Comments on: Snap Razor-Sharp Business Cards with Evernote and Clarifi

By: Gerd

Gerd — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:30:42 +0000

Does it work with the 3Gs?

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:48:01 +0000

A nifty idea – but I think it would make a lot more sense for Apple to have just put a decent camera with a decent lens and a halfway decent zoom in the first place – it’s one of the things that really lets the iPhone down in my opinion.

By: macpug

macpug — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:01:28 +0000

Unfortunately, the Clarifi doesn’t work for folks with the original iPhone. BUT, there is an awesome (free) solution!

If you have a Target store around you, ask the pharmacist for one of their free ClearRx magnifiers. It’s a little 2inch thin strip magnifier used to read prescription bottle labels.

Hold it over your iPhone’s camera lens and snap away. It’s not as easy as the Clarifi, but the quality is amazing, thanks to a 9X magnification (don’t know what the Clarifi is).

I’ve been using one of those for my original iPhone with Evernote and I use it dozens of times weekly. Hope this helps some of you guys

By: Vince

Vince — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:15:09 +0000

That’s a good Pho place. ;O)

By: Will Thalheimer

Will Thalheimer — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:21:12 +0000

My Samsung Omnia has this capability built in. Standard. Works great too.

By: CG

CG — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:57:36 +0000

You can buy it frpm apple store, mine came today, ordered two days ago

By: Frederik De Buck

Frederik De Buck — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:55:38 +0000

Does anybody know if it’s available in Europe (Belgium) ?

I checked the shipping costs on the Griffin website, and they are about as much as the case itself. That’s a bit over the top for me…

By: Chad O

Chad O — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:34:51 +0000

Phil, you convinced me to buy one, and I like it a lot. I’ve posted a review of it, and discussed using Evernote with it:

http://www.mobilegenealogy.com/2008/12/02/griffin-clarifi-for-iphone-review-photos-ocr/

These two make a great combination, and I was impressed with how fast the images were imported and the text recognized.

Thanks again,

By: Tim Cox

Tim Cox — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:43:24 +0000

I know you guys get a commission from Griffin, but I posted a quick and free alternative for those of us who don’t like iPhone cases:

http://macapper.com/2008/11/18/rdy-macapper-exclusive-instant-macro-lens-for-iphone/

By: Karen T

Karen T — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:13:37 +0000

I need this.

Since I know you guys love user tips, Phil, and you said you could only think of biz cards and receipts, I’ll mention that I make snapshot notes of photo transparencies and of magazine pages on a routine basis, in cases where I’m shipping images off to be scanned or otherwise acquired but need to make notes about them for myself in the meantime (intent, contact info, related requests, whatever). Quality isn’t important enough for me to scan the pages — and I don’t have a film scanner — but a higher-quality snapshot would be most welcome. So I’m glad to know about the little sliding lens business. Thanks—

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:30:35 +0000

Loving Evernote and the Clarifi, In case you were wondering you can still using the Docking Station with the case.

By: Phil Libin

Phil Libin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:56:39 +0000

John,

The case DOES NOT fit on the original iPhone. I tried. It’s a nicely snug fit on the 3G, which has slightly different physical dimensions.

By: Troy Malone

Troy Malone — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:36:35 +0000

I just purchased this late last week. Hopefully I will get it soon! I remember seeing the case at your offices and I knew I had to get it.

Goodbye bulky business cards!!

Thanks Phil.

Troy Malone
Pelotonics.com

By: John Holland

John Holland — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:28:54 +0000

Sounds great. Can anybody confirm if it works for the original iPhone? It just says 3G on the website.

By: Shawn Broderick

Shawn Broderick — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:58:30 +0000

very cool, phil!

shawn

By: Webslog

Webslog — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:08:58 +0000

Wow Phil. Thanks for the mention and a great way to use Clarifi. I’ve been using Evernote for about a week now and amazed at the breadth of stuff I can do with it. Keep up the good work Cheers. Web Webster, creative director

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:34:13 +0000

I would love to have one of these cases for my HTC TOUCH! At the moment, I’ve taken apart a pair of dollar store toy binoculars and keep the large lens in my pocket (in an SD card case) for these macro shots.

Sure it’s inconvenient, but it works.