I remember when I first saw the GorillaMobile when it was announced and I kinda mentally dismissed it. Don't get me wrong, I love the GorillaPod line of products. It's just that this wasn't what I was looking for in terms of a "holder" for my iPhone to watch videos on the plane. I was looking for something smaller. I never really found the "right" solution. Most were either too bulky to travel with or didn't allow me to lean the iPhone back far enough for a comfortable viewing angle.
I see the light now
I didn't look at the GorillaMobile again until Joby released their FREE Gorillacam App (which I've reviewed here today). I'm very excited about what the app offers in terms of features and of course many of the features can only be realized if you have a way of holding your iPhone still long enough. For example, doing time lapse photography isn't going to be very exciting holding it by hand. This is when I wanted to look at the GorillaMobile again. So I got one and had a ball using it to take pictures. Once I was done playing with the app for the day I started just playing with the positioning of the GorillaMobile itself and realized that THIS IS the holder I've been looking for! It ships with a case for your iPhone 3G/3GS that has a cutout on the back to place it right on the GorillaMobile. This way you don't have "stick" anything on the back of your iPhone.
It's a tripod for your regular camera too
I already carry a tabletop portable tripod in my suit case that is only slightly smaller than the GorillaMobile. So as you have guessed already, that's gone! Now I'll carry the GorillaMobile as a miniature tripod that can hold either a small camera OR my iPhone. Also like all the GorillaPods this one can be wrapped around things when a flat surface isn't available.
It's holds other things too
They even give you two additional heads with adhesive strips that can be attached to other small electronic device such as a regular iPod or other viewer.
The Bottom Line
The GorillaMobile is a great compliment (almost a must have) to the FREE Gorillacam app. The fact that it can hold your regular small camera and other devices too makes it very useful. You can get the GorillaMobile here. It goes for about $40.
Maybe they could make the microphone switch thing on the headphones operate like a shutter release for the GorillaCam App so you don’t have to touch the phone?
Apple doesn’t let you remap any physical buttons – it’s a violation of the SDK.
Bad Link for Gorillacam App (which I’ve reviewed here today)
Thanks Carol, should be working now.
This i-phone give us very nice camera result with this tripod it is very good combination for us I am very glad to seen this one it is so nice for us.I am very glad about this things.