joby
Gadgets
7:40AM Mark Wilson | We’ve all heard of Joby’s renowned Gorillapods, the tough, highly flexible ball socket tripods that fit everything from dSLRs to PSPs. The Gorillatorch takes this same basic idea and pops on magnet feet and a bright LED head. More »
Gorillatorch Review: A Lamp With A Magnetic Personality
7:40AM Mark Wilson | We’ve all heard of Joby’s renowned Gorillapods, the tough, highly flexible ball socket tripods that fit everything from dSLRs to PSPs. The Gorillatorch takes this same basic idea and pops on magnet feet and a bright LED head. More »
Gadgets
12:30PM Nick Broughall | The Gorillatorch from Joby we saw a few weeks ago has just been announced for Australia. For $50, there should be one in every car come launch in early October – not just because the magnetic feet are practical and the flexible legs mean you can stick it anywhere like all the other Gorillapods, but because it’s just so damned cute.
[Maxwell]
Gorillatorch Landing Next Month For $50
12:30PM Nick Broughall | The Gorillatorch from Joby we saw a few weeks ago has just been announced for Australia. For $50, there should be one in every car come launch in early October – not just because the magnetic feet are practical and the flexible legs mean you can stick it anywhere like all the other Gorillapods, but because it’s just so damned cute.
[Maxwell]
Design
Gorillatorch It’s So Smart And Cute That I’m Adopting A Dozen
6:00AM Jesus Diaz | Here is one of the most brilliant ideas in a long time: The Gorillatorch, a combination of a LED light source and Gorillapod wrappable, “super-strong magnetic feet” to attach to almost any surface. Looking at the gallery, it seems alive. More »
Peripherals
Gorillamobile Monkey-Hangin’ Tripod For Your Mobile Devices
5:20AM Sean Fallon | Sadly, the Gorillamobile isn’t a suped up car for a superhero primate—but it is a very cool tripod for your mobile devices. More »
Cameras
3:00PM Nick Broughall | The GorillaPod Focus, which we saw unveiled for the US back in September last year, has now been released in Australia. It’s the strongest bendy tripod thing that manufacturers Joby have ever produced, capable of supporting up to 5kg worth of camera. More »
GorillaPod Focus Supports Up To 5Kg Worth Of Camera Goodness
3:00PM Nick Broughall | The GorillaPod Focus, which we saw unveiled for the US back in September last year, has now been released in Australia. It’s the strongest bendy tripod thing that manufacturers Joby have ever produced, capable of supporting up to 5kg worth of camera. More »
Peripherals
Gorillapod Focus is Muscled-Up Bendy Tripod For Hefty Cameras
7:08PM Kit Eaton | As well as tweaking its Gorillapod flexible gripping tripod design in the Gogo model, to support all sorts of gadgets, Joby’s now applied some real beefing-up techniques to its original camera-tripod version and created the Gorillapod Focus, designed for heavier camera gear. Made from aluminium so it weighs just 499 grams itself, it can nonetheless support pro-video or SLR equipment that weighs up to 5 kg, and of course fasten it/dangle it from all sorts of places you wouldn’t normally mount your cameras. The Focus is due soon for a similarly beefed-up price of $US150. [GeekyGadgets] More »
Peripherals
2:52PM Nick Broughall | The GorillaPod has been the flexible tripod of choice for camera fans for a while now, but what about your everyday gadgets? What about wanting to watch your iPod on a plane without having to hold it in your hands? What about securing your mobile phone to the steering wheel of your car? What about sticking that speaker in an inconvenient location?
Enter the GorillaPod Go Go. It does exactly the same thing as previous versions of the tripod, but for your other gadgets. And, it costs just $39.95, which is a bargain for something so lightweight, portable and flexible. It’ll even work with digital cameras, so you don’t have to worry about taking both this and your old GorillaPod with you when you travel.
[Maxwell] More »
GorillaPod Go Go Brings Stability To Your Gadgets
2:52PM Nick Broughall | The GorillaPod has been the flexible tripod of choice for camera fans for a while now, but what about your everyday gadgets? What about wanting to watch your iPod on a plane without having to hold it in your hands? What about securing your mobile phone to the steering wheel of your car? What about sticking that speaker in an inconvenient location?
Enter the GorillaPod Go Go. It does exactly the same thing as previous versions of the tripod, but for your other gadgets. And, it costs just $39.95, which is a bargain for something so lightweight, portable and flexible. It’ll even work with digital cameras, so you don’t have to worry about taking both this and your old GorillaPod with you when you travel.
[Maxwell] More »
Peripherals