Strange and Weird (and Cool) Things from Japan
One step down from the USB Microscope is the USB Earscope. It’s basically a microscope with a 10x to 50x magnification ratio, an LED light, and software so you can see the inside of your ear on your notebook. The primary purpose seems to be to clean your ears thoroughly.
The earscope is sold by - who else - Thanko and costs 9980 Yen (60.70 Euro).
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?
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:
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.)