geardiary.com - 12/29/2008
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USB Fever have a trio of lenses that adhere to your iPhone via a magnetic ring. The wide angle lens (pictured above) offers a .67x zoom with Super Macro. The trio of lenses provide: Wide Angle, Telephoto (2x) and Fish-Eye capabilities to the iPhone (original and 3G) as well as a slew of ...
ohgizmo.com - 12/30/2008
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By Andrew Liszewski It’s no secret that the
iPhone’s built-in digital camera isn’t its strongest selling point....
And while using some sort of lens attachment might make it a bit more useful, they usually require an extra housing ...
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Magnetic Mount iPhone Lenses
gizmodo.com - 12/30/2008
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We have seen several different add-on lenses designed
to enhance the iPhone camera, but these versions ditch...
the case in favor of magnetic mounts. There are also three different lenses to choose from. Because the iPhone has a plastic case, a ...
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Magnetic Mount Lenses Add Wide Angle, Telephoto and ...
core77.com - 1/5/2009
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The iPhone camera flat-out sucks, but there's enough
people carrying them around that there's still a pretty...
penny to be made off of accessorizing said sucky camera. USB Fever is selling detachable magnetic lenses in fish-eye, 2x zoom and wide ...
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Magnetic iPhone camera lenses
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Magnetic Mount iPhone Lenses
OhGizmo! —
... your iPhone with the included self-adhesive ring, but when you’re not using the lenses it means your phone is as sleek as the day you took it out of the box.
The magnetic mount lens kits are available from USBfever for just $16.99, and come with either a wide-angle lens, a 2X telephoto lens or a fish-eye lens which are all made from actual glass and aluminum.
[ Magnetic / Detachable Wide Angle Lens for iPhone / Cellphone / NDS ] VIA [ Gear Diary ]
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Magnetic zoom & fish-eye lenses for iPhone 3G
SlashGear —
... the fish-eye lens offers a 170-degree fish eye with for elements in four groups and weighs 10.8g.
The two-megapixel camera in the iPhone is never going to rival even a basic point & shoot standalone camera, never mind a DSLR, but given Apple’s reluctance to add bells and whistles to the shooter this is perhaps the easiest way to do so yourself. The three lenses are available now, priced at $16.99 each.
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Magnetic Mount Lenses Add Wide Angle, Telephoto and Fish-Eye Capabilities to the iPhone [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... from. Because the iPhone has a plastic case, a self-adhesive ring with a magnet must first be affixed to the area around the camera lens. After that, it's a simple matter of bringing the add-on lens in contact with the magnet. In fact, the wide angle, telephoto and fish-eye lenses can be used on just about any device with appropriately-sized webcams and cameras. How well the lenses work is unknown, but at least they won't break the bank at $17 apiece. [USB Fever via Gear Diary]
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Gear Live
Using an additional lens on your iPhone can’t get much simpler than with this Wide Angle Lens. It attaches either directly or with a magnetic ring with self-adhesive tape. At a size of 20 x 11.2mm and a weight of 4.2g, it is made of glass and aluminum. The lens also fits the HTC ...
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GEARFUSE
While I'm not quite sure why anyone would consider the iPhone as an acceptable camera, perhaps some of you would beg to differ. Consider picking up these three lenses from USB Fever that will add a little kick to your photos. There's a fisheye lens, a wide-angle lens, and a ...
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Not that we haven't seen patently absurd lens attachments for mobiles before, but we've yet to come across any that were this universal (and be to honest, this useful). Sure, one could argue that a detachable wide-angle, fisheye or 2x telephoto lens made for a cellphone camera is more likely ...
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We have never been a fan of hardware add-ons for the iPhone but the Magnetic Wide Angle Lens may be one we can live with. The lens attaches itself via a secondary self-adhesive ...