The award-winning, Toy of the Year nominee Eyeclops Bionic Eye evolves with a powerful new feature to expand kids' worlds: an adjustable multi-zoom lens with 100x, 200x and 400x magnification. Explore a world of wonder by simply plugging it into your TV and viewing your objects of wonder on screen. Requires five "AA" batteries, not included.See your world as never before with the EyeClops Bionic Eye! With this fun and easy-to-use electric magnifier, kids six and up can view everyday objects at up to 400 times their regular size. The simple, hand-held bionic "eye" displays magnified images on any TV, providing hours of fun entertainment for the entire family.
Connect the EyeClops to your television and explore things around you in detail. View larger. |
The EyeClops lets you choose between 100x, 200x, and 400x magnification.View larger. |
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The Good: Easy to set up and fun for the whole family; great way for kids to explore everyday objects
The Bad: Takes a little practice to learn how to focus
In a Nutshell: A fun and engaging educational toy with great educational potential | At a Glance Ages: 6 and up
Requires: 5 AA batteries, TV with video input jack
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Magnify Your World
The hand-held EyeClops magnifying "eye" is made of brightly-colored, lightweight, durable plastic and features an ergonomically shaped handle that fits comfortably into small and large hands alike. To operate, simply insert five AA batteries into the "Brain Case," attach the video wire to your TV's video input jack, and turn on the power switch, and you're ready to go!With the easy-to-hold magnifying lens in one hand, you can focus on any number of everyday objects, such as coins, fabric, your pet's fur and even your own hair and skin. The images will appear on your television, and a zoom dial offers either 100x, 200x or 400x magnification. The EyeClops comes with a focusing lens, a viewing dish and a tube to enable your child to explore a variety of everyday objects safely and easily.
Contagious Fun for the Whole Family
The excitement of seeing objects in your child's everyday world magnified to up to 400 times is contagious and sure to be a hit with whole family. With no software to upload and minimal set-up, the EyeClops can be put to use almost instantly.
The hand-held magnification "eye" is fun to hold and makes it easy for your child to explore their world. Viewing the magnified images on your TV screen in full, vivid color encourages your child to take learning into their own hands and provides numerous opportunities for parents and children to play fun and educational games together. And because the EyeClops is powered by five AA batteries, your child can enjoy several uninterrupted hours of exploration without the need for recharging or replacement.
Although the EyeClops is extremely easy to set up, it does take a little practice to make things come into focus. However, with the aid of the simple focusing gauge on the I.R.I.S. lens that surrounds the magnifying lens, this initial awkwardness is quickly overcome.
On the lowest setting the LEDs occasionally proved to be too bright for viewing lighter-colored objects, and these images could not be seen clearly on the TV screen. On the higher magnification settings, however, this did not seem to be a problem and textures and colors came through flawlessly.
What's in the Box
EyeClops Bionic Eye and Brain Case, I.R.I.S. lens attachment, viewing dish and tube, and base.
