Pocket Tripod

A tripod that works with Android and iPhone cases.

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A tripod that works with Android and iPhone cases.

2 followers

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The Pocket Tripod is a card-size tripod for your phone that can adjust to any angle. It is designed for maximum functionality and portability, the Pocket Tripod PRO delivers all of the essential features you’d expect from a full-size tripod. Carbon fiber legs, angle indicator, soft-contact grip, and fluid tilt adjustment are all packed into ...

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Operation Pie

#ProductHuntReview Maybe @caseyneistat should get this so he doesn't have to fish his iPhone out of the river. Looks like it does the job, but I wonder if the plastic slides on surfaces. If so, could make it out of a hard rubber that won't slip on a surface.

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10yr ago

Linear

@sethlouey @caseyneistat haha that was my first thought as well!

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10yr ago

Pocket Tripod

Maker

@sethlouey Seth, thanks for the question. The Pocket Tripod is made of a hard Polycarbonate, and can slide if you place it on a slippery surface. The decision to not add any high-friction material to it was made so that it doesn't grip to your wallet when trying to place it in or remove it. Of course, as long as you don't move the phone, it wouldn't have a reason to slide. But if you must, you can easily counter the slipping by using a simple grip pad or any grippy material on hand.

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10yr ago

Looks great, but I wonder how the phone doesn't fall when placed with a large angle, as the support seems pretty light.

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10yr ago

Pocket Tripod

Maker

@laemeyy excellent question! Like you said, the Pocket Tripod is very light, and doesn't use its weight to keep the phone from tipping. Instead we've tried to maximize the base area as much as possible with the available material. So as long as the phone's center of gravity falls within this area, it will stay upright. For very large phones, like the iPhone 6 plus, this CG falls beyond the base area if the phone is tilted beyond 45º in the portrait position, and it will tip over. But of course it will work fine in landscape. We've summarized the range of angle adjustment of some of the most popular phones, which you can find here: https://pocket-tripod.com/device...

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10yr ago

@rambodr Also, since I havent read in detail what material you're using, does it have some sort of rubbery grip so it doesnt slide when placed on a slightly sloped & slippery area, like rock?

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10yr ago

Pocket Tripod

Maker

@steynviljoen Thanks for the question. It's made of a smooth hard plastic, so depending on how slippery your surface is, and if it's at an angle, it can slide. But in most cases, natural surfaces have enough irregularities and friction to keep the tripod and your phone in place. Let me show you in a couple of examples.

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10yr ago

Simplecast

@rambodr @steynviljoen this is awesome! I can think of so many situations I've been in where this would have been super useful.

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10yr ago

@rambodr super! Thanks, will have to try out it - I run in odd areas. 😉

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10yr ago

Awesome! Not sure how I missed the first batch... You know what I currently use for a tri-pod when I go trail running? A branch or stick... Not working out so well most of the time. 🙃

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10yr ago

Pocket Tripod

Maker

@steynviljoen That's why I designed the Pocket Tripod too. I was tired of using rocks and sticks to hold up my phone. :-)

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10yr ago

This is an awesome idea, and I think it solves a common problem and I don't like selfie sticks so is a good alternative.

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10yr ago

Hyper Online

This is great. Love how compact you got it. Hate carrying a tripod around, and at that point I might as well bring an actual camera if I'm carrying all that gear.

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10yr ago

Pocket Tripod

Maker

@aaronykng Aaron, that's exactly why we created the Pocket Tripod. Sure, there are a lot of full-size tripods that work really well. But as you said, if you're going to carry a full-size tripod, you might as well also carry a DSLR.

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10yr ago

ntwrk

Would have been great to have it adjust to the size of the phone being held instead of swapping out different adapters. Still good as it is tho! ;)

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10yr ago

Pocket Tripod

Maker

@joshuapinter absolutely Joshua. That's definitely one of our design goals for future iterations of the product. It'll need a lot of work and time to get it to work flawlessly, but it's something that will definitely make it a better product.

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10yr ago

I got one of these when they did the original Kickstarter. I love it. I always have it in my wallet and it has saved a great photo opportunity more than a few times always having it with. Rockin'!

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10yr ago

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