Wacky Japanese Stuff » Gaia http://wackyjapanese.pandemonium.de (And other parts of Asia.) Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:26:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 USB Microscopes http://wackyjapanese.pandemonium.de/2007/08/27/usb-microscopes/ http://wackyjapanese.pandemonium.de/2007/08/27/usb-microscopes/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:57:34 +0000 Nils http://wackyjapanese.pandemonium.de/2007/08/27/usb-microscopes/ Continue reading →]]> These are actually two products from different manufacturers. They do the same thing: They are microscopes you can attach to your PC via USB.

First we have the Gaia USB Microscope, which can magnify 50x or 200x, and includes lighting. It’s actually made by a Taiwanese company, but what isn’t made in one of the two Chinas these days?

Gaia USB Microscope

The second USB microscope is sold by Thanko, also comes with LED lighting, but boasts only 30x magnification. It’s probably more of a toy, like most of Thanko’s products:

Thanko USB Microscope

Thanko USB Microscope (Action Shot)

The Gaia USB Microscope costs 60 Euro. The one sold by Thanko goes for 12800 Yen (78.31 Euro).

(Via Akihabara News and Pink Tentacle.)

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