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era connection cable, Triggertrap supports more than 300 camera types and adds features such as
time-lapse control. With the $2 Triggercam version, the real fun starts when the device and app har-
ness the iPhone's features to provide unique ways of triggering your camera such as facial recogni-
tion, shock and vibration sensing, sound sensing, and motion detection. I don't pretend to know the
ins and outs of high-end photography, but I'm prepared to bet that building GPS functionality into
triggering your camera is something that photographers would enjoy. This basically means you can
apply clever shooting techniques for standard photography or time lapse by setting your camera to
trigger every time it moves a certain distance. That's got to be good!
Figure 9-7
The Triggertrap app
Smart Watch
The “next big thing” in iOS accessories appears to be the Bluetooth watch. The $150 Pebble , the
most high-profile watch of this variety, links to your iOS device via Bluetooth, allowing you to see at a
glance any alerts that may pop up without digging your device out of your pocket or bag. If you re-
ceive a text, the message is displayed on the screen. Receive an incoming call, and the caller's inform-
ation appears on your wrist. The watch can control music playback on your device, be used as a golf
rangefinder (whatever that might be) and, with an API available for developers, is set to gain many
more features over time.
The Pebble already offers a range of apps that can be downloaded to the device to perform tasks
as simple as changing the style of the watch face on its display or as complex as tracking a run or a
cycle ride.
The Pebble isn't the only so-called smart watch available for iOS. There's also the $389 I'm
Watch .