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Gadget Review

USB microscope

Rating 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

 

 

 

 

This miniscule USB powered microscope is pretty powerful and plenty of fun.

This is officially the best USB-powered gadget ever. This little microscope comes with a stand or can be wielded like a pen for precision use.

You have a light and a clear plastic 'cupping area' on the end. Find you target e.g. dead spider and hover over or if its your hand or face you can place the plastic cup right down on it. The detail on the onscreen images on your laptop is amazing. Not only children will be mesmerised by how disgusting and freaky the micro-world around us is. I love this!

It allows for magnification from 20x to 200x and comes with software for transferring to your desktop or laptop the images or video footage of your giant creepy crawlies or astonishingly filthy close-ups of your keyboard. I can imagine this being great for school science projects or even for those studying biology in university. A great piece of learning technology.

Price: €67

Get it: online from Firebox.com

By Marie Boran

 

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