I loved my GoPro Hero HD2. That was, until it ended up somewhere at the bottom of Lake Garda, Italy. But my biggest beef with the GoPro is the toolbox full of accessories and adapters I was dragging around. And don’t get me started on knowing whether the camera was running or not (blinking red lights don’t show well in the middle of the day). Plus, I could never count on having the GoPro with me all the time, charged up and ready to go. That’s where my trusty iPhone 4S has come into favor. It’s now my go-to device for all things media capture (interviews, photos, and videos). My company’s phone policy, however, is that if I break it, or dunk it, I own it. With the HitcasePro, that’s no longer a worry: with this $130 hardcase, I’ve got more than protection: I have a built in wide-angle lens that doubles my field of view, and a fun App from Hitcase called “Vidometer” (available at the iTunes Store) that overlays speed, altitude, shock, and G-Force on top of my videos so my buddies at the yacht club bar know how fast I was really going when I sent it down the mine—and thus the reason why I called them from the middle of the bay for a tow back in from the racecourse. I can use my phone as I wish—even though it’s snug in the case I can still surf, call, and text. And better still, it’s compatible with all the GoPro accessories I’ve collected over the years. www.hitcase.com
-Dave Reed