19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant toy, fantastic quality., 25 Nov 2008
= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: EyeClops Multi-Zoom Bionic Eye TV Microscope (Toy)
When this arrived, I had a good feeling about it from just looking at the box. Well packaged, littered with statements about various awards it has won, and the actual microscope looked solid, well build and begging to be taken out of the box!
It was incredibly easy to set up and took no time at all to start viewing all sorts of various things. The 3 different zoom functions are a real bonus -especially when the fixed zoom EYeclops is retailing for over £50!
My children were totally captivated by looking at the detail in a feather and soon were running all over the house finding different things to "look" at.
It also has a few unexpected uses too! My brother inlaw lost a contact lens on the carpet - Eyeclops found it much faster than we might have done. It has also been very useful in making my children have a little less fear and a bit more respect for creepy crawlies. After viewing them close up, they have been really interested in seeing all their little legs, feelers etc. and has made them seem exciting rather than scary. It really is fascinating to watch how my children respond to seeing so many everyday objects in totally new ways.
I had wondered if this would be a half hour wonder. After owning it for a couple of weeks, we are all still amazed at it and I have a feeling it could be responsible for our youngest wanting a career in biology!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
educational AND fun!!, 28 Nov 2008
= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: EyeClops Multi-Zoom Bionic Eye TV Microscope (Toy)
This little gizmo is a real find. We deliberated over getting the multi-zoom but now that its arrived our reservations are quelled. As the previous reviewer pointed out this actually does more for less!! Retailers seem to be slightly confused over this and thank goodeness, this is a bargain quality toy. The play/educational value is almost endless, not just for children either. Everything we seem pick up about the house now gets a quick inspection under the eyeclops. Fun AND educational, you bet!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Vivid Imagination, 3 May 2009
= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: EyeClops Multi-Zoom Bionic Eye TV Microscope (Toy)
My son (10) is interested in science, particularly geology. I thought I would buy him something which would help him investigate small stones and fossils. I bought an Eyeclops after reading some positive reviews here on Amazon. Big mistake! This is rubbish. You need a "vivid imagination" to make any sense of the gloomy image displayed on your tv screen. The three LED's that illuminate the subject are just too weak for their purpose. At 100 times magnification you can get some sort of image from objects that are very light in tone but the 200x and 400x magnification are useless for virtually any object.
For the price, a total disappointment!
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