Greg Chaffins The world around us always takes on a deeper meaning when we explore it with a microscope, but it’s not always so easy to be equipped to experience it. But a project on Kickstarter may make that a lot easier, thanks to the MicroCam X1 Pocket Microscope. And it is at a nice price point, coming in under $100.
The X1 offers a 400X microscope wrapped in a tough, user friendly shell that provides a 3.5″ 264 ppm display for clear explorations of the micro world around us. The unit stores the captured 12mp images on a MIcroSD card for viewing later. You can also hook up to a PC using a USB cable.
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The friendly design and ease of use makes it a wonderful device for kids and the young at heart. Such a device opens up a world of exploration that, even though it is all around us, can be easily overlooked. And with the extended resolution and pixel count, it has a wide application for many different projects.
