Third Eye video camera

Posted by Rob Beschizza, February 19, 2009 6:26 AM | permalink

Hammacher Schlemmer's $300 "Third Eye" camcorder looks silly planted in the middle of the model's head. I, however, will be wearing it as an eyepatch.

The Third Eye Video Camera.

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#1 posted by monstrinho_do_biscoito , February 19, 2009 6:33 AM

oh yes to robotic eyepatch, does it pan about in it's little round socket like a manic robot eye should?

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#2 posted by strider_mt2k

, February 19, 2009 6:51 AM

Yar

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#3 posted by Agies , February 19, 2009 6:58 AM

The Boss could have worn it as a codpiece for a reverse angle shot.

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#4 posted by BastardNamban , February 19, 2009 7:04 AM

Put it on facing behind you, and link it's video out port to a small view-port LCD over one eye, eye-tap style. Congratulations, you can now see both in front of you and behind you at the same time, without depth perception perhaps...

Whatever happened to that Korean made "camball" that showed up here a few months ago?

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#5 posted by ROSSINDETROIT , February 19, 2009 7:06 AM

Hammacher should just outsource product development to The Onion and make their descent into self parody complete.

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#6 posted by Anonymous , February 19, 2009 7:11 AM

Oh man! It's like a cyborg Mad-Eye Moody!

That would be totally sweet.

Or you could be a film pirate! Sailing the seven torrent trackers, sitting in theaters and recording movies with your innocent camcorder eyepatch! Plundering and taking what ye will!

The costume possibilities are endless.

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#7 posted by mdgreenb , February 19, 2009 7:35 AM

Vannevar Bush would be proud!

See: http://kelty.rice.edu/375/images/memex/camera.jpg

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#8 posted by killdeer , February 19, 2009 7:55 AM

/r/ pics of it being used as an eyepatch.

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#9 posted by WalterBillington , February 19, 2009 9:34 AM

Eyepatch - fantastic, on the money

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#10 posted by guy_jin , February 19, 2009 9:47 AM

one step closer to cyborgification.

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#11 posted by nehpetsE , February 19, 2009 10:21 AM

cervical cap cam coming right up.

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#12 posted by The Lizardman

, February 19, 2009 11:07 AM

Worn as eyepath = Look cool and make POV movies all at once

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#13 posted by RedShirt77 , February 19, 2009 11:35 AM

hey, didn't you all do a post about a woman missing an eye that wanted to know about the possibility of having a camera or somehting in her eye socket. Sign her up for the eye patch camcorder.

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#14 posted by ponto , February 19, 2009 12:52 PM

Get two and make stereo images. Use a seeing eye dog if you use 'em as eye patches, though.

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#15 posted by gogsy1999 , February 19, 2009 3:15 PM

why is it being modeled by Aaron Eckhart?

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#16 posted by netsharc

, February 20, 2009 6:26 AM

It's only so big because it's got everything inside: camera, SD-card interface and power source. A mobile phone's camera is only this big:
http://www.techblog.tomksoft.com/data/iphone/camera.jpg , so imagine just having a the lens separate and connected by a cable to the rest of the device in your pocket (looping the cable through behind your ears for example).

I'd buy that..

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#17 posted by Silveradept , February 20, 2009 9:33 AM

Looks like the Black Jewel from Morecock's 'Hawkmoon' series.
But could be an eyepatch, sure.

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#18 posted by shahryarrakeen , February 20, 2009 10:40 AM

It would need Solid-Eye like functionality before can I consider buying it.

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#19 posted by noir , February 20, 2009 12:21 PM

Put one on your dog! See the world through its eyes!

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#20 posted by jimh , February 20, 2009 12:36 PM

320 x 240 resolution lol

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#21 posted by JayeRandom , February 20, 2009 1:41 PM

@MDGreen #7: Indeed, if you combine this with Evernote and an Eye-Fi card, then Bush's Memex is actually and truly available now. (That is, if you can get past the creep factor of trusting your documentstream to a company whose EULA says they "will not monitor, edit, or disclose the contents of Licensee's private communications, except in the following circumstances: (i) if required to do so by applicable Laws")

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#22 posted by Malgas , February 20, 2009 4:09 PM

Funny, my first impression was that it looks like a tefillin for some sort of Cyber-Judaism. The philosophical ramifications of using a camera for a phylactery are kind of mind-blowing.

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#23 posted by Rob Beschizza

, February 20, 2009 5:24 PM

"tefillin for some sort of Cyber-Judaism."

awesome

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#24 posted by Anonymous , February 20, 2009 7:52 PM

Camera! Apply directly to the forehead!

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#25 posted by dainel , February 22, 2009 7:30 PM

Why not just put it in a hat?

Or an mp3 player you can clip to your shirt pocket.