Add an additional camera to your old iPhone or iPod Touch

There aren’t that many iPhone/iPod accessories that grab our attention, but this nifty little device tentatively called the iClops by Scosche has us interested. Announced to arrive in March 2011, this peripheral can attach to your camera-less iPod or your iPhone 3GS for a front facing camera. The 2.1 megapixel camera will have autofocus, and has an inbuilt microphone. It will also be able to shoot VGA resolution videos and stream videos at 15fps. It’s no equal to the iPhone 4’s camera, but for those who aren’t ready to let go their current device and are in dire need of a camera, the iClops will do the job. Scosche plans to release an accompanying app with the device as well, and it will cost $130. No word on whether FaceTime will be supported with the camera, but third party VoIP apps should do the trick. Scosche also apparently plans to run a competition to name the iClops- probably to avoid getting into any trouble with Apple for using the “i” in front of its product’s name. Will an additional camera extend the life of your current iOS device or will it be too late when it arrives next year?