Turn iPhone into wide-angle action sports camera

July 20, 2012

By Amanda Kooser – CNET.com

The iPhone gets the action sports camera treatment thanks to the rugged Optrix XD Sport case with built-in wide-angle lens.

There’s a more secure way to capture your skateboarding and mountain biking exploits than by duct taping your iPhone to the top of your helmet.

Optrix, a company that once ran over one of its own cases with a very large Dodge truck, has now taken on the task of protecting youriPhone during extreme sports activities.

If the case itself is as rugged as the previous HD Sport Mount creation, you’ll be in good shape even if you take a spill over your handlebars. The other major selling point for the $99 Optrix XD Sport is the built-in all-glass, 175-degree wide-angle lens designed to enhance your videos.

The XD Sport case comes with a safety leash; lens cover; flat and curved mounts; and a rubberized case that can stay on your iPhone all the time. It’s water resistant, so it should hold up to puddles and rainstorms…..

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