USB 2.0 Video Web Camera with Microphone
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Not sure where you would put a webcam? The flexible neck of this model can be bent into position, so you can stand it on your desk and direct the camera where you need it! The neck itself is 6 inches (15cm) long, and the camera has a built-in microphone on a smaller cable that can also be positioned.
Powered by USB. No external power supply needed
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By Evan Ackerman
This looks, at first glance, like an incredibly useful charging accessory: it plugs into a USB port and has adjustable teeth to charge any of those blocky, unfriendly, proprietary custom camera batteries. Any maybe it still is an incredibly useful charging accessory… But when we wrote about it last July, we were hoping that it would come along with some of Energizer’s universal power packs. Why? Because the 5 volts that comes out of your USB port isn’t enough juice to charge DSLR batteries, which generally need something like 7.4 volts.
It doesn’t look like that’s how it’s going to go down, since Brando is selling this, not Energizer. Oh well.
If you have one of those wimpy cameras that takes 3.7 volts or whatever (not that you should be ashamed of that), this accessory could certainly come in handy, since in addition to being able to charge many different kinds of batteries from a USB port, it’ll also work with all of those portable USB charger gadgets out there. At only $12, it’s a pretty good deal, just not as good of a deal as it could have been.
Tokyo-based crap gadget maker Thanko is rolling out another USB device, but this time the gadget (kind of) makes sense. It’s a USB mini camera [JP] that can be used for a variety of activities, including shooting pictures and videos underwater. It’s water-proof up to a depth of 20m.
The camera has 4GB of memory, a USB 2.0 interface, weighs 22g and is sized at 68×19mm. It shoots video (stored as AVI files) in 736×480 resolution (VGA) at 20fps. Charge the battery for an hour and you can use the camera for 1.5-2 hours. It’s only compatible to Windows XP and Vista, however.
The camera is already available in Japan where it costs $140, and Thanko throws in a head band for it, too. Expect it to get listed in Thanko’s international online store soon for customers living outside Japan.
Netbooknews recently took a trip to Kingston’s Hsinchu factory and caught the entire process of making and packaging a USB drive on camera. Please try to contain your excitement.
Thanks for the tip, Sascha!
I’ve seen many people who are desperate to just capture each and every moment when they pretend and act as if they were the hub of the universe. All they want to do in such moments are all sorts of buffooneries that are meant to entertain the public.
So, if you are the type of guy who doesn’t waste any moment and tries to never get bored, by doing unbelievable stunts when riding the bike or in any other context, then the USB Action Camera is perfect for you.
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And do you know why? Because you can always have it strapped inside your car, you can also strap it onto your bike or, if you use a helmet on a regular basis, you can also attach the camera to it. And then, the only thing you should do is to just start the parade and let them all stand gaping.
This is a tiny VGA camera with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and 30 frames per second. It comes with an integrated SD card slot for expandable memory of no more than 2GB and weighs approximately 80 grams. The USB Action Camera is said to be compatible with both Macs and PCs and it is said to be perfectly suited to the majority of the video editing software available right now.
The USB Action Camera can be yours for only ¥9,800.00, which means approximately $103.
(Source: Coolest-Gadgets)