Pat
01-02-2008, 10:03 AM
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/44340_lcddigitalmicro_large.jpg (http://www.celestron.com/c2/product.php?CatID=31&ProdID=516)
It looks like those in need of something a little more serious than a DIY (http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/build-a-digital-microscope-from-a-webcam/) microscope (http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/webcam-cd-rom-lens-instant-microscope/) will soon have a new option to consider from Celestron, which is set to debut its new LCD digital microscope at CES. Up front and center on this one, as you can see, is a relatively large 3.5-inch LCD, which gets paired with a 2 megapixel digital camera and, of course, a microscope that'll let you take a peek at things at magnification levels up to 40x. You'll also get 128MB of internal memory to store those extreme close-ups for posterity and, thankfully, an SD card slot for further expansion. No word on a price just yet, but you'll apparently be able to get your hands on one sometime in February.
It looks like those in need of something a little more serious than a DIY (http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/build-a-digital-microscope-from-a-webcam/) microscope (http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/webcam-cd-rom-lens-instant-microscope/) will soon have a new option to consider from Celestron, which is set to debut its new LCD digital microscope at CES. Up front and center on this one, as you can see, is a relatively large 3.5-inch LCD, which gets paired with a 2 megapixel digital camera and, of course, a microscope that'll let you take a peek at things at magnification levels up to 40x. You'll also get 128MB of internal memory to store those extreme close-ups for posterity and, thankfully, an SD card slot for further expansion. No word on a price just yet, but you'll apparently be able to get your hands on one sometime in February.