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Sure, the Nintendo DSi is pretty nice (though apparently not big enough), but that camera just doesn’t have enough oomph for some people. You know the type: the folks who need giant thrusting accessories, be they useful or not. The Nyko Zoom Case is almost certainly useful… unless you’re concerned about that whole ease of portability…
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October 30th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: cool toys digital imaging interactive technology video games
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Want to see what the guy in the apartment across the street is up to? This digital spy camera has a ridiculously long telescopic lens that lets you zoom in on the action from afar.
The Avatar digital camera has a 21x analog zoom lens which should make long-distance observation and photography a snap. While…
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July 29th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: digital imaging gadgets technology
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Designed by Billy May for Nike, the Hindsight is a concept design for cycling glasses that extends a person’s vision by up to 25° on each side. The extra vision is achieved by attaching curved Fresnel lenses on each side of the glasses.
Of course it still depends on the person wearing it to actually…
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July 2nd, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: design future tech mobile tech technology

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Photographer Sharad Haksar chiseled this unique camera lens calendar from a single block of aluminum. I love the idea, but at $2000 for a calendar that runs out of years in 2038, I don’t know I could justify the $66+ per year price tag.
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February 10th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design quickpix
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If you happen to own an iPhone, you know that the built-in digital camera is pretty limited due to its fixed lens. Now you can add a zoom lens which will let you get up close and personal with your photographic subject.
This add-on 6x optical zoom lens by Conice might look a little weird…
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January 19th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: digital imaging media players mobile tech
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Looking at its boxy leatherette exterior, you might think this was an old camera from the 1920s or 30s. But you’d be wrong. In fact, it’s a digital webcam that you can hook up to your computer for capturing video.
The RetroCam connects to any PC via USB and mini cables (for audio). The camera…
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November 29th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing digital imaging retro
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Satellite imagery has become part of our everyday lives through applications like Google Maps. However, the current technology involves capturing tons of high-resolution images and stitching them together to form one larger image. This not only creates a huge amount of work to precisely align these images, it also leaves live-action surveillance susceptible to drop-outs…
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September 27th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: digital imaging future tech