shells – along with the latest batch of chatter – hint that won’t be the case. Instead, we’ve seen Samsung itself tease with a snippet of the Galaxy S4′s curvaceous shoulder, while more unofficial rumor-mill-grist have shown a phone that looks strikingly similar to Samsung’s existing range, plastic case and all.

This new lot doesn’t stray too far from any of that, and in fact – though we’re expecting a bigger display, up to 5-inches from the 4.7-inch Galaxy S III – the general aesthetic is almost identical. The speaker and LED flash do seem to have shifted somewhat, though, with the flash now underneath the camera lens (believed to be a 13-megapixel shooter) and the speaker down near the bottom edge.

We’ll have to wait and see as to whether these accessories are legitimate or not, but there isn’t long to go before we know for sure. Samsung’s event kicks off at 7pm ET in New York City on Thursday, and SlashGear will be there to bring you all the news as it happens.

More Galaxy S4 cases leak on eve of Samsung’s big reveal is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sigma is a manufacturer of lenses for a variety of cameras that are on the market today. In late January, Sigma unveiled several new lenses in the company’s Art line. When the company announced those new lenses in January, it didn’t offer pricing or availability details. Those details are now available.

The company says that its updated 30 mm F1.4 DC HSM lens will be available in late March for $499 for cameras using Sigma, Canon, and Nikon mounts. The company’s 30 mm F2.8 DN and 19 mm F2.ADN lenses will both be available for Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-Mount camera systems in late March for $199.

Sigma says that the 19 mm F2.8 DN lens is a wide-angle offering equivalent to 38 mm on the Micro Four Thirds system and 28.5 mm on the E-mount system. The minimum focusing distance for the lens is 7.9-inches. The 30 mm F2.8 DN lens has an angle of view equivalent to 60 mm for Micro Four Thirds cameras and 45 mm on e-mount cameras. It features a minimum focusing distance of 11.8-inches.

The 30 mm F1.4 DC HSM lens uses a new optical configuration of eight elements in nine groups with rounded aperture blades. The angle of view is equivalent to 45 mm on a 35mm camera and the focusing distance is 11.8-inches. The lens is designed to minimize field curvature and prevent loss of image quality at the edges of photographs. It uses a double-aspheric lens to minimize distortion.

[via Sigma]

Sigma announces pricing and availability for new Art lenses is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Back during CES, we mentioned that PowerSkin was working on a number of external battery cases for the Apple iPhone line. Not too long ago we talked about the company’s PoP’n case that sticks to the back of the iPhone 5. If you didn’t like the idea of a battery hanging off the back of your smartphone, you may prefer the PowerSkin case that is now available.

This is the classic PowerSkin case made in a form factor specifically for the iPhone 5. The case will protect the iPhone 5 from scratches and drops thanks to a one-piece silicone case design that wraps all the way around the iPhone. The internal battery has 1500 mAh of power.

PowerSkin promises that the case will extend talk time up to 6.5 hours, extend Wi-Fi usage up to eight hours, and expand standby time up to 182 hours. The case measures 2.5 x .65 x 5.1-inches and weighs 0.18 pounds. That means the case shouldn’t add significantly to the weight or bulk of the iPhone in your pocket.

The battery inside the case will begin to charge the iPhone 5 at the press of a button. The case also ships with an earphone extender for the Apple headphones included with the iPhone 5 and any other 3.5 mm headphones. The case is available and shipping right now for $79.99.

[via PowerSkin]

PowerSkin for iPhone 5 now available is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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