Your phone can see in the dark and measure heat with this attachment
Phone cameras have gotten extremely powerful. The one in your phone right now can capture your kid's quick moves at the soccer game, take day-spanning time-lapses, and it probably has a chance to take a decent picture in low light. Maybe it can even stabilize the image to protect your photo from your shaky hands.
But it can't see in the dark, and it definitely can't help you see if you undercooked your food. The Flir One lets you do those things by turning your phone into an infrared camera. Visible spectrum photos are so last year.
But Flir doesn't want you to buy this and find a use for it as much as the company wants you to find it useful when the time comes because you own it. The $249 price tag seems reasonable considering the tech behind it, but it feels steep for someone who might not know what they'd use it for.
The only similar option on the market is the Seek thermal dongle, which costs the same, but has fewer features and powers itself off of your phone's battery. The Flir One has a 350mAh internal battery that lasts about an hour.
The Flir One is available starting today for iOS devices. The Android version of the dongle (which attaches via micro USB) will be available in July.
