Pictar Smart Grip Makes iPhone Feel Like Camera: $73.99

I love Pictar’s product line, and I’m thrilled we have a deal for you on the Pictar Smart Grip. It’s an attachment for your iPhone that makes it feel much more like a DLSR, including giving you a shutter button that works much more comfortably. It also gives you physical knobs for controlling some of your camera’s features. The Pictar Smart Grip is compatible with iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max, 12/12 Mini, 6/6 Plus/6S, 7/7 Plus, 8/8 Plus, Pro 12/Pro Max, SE 2020, and X/XR/XS/XS Max. It also works with various Android models if that’s your jam. This device is $73.99 through our deal.

 

 


GoFish Cam Wireless Underwater Fishing Camera: $199.99

Our friends at Stack Commerce have a fun deal for us today on the GoFish Cam Wireless Underwater Fishing Camera, a wireless underwater fishing camera that sits on your fishing line and works with a mobile app so you can see your footage right from your phone. The camera attaches in-line between your main line and leader line, and it allows you to both view and share your underwater fishing footage. It’s $199.99 through our deal.


BackPack Magnetic 5,000mAh Powerbank: $39.99

We have a deal on BackPack, a magnetic wireless charger equipped with extra strength magnets inside, which perfectly align and attach to your iPhone 12 family of devices. It has a built-in 5,000mAh battery, and bottom ports allow Type-C out and/or Type-A out. It’s $39.99 through our deal.

Wireless Charging Dock for iPhone: $65.99

We have a deal on a wireless charging dock for iPhones and other Qi-enabled devices. It’s crafted from solid Walnut and topped with soft felt, and it comes with its own power supply. It’s $65.99 through our deal, and the deal listing has additional models with Apple Watch and AirPod features, too.

How Apple’s Walled Garden is a Double-Edged Security Sword

Patrick Howell O’Neill shared an interesting argument for MIT Technology Review: Apple’s locked-down ecosystem is both good and bad for security.

He argues that while the iPhone’s security is getting tighter as Apple invests millions to raise the wall, the best hackers have their own millions to buy or develop zero-click exploits that let them take over iPhones invisibly. These allow attackers to burrow into the restricted parts of the phone without ever giving the target any indication of having been compromised. And once they’re that deep inside, the security becomes a barrier that keeps investigators from spotting or understanding nefarious behavior.

Put another way: Apple’s locked down systems naturally select for the best hackers. And the best hackers have the skill to create the most devastating hacks. “This means that even to know you’re under attack, you may have to rely on luck or vague suspicion rather than clear evidence.”

‘Clean Text’ From ApiMac is the Closest Tool to TextEdit for iOS

I believe Clean Text is the purest expression of plain text editing for iPhones and iPads, like TextEdit on Mac. I’ve been gradually transitioning my notes into plain text. I still use Apple Notes for its rich text and support for images. But plain text is a great backup solution. Clean Text doesn’t try to force you into its own note-taking paradigm; in fact it’s not a traditional note-taking app at all. Unlike other note-takers I’ve used, Clean Text, as the name suggests, cleans your text. It has tools to fix line breaks, join paragraphs, remove empty lines, replace tabs with spaces, and lots more. When you’re done you can copy the text to another app or export it to Files. One note at a time without a subscription or in-app purchase. One up front purchase of US$0.99. I created a shortcut that copies text from the input (share a plain text file to it) and opens Clean Text where you can paste it. Good for quickly editing a text file from Files.