JAKKS Pacific announces EyeClops BioniCam portable microscope
If microscopes like those from Celestron are a bit more than you need, you may want to keep an eye out for JAKKS Pacific's upcoming EyeClops BioniCam, which is obviously aimed at kids but, as we've seen in the past, will no doubt appeal to more adventuresome users out there as well. A follow-up to the company's EyeClops Bionic Eye, this one ups the features considerably with the addition of an LCD screen, which you can use to peek at things at magnification levels of 100x, 200x or 400x. Also like that considerably higher-end Celestron, this one packs a built-in digital camera (no word on the resolution) and an included USB thumb drive to make transfers to a computer as easy as can be. No word on a price just yet, unfortunately, though you can look for it to hit stores sometime this fall.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fred @ Jan 18th 2008 2:45PM
For some reason when I first saw the picture on that little screen I thought is was that squirrel with his junk hanging out (you know the one.) I don't know why.
paragraph @ Jan 18th 2008 2:54PM
Small Junk? 100x? 200x? 400x?
James @ Jan 19th 2008 11:37AM
It looks like a bicycle seat with a screen on it xD
paragraph @ Jan 18th 2008 2:55PM
Looks like this could be a fun hacking tool, i'm sure someone will find a way to give it something useful ;) like slap an SLR lense on it, or something like that, i don't know, cause if I did know, i'd have done it allready :P
Ian @ Jan 18th 2008 3:42PM
lol except for the fact that its not out yet.. but other then that ya
nathan @ Jan 18th 2008 3:04PM
This is perfect for those splinters you can never find under your skin.
I could definitely use one of these for watches.
citykids @ Jan 18th 2008 3:20PM
JAKKS Pacific - isn't this the same outfit that makes WWF games?
BigD @ Jan 18th 2008 4:27PM
I saw something like this at toys r us...only you had to hook it up to a display (read: TV) in order to see anything.
mdphoenix @ Jan 18th 2008 5:54PM
Yes, there is already an EyeClops which has composite output and no built-in display.