Celestron to debut new LCD digital microscope at CES

It looks like those in need of something a little more serious than a DIY microscope will soon have a new option to consider from Celestron, which is set to debut its new LCD digital microscope at CES. Up front and center on this one, as you can see, is a relatively large 3.5-inch LCD, which gets paired with a 2 megapixel digital camera and, of course, a microscope that'll let you take a peek at things at magnification levels up to 40x. You'll also get 128MB of internal memory to store those extreme close-ups for posterity and, thankfully, an SD card slot for further expansion. No word on a price just yet, but you'll apparently be able to get your hands on one sometime in February.

[Via I4U News]

[kyle @ Jan 2nd 2008 12:00PM]

This would be handy at school for my project, but I need a little more magnification than 40X. But overall pretty cool

[Flashpoint @ Jan 2nd 2008 12:18PM]

Now I can fufill my lifelong dream of creating a website:

MICROBE PrON !

[Valgas @ Jan 2nd 2008 12:40PM]

With this microscope. I can check my own fertility after watching ethnic porn.

[joseph @ Jan 2nd 2008 12:49PM]

As per the product website, magnification is 40 to 400 Power - up to 1600 Power with Digital Zoom

[diner @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:36PM]

Ok I want one

[Leroy Vargas @ Jan 2nd 2008 10:13PM]

Digital zoom is not really zoom at all: it's maximum optical zoom + image cropping, thus leaving you with a lower-resolution picture (less than 2 Mpix). I would rather wait for Celestron to release a more-expensive version with at least 120x optical resolution. And I plan to use it to verify the authenticity of my expensive coin collection and to aid me in spotting hairlines and other mint defects that would prevent my coins from achieving the all-desirable, perfect-uncirculated MS-70 grade.

[Leroy Vargas @ Jan 2nd 2008 10:15PM]

Oops, didn't read the 400x optical zoom spec. OK, I don't need to wait for a more-expensive version; this version will do fine to me. But still, my discussion on the disadvantage of digital zoom is still valid.

[silverblackvoid @ Jan 2nd 2008 1:31PM]

wow! this is uber geeky. i wish i had one!

[Jason @ Jan 2nd 2008 1:33PM]

Now, if they'd release a telecope with this, wow..

[Denver_80203 @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:16PM]

Just needs a USB jack and PC drivers to skip the screen all together

[Stan McDonald @ Jan 2nd 2008 3:31PM]

Yeah I mean I really don't need a lcd screen, since I have monitor.

[benjasmine @ Jan 2nd 2008 4:24PM]

agree...the LCD makes the product more expensive too...

[Wwhat @ Jan 2nd 2008 9:48PM]

Any idiot can of course attach a standard webcam to any old microscope or telescope if you need that, it's not rocketscience.

[Denver_80203 @ Jan 2nd 2008 10:47PM]

"Any idiot can of course attach a standard webcam to any old microscope or telescope"

Sounds like you're just the man for the job