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Need to Mock Up a New Website? This SAAS Might Be the Help You Need

By on July 18, 2015 in cool websites, design, general geekery

moqlogoI found this Software As A Service (SAAS), Moqups and thought I’d share it with my geek readers. It lets individuals or even teams come together with ideas that are easy to mock-up for website flow. It takes flow charts to a new level.

Sadly, they do not have a free version, but they do let you try out the service before you make the plunge. Considering how much time (and time is money) this system can save you in developing a new site, it is relatively inexpensive… with plans at just $9/mo.

Created strictly in HTML5, no special plugins are required to use the site, but Moqups does have an extension to Chrome available to further its functionality. 🙂

The video below shows a bit how it works. If you’re into web development and having to work with a team, or you need a website developed and want to be able to communicate your vision with your developers, this is a tool worth examining.

You can learn more from their website, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channel.

Old School Cinematography & New School Videography Just Had a Baby

By on July 17, 2015 in gadgets, general geekery, iPhone, kickstarter, shut up and take my money!, video

case1I really dig this “smartcase” by Lumenati. It is much more than a case. If you’ve ever gotten to handle an old school 8mm movie camera, you understand the amazing low-tech achievement of those days of yesteryear in which pure mechanics ran the film. No batteries were required. Designer Scott McDonald created a ‘case’ for your iPhone that allows you to marry this low tech mechanical marvel of the past to today’s technology – and the baby they make is a beauty.

Lumenati has launched a Kickstarter Campaign to fund the mass production of this far-out product that does a lot of stuff. It makes shooting video with your phone a pleasure. No more bird-claw hands. Like the old school ergonomic 8mm film movie cameras, there is a stout handle to hold.

Lumenati is currently developing an app that will work in conjunction with the case. The Kickstarter campaign will also fund the completion of this app. With a simple click of the easy-access button on the Lumenati case, your iPhone is filming. You can look through a viewfinder. No more glare or reflections looking at an iPhone screen – especially when you’re outside. You can change lenses from macro all the way to telephoto very easily.

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Your iPhone is already a powerful video making gadget – but the Lumenati smartcase gives you the ability to harness that power in a way that’s easier to manage. Grab your iPhone by the horns. There are just over 3 weeks left on this Kickstarter and they’ve made $50 above their funding goal as of this writing.

You can follow Lumenati on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Vimeo and their website.

How it works: CS1 from Lumenati on Vimeo.