OWLE Hacks The iPhone to Make A Serious, Zooming Video Camera
from TechCrunch by Daniel Brusilovsky
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/01...-video-camera/
The OWLE team is back at it again, and they never fail to impress.
Just a week ago, they announced the availability of the OWLE Bubo,
their first product, which turns the iPhone into formidable video
camera. Now, Harold Smith and Graham Mcbain have gone a step further.
They’ve figured out how to access the 30 pin connector, the connector
on the bottom of your iPhone that you use to charge it with, for more
then just charging. What Harold and Graham have come up with today,
could make video on the iPhone near broadcast-quality.
The idea of the OWLE Bubo is to take your camcorder accessories and
let you use them with your iPhone to optimize the iPhone’s video
experience. OWLE today posted a video to its YouTube channel (embedded
above), explaining what they have achieved. They show a hack of the
iPhone that allows it to use audio and video equipment that
professionals use for movies.
The latest prototype that OWLE has developed, which is different than
what they start shipping tomorrow, allows you to use lenses with depth
of field and telephoto effects, XLR microphones (both wired and
wireless microphones), stereo microphones and more. Basically, it
allows you to plug in any professional audio equipment that filmmakers
use, on your iPhone. The mics are plugged in through the 30 pin, and
the telephoto lens was cobbled together.
To develop this working prototype, Harold and Graham took apart
numerous other products that had the chips they needed to create what
they feel is missing from current products. To be clear, none of these
workarounds have been authorized or otherwise approved by Apple, but
to see the quality and the possibilities with the iPhone 3GS really
makes you think — what if Apple did approve this?
OWLE Hacks The iPhone to Make A Serious, Zooming Video Camera 
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