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MacWorld ’11: Hands-Free iPad access with Defender Backpack
Assero Industries’ Defender Backpack seems tailor-made for assistant directors, unit production managers and production coordinators who must always have their iPads accessible, but would rather keep both hands free. It’s a 4-in-1 pack that provides multiple ways to tote your digital companion — the most obvious being as a backpack. What sets this puppy apart is how it functions when
DoddlePro brings Interactive Call Sheets to the App Store
The wait is over! Mobile Imagination has finally released doddlePRO. As you may recall from our previous coverage, Doddle is a huge online huge production directory. Inside, you can find virtually any piece of gear, service, or crew member. Up until now, there were only two flavors of Doddle in the App Store. Doddle (free, but has ads) and Doddle Premium ($2.99, no ads).
MacWorld ’11: iRig Mic & iKlip
Here are a couple new products from IK Multimedia that should appeal to iDevice owning voice actors, voiceover artists, and soundtrack singers. The first is the iRigMic, a handheld microphone that plugs directly into your iPhone or iPad. It’s even got a headphone jack built in to the connector. I tired it out at their booth, but the show floor
MacWorld ’11: ModulR intros wildly Versatile iPad Case. Awesome for A.D.s!
When I’m on set directing, I don’t want any unnecessary distractions… like losing my iPad. Which is exactly what happened a couple of months ago. It turned up during a company move, but for those few hours it was missing, I was totally stressed. I joked about making a custom strap, so I could sling my iPad over my shoulder
FilmmakingStuff.com gets its own App
Looks like our friends at FilmmakingStuff.com have launched their very own FREE app! It’s appropriately titled Jason Brubaker’s Filmmaking Stuff, and it looks pretty sweet. Here’s a snippit from its App Store description: This filmmaking app provides resources for independent filmmaker, including tips and tricks on how to take a story idea from script to screen, including scriptwriting, producing, finance, shooting, editing, directing, marketing, distribution and how to build
MacWorld ’11: DryCASE lets you shoot underwater with iPhone
There were tons of iPhone cases at MacWorld this year. TONS! That said, a few cases really stood out because they offered additional functionality. Here’s a perfect example: The DryCASE lets you take your iPhone underwater! So the next time a great white shark is torpedoing in your direction, you can shoot some awesome iPhone video! That will come in
