The iPhone is one of the coolest devices on the planet, it makes life so much easier and fun too, because of all the features that it offers the user! In this Top Five we are not looking at the ordinary, we have some of the more interesting and innovative accessories available for the device. These will be useful, fun and most of all, they are for the iPhone. Other Smartphone’s will get their chance in another Top Five list.
Your Smartphone on rails
Making a video using an iPhone can be a little bit shaky from time to time; it all depends on how and where the video is being produced. However, for a pro look to any video, this slider device called the Mobislyder can make an ordinary video into a pro video and it is not going to break the bank either, which can be an important factor in the whole scheme of things.
These are the features for the Mobislyder Smartphone slider;
The mobislyder, developed by the world’s No. 1 camera slider company, Glidetrack, is perfect for special occasions such as weddings, concerts, holidays and sports events. It is also great for eBay sellers, Amazon product videos, bloggers and social journalism – in fact anyone wanting to shoot high quality video without breaking the bank. Turn your camera into a pro-style rig and put your video in motion!
Priced at $135
Source [Coolest Gadgets]
The Cool Opena case for the iPhone
According to the designers and manufacturers of this case, this is the first design to incorporate a bottle cap opener, oh yes, this iPhone case could become your best beer buddy and why not! However, seriously this takes some careful working out because the force required to lift a beer bottle cap off is quite intense and as such could put some serious strain on the device itself. Nevertheless, not with the Opena, it makes opening a bottle easy!
These are the details on the Opena iPhone case;
Protective PC/ABS hard case. Integrated slide out stainless steel bottle opener. Fits both GSM and CMDA iPhone 4 (AT&T and Verizon). Also fits iPhone4S. In built cool factor! With the Opena case your iPhone is fully protected and you will never go thirsty again. The perfect companion for parties, bbq’s and pretty much any situation, which requires a bottle opener!
Priced at $40
Source [Opena Case]
Retro handset for the iPhone
When you first see this device in action, it is to think that it could be a joke device. However, there is a serious side to the iMobiFone Handset and that is keeping the actual device away from your head and thereby saving your head from the long term effects of phone use. Yet this retro phone not only does that, it is a cool and visible warning to other iPhone and Smartphone users too!
Here are some more details on the cool iMobiFone Handset;
The retro handset is designed to plug into a Smartphone, without having it glued to your ear, perhaps for Hollywood trendsetters who believe that mobiles are carcinogenic. However, there were no cameras rolling as Jamie Lee Curtis chattered on her cool handset while using her mobile phone.
Priced at $25
Source [Imobifone]
Design your own iPhone case
Now for me cross-stitching and the iPhone should actually be mentioned in the room, but I could be wrong after seeing this cool idea. It is a case for the iPhone that you make yourself by following the cross-stitch instructions, oh yes! This kit comes with everything that you need to produce the coolest iPhone case around. Your pals might even be asking you for a one too, so you could be starting a new business.
These are the details for the DIY case for iPhone 4;
iPhone 4 case that you can cross-stitch with your own design
Features an even weave-like surface, easy to stitch on
33 stitches by 69 stitches (with a small cut-out for rear-facing camera)
About 16 stitches per inch
One-piece case fits the iPhone 4 or 4S snugly, all buttons & ports are accessible
Made of flexible polyurethane
Kit comes with: case, three bobbins of embroidery floss (pink, blue, gray), a needle, and instruction booklet with sample designs
Compatible with standard embroidery floss. Standard floss is 6-ply, we recommend separating your floss into 3-ply before starting your design.
Priced at $19.99
Source [Think Geek]
A taste of 1930′s phone style
This may have the appearance of a phone that belongs in a museum, but underneath that hard plastic casing lies the latest in phone technology, simply place an iPhone into the dock and you have a device that appears to be old, but can email, text, surf the internet and take phone calls too! The wireless handset can be operated for up 160 feet away from the base unit, so there is no need to walk around with the base in one hand and the handset in the other, unless you wanted too!
These are the details on the retro style cordless iPhone handset and dock;
An iPhone rests on a telephone base reminiscent of models from the 1930s, synchronizing with the base via Bluetooth while the cordless handset communicates with the base via DECT 6.0 wireless technology from up to 160′ indoors. The handset places and receives calls, displaying each on its LCD while providing buttons for redial and speakerphone. It can recall up to 30 received calls and record up to 50 phone numbers. An iPhone charges from the base; the headset is powered by an included rechargeable battery. Compatible with all iPhone models. 9″ L x 8 3/4″ W x 5″ D. (3 1/2 lbs.)
Priced at $159.95
Source [Hammacher and Schlemmer]
