Phone Goodies & Reviews

It's Tuesday. It's been a pretty crappy day outside - makes me glad that I'm able to work from home, but now the sun is a shining!! I decided that I wanted to go outside, use some of my new lenses for my phone, and try out a new blogger app - and do a review - all at once!

WARNING: THIS IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE POST!
These are my OWN honest opinions. I was NOT paid for my reviews or my thoughts.

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A few weeks ago I ordered a lens kit for my iPhone from Photojojo. The whole KIT and kaboodle (see what I did there?) can be found here.

What does it come with?
- A big 12x telephoto lens and a matte black iPhone case that you twist the lens onto
- A small ball-socket tripod and phone adapter
- A small telephoto (x2) lens
- A small fisheye lens
- A small wide angle / macro lens
- Lens wallet
- Lens wipe

Each of these can be ordered separately (a $99 value) - that they're selling as a kit for $75. The large telephoto lens is for iPhone only, but those other lenses can be used with other types of phones! And I was AMAZED at how quickly it all came in the mail.

When I got the box, at first I had NO idea what it was. Why was there a dinosaur on the box? WHAT DID I ORDER THIS TIME!? Then I saw it was from Photojojo, and I secretly wished there was a dinosaur (and my lenses of course) inside. AND SURE ENOUGH - there WAS a dinosaur inside! I also giggled like a little kid at reading the packaging list - so simple, but really great for customer happiness on my end.

And the lenses themselves? I love them. Plain and simple. They are SO worth the money, and I sadly haven't used them as much as I would like. My ONLY gripe - is the wallet. I try not to carry big purses, so I rarely carry purses big enough to carry that bad boy... and when I do, I'm nervous that the lenses will tumble out of the side. The magnet strip doesn't seem powerful enough to hold them if they get jostled around.

Gadget's mind was blown when I ordered these. He had no idea that I had bought them, and as someone who works for a company currently making a iPhone camera app - this was golden. His mind was really blown with the macro - it's a 2-in-1 lens that starts as a wide angel, then you unscrew the top part and it becomes a macro. You gotta get that phone SUPER close to the subject... and BAM! Crazy amounts of detail!

When I bought the lens kit, I also enrolled in Photojojo's University. For $5 (plus a free $5 gift card to the Photojojo store when you sign up), it's basically free!

Photojojo University is a 4-week course that teaches you the principles of photography through the lens of your phone. Twice a week you’ll get an email with a simple and fun lesson that ends with a challenge to help you solidify your new skills.

They're simple little tips and tricks, but it's a really great little course.



Again, these are my OWN honest opinions. I was NOT paid for my reviews or my thoughts.

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Here are a few of the photos from today. I'll be posting them on the blog's facebook page for bigger, Hi-Res shots:

Friday Favorites: Fave iPhone Apps

Happy Friday everyone! I'm so glad the weekend is almost here - I actually have plans. >gasp<

To get back into the swing of things for blog posting this year, we're getting back to Friday Favorites, but since it's 2013, I'll be doing 13 favorite things every Friday.

This week has a theme - my favorite iPhone apps. Now, I got my new iPhone5 in October for our anniversary/my birthday present. I love love love my iPhone! I've had a Blackberry, but this is my first SMART phone. I've downloaded a ton of apps since, and I'm going to share the cream of the crop (of my personal favorites).



Click the jump for more information on each of the apps!

Flap!

I don't recall if I've mentioned it or not, but my hubby 'Gadget' is the lead artist over at Latman Interactive. It's a small team of artists that make apps for iOS (and sometimes Android). Several other friends of ours work there with him, and they've been hard at work on their newest title: Flap!


Download Flap! HD for iPad // Flap! Homepage // Flap! Facebook Page

Flap! is just pure and simple fun for all ages. Using one finger you can bounce and flap your wings through level after level of challenging gameplay and engaging worlds. How far can you go?

Flap! was released on Thursday - and as someone that has seen it and tested it from the beginning in all it's forms and throughout all its changes, Flap! is a very fun game. It's free until 11:59 PM tomorrow, so go download it. Starting Monday, the iPhone/iPod version will be $0.99, and the iPad version will be $1.99.



Today, we are going to the Towson Mall in Maryland today to show off the game, hand out some merch, and get the word out about the game. We did this at a different mall a few weeks ago, and it seemed to be a big hit.

Here's a bunch of teaser videos and trailers - including one of the gameplay!



If you download the game, make sure to review it on iTunes and tell your friends. And let me know that you downloaded it, I'd love to hear what you guys think! ENJOY!