After fumbling with a $20 tripod I bought on Amazon for a few episodes, I had the opportunity to try out Joby's GorillaPod Mobile Vlogging Kit — a verifiable Cadillac of streaming gear.

Founded by JoeBen Bevirt, whose previous company Joby created the popular Gorillapod camera tripod. Joby Aviation is based at a rural compound outside Santa Cruz, California. Its five-seat ...