Tag: IPhone

  • Take Underwater Photo with iPhone Video

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    TAT7 iPhone.

    ‘It might be waterproof to 100 feet, but TAT7‘s iPhone Scuba Case only includes three strategically-placed mechanical buttons for launching and operating the default camera app. So updating your Facebook profile from Davy Jones’ locker isn’t going to happen.

    The $85 case can be installed in just seconds—you literally just slide your phone in and close the door. And it includes a wrist lanyard so you won’t need James Cameron‘s help if you drop it. Its three waterproof mechanical buttons look like they’re positioned to operate the home button, launch apps located in the lower right corner of the screen, and operate the camera app’s shutter button and photo/video switch. But that’s it.

    There’s no way to access or use the iPhone’s keyboard, or even swipe to unlock the lock screen. So before you head out into the deep blue sea you’ll want to make sure you’ve turned off any automatic lock timers otherwise you’ll be carrying nothing but an expensive dive weight. [TAT7 via The Fancy]

    http://gizmodo.com/5897450/underwater-iphone-case-only-lets-you-use-the-camera-app

  • Chinese Toddler Rescued From 40ft Well With iPhone Video

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    A two-year-old Chinese boy was saved by firefighters after falling into a 40-foot well in southwestern China Saturday, theTelegraph reports.

    As emergency workers struggled to hoist the boy up using an adult-sized harness, they decided to tie a piece of rope around an iPhone, slide it down and film the full position of the boy during the rescue.

    Rescuers also used a hose to pump fresh oxygen into the well to keep him from suffocating.

    According to the Daily Mail, Chinese state media reported the boy was finally rescued at 10 p.m. local time on Saturday evening.

    The child was taken to hospital, but had no major injuries from the fall.

    This isn’t the first time Chinese emergency workers have gotten creative in a rescue mission. Last year, Chinese firefighters used a mattress to free a 5-year-old boy stuck between two walls.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/chinese-firefighters-save-boy-iphone_n_1399831.html