Princeton Japan Unveils iZoom: 8x Manual Zoom Lens For iPhone

Whilst some accessories can be classed as useless, others fulfill a need that we are sure was never there in the first place.

Princeton Japan have introduced a lens that turns your humble iPhone into a fully fledged, paparazzi-grade snapper with an 8x optical zoom.

Not only that, but a custom tripod, case and dirty, weather-beaten overcoat (perhaps not that last one) are also available for the iZoom, turning your iPhone 3G/3GS into a 3 megapixel camera with tons of pointless yet pretty equipment bolted onto it.

The worst part? Akihabara News insists that this product already exists, which means someone had this alarming idea before…

The iZoom will be available from December from all good opportunists. How much? They haven’t said, but you can rest assured that it’s too much.

Tags: iPhone, iphone 3g, iphone 3gs