When I’ve heard that Apple sales a hand mirror as a Video Conference Kit I thought: That’s a joke.

Imagine yourself (a man) walking around, with a mirror in your hand.

Aarggghhh! Soooo, gay!!!

Very good joke indeed.

Here is my geeky solution, that you can use w/o being ashamed

I would use a spring clamp, covered by rubber. The spring clamp will continue  with a flexible arm.

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The video conferencing software could correct a little bit the image distortion.

Here is – as an example – a Video Conference with Milton.

I’ve asked him if he can give me his RED stapler

And… well… here is a lousy prototype with my RED spring clamp:

I didn’t even used a fisheye mirror and it worked.

I’m pretty sure that I’m not the first one having this idea, but why the hell nobody does it?!

At least the guys from ThinkGeek should do it

There is another alternative I found on YouTube, but I consider it not so “mobile” and a little bit bulky:

Feel free to comment on this topic.

In other news… Since a while, there is a Windshield Wiper available for iPhone.

It keeps your screen clean and it’s fully patented.

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