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CES: Hypermac Nano Battery

If you plan on making extensive use of your iPhone during your workflow, you’ll need a backup battery.

Amidst the bazillions of iPhone and iPod batteries peppering the CES floor, I stumbled across the HyperMac Nano. Its small and sexy design seemed like a natural companion for an iPhone.

Many people (including myself) use iPhone cases with built-in external batteries… but sometimes, those cases cause as many problems as they solve. So, it may be worth having something like the HyperMac Nano on hand.

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Heading Into the Sunse— Hang on. I have a call.

Taz Goldstein September 17, 2024

Dear iPhone fanatics and filmmaking friends, This will be the final post for Hand Held Hollywood. To loyal HHH readers, I’m sure this feels somewhat overdue. Probably because it is.

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Shang-Chi Director Directed From His iPhone

Taz Goldstein September 9, 2021

I enjoyed reading this brief ScreenRant story, so I thought I’d share it here. It describes how Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, was forced to direct an important scene via his iPhone while in the hospital for the birth of his child! Sadly, it doesn’t divulge the details of that unusual workflow, but it’s an excellent reminder that we’re all toting the world’s most versatile piece of filmmaking gear in our pockets and purses!

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