Just a few more days for you to win an XShot Pocket and iPhone Case!
The Xshot is a monopod on which you mount your camera. You then set your camera’s timer and take a photo of yourself. No more extending your arm for a closeup face shot showing off your double chins. It’s a simple but brilliant idea and perfect for solo travelers but Jon and I get a lot of use out of it, too.
(This is Jon and I in Yellowstone. You can’t even tell we’re using the Xshot, can you?)
The folks at XShot have two new products out: the XShot Pocket and the XShot iPhone Case.
When compacted down, the Pocket version is 2.5 inches smaller than the original XShot, making it easier to carry around in your, well, pocket. Extended, it’s 7 inches smaller than the original version. While this half foot+ is a bit short, there’s still plenty of room for you to include yourself and background in the image.
Alert – I traveled with the XShot Pocket over the holidays and was stopped two out of three times at security because they thought I was carrying a 30 caliber bullet. No kidding. After the first incident, I simply put the XShot in a bin and made it very obvious so that the security folks could easily see what it was (though they did call over other TSA folks to show them the bullet look-alike on the screen).
As for the iPhone Case… it’s a must for anyone posting their travel pics on their Facebook account or other accounts that can quickly upload your iPhone photos. Your phone slips right into the case and then that gets mounted directly to the XShot. The one caveat is that you’ll have to download an app that allows you to take time-delayed photos (or you could use it strictly for video). Shansa Phi is the app I’m currently using. It’s free and seems to do the trick.
Currently, only the original XShot and the iPhone case are available at Xshot. It’s also available on Amazon.
BUT, you have two chances here to win the new XShot Pocket AND the iPhone Case.
1) Subscribe to the Wanderlust and Lipstick Newsletter during the month of December and you’ll be automatically entered.
2) Subscribe to my RSS feed (at right) via email or in a reader. If you subscribe in a reader, leave me a comment below to let me know you’re a new subscriber. Please leave your email address (not made public) so that I can contact you if you’re the winner. Otherwise check back here in early January. Winner will have 3 days to respond once being contacted.
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This contest closes at 11:59 pm PST on December 31st, 2009 and one lucky winner will be chosen on January 1, 2010.
Travel Well!
Beth
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Peter West Carey says
The X-Shot looks like just what I need half the time on solo trips. Fingers crossed.
Paul Sanchez says
Thanks for posting this. I have been looking all over the place for an accessory that makes it possible for an iPhone to be mounted on a tripod/mono pod. I subscribed to your feed via email 🙂 I will keep my fingers crossed.