Tourism Invention of the Day: A Rotating Camera Stand With a Slot for Your Smartphone

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The Japanese have come up with something else to make our lives just a little bit better.

This time, it’s a camera stand perfectly positioned for taking classic tourist photos. Photographer John Sypal discovered a bunch of these stands at various scenic spots on the popular tourist island Enoshima. The stand can be position at a distance to take group photo and it can also rotate 360 degrees. It is perfectly designed  with a slot for smartphones.

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