Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[World's tiniest video camera helps doctors see inside of you]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/worlds-tiniest-video-camera-helps-doctors-see-inside-of-you/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/worlds-tiniest-video-camera-helps-doctors-see-inside-of-you/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/worlds-tiniest-video-camera-helps-doctors-see-inside-of-you/#comments The thought of an endoscope entering any orifice is an unpleasant one, even if it's so your doctor can diagnose what ails you. Good thing Medigus made the world's smallest video camera so those medical probes are a little less painful. It's .99mm in diameter -- making it a smidge smaller than previous peewee endoscopes -- and packs a .66mm x .66mm CMOS sensor to deliver video of your insides at 45,000 pixels worth of resolution. Best of all, the devices are disposable, so clean-up's a breeze. A reusable version is also available, but given where these things go, we're just fine with them being one use only. PR's after the break.

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World's tiniest video camera helps doctors see inside of you originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 20:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cameradigital cameraDigitalCameradisposableendoscopeendoscopyhealthinnerspaceintrospicioIntroSpicio 120Introspicio120medicalmedigusmicrocameramicroscopictinyWed, 04 May 2011 20:51:00 EST<![CDATA[Researchers create microscopic disposable camera to see up in your guts]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/12/researchers-create-microscopic-disposable-camera-to-see-up-in-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/12/researchers-create-microscopic-disposable-camera-to-see-up-in-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/12/researchers-create-microscopic-disposable-camera-to-see-up-in-yo/#comments It's true, a team of researchers have created a one-cubic-millimeter throwaway camera, and if they have their way, it could be peeking inside you in the next year. The new tiny shooters, which sport a 250 x 250 pixel resolution, are created using a streamlined process in which the lens and sensor wafers are affixed before being cut into a series of 28,000 little cameras -- eliminating the need to mount and wire each one individually. This new mode of production cuts back on cost significantly, allowing physicians to throw away the little guys after routing around in your intestines. According to the camera's creators, their diminutive invention could make its way into your doctor's office as early as 2012.

Researchers create microscopic disposable camera to see up in your guts originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1 millimeter1 millimeter camera1Millimeter1MillimeterCameracameradigitaldigital cameraDigitalCameradisposabledisposable cameraDisposableCameraendoscopeendoscopyhealthinnerspacelittlemedecinemedicalmicrocameramicroscopictinySat, 12 Mar 2011 10:10:00 EST<![CDATA[OmniVision releases OV6930, the 1.8mm square camera sensor, coming to an incision near you]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/omnivision-releases-ov6930-the-1-8mm-square-camera-sensor-comi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/omnivision-releases-ov6930-the-1-8mm-square-camera-sensor-comi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/omnivision-releases-ov6930-the-1-8mm-square-camera-sensor-comi/#commentsOV6930Usually we like writing about bigger camera sensors -- bigger meaning more light, better quality, and more machismo. But, when you're dealing with a camera that could very well find itself inserted inside your body, we're just fine with smaller, thanks and, at 1.8 x 1.8mm, OmniVision's new OV6930 is about as small as it gets. No, you won't be getting 1080p from that like you would from the company's (relatively) monstrous 3.5mm beast for cellphones, you'll have to deal with just 400 x 400. No word on whether this model will wind up in a pill like an earlier version from 2006, but give it a nice sugar coating and we'd take one -- for science.

OmniVision releases OV6930, the 1.8mm square camera sensor, coming to an incision near you originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When you think endoscope your mind probably conjures up images that we'd rather you kept to yourself. But if you're a recent graduate of the Hollywood Upstairs Medical College (or simply a hard workin' back alley surgeon) in need of dubious medical equipment, where better to go than USB Fever? This guy features a built-in rechargeable lithium battery, 4GB storage (accessed via USB), and a 3.5mm audio output. Do we even need to mention that you probably don't want to cram this device into any orifice, ever? Available now for $169. One more salacious pic for you after the break.

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USB Fever has a real eye-opening item on offer: the USB Digital Endoscope. While they claim this product is for "medical" uses, looking at it, it strikes us as an unlikely candidate for actual, legitimate endoscopy. Luckily, the seller offers a helpful slew of other suggested uses, including forensics, tinkering, industrial inspection, science education, serial number identification, unicorn hunting, and crime scene investigation. You can order it now for $139.99 and it'll supposedly be shipped out the week of November 17th. Oh, and Mac users -- go ahead and get indignant -- this instrument is compatible only with Windows and Linux.

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