Will.i.am Introduces iPhone Camera Accessory with Slide-Out Keyboard

[extricated]

Originally Posted by Psychj0e

I wonder if it also works as a battery pack? I could see a lot of people ditching their DSLRs for this. Certainly has the right number of megapixels.

Ditching a DSLR for this?
I don't think so.
Looks and functionality aside, I'll entertain the merits of your "megapixels" comment; however, there is so much missing from this (decent flash, multiple lens configurations, etc.) there is no way a serious photographer would replace their SLR with it.

If you were just using extremely dry humor, I retract my rebuttal.

Regardless, there's definitely a market for it. I'm just not impressed, especially given the price.

[Jalopybox]

Oh that will sell.

[croooow]

Originally Posted by Joe-Diver

Steampunk for iPhone.

If it were brass, leather and wood and had more gears and switches, then yes.

[old-school]

Urgh. Urgh urgh urgh.

[rdlink]

If he wanted to sell something that ugly and kludgy he went after the wrong crowd. Should have started with the Android model...

[Rogifan]

Who in their right mind would buy this?

[polterbyte]

The most interesting man in the world would have the same opinion of this product as he has of rollerblading:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfKTDMEoC88

[Psychj0e]

Originally Posted by extricated

Ditching a DSLR for this?
I don't think so.
Looks and functionality aside, I'll entertain the merits of your "megapixels" comment; however, there is so much missing from this (decent flash, multiple lens configurations, etc.) there is no way a serious photographer would replace their SLR with it.

If you were just using extremely dry humor, I retract my rebuttal.

Regardless, there's definitely a market for it. I'm just not impressed, especially given the price.

I am jesting about the DSLR comment. Although if it did act as battery pack, and the camera is good (like £299 good) then it's a good idea & then I could imagine people buying it. I'd be interested to know which camera brand provided the gubbins for this.

[verniesgarden]

Originally Posted by croooow

If it were brass, leather and wood and had more gears and switches, then yes.

and don't forget more style

[macnerd93]

200 quid for this? Jesus, no thanks.

Just bought two Nikkor lenses the 70-300 and the 28-100 for half this for my D90 It did come with an F65 SLR and bag full of random accessories too xD.

I can never get use to tiny crappy phone cameras or point n shoot cameras, give me a backpack full of lenses and a DSLR body and I'm all set . Phones are so poor in low light its laughable.

[apolloa]

Originally Posted by Soks

I'd buy it...

...if I had a trillion Dollars.
......and a gun to my head.

Then as soon as the nasty people with the gun leave sell the damn ugly thing on eBay and make a profit most likely of some sad teenager...

I personally place the ulgy bling version right up there with those gold plated and diamond encrusted iPhones you can buy.

[Ayemerica]

this is one of the most asinine things ever made

[prowlmedia]

Will.I.Think.U.Have.No.Taste

[KALLT]

Originally Posted by MacRumors

The new devices will also integrate with an online service called i.am

Damn that's one short domain name, I like it!

[burnside]

This is your punishment for not upgrading to the iPhone 5.

[everything-i]

Originally Posted by Psychj0e

People having a go at will.i.am. First ask yourself, what have you ever created or done with your life? This guy has done a lot of charity work in the tech field.

Not that the guy doesn't have talent but this is really not good. Maybe he should stick to his day job

[Jeans89]

Shut up and take my money!

This is Da Camera Robusto.

[Kissaragi]

I'm going to have to see that thing every time I come to MR now until a new story comes along.

Quick Apple, release some iMac news!

[Marcus-k]

Originally Posted by castlema

It is overpriced. The black one does look pretty good and if they are using a quality sensor the ability to use the phone as the camera control is something that there has been interest in for some time. $318 is more than I would pay, but if it were in the $150 range I would consider it.

They are definitely not using a quality sensor since they're not even using one at all. This is the version without a built in camera, it's just a lense. For 299$ you get a bad plastic keyboard and probably functionless lense. (I wonder how expensive the version with an actual camera in it will be!)

[redshovel]

I would rather burn my money than pay for this iturd

[LaunchpadBS]

if these hipsters ruled the world we'd still be listening to music on vinyl records, forget touch screen phones. Soooo needy, always have to stand out.

[hondo77]

Originally Posted by Psychj0e

The racist undertones on this thread are telling.

WTF? That you found any racist undertones is more telling.

[Kissaragi]

Originally Posted by hondo77

WTF? That you found any racist undertones is more telling.

Precisely my thoughts!

[macnerd93]

Originally Posted by LaunchpadBS

if these hipsters ruled the world we'd still be listening to music on vinyl records, forget touch screen phones. Soooo needy, always have to stand out.

Vinyl sounds way better than a CD recording though, has more bass and depth to it. I've got vinyls in my collection 60+ years old Dixeland Jazz Albums etc they play perfectly. I have CD's from 1990 what have basically flaked away.

[ChristIsLORD]

Originally Posted by hondo77

WTF? That you found any racist undertones is more telling.

"Hoodrats" a couple pages ago for one