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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / December 2006Quik Pod fast-becoming the number one accessory for digital camera
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Anne Howard Quik Pod™ First Extendable Hand-Held Tripod in the World Fast Becoming the Number One Camera Accessory on the Market Modern-day Inventor Wayne Fromm once again succeeds in creating an accessory that has been described as ”It’s about time! Brilliant invention” "I see a lot of products and this one stands out as a winner. It solves an everyday problem for photographers." Neil Cohen, buyer J&R Music World/Computer World NY-NY (rushprnews) 12/12/2006 – The Quik Pod™. was launched only three weeks ago and to the great delight of his modern-day inventor Wayne Fromm, it is already fast becoming the hottest, number one camera and camcorder accessory for sale this shopping season. The Quik Pod™, an item that can be best described as an "extendable hand-held tripod" that lets you properly frame and photograph yourself with your friends and family. Dave Johnson from PC World - Digital Focus: Holiday Shopping Guide, Part 1 described the Quik Pod™ in such terms: ” Take Fromm Works' $25 US, for example. This cool little gadget attaches to the bottom of your camera like a tripod, but it's actually an adjustable extension that lets you take a self-portrait from a comfortable distance away. Small enough to fit in your pocket, it enables you to take better "look-where-I-was" photos than just pointing a camera at your face from arm's length”. The Quik Pod™. is a GREAT GIFT IDEA UNDER $30.00. Fromm's goal who has invented and marketed nearly fifty successful commercial products and is particularly known for his toy creations including Disney's Beauty and the Beast Talking Mirror, was to build a compact, handheld tripod. Over one hundred prototypes were created before he successfully manufactured the world's first pocket size extendable, handheld tripod for digital cameras and camcorders, the Quik Pod™. A person simply holds the extended Quik Pod™ with the camera facing their face and the camera takes their photo or video without the help of strangers. And the reaction to the Quik Pod™? "I took it on a cruise to Cozumel last month and people from all over wanted to buy one, even a research scientist from New York!” says Fromm. "I use it wherever I go. I would buy one even if I hadn’t invented it." What is it made of: The Quik Pod™ is made of sturdy polycarbonate and aluminum. It weighs less than 100 grams and comes with a built in self-positioning mirror and hiking clip. Where to buy the product: The Quik Pod can be viewed at www.quikpod.com and on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx9RsfR9efk . It can also be purchased in store in the USA at J&R Music World/Computer World and Ritz Camera or ordered online at www.quikpod.com by toll free: 1-800-567-0878. The Quik Pod will shortly be featured again at The Shopping Channel. To set up an interview or to obtain a product sample: Contact Anne Howard by phone at 310-295-9578, or write her at anne@annehowardpublicist.com. Visit Anne at www.annehowardpublicist.com PRODUCT DEMO AT J&R Music & Computer World 23 Park Row N.Y., N.Y 10038 Date: Wednesday Dec. 13 Times: (noon-2pm) The Quik Pod at www.quikpod.com -END- >...Hand-Held Tripod... Now that sounds like the most useful device I've ever heard of... Austin (sarcasm intended) >>...Hand-Held Tripod... > > Now that sounds like the most useful device I've ever heard of... Yeah, and where does "tripod" come from? Should I order three of them? Quik PodT First Extendable Hand-Held Tripod in the World Fast Becoming the Number One Camera Accessory on the Market You're bullshitting, right? Nope it is a very high selling item. The Quik Pod has received extensive media coverage and people love using them. You didn't have to be rude about it. > Quik PodT First Extendable Hand-Held Tripod in the World > Fast Becoming the Number One Camera Accessory on the Market > > You're bullshitting, right? So, Mr Wayne Fromm re-invents the extenting rod, like a car aerial, which was originally sold as an accessory for a Minolta Disc Camera that has a viewfinding mirror on the front - so the use could hold the camera out on this rod, and do a self-portrait. This means that his Quick-Pod can't be patented, as the entire concept has already been done before (and probably more than once, the Disc camera is the last one I can think of). David > So, Mr Wayne Fromm re-invents the extenting rod, like a car aerial, which > was originally sold as an accessory for a Minolta Disc Camera that has a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > David In fact, in re-inventing the wheel, Mr. Fromm may be violating some patents, himself. At best, all he's done is produce a small monopod with a ball head.  SignatureSkip Middleton www.shadowcatcherimagery.com www.pbase.com/skipm It is patented. You guys are sounding so ignorant and just plain bitter. What have YOU created latetly? > > So, Mr Wayne Fromm re-invents the extenting rod, like a car aerial, which > > was originally sold as an accessory for a Minolta Disc Camera that has a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > www.shadowcatcherimagery.com > www.pbase.com/skipm > It is patented. You guys are sounding so ignorant and just plain > bitter. What have YOU created latetly? Published work. Patents are meaningless, the automobile was patented, until Henry Ford pointed out to the courts that the patents depended on pre-existing work. SignatureSkip Middleton www.shadowcatcherimagery.com www.pbase.com/skipm ..Don't you just love spammers who advertise, but then stick around to get it in the neck.. > It is patented. You guys are sounding so ignorant and just plain > bitter. What have YOU created latetly? Tell us Ane (sic) - what have YOU done other than spam newsgroups? Do you know what a newsgroup is about? Do you know the netiquette you should adhere to? Have you ever contributed in any way other than this crap? You are trying (unsuccessfully) to preach from a fragile glasshouse.. I invite any persons wishing to discuss the product with "Anne Howard Publicist", to examine her posting history. )O: Yes, "IT'S A WRAP!", Ane!!! David, it is patented. You may check with Mr. Fromm if you would like to. Thank you, Anne > So, Mr Wayne Fromm re-invents the extenting rod, like a car aerial, > which was originally sold as an accessory for a Minolta Disc Camera that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > David > David, > it is patented. You may check with Mr. Fromm if you would like to. One can patent anything. The fact that it is patented just means that he decided to fill out a form and pay a fee. I seriously doubt that that patent would stand up to any serious challenge--there's only one feature of that thing that I can see that's any different from my Traxx hiking stick which I've had since some time in the '70s and that's that he put the camera mount at the bottom and not the top. Signature--John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) >Quik Pod First Extendable Hand-Held Tripod in the World >Fast Becoming the Number One Camera Accessory on the Market Wow! A camera on a stick! Whatever next? (cue another complete waste of money ...) >>Quik Pod First Extendable Hand-Held Tripod in the World >>Fast Becoming the Number One Camera Accessory on the Market [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >(cue another complete waste of money ...) Under-skirt photography aid? |
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