![]() Included is a tiny bit of plastic, naturally called a “Laser Storage”, that piggybacks onto the base of your headphones (provided you’re using Apple headphones), creating a holster to ‘store’ your iPin dongle when not in use. IPin actually addresses this problem by creating another. This may not be an issue for those who never use their headphone jack for, well, headphones, but those who like to maximize their technology options probably won’t like having to constantly plug/unplug the iPin dongle that much. Naturally, it also renders your headphone jack unusable while plugged in, so you’ll have to factor that in as well. But you’ll have to be vigilant, as keeping the dongle enabled means you can’t use your phone’s internal speaker. Turning the dongle 90 degrees (tip facing out) enables laser usage (which requires interaction with the app), while another twist (tip facing inward) turns it off. The dongle leeches off your device’s battery so there’s little reason to worry about it blinking out, provided you keep things juiced up. I’ve got no reason to disbelieve them, as both my friends and curious cat thought its glowing red beam was bright and easy to spot, easily on par with anything currently on the market. ![]() The iPin sports a 635nm wavelength laser, which the company brags is better and brighter than the “common” 655nm wavelength used by lesser lasers. Speaking of eyes-off, the official documentation reminds you that the iPin uses a Class 2 type laser, meaning you probably shouldn’t point it directly into anyone’s eyes, especially your own, for extended periods of time. ![]() You’ll have to press a virtual button to ‘activate’ the actual pointer, but the size of the button is generous enough to let active pointing be a eyes-off affair. Using the iPin is as easy as the instructions make it: snap the laser dongle into your iPhone’s 3.5mm slot, install the free App, and you’re good to start pointing in style. Installation is relatively painless: simply plug the iPin Laser into your iPhone’s 3.5mm jack, download and install the free iPin mobile app, and you’re ready to start pointing that blazing red dot nearly anywhere you choose (just not at flying aircraft, please). Business-types with presentation needs and/or regular folks looking to join the laser pointing craze might want to take look at the iPin Pointer Presenter, which adds a cool laser beam and miscellaneous controls to your iPhone via a tiny dongle. ![]()
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