ContourROAM 1600 Point Of View Wearable Camcorder

We’ve featured several Point Of View (POV) wearable video cameras recently including the popular GoPro HD HERO2 Video Camera. Here’s another great camcorder to consider. The ContourROAM 1600 Point Of View Wearable Camcorder is a super affordable POV wearable camcorder that’s perfect for capturing all of your outdoor experiences and adventures.

The ContourROAM 1600 Point Of View Wearable Camcorder couldn’t be easier to operate. With the convenient one-step recording feature, all you have to do is just slide the record switch and you’re immediately capturing gorgeous HD video.

The concept of a Point Of View (POV) camera is the ability to capture video from the angle and perspective looking through your eyes as you experience some action or activity. In order to accomplish the POV camera perspective, you typically wear the camcorder in a manner that doesn’t interfere with your activity.

For example, these POV cameras are often mounted on your helmet. In other words, let’s say you’re skydiving. Rather than have someone else shoot the video (typically another skydiver jumping along side of you), where you appear as the subject in the frame of reference, the POV video captures what you see as you’re skydiving (so you don’t actually appear in the video frame of reference, just the scene that you’re viewing through your own eyes).

The ContourROAM 1600 POV Camcorder captures the scene you’re viewing with a 170º super wide-angle lens. Cameras with a narrower field of view will easily miss the full panorama and peripheral areas of the shot, unable to capture the full excitement and breathtaking impact of the scene. And the ContourROAM is designed with advanced technology that automatically adjusts exposure and white balance, producing stunningly sharp and beautiful video with the touch of a button.

The camera has three HD video resolutions; 720p, 960p and 1080p. You can also shoot 5 megapixel still images when you want to capture those great moments as a photograph.

In addition, the ContourROAM comes with a waterproof case that enables shooting stunning and clear action video underwater. The camera is waterproof up to one meter.

You can capture up to 8 hours of 1080p video and 12 hours of 720p video on a 32GB MicroSD card (the 32GB SD card is sold separately).

ContourROAM 1600 Point Of View Wearable Camcorder Features

• Sensor: 5.0 megapixel
• Resolution: 1280×960, 1920×1080
• Definition: HD (high definition)
• Battery: Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
• Storage media: SDHC compatible
• Focus: fixed focus
• Waterproof to one meter
• Battery charger included
• Width: 1.34 inches
• Height: 2.17 inches
• Depth: 3.94 inches
• Weight: 5.1 ounces

Available: TigerDirect

Price: $199.99

The Full Screen Pedometer You Can Easily Hold In Your Hand

There a lots of pedometers to choose from out there, many built into various common devices we all like to carry including digital watches and smartphones. And there are all sorts of different single device dedicated pedometers that you can hold in your hand or strap onto your wrist. But the problem with almost all of the little portable pedometers is they don’t display much on the screen. If you want to get the full picture, you usually have to scroll through different menus and drill down. That’s simply not convenient when you just want a full picture at a glance.

The Full Screen Pedometer from Hammacher Schlemmer solves this problem with most pedometers. This compact pedometer fits easily into the palm of your hand and displays five key datapoints on the screen at one time. With the Full Screen Pedometer there’s no complex navigation, no need to press multiple buttons to see what’s going on, and no need to drill down into multiple menus to get a quick “at a glance” view.

The Full Screen Pedometer provides the walker or runner a view of “steps walked”, “distance traveled”, “calories burned”, “time elapsed” and “average pace”, all with an easy glance at the backlit LCD display. No need to fumble around  with buttons to scroll through different menus and screens to view the information.

The Full Screen Pedometer simply has one large button on the front panel just below the screen, and that’s all you need to worry about to operate the pedometer. The dimensions are 2 5/8 inches high, by 1 1/2 inches wide and 1/2 inch in depth. And the easy to use full screen pedometer weighs only 3 ounces. This is the easiest, quickest and least complicated pedometer you’ll ever use.

Available: Hammacher

Price: $29.95

Motorola Digital Baby Monitor

We’ve featured baby monitors in the past at Mint Gadgets, but there are so many advancements in wireless and streaming video technology including a host of expanded functionality available in the latest baby monitors, we want to bring you up to date. The Motorola Digital Baby Monitor is a perfect example of the improvements and new features you’ll find in today’s baby monitors.

If you’re new parents or you want to upgrade your existing baby monitor device, the latest baby monitor products make this a perfect time to jump in. Baby Monitors are all about providing the reassurance that your baby is resting comfortably without having to jump up and check on your baby every fifteen minutes. After all, you need to get some rest too!

You’ll be impressed with the design of the Motorola Digital Baby Monitor and all the useful features and functions this advanced baby monitor offers. First, the Motorola MBP33 Digital Baby Monitor is equipped with 2.4GHz FHSS technology to improve the audio capability and provide the clearest sound possible. The 2.4GHz FHSS technology is vastly improved, more reliable wireless technology compared to the previous 900MHz systems.

And how about 2-way remote communication that lets you talk or sing to your baby remotely. You can also use the two-way audio to speak with a partner in the room. Now that’s pretty helpful! The monitor also has 5 LEDs that display the level of sound activity in your baby’s room. This gives you an additional quick “at a glance” view of what’s going on with your baby.

Security is important too. With the wireless devices in your home, that last thing you want to do is start broadcasting a real-time video feed of your baby all over the neighborhood. The Motorola Digital Baby Monitor employs full data encryption to keep your wireless baby monitor signals completely private and secure.

If you have a larger home, you’ll also appreciate the the Motorola MBP33 monitor’s 200 meter range. That’s almost 2 football fields in length, plenty of range for even the largest home. And if that’s not enough distance, the monitor is also equipped with an “out of range” warning so you can move around the house or outside yard and never be concerned that you might be missing or losing the monitor signal.

The Motorola Digital Baby Monitor has a room temperature sensor that displays the temperature in your baby’s room on the monitor’s LCD display. Now it’s easy to check at a glance if it might be too hot or too cold in your child’s room. And the digital baby monitor can also take still digital pictures and that come in handy as well.

Parents really love the the polyphonic audio playback that can play five built-in lullabies to help lull your baby to  sleep. Look, no one is saying you can replace mom’s soothing lullabies, but what if mom doesn’t always feel like singing? Dad’s definitely appreciate the built-in lullabies when mom is trying to get some sleep herself. Pretty cool, don’t you think?

With the Motorola Digital Baby Monitor you’ll be making the best choice to conveniently, easily and securely monitor your baby, the ideal baby monitor solution parents and caregivers.

Available: Amazon

Price: $169.90

Sony DEV5 Digital Recording Binoculars

Binoculars are fantastic tools for viewing remote objects up close, especially when you’re outdoors observing nature. And high-end binoculars have great optics so you can expect really sharp high quality images. So let me ask you, what would be more convenient and useful than the ability to actually record HD video with your binoculars as you’re viewing up close?

Well, now you can actually do just this with the Sony DEV5 Digital Recording Binoculars, the first digital recording binoculars able to capture full 1920x by 1080x 3D and 2D HD Video.

The remarkable Sony DEV5 Digital Recording Binoculars provide 20x seamless zoom and magnification with a convenient autofocus feature. And the Optical Optical SteadyShot™   helps reduce blur. Now it’s easy to get up close and personal from a distance without disturbing your subject and record video in full 1080 HD at the same time.

The new and revolutionary digital recording binoculars feature two full HD image sensors to capture stunning 3D video as well as 7 megapixel still photo resolution. And 2D video as well, of course. Enjoy the powerful 20x zoom magnification even in 3D mode. With so many uses including  sports events, star gazing, bird watching, observing nature, exploring landscapes, and more, now you have a way to capture brilliant HD video as well. And the cutting edge Sony autofocus technology lets you keep the image in sharp focus no matter what magnification or level of zoom you choose.

The Sony DEV5 Digital Recording Binoculars are equipped with Sony’s “Exmor R” CMOS image sensors that help you achieve breathtaking results even in low-light conditions. And with Sony professional quality optics these digital recording binoculars deliver top-end optical performance producing images and video with vivid, precision color and astounding image detail.

Sony DEV5 Digital Recording Binoculars – Features

• 20x Seamless Zoom with Autofocus
• Full HD 1080p recording
• Exmor R” CMOS image sensors for 2D and 3D image and video capture
• 2-Channel Stereo Mic with Dolby Digital Stereo
• Sony Memory Stick and SD Card Slots
• Optical Image Stabilizer
• Image Resolution: 1920 x 1080
• Weight: 2.65 oz.

Experience full 2D and 3D HD video capture with the groundbreaking Sony DEV5 Digital Recording Binoculars.

Video Surveillance Clock

How many times have you thought to yourself, “if only I could have caught that on camera”. And perhaps you’ve even thought about hiding one of those video cams in the house somewhere in an attempt to catch a baby sitter, a house worker, one of your wayward children, or even a misbehaving spouse you might be suspicious of? Admit it, we all have a little spy in all of us, right?

Well, if you want to perform a little inconspicuous video snooping and catch someone in in the act that you might suspect, then have a look at the Video Surveillance Clock from Hammacher Schlemmer.

The Video Surveillance Clock is a smartly designed, attractive analog clock that has a motion-activated video surveillance camera and microphone built in. In fact, the video camera and microphone are so brilliantly concealed, it’s almost impossible to tell this analog clock is actually a video camera in disguise, no matter how  closely you examine the device.

Go ahead, have a look at the detail picture above, can you tell where the video camera is located? OK, I’ll give you a clue, it’s the small little black dot above the numeral 12. That’s it, pretty well concealed, don’t you think? No one will suspect your attractive clock is actually a video camera taking a picture of them. A very clever undercover spy gadget!

The clock’s camera image sensor is able to capture video at a resolution of 720px by 480px with a viewing angle of 62º at a distance of nine feet away from the object. And the embedded microphone is sensitive enough to pick up sound clearly from 16 feet away.

The Video Surveillance Clock can also take still photographs at a resolution of 1280px by 960px. Videos and images are stored on a 4GB microSD card included with the clock. The storage is sufficient to capture up to six hours of AVI video or hold up to 52,000 JPEG images. The surveillance clock can also support a higher capacity 8 GB microSD card if you need even more storage capacity.

Once you’ve captured videos or images, you can easily download the content to a computer with the included USB 2.0 cable. The lithium batter is also recharged with by attaching the clock to your computer through the USB 2.0 cable. A single 3 hour battery charge provides up to 1 1/2 hours of video recording time.

But remember, this is a motion-controlled camera, so 1 1/2 hours of recording time is actually a lot of start-stop video surveillance time. And the same full charge provides up to 18 months of stand-by-time if no video recording is actually activated. So you don’t have to constantly check on your video surveillance clock to see if the battery charge is still OK.

The Video Surveillance Clock is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac. Dimensions are 2 3/4 inches in diameter with a depth of 3/4 inches, and the clock weighs 3 ounces. The video surveillance clock is definitely the perfect device for inconspicuously monitoring a room or office.

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