Are you afraid someone’s going to eat the last piece of your favorite chocolate cake while you’re stuck at the office? Wish you could keep a close eye on the things you care about the most — even when you’re not at home?

Well, with the Smartphone Home Monitor, you can keep your home or office under constant video surveillance.

This surveillance camera can be set up anywhere to transmit video in real-time to any iPhone or Android smartphone via the Internet. By logging in to a specific website, you can even remotely position the camera – tilting the lens up to 125° and panning it up to 270° to achieve an optimal view.

The camera transmits video in a 640 x 480 resolution at 30 fps, and also comes equipped with 15 infrared LEDs positioned around the lens for night-vision surveillance.

When the camera’s motion detector is activated, it automatically sends you an e-mail and saves a 30-second video to an SD card (not included) – keeping an eye on things for you even when your remote eyes are needed elsewhere.

Connecting to any computer running Windows XP, Vista, 7 or Mac OS X 10.5 or later through the included Ethernet cable or WiFi, the Smartphone Home Monitor measures just 5″ H x 4″ W x 5″ L, and it’s available at Hammacher Schlemmer for $249.95.

If you’ve ever tried capturing indoor concerts with a point-and-shoot camera (the only practical kind unless you’re a photo pit pro), you’ll know a thing or two about grain, and how impossible it is to get a half-decent shot. Fortunately, us concert-goers and gallery, museum and theatre attendees (where flash photography is often forbidden), now have a compact camera at our disposal that is designed for, and excels at low-light shots.

Called the Low Light Digital Camera, it features a 4X wide-angle iZuiko zoom lens (previously only available on chunky SLRs), which offers exceptional brightness through its wide-wide-open f1.8-2.5 aperture stops – letting as much light in as possible.

Also equipped with a rapid 1/2000 second shutter speed for crisp, grain-free shots and to freeze fast action on stage, the Low Light Digital Camera features a highly sensitive ISO3200 10MP CCD, a vivid 3-inch LCD OLED monitor for greater compositional contrast and offers optional SLR-like manual control through a dial around the lens.

Accepting capacious 64GB SD cards and also shooting HD 720P movies, the Low Light Digital Camera is available now from Hammacher Schlemmer for $549.95.

Do you suspect coworkers are walking into your office when you’re not around to steal paper clips, snoop in your drawers, or simply put their filthy fingers all over your stuff?

Well, the Video Surveillance Clock is here to catch them in the act!

This analog clock has a built-in, motion activated surveillance camera that shoots at a 62° angle (to capture mugs, not midriffs) from up to nine feet away – recording 720 x 480 video and taking 1280 x 960 images. At the same time, its sensitive microphone can pick up audio from 16 feet away – perfect for keeping a watchful eye in any room or office.

The Video Surveillance Clock supports up to 8GB microSD cards and includes a 4GB card that can store up to 6 hours of AVI video or up to 52,000 JPG images. The content can then be transferred to any Mac, Windows XP, Vista, or 7 PC via the included USB 2.0 cable.

The USB cable is also used to charge the clock’s rechargeable lithium battery, which can provide up to 1.5 hours of video recording (or 18 months of stand-by time) from a 3-hour charge.

Nobody wants to spy on their own coworkers, but if you feel there’s something going on in your office when you’re NOT around, you can get your Video Surveillance Clock at Hammacher Schlemmer for $159.95.

If you’re broadcasting your image across the Internet with a low-res webcam, you’re doing both your professional reputation, and your geek cred a great disservice – especially when this piece of quality kit comes so inexpensively. Leave the grain for breakfast…it’s time for an upgrade!

With the Logitech 1080p Webcam Pro C910, you can look your very best in every single video or photo you take. Its autofocus feature, 5MP HD sensor, and precision Carl Zeiss pro lens provide crystal clear video and impressive 10MP photos every time.

The Logitech 1080p Webcam Pro C910 can be easily attached to ultra-thin notebooks or LCD monitors due to its universal clip, where you can record full HD 1080p videos and post them on Facebook and YouTube with just one click. Also, with the included Magix video and photo editor, you can polish your videos before they go viral.

As long as you have a standard broadband connection, you can make video calls with a 720p resolution, and more frames per second than most HD webcams thanks to Logitech’s More HD Technology. Also, with its dual built-in noise-cancelling microphones, your friends, colleagues and customers will hear you loud and clear in HD-quality stereo.

Billed as the No. 1 selling webcam in the world (as of Feb 2010), the Logitech 1080p Webcam Pro C910 is rated 4.4 out of 5 stars (from 315 customer reviews) at Amazon.com and is available with FREE shipping for $69.99.

Video is great for capturing and preserving special events such as sporting matches, graduations, weddings (or when one of your mates does something so embarrassing it begs to be recorded and played back ad nauseam). Photos on the other hand, can you know, speak a thousand words – capturing key moments in stills that often convey more for what’s omitted. Trouble is, it’s one format or the other…until now! Thanks to the Simultaneous Still And Video Camera, you can record events in HD video from start to finish AND take photos of the highlights at the same time! Clever you.

Using a proprietary, multi-recording image processor, the Simultaneous Still And Video Camera enables you to shoot 720p high-definition video to capture tackles, tries and home runs in all their live-action glory, and simultaneously snap priceless 3MP shots of facial expressions frozen in time. The camera also takes 1080p HD videos and 16MP stills if used separately, and it’s 24X wide-zoom optical lens gets right up close to the action – eliminating camera shake with its built-in dual image stabilization.

Featuring a 3-inch LCD and accepting large 4GB microSD cards for image and video storage, the Simultaneous Still And Video Camera connects to your computer via the included USB cable, plays back content on your TV with its included AV cable, and is available now from Hammacher Schlemmer for $499.95. Your goal? To snap one up today!

How many times have you been called “crazy” simply for telling people about what you see with your standard binoculars? Ever wish you could go back in time, push their faces into your binoculars and point them in the exact same direction, at the exact same time – so they wouldn’t have to take your word for it?

Well, the Vivitar Binoculars with Digital Camera are the practical (and realistic) solution to your problems!

Taking pictures with a permanent 10x magnification, the Vivitar Binoculars with Digital Camera features fully-coated optics, weather-resistant rubberized armor, and rubberized eye-cups that allow their use with glasses and sunglasses.

You can store up to 75 photos thanks to the built-in 16MB memory, and download/edit them easily too with the included USB cable and software editing guide.

Available at Taylor Gifts for $39.98, the Vivitar Binoculars with Digital Camera include a lens cloth, a wrist strap and require only two AAA batteries (not included), making them perfect for bird-watching, sports and travel, providing a practical way of sharing those unique images with the world.

If you do a bit of dirt bike racing and want an easy way to capture your wicked jumps all rider-POV, the MX Off Road Camera Goggle Mask is your man. Completely hands-free, they strap to your head like only goggles can – meaning you won’t risk smashing it off your helmet or handlebars in a spill. Or risk losing that priceless shot of Mr All That in front stackin’ it hard. Man, you meeeeean.

Recording in 720p HD at up to 30fps, the MX Off Road Camera Goggle Mask is also good for use on the road, to capture valuable EVIDENCE in an accident or otherwise. My traumatic experiences? Lemme see. Skidded under a truck once! Would have made an awesome video. Oh, and I had a heavy backpack thrown at me too (separate incident). Almost stacked it just sitting at a traffic light! Still lose sleep thinking that monster’s still out there *shakes fist*. If only I had proof, then someone might believe me his bag-throwing days would be more numbered than license plates.

Anyway, the MX Off Road Camera Goggle Mask records to MicroSD/SDHC cards of up to 32GB, can also take 5MP snaps, shoots continuous video for up to two hours on built-in rechargeable Lithium batteries and is available now from IWOOT for £225.00. Get shooting. “POLICE BRUTALITY…you’re gonna regret this…POLICE BRUTALITY”

Let’s keep this simple…

The Simple Digital Camera’s selling point is simplicity, and I gotta say…I’m sold. Miniscule controls and complicated menus are the work of poor UI design THE DEVIL! Featuring four beefy 3/8″-high function buttons and refreshingly straightforward operation, it’s so elementary a child could use it. What? Didn’t you see the image? “Look ma, no hands Oooh gaga hehe my first MySpacey picature.” Second? Pecs shot.

Featuring a 2.4-inch TFT color display, 8X digital zoom and an anti-shake function for effortless composition, the Simple Digital Camera captures images with its 5MP sensor at 2560 x 1920 resolution, or 640 x 480 AVI video at 30fps.

Supporting SD cards up to 8GBs and USB image uploads on PC or Mac, the Simple Digital Camera also runs on 2 x AA batteries so you don’t have to fuss with proprietary chargers.

The Simple Digital Camera is brilliant for older-folk, those with poor eyesight and fans of user-friendliness. Also, bystanders in tourist spots. Look, when I agree to take your photo, I am NOT interested in a crash course on your particular faux-DSLR’s quirks and complexities. Digital decapitation? You’re asking for it.

K.I.S.S. photographic complexity goodbye for $99.95 at Hammacher Schlemmer.

Do you enjoy the power and versatility of digital photography, but miss the bygone days of film cameras that had a sense of style? If so, the FujiFilm FinePix X100 is a wet dream come true.

All the digital goodies photographers drool over – 12.3 MP APS-C CMOS, EXR Processor, RAW format, HD Movie Mode, Motion Panorama, Multi-Bracketing – are contained within a retro-style chassis, complete with magnesium alloy upper and lower decks and leather-like accents. The film-camera illusion is maintained with actual, honest-to-goodness dials that control aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, and all those other creative controls that shutterbugs enjoy.

Rounding out the treasure chest of scrumptious camera candy is a high-performance 23mm F2 FUJINON lens and the world’s first hybrid viewfinder – which consists of both a traditional rangefinder-type optical viewfinder, and an electronic viewfinder system similar to the ones found on most compact and mirrorless digital cameras.

Grab the power of a digital camera and the style of a classic film camera in March 2011 for $1199.95.

Source: OhGizmo

If you want to take your fast-action photography to the next level, this pro-shooter called the World’s Fastest Digital Camera can’t be beat. Capturing a top 60 frames of full-resolution photographs in one second, it’s so fast it can freeze a hummingbird’s wings mid-flap or capture the very moment a golf club strikes the ball – all in crisp, fine detail.

Winner of the prestigious Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award, the World’s Fastest Digital Camera even improves on your reaction time, shooting a burst of 30 frames as soon as the shutter is half-pressed and 30 immediately after – helping ensure you capture key moments.

Also recording high-speed video at up to 1,200fps for super slow motion playback, the World’s Fastest Digital Camera lets you observe details not discernible to the human eye – such as the mechanics of a dragonfly’s flapping wings.

Including a high-speed CMOS sensor with 6 million effective pixels and recording 1080i high definition video for playback on an HDTV, the World’s Fastest Digital Camera gets a large 520 shots per charge and is available now from Hammacher Schlemmer for $999.95.