The handy pistol-like NightVision digital video camera allows you to record video or shoot still images in complete darkness and store it on the built-in 32MB (approx 2 min) memory or using a 2GB (approx 75 min) SD card.

The NightVision Digital Video Camera also works in regular light, automatically switching to night mode the second darkness descends? Well it does, so there.

Totally idiot-proof, this trigger operated gizmo lets you preview footage, as it’s happening, on a built-in 2-inch LCD screen. You can also check out your handiwork in full VGA (640×480) resolution by hooking up to your computer or TV.

Technical Specifications

• 1.3MP Still Image Resolution / 640×480 VGA Video Resolution
• 2-inch Colour TFT LCD Screen Display
• Fixed focus
• 32MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC Card Slot expandable to 2GB
• 2 minutes on-board recording time with up to 75 minutes with 2GB SD Card
• USB, NTSC, PAL Output
• Computer Requirements: Windows 2000, XP or Vista
• Requires 4x AA batteries – not included
• Dimensions: approx 16.5(H) x 12.8(W) x 5.1(D) cm

The NightVision Digital Video Camera is available from Firebox for £69.95 (about $115).

This 30fps VGA web camera is not only a video communication tool for your computer, it also functions as a USB 2.0 compliant flash drive with a 2GB large storage capacity.

The web cam can turn 360 degree and swing 180 degree.

Features:

• Frame Rate: VGA, 30 frame/second
• White Balance: Automatic
• Exposal Control: Automatic
• Flash Control: Automatic
• Send video e-mails anywhere
• Excellent still image capture
• Video recording
• Video conference
• Record the moving image
• Security function
• With the tilt swiveling base
• USB 2.0 interface
• Driver free for Windows XP/Vista
• Capacity: 2GB
• Dimension: 70 x 29 x 102mm (approx.)
• Weight: 92g

The 2GB USB 2-in-1 Web Camera is available over at the USB Brando website for $33.

The new super-tiny Muvi Micro DV Cam is the smallest DV camera in the world. This ultra-portable digital video device measures no more than 5.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm (2 x 0.8 x 0.4 inches).

You can pop it in your top pocket, switch it on to sound activated record and not only will it be discreet, it won’t start recording until it hears over 65 decibels of noise. As soon as it goes quiet for longer than 2 minutes it will save the movie file and switch off again to save power. The integrated clip on the side of the camera means you can hook it on the side of just about everything.

The camera records at 2 megapixels, which is quite impressive for something this small and the resolution is 640 x 480 at 30 frames per second all of which is saved to micro SD card. The battery can be charged via any USB socket and will give you a decent 2-3 hours recording time.

Features

• The smallest DV camera in the world.
• The 2MP lens records in 640 x 480 at 30 frames per second.
• Built-in mic allows you to record sound and use voice activated record.
• Records to Micro SD card (2GB included – can be upgraded up to 8GB).
• 1GB of memory can record up to 1 hour of footage – so 2GB will record 2 hours.
• Requires a USB socket for charging (cable included).
• Compatible with Windows and Mac.
• Powered by rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (included).
• Suitable for ages 14 years +.
• Size: 5.5 x 2 x 1.6cm.

The Muvi Micro DV Cam is available from the IWOOT website for £79.99 (about $129 USD).

The Hong Kong based Hi-Den Vision company introduces HD-0311 – a device described as the “world’s smallest HDMI hi-def photo player for those who love photography and traveling”.

It’s not only the smallest photo or media player for viewing photos in large HDTV up to 1080p hdmi resolution, but also allows customization with remote control when viewing photos.

Travelers don’t need to stick to small LCD of their digital cameras in reviewing everyday photos during the journey, instead they can review photos once they sit back and relax in hotel rooms. HD-0311 is also capable of playing music and video clips.

The portable HD-0311 HDMI player from Hi-Den Vision measures 4.8(W) x 10.1(L) x 1.6(H) cm and weighs 50g. No word on pricing yet.

This Zippo style lighter hides a spy camera that is capable of capturing video in a 640 x 480 pixel resolution at 16 FPS and store it as an AVI file on the 2GB large built-in memory.

Features:

• Lighter Spy Camcorder
• Color Video Camcorder
• One press to switch ON and One press to record video
• Fast response time and Simple control
• Dimension: 5.3 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm
• Pinhole Lens
• Color Video Resolution: 640 x 480 pixel
• FPS: 16 frames per second
• Video file format: AVI
• Color Video and Audio
• Built-in 2GB Memory

The Lighter USB Spy Camcorder is yours for $66 over at the Gadget Brando website.

This new take on the popular button spy camera comes with a golden ring that always you to perform various actions, such as start recording video and taking photographs.

Features:

• Button Built-in 4GB Spy Camera + Ring Controller
• Camera + Camcorder
• Place a ring near the Pin-hole camera to control: Switch ON, Record Video start/stop and Photo take.
• Pinhole Lens
• Image Resolution: 1200 x 1600 pixel
• Video Resolution: 608 x 488 pixel
• FPS: 15 frame per second
• Image file format: JPEG
• Video file format: 3GP
• Color Video and Audio
• Built-in 4GB Memory
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery
• Ring Inner Diameter: 1.8 cm
• Button Spy Camera Dimension: 2 x 5.8 x 1.7 cm

The Ring-Controlled Button Spy Camera is yours for $96 from the Gadget Brando website.

N3501 is the name of this new portable media player from Lovely Star. The travel-friendly PMP is equipped with a 4GB memory and a 3.5-inch TFT LCD screen that is capable of displaying 1600 million colors in a 640 x 480 pixel resolution.

You will have access to all the common media features you can think of, such as music and video player, photo slide show, eBook reader, FM radio, voice recorder and games.

Here’s a video demonstration of the Lovely Star media player in action:

Features:

• 3.5 inch TFT LCD 1600 million colors display
• High resolution 640 x 480 pixel
• Built-in memory: 4GB
• Support Micro SDHC, T-Flash up to 8GB
• Video Format: RM, RMVB, MP4, AVI, DIVX, 3GP, WMV
• Music Format: MP3/WMA
• Picture Format: JPEG, BMP, GIF
• Record Format: WAV
• Built in MIC for voice recording
• Support Window 2000/XP/Vista
• Dimension: 110 x 73 x 15mm (approx.)
• Weight: 116g

The Lovely Star PMP Player (N3501) is yours for $55 from the USB Geek website.

This latest James Bond style gadget comes in the shape of a small MP3 player. Hidden inside you will find a camera that can record audio and shoot video or take still images.

Features:

• MP3 Player
• Still Image Camera
• Video Camcorder
• Voice Recorder
• MicroSD Card Reader
• USB 2.0 plug-and-Play
• Dimension: 3 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm
• Built-in memory: 1GB
• Card type slot: microSD (support up to 2GB)
• MP3 format: MP3, MIDI, WMA, WAV, AAC
• Video format: 640 x 480 pixels, AVI format
• Still Image format: 1280 x 1024 pixels, JPG format
• Voice format: WAV format

The Spy Mini MP3 Player with Camera + Camcorder + Voice Recorder is currently available over at the Gadget Brando website for $46.

This multimedia watch is not only a music player, voice recorder, image viewer, digital camera and an e-book reader – it also comes with a feature that most of its competitors are missing; the capability to record video.

With internal speaker, you can share your lovely videos with your friends. Moreover, you can plug it into your PC as a web camera.

Features:

• 1.8″ TFT screen, 160*128 pixel image
• MP4 Player + Music Player + Video/Voice Recorder +Digital Camera + Digital Watch + Photo Album + E-book reader + PC Camera, all in one featured product
• Built-in 8GB flash memory
• Built-in Video Camera – Photo resolution: 640 x 480, Video Resolution: 352 x 288
• Built-in speaker
• PC Web Camera feature
• MP4 watch, support MP4(AVI/3GP) video
• Shows time/date and watch design is outstanding
• Supports MP3, WMA and MP4(AVI) format, up to 8 hours of music playback
• Supports JPEG format, also displays lyrics and picture
• High-quality digital record, song circulation function and support several languages
• 5-equalizer modes: common, popular, rock classic, jazz
• E-book browse function
• USB 2.0 High Speed transfer
• Auto Power Off Function

The MP4 Watch with Video Camera is yours for $129 from the USB Brando website.

This portable multimedia player from Yundai features a built-in DVB-T receiver, allowing you to watch digital Freeview TV on the 4.3-inch high quality LCD screen.

On the off-chance you tire of its amazing Freeview channels, this beautifully engineered bit of kit also acts as an MP4 video player, audio player and picture viewer. Simply pop in your media (using the Mini SD Card slot or the USB port) and you can gawp at your favourite movies and holiday snaps and listen to your latest tunes. It even acts as an FM radio.

Touch sensitive buttons give this chic travelling companion a classy designer edge, whilst the rechargeable battery gives up to 3.5 hours viewing time in TV mode or 7.5 hours in video mode. Listen to your MP3s and you’ll get a whopping 42.5 hours of sonic pleasure.

As well as all the relevant leads and doodahs, the Portable Digital TV comes complete with quality earphones and a soft carry case. And to think the only thing that used to come with a portable telly was backache, interference and a whopping great bill for the batteries.

Features and Specifications:

• 4.3-inch High quality LCD Screen
• In-built DVB-T Receiver (Freeview TV)
• MP4 Video Player
• Audio Player
• FM Radio
• Text Viewer
• Image Viewer
• Ultra slim compact design
• Touch sensitive buttons
• 3.5 hour battery life in DVB-T mode
• 42.5 hour battery life in MP3 Mode
• 7.5 hour battery life in Video mode
• Mini SD Card Slot
• USB 2.0 High Speed
• LCD: TFT WQVGA 480 x 272
• 16 million colours
• MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV Audio support
• AVI and WMV9 Video support
• JPG, BMP, PNG Image support
• FM Radio: 87.5 – 108 Mhz
• Audio output – stereo 3.5mm socket
• Internal Memory: 1GB
• External Mini SD Card up to 2GB
• Internal Li-Polymer rechargeable battery 1700mA

The Portable Digital TV is available from Firebox.com for £139.95 (about $209 USD).

This 7-inch digital photo frame is equipped with a functionality that makes it stand out from other similar image devices – a slideshow features that gives you the option to show 2, 3 or 4 pictures at the same time.

The picture frame also has a calendar function with a small slideshow display feature which makes it great for an office environment.

Its best feature is how easy it is to use. The menus are simple and clear and the slide out remote has “one touch” buttons to view pictures, videos or listen to music.

Features and Specifications

• Stylish hi-gloss design
• Display 1, 2, 3, or 4 images at the same time
• Play music whilst viewing images
• Adjustable features such as transition effects
• Screen resolution – 480 x 234
• Plays MP3 music files
• Plays MPEG1/2/4, DIVX, AVI video files
• Displays JPG images
• Accepts SD/MMC/MS/XD/CF cards and USB flash drives – Built in speakers
• Adjustable brightness
• Calendar function
• Easy to use menus
• Mains adapter included
• Size: 22 x 15 x 4 cm

The 7-Inch Digital Multi-Image Frame is yours for £59.95 (about $90 USD) from Red5.

This new retro inspired television set will turn your 3rd generation iPod Nano into a TV – giving you a fun way to increase the screen size and volume of your Apple player.

This mini TV-set enhances the Nano’s video feature by magnifying its screen up to 2.8 inches and playing the sound through speakers.

Styled like a combo TV and VCR, a Nano TV and iPod Nano together offer the same kind of functionality that an old-school TV combo used to. Even more, in fact, as the Nano can store far more video that could be recorded on a bulky old video tape!

Its light weight and compact size also means that the Nano TV is ideal for flights or to take with you when travelling too.

The iPod Nano 3G TV will soon be available from the Thumbs Up UK website. The suggested retail price has been set to £14.99 (about $23 USD).

This radio-controlled car features a built-in digital video camera that transmits a live feed to the controller and its 2.4-inch color TFT LCD video monitor. And to top it enough, they have also managed to squeeze in an interactive laser game.

The car has a remote control with an extra long range (up to 30 meters) and can control the cars movement by eyesight or via the LCD monitor. Maneuvering the car could not be simpler, the controller has sensitive left/right and forward/backward stick controls, while the controller itself is handheld and feels similar in function and use to a modern video game control pad.

Here’s a video showing the video-equipped R/C car in action:

This sports car has a laser function and can be used to play lasertag with your friends. And the fun isn’t even over yet! You can also use the cars video transmission function to view what the neighbors are doing.

The Deluxe R/C Sportscar with Video Camera measures 39(L) x 23(W) x 13(H) cm and it is powered with a rechargeable 9.6V battery pack. The controller requires 8 x AA batteries. The product is available from Chinavision for 71.35 EUR (about $89 USD).

It’s spy gadget time again. Last week we had the Bluetooth Headset Spycam with LCD Display, this week we’ll take a look at a spy camera hidden inside an ID card.

The 5.3mm thin card features a built-in high performance rechargeable lithium which can run for more than three hours, or up to 10 hours on standby. You can use it as a camcorder, a digital camera or like a dictaphone for audio recordings.

Specifications:

• Built-in 1.3 million high-definition digital CMoS camera
• Video resolution: 352×288 pixels at 15fps
• Photo resolution: 1280×1024 pixels
• Video format: AVI
• Audio formats: WAV
• Built-in memory: 4GB

More about the ID Card Spycam over at the website for K-Ding Technology, an electronics company based in Shenzhen, China. No word on pricing or availability.

Remember that cool Amphibious Robot Snake that was covered here at GeekAlerts back in June? It looks like that snake has a sister named Anna Konda, living on land and spending her days fighting fires.

The robot is to our knowledge the biggest and strongest snake robot in the world and also the first water hydraulic snake robot ever constructed.

Here’s a video demonstration of Anna Konda in action:

Technical Data

• Length: 3 m
• Weight: 75 kg
• Number of DOFs: 20
• Angular flexion in each joint: +/- 33 degrees
• Actuators: Water hydraulic cylinders
• Max system pressure: 100 bar (1450 PSI)
• Max torque (at 100 bar): 300 Nm

Visit SINTEF for more info and photos of Anna Konda – the Firefighting Snake Robot.

Via a bunch a great blogs:

• BotJunkie
• Gadget Venue
• Gearfuse
• Geeky Gadgets
• Gizmología
• SlipperyBrick
• TechFresh
• Ubergizmo
• UberReview
• Walyou

It’s a new week and time for yet another one of those popular spy gadgets. This tiny camcorder is hidden in a button and comes with a separate 2.4-inch LCD display unit.

The video clips will be saved on the video display unit and its 2GB built-in memory. You can easily start recording both audio and video at the push of a button.

Specifications:

• 3.7mm Pinhole Lens
• 420 TV Lines 1 Lux
• Portable Audio Video Recorder
• Recorded file format in MPEG4
• 2.4-inch TFT LCD
• Built-in 2GB Internal Memory, expandable via Mini SD Card
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery

The Spy Camera + Fake Button + 2.4-inch TFT LCD Display Unit is available from the Gadget Brando website for $256.

A brand new review by one of the first owners of WowWee’s revolutionary Rovio home spy robot has just been posted over at the great Robots-Dreams.com website.

This video shows the reviewer taking Rovio on a tour of his house highlighting its high quality video feed along while showing off ability to turn and move around objects:

The Rovio review over at Robots-Dreams.com covers all the main features of the robot, including ease of setup, the robot’s main components, the charging dock and the TrueTrack beacon system. It also explains Rovio’s web interface; complete with extensive magazine quality photographs of the sleek and powerful robot.

More about this robot in the WowWee Rovio section at robotsrule.com.

The new Gyration Air Music Remote from Movea, Inc. enables you to navigate, play media, and take complete control of your digital music library from up to 100 feet away using radio frequency technology.

The Air Music Remote controls all digital home entertainment with the ability to replace existing TV, cable, A/V and Media Center remotes, and eliminates the need for a mouse. With Movea’s industry leading MotionSense technology, the Air Music Remote allows the use of natural hand movements to control the on-screen cursor and all aspects of Windows Media Center software with pinpoint precision. It includes standard menu navigation, an alphanumeric keypad and shortcut buttons.

The back lit LCD screen makes it easy to navigate through your entire music library and take control of your iTunes or Windows Media Player content on your computer. The infrared universal learning remote provides you with control of up to three other audio / video electronic devices and includes an extensive remote code library of components to select from.

The Microsoft Green Button allows you to activate Microsoft’s Windows Media Center interface with the press of a button plus shortcuts buttons launch My Videos, Mail, Web, My Radio, and Favorites. With seamless integration of the Internet and Windows Media Center, the Air Music Remote delivers access to IPTV, YouTube Video, or SlingBox entertainment from the web.

The Gyration Air Music Remote is available for $179.99 from the gyration.com website. Also see the official press release for more info about Movea’s new remote control.

(Via Engadget and SlashGear)

This black stylish L-shaped alarm clock is “specifically designed to take advantage of the iPod Touch’s variable aspect screen.” This means that the clock display will adjust if you would decide to rotate the device to watch a video on the iPod.

Features:

• Wake and sleep to your iPod music or movies
• Change orientation to watch videos
• EXB Expanded Bass and Reson8 speaker technology for great sound
• Charges iPod
• Stylish space-saving design fits any decor
• Battery backup maintains time/alarm settings during power failures
• Aux/MP3 line-in jack for non-docking iPod models, MP3/CD players and other audio devices
• Snooze bar
• Remote Control Included

The iH41BR – Rotatable Alarm Clock for iPod Touch is available from the Home Audio website for $79.99. A remote control is also included in the price.

(Via SlipperyBrick)

This pocket-sized lightweight spy gadget allows you to quick and easy record both audio and video at the push of a button.

Features:

• Built-in rechargeable Li-battery
• Dimension: 9.8 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm
• Image Sensor: Color CMOS
• View Angle: 58-degree
• Video Format: 3GP
• Video Resolution: 352 x 288 px

The Spy Mini Audio Video Clip Pocket Recorder is available over at the Gadget Brando website for $89.