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Cheap Gadget Gifts - For Digital Media Geeks (Part Two)

Author: Byron Sletten
Published: December 05, 2010 at 9:41 pm
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Here's Part Two of some odd & (fairly) cheap gift ideas for all you like minded photo nerds, digital media geeks and gadget hounds.

You can post some of your own ideas in the comment section below.


 Looxcie  $199

Looxcie is always on, continuously videoing – there's no record button. It can capture everything the user sees for up to five hours, hands-free. And with the press of a button, a clip of the last 30 seconds of video can be sent to a Facebook page, YouTube or a preset e-mail address. It works in tandem with a wide range of smart phone apps. Plus you can answer calls while continuously shooting! I mean come on, this is the high bar for a geek gadget.


Camera Phone Lens $20.00 - $40.00Fisheye, Wide Angle and Macro)

These two small lenses, one fisheye and one combo wide-angle/macro, attach to your cell phone transforming your standard flat phone photos into wide and up-close wonders.

They work with any camera phone and attaching them is easy. A detachable magnetic ring sticks to your cell, providing a sturdy, shake-free hold between the lens and your phone.

 

    * Made of high clarity glass and finely machined
    * Affordable macro and fisheye fun
    * Works with most camera phones
    * Magnetic ring sticks to your phone for sturdy lens attachment
    * Lightweight and portable
    * Each lens comes with two magnetic rings (four in the bundle)


LaCie XtremKey  $49.99 – 249.99
All-Terrain USB Flash Drive
When you absolutely need to protect your files when being run over by a burning 10 ton truck!

With capacities up to 64GB and an impenetrable shell, the LaCie XtremKey is a truly rugged USB key. It is constructed with zamac, a metal alloy composed of zinc, aluminum, magnesium and copper.

The XtremKey’s memory modules are shielded inside of a 2mm casing and sealed with wear-resistant screw threads and a rubber O-ring, which makes it watertight up to 100 meters. In addition, it’s resistant to 5-meter drops, fierce heat and bitter cold—it holds up in any environment, no matter where you take it (+200°C / -50°).

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