Underwater camera mask

Using Liquid Images Underwater Digital Camera Mask,you can shoot both still images and moving video as you troll your swimming pool or local reef. The product,available for about $100 at Amazon,houses a 5MP camera in a waterproof chamber on the top of a pair of bright yellow goggles. The lenses,made of tempered glass,contain black cross-hairs to help you centre the shot. To take a picture,you turn on the power switch; a red or green LED light visible in your periphery indicates whether the device is set to record still or moving images. The camera comes with a modest amount of memory,although it can be expanded by adding a mini-SD card up to 2GB in capacity.

Video Barbie
You can make a movie with a phone,so why not with a doll? The Barbie Video Girl Doll ($50,Mattel) looks just like a regular Barbie,but a closer look reveals a camera in her pendant,and a postage-sized colour screen on her back,peeking through her blouse. Creepy! said nearly every boy who saw her; Cool! said the girls,who immediately got the idea of the toy to make movies from Barbies point of view. Powered by two AAA batteries (one in each leg),the doll can record up to 30 minutes of Webcam quality AVI video,with a three-button interface. You can watch your recordings on the dolls screen,but without sound. Or you can transfer them to your Macintosh or Windows computer by way of the included mini-USB cable.

Print from video
CANON has just released a new series of inkjet printers with software that enables you to easily print still images from video. That means you can worry less about capturing that perfect moment,provided you use a Canon digital camera. All new Pixma printers come with the software. You shoot video and then import the footage to your PC or Mac to easily isolate the split-second image you want. The software allows you to view video frame by frame,or more easily,set it to capture a specific number of frames,which you can then review for the best shot. When you find one you like,simply press the camera icon and the software will save the image as a jpeg file. The images are,however,resized at a comparatively small resolution of 2 megapixels.

Spherical sound
French speaker manufacturer Elipson has introduced its Planet L speaker,a new version of its spherical speaker that looks a bit like some alien gadget,in India. Available in two models,the 60-watt models are fitted with a coaxial two-way speaker that make the perfect mix of high fidelity,elegance and design. The Planet LW (for wireless) is an active speaker with an Eleven Technology-based wireless connection which offers high quality audio transmission with a 10-metre range. Available in India exclusively through Fx Entertainment,the speakers will put you back by Rs 60,000.