Games, software and intangible objects are great, but sometimes it’s neat to be able to pull a real, physical, practical object from your pocket and brag it was made in your home town. Get ready for everyone outside Texas to look on in envy when you whip out your Stabil-i-Case.
My love for this particularly Kickstarter is a little biased. I’ve taken video on everything from a Flip camera to a Kodak with a badly implemented video mode to my iPad, but the number one thing I use whenever I want to record a couple minutes of something nifty is my iPhone. I’m not going to buy an entire camera bag’s worth of iPhone video accessories. First, having to haul all that around eliminates the whole point of having something fast and easy in my pocket. Second, for what I spent on the accessories I could’ve bought a decent little dedicated video camera.
I haven’t seen one in person, but if the Stabil-i-Case really is the same size and function as the bulkier iPhone cases while also letting me cart around a nice little camera mount and stabilizer, then I’m sold.
This Kickstarter is raising money for the actual material costs of the case. Every one of their reward levels gets you the technology itself. In fact, you can get anywhere from one for $44 up to 200 for $10,000 (assuming you want to sell them at your retail shop.) If the Kickstarter is successful, they estimate delivery in time for Christmas. That means you can either put it under the tree or use it to film everyone opening up their presents.
This could be a very nice tool for budding videographers. Show a little local pride and help make your own videos smoother all at the same time. Visit the Kickstarter page here.
