Gizmon's iCA makes an appearance at CP+
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YOKOHAMA, Japan--We've previously reported on the Gizmon iCA, an iPhone case that makes your smartphone look like a vintage rangefinder. The company was at CP+ and we learnt it has has plans to launch a whole system of special effect lenses and accessories for its flagship case soon.
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Besides the typical fisheye and macro lenses available, future attachments such as tele, wide, tunnel effector, mirage and a circular polarizing special effects filters will be made available to users. Sure, some of these effects could be easily reproduced using apps, but doing it the old-fashioned way and having to get it right the first time without post processing has a certain appeal. Other accessories include a car stand, mounted flash unit, mini tripod, remote shutter release and silencer.
Admittedly, we're fans of vintage film cameras and therefore found the iCA case to be pretty interesting during our brief hands-on with it. The prospect of "pimping" our smartphones is irresistible, especially with a range of optional attachments and accessories. We also really liked the shutter button found on the case, which depresses the "+" volume button to capture a shot.
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A Gizmon representative said the company will also be launching a limited edition "black paint" version of the case sometime next month in Japan, but it'll probably a few months more before it hits the rest of the world.
But if you can't wait and need one now before Valentine's day, the plain vanilla version can be had for US$65 from Gizmon's site.
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