Things are a little backwards on this one. We love the company, but we certainly don’t love the product, a small, portable camera tripod. It starts with the name — Digidudes. Then, the rather nasty plasticky look of these “dudes” further repels us, in the way that only a colorful, novelty keychain item can. It reminds us of the girl back in school who would constantly have to show how “whacky” and individual she was by hanging almost every keychain known to man off the back of her schoolbag.
Really, if you want a small, foldaway tripod, buy one of Joby’s little Gorillapods and at least have something more useful. Still, the people behind Digidudes, Quirky, are an interesting bunch. The company takes pre-sale orders and then, when enough demand is generated, the production line is fired up. This allows small runs with a guaranteed sell-out, and brought us the, ahem, quirky Split Stick double-sided USB drive. Further, 30% of the cash goes to the people who helped design it, or influenced the design. But Digidudes? C’mon, guys. And sticking a Leica M8 on top isn’t helping any either.
Product page [Quirky. Thanks, Nikki!]
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