AWT News Update: April 21, 2015

On today’s AWT News Update:

• Early orders of Apple Watch are now showing that they’re preparing for shipment
• Developers are getting an opportunity to order an Apple Watch for early delivery
• Apple adds 31 new banks and credit unions to the growing list of over 200 financial institutions that support Apple Pay
• New study shows Apple Pay is more popular than other mobile payment systems

The text version of the news update can be found below.

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t use my Olloclip iPhone lens kits as much as I could. There’s a reason for that — I hate having to take my slim-line case off of my iPhone 6 Plus just to be able to shoot an ultra wide-angle, telephoto or macro photo with one of the lenses. That’s about to change, since Olloclip has announced the new Ollocase for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (US$29.95).

The case comes in two sizes for the two big iPhones, as well as in two colors — matte smoke with black sides or matte clear with dark gray sides. While at first glance it looks like the Ollocase is just another slimline case, it has a design that is specific to the Olloclip. There’s a cutout on the top near the cameras that the Olloclip slides right into. No more do you need to worry about keeping your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus unprotected just to be able to use the Olloclip, and you don’t have to pull off a case to use your lenses.

This is a product I’m pre-ordering, as I want to be able to use my iPhone 6 Plus with my Olloclip 4-in-1 and Telephoto + CPL lenses this summer.