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Today, Lensbaby announced two new lenses for their Optic Swap system, the new Fisheye Optic and Soft Focus Optic. Lensbaby is traditionally known for selective focus optics that produce an image with one “sweet spot” of sharp focus, surrounded by a gradual blur. Rather than using Photoshop or Aperture, the modified lenses allow you to achieve similar dramatic effects very easily. With the introduction of these new optics, Lensbaby is moving beyond the realm of selective focus to offer photographers a Creative Effects SLR lens system, with 6 different optic options.

It's finally time to put those many hours of playing the Toy Bot Diary Series to some good use! Today is the beginning of IUGO Mobile Entertainment's "Toy Bot’s $10,000 Excellent Adventure"!! If you haven't tried the Toy Bot Diaries yet, now is definitely the time. They are a fantastic and really fun suite of games for the iPhone and iPod Touch. So, are you up for the challenge? Here are the rules and the official details to enter and win: