Quirky’s, erm, quirky approach to product design and marketing seems to be working. The company’s latest crowd-sourced gadget is the Beamer, which is not a German car that turns its owner into a boorish prig but an iPhone case with its own built-in flashlight.
And like its Powercurl cord-winder and Kickster Nano case, the Beamer production line will only be powered up when enough orders have been received — 500 in this case. The Beamer itself is a two-part plastic case with an LED lamp on the back and a recessed silicon switch on the side. Hit the switch once and you get ten seconds of bright light, enough time to snap a photo with the iPhone’s camera. Press it twice, quickly, and the light stays on until you press the switch again.
The case runs off a lithium coin-cell, like many bicycle lights, and should last for around ten hours before it dies. If you want one, sign up now and have your card billed for $32 when production starts.
Product page [Quirky]
See Also:
- Kickster Adds Stand, Handle and Case to iPod Nano
- Powercurl Cord-Winder Makes Magsafe Heatsafe
- Take Note: Scratch-N-Scroll Mousepad
- Cute Fold-Up Tripod is Also Rather Tacky
- Split Stick Double-Sided USB Drive
Full story at http://feeds.wired.com/~r/GearFactor/~3/RNUCKcsJjzs/
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