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Jan

Photorito disguises your supersized lens as the world’s most delicious thing

After the recent rash of burrito robberies that has been plaguing our nation, we’re not really sure why anyone would opt to pick up a case that disguised their camera lens as the popular Mexican dish. If you’re so inclined, however, you can nab the Photorito, a lens wrap made from Tyvek and neoprene, which promises to protect lenses from 24mm to 200mm from water, dust and bumps. The Photorito ships with a band that will keep it in place — it’ll run you $15 if ordered directly from Photojojo, just don’t come crawling to us when you get some guac in your sensor

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Jan

Powerbag introduces a ton of ways to charge just about everything

If there’s one pain we know better than any at CES, it’s the heartbreak of an empty battery. Powerbag feels our pain.

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Jan

SolarKindle cover basks in the sun’s rays, charges for days and days

Direct sunlight and Amazon’s Kindle have always gone hand in hand — you simply can’t read E-Ink without a strong light source. So, it would make sense to pair that lighting requirement with a solar panel , pack it into a convenient case, toss in a reading lamp and give readers the gift of effortlessly extended battery life — which is exactly what SolarFocus intends to do.

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Jan

Holga brings its retro, rotary, filter phone case to the Galaxy S II

We get it. Really, we do — photo filters fun

Dec

Apple alleges more Samsung IP infringement in Oz over copycat tablet and phone cases

In case you hadn’t heard, relations between Apple and Samsung aren’t exactly peachy keen these days. Their global legal conflict has been particularly fierce in the land down under , and it seems Apple just poured a bit more gas on the fire by alleging that Sammy’s infringing its designs for tablet and phone cases

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Nov

Photojojo intros iPhone Lens Dial for fisheye, telephoto and wide-angle shooting

Annie Leibovitz seems to love the camera in the iPhone 4S as is, but if you’d ever hoped the snapshot darling were a bit more flexible, then Photojojo’s new Lens Dial may be the solution. Available as a case that’s compatible with the iPhone 4 and 4S, users are able to rotate between three different lenses — including fisheye, telephoto and wide-angle — to achieve their desired effect. Naturally, the enclosure will add quite a bit of thickness and heft to your handset (it weighs ten ounces, or twice that of the iPhone), but it also piles on flexibility, too, such as tripod mounts for landscape or portrait scenes. Shipping now for $250, the iPhone Lens Dial seems like the logical step after you’ve taken Holga’s option for a spin.

Photojojo intros iPhone Lens Dial for fisheye, telephoto and wide-angle shooting originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov

Ona Camps Bay DSLR / laptop backpack review

Look, when it comes to hunting down a pack for your gadget collection, you’ve got options. Plenty of options. But not too many options like this. Ona — a high-end purveyor of handcrafted camera bags — first caught our eye last year with the markedly functional Union Street, but at the time, we felt that there was an even bigger gap in this universe that could only be filled with a like-minded backpack. So, here it is. The Camps Bay is the outfit’s first full-on, back-worn pack designed to carry both a laptop (up to 17-inches, no less), a DSLR and a plethora of lenses and accessories.

Gallery: Ona Camps Bay DSLR / laptop backpack hands-on

In fact, this here bag holds a downright astonishing amount of kit, while looking decidedly unlike every other backpack that you’ve ever laid eyes on. For quite some time, Kata’s brilliantly constructed 3N1-33 (review) was our go-to multi-mode bag; it’s largely a perfect combination of laptop sack and camera organizer. But we always found ourselves hung up on a couple of issues. For one, it wasn’t capable of swallowing 17-inch multimedia rigs. Secondly, shoving a full-frame body in there (Nikon’s D3S comes to mind) isn’t exactly easy when you’re also toting a 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 — two (huge) hunks of glass that any self-respecting pro almost certainly has access to. Read on for more of our thoughts.

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Ona Camps Bay DSLR / laptop backpack review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct

Smart Cover can unlock password-protected iPads running iOS 5 (video)

Psst. Hey, do you carry a spare Smart Cover around with you? Well, if you’re an unscrupulous sort, you can actually use it to bypass the lock screen of any iPad running iOS 5. This multi-step security hole will let you browse whatever’s running behind the passcode screen, whether that’s email, apps or the homescreen. To take advantage of the flaw, hold down the power button on the locked device until the power off slider appears, then whip the Smart Cover on, open and tap cancel. Fortunately for iPad owners, the rest of the tablet remains locked-down, but the main problem here is any sensitive information left on-screen. If you unlock the tablet to the main screen, you won’t be able to open new apps, although anyone feeling particularly nefarious can apparently delete apps from that meticulously arranged home screen. See how it’s done in the video after the break.

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Smart Cover can unlock password-protected iPads running iOS 5 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct

Root Cases launches wood iPad 2 duo, ditches the plastic for $79

Just in case that plastic shell you picked up has run its course and you’re not looking to alert Al Gore with your next purchase, Root Cases offers a wee bit more environmentally friendly alternative. Now you can outfit your iPad 2 with either North American Walnut or eco-friendly, South Asiatic Bamboo. Both cases will protect your slate in book-like fashion, securing the tablet at the corners and sticking shut via magnetic closure. If you’re ready to pull the trigger, you can grab both of these via the source links below for $79 each — or hit the gallery for another peek at the pair. At least you won’t regret splurging for a wood case like you did if you shelled out cash for one of these.

Gallery: Root Cases iPad 2 Walnut and Bamboo

Root Cases launches wood iPad 2 duo, ditches the plastic for $79 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct

Amazon Kindle Lighted Leather Cover hands-on

It’s true of other portable electronics and it applies here, too: if you own an e-reader, there’s a strong argument to be made that you need a case. Sure, readers are a little more scratch-resistant than smartphones, but a little bit of backpack trauma can do some nasty things to an e-ink display. That could be Amazon’s elevator pitch, anyway. Introduced at the company’s launch event last week, the Kindle Lighted Leather Cover comes in various sizes, with versions for the Kindle Touch and fourth generation Kindle. We spent some hands-on time with the latter over the weekend and have to say: we’re liking what we’re seeing so far. Read on to find out why.

Gallery: Kindle Lighted Leather Cover hands-on