DIY selfie-stick-tripod adaptor for phones

I had a pocket tripod and a selfie-stick and so I created an adaptor to join the selfie-stick's phone mount to the tripod.


Using recycled ice cream sticks that I cut, glued, drilled, shaped and painted, the adaptor gives me a stable semi-adjustable phone tripod for shooting video.

Selfie-stick-tripod

Selfie-stick-tripod selfie.

Spy gadgets at the KGB Museum

On our recent trip to Prague, we visited the KGB Muzeum.

The Russian owner gave a very dramatic tour presentation of their collection of weapons, cameras, and other spy items. He dramatically illustrated how agents would use a cigarette case gun or a knife that propelled blades. 

The KGB Muzeum is next to a Kwik-E-Mart which sells cannabis products 

Mini cameras

More cameras

Communication devices

Concealed knife

A tiny pistol

Pinokio - lamp, robot, friend?

Pinokio is a humble anglepoise lamp created by Shanshan Zhou, Adam Ben-Dror, Joss Doggett with the ability to be aware of its surroundings and behave in an attention seeking manner.

Pinokio from Adam Ben-Dror on Vimeo.

Read more at http://www.behance.net/gallery/Pinokio/5914541

24 hours of sky

This amazing photo by Chris Kotsiopoulos of a Twenty Four Hour View of the Sky would make an awesome face  for a 24 hour analog clock.

Read how Chris created this amazing photo.

DSLR iPad Monitor & Control

I would not be surprised if at least one of the MuzGadget Bros has already tried controlling cameras from their iPad.

Balloon to space and back

Enjoy this video of a flight to the edge of space with a homemade spacecraft.
Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.
As seen on Geek.com

Looxcie - an always on wearable camera

The Looxcie wearable camcorder lets you capture unexpected video moments and easily share them. Cool features include smart phone remote control, last 30 seconds clip capture and integrated bluetooth headset.

 

With the 180° rotating ear bud you can wear it on either ear, or you could get two and produce 3D point of view movies.

Looxcie Wearable Camcorder: Capture Unexpected Moments

Eyeborg

Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence has replaced his damaged eye with a wireless camera.



Read more on Cyborg eye gives insight on Stuff and Eyeborg Project.

Flying camera

A DSLR camera mounted on a RC helicopter gives smooth HD video.

Aerial video with helivideo.com Our legacy video. from Heli Video Productions LLC on Vimeo.

As seen on Make & DIYPhotography

Tilt-Shift

The Sandpit - An amazing video of a day in New York using the tilt-shift technique that makes everything look like models (as in miniatures, not fashion).
The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.
As seen on Make Blog.

Digital Camera Kit for Kids

As seen on Make : Bigshot, an amazing educational digital camera kit that teaches kids how the camera works and helps them discover photography.

Amazing gadget camera from the 1930s

This photo is the "Swiss Army Camera" (photoshopped) version of the Jaeger LeCoultre Compass camera.

The real version of this 35 mm compact camera was one of the most advanced gadgets of its time in the 1930s. The British pilot and aircraft builder, Noel Pemberton-Billing (1991-1948) designed the Compass. He was also a politician, businessman and founder of the "Supermarine" company. A Swiss clock and watch manufacturer, famous for their high precision work on the instrument panels of many cars, they produced the gadget for the remarkably low price of 30 British pounds - about 1/5th the price of similar high tech cameras of the time. Less than 4000 units were made and their present value is between 1800-2200 USD.

See http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/US/en/content/the-compass-camera for specifications and more features.

Cool camera stuff

My first post to the blog, Yes I would like one of these for Christmas...

The ZCam is the first low-cost, consumer videocamera that can capture video with depth information and probably the first real challenger to Nintendo's Wiimote: with its 3D capture abilities it will allow you to play Wii-style without using any controls whatsoever. In fact, it is so precise that it will even recognize your finger gestures to fire a weapon or manipulate your computer like in Minority Report, but without gloves or any other external device: