Hand Held Hollywood officially ceased operations on September 17th, 2024. The site will remain online for archival and research purposes. The App Directory continues to receive updates as needed. If you’d like to contact Taz, the contact form is still functional. We also invite you to join Taz’s mailing list here.

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Gear

CES: Quirky’s Beamer Shines a light on iPhone Videos

Think you can’t shoot iPhone video once the sun goes down? Think again! The Quirky Beamer is an iPhone case with a built-in LED light. So, when you need a little extra light, just hit the button! Poof! Instant light. Honestly, I had NO idea that Quirky was going to be exhibiting at CES this year. So, it was quite

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Gear

CES: iRecord Pro records video straight into your iPhone!

Now here’s a handy-dandy little contraption. The iRecord Pro let’s you take any incoming video signal, and record it straight to your iPhone and iPod touch. That means you don’t have to waste time encoding, copying and syncing through iTunes.  Just hit record and go.  Pretty neat!

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Gear

CES: Did Parrot Invent an iPhone controlled hovercam?!

3D Televisions? Pffft. Tablet Computers? Whatever. eReaders? So 2009. This year, the hottest item on the show floor was a toy. A kick ass, iPhone controlled, flying quadrocopter! This is the Parrot AR Drone, and it is awesome. But what does it offer the HHH filmmaker? How about two on-board cameras for starters. They haven’t released any availability or pricing

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Announcing the HHH Directory: Web banner advertising a directory for filmmaking apps with a call-to-action button labeled "view now.
Announcements

Announcing the HHH Directory!

A while back, HHH published a collection of links to lists of iPhone Apps for Filmmakers. While each list contained some good info, none of them contained all the information out there. We received MANY emails suggesting that we create our own list, bringing all the apps together in one place. We loved the idea. But rather than creating just

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Moviola's Pro Video Guide logo showcases sleek design and professionalism.
Apps

Moviola’s Pro Video Guide Reviewed

Moviola Studios has kicked-off 2010 in grand style with their Pro Video Guide, a nifty new app that should live on every media-maker’s iPhone and iPod Touch. In a nutshell, Pro Video Guide is a well organized, fact-filled reference manual that covers all the important technical aspects of a modern digital workflow. It’s not perfect but priced at a very modest

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Apps

5 apps get updated for the new year

Now that you’ve finished off the eggnog, it’s time to update your iPhone!  Here’s 5 updates you need to check out. ReelDirector 2.4 You can now import soundtrack music from your computer They added the option to turn off the photo Pan & Scan Photo processing speed has been improved New project properties are saved and reused (nice!) Various bug

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