Hands-on with the OWLE bubo: Better photos and video from your iPhone

February 7th, 2010 admin

Filed under: iPhone , Road Tested A while back, we had a product announcement about the OWLE bubo (US$129.95). That bizarre name is actually a play on words: OWLE stands for “Optical Widget for Life Enhancement” (the company’s name) and bubo is the genus for American horned owls and old world eagle owls. The device, if you have an imagination, even looks like a cartoonists idea of a horned owl. So, now that we’ve got the name all figured out, what the heck is an OWLE bubo? You could call it the ultimate iPhone case for photographers, and you’d be pretty darned close. The current bubo is a sleek, machined piece of aluminum that is designed to be held…


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