CVS Camcorder Roundup

Make Your Own Dakota Digital Camera Cable with a Palm III HotSync cable.

Here’s a HOWTO article on using a Palm III cable for this project, seen here.

Robogumby has posted a A Dummies Guide to the CVS camcorder.

MakeZine has a HOWTO for PCs & Macs from an article on MrBill.net. There are detailed pictures of the project.

Anarchogeek asks about the viability of using Disposable DV Cameras For Indymedia?

eBay kills sales of CVS Camcorders for some reason.

A discussion of Reusing the CVS Disposable Digital Camcorder from John Maushammer at his website. Seen here.

Some coverage at digitalfluff’s CVS/Pure Digital disposable camcorder info page.

The original article on reusing the single-use CVS Camcorder at MakeZine.

How to build a helmet-mounted camera for mountain biking for $35. Seen here.

You’ll need libusb0, a library that allows user programs to access USB devices on Windows, or the robogumby’s quick install.

This is hot on the heels of the article modifying the disposable CVS digital camera into a reusable camera.

Meet the mouse that reinvented the wheel. The scroll wheel, that is. At $49, Mighty Mouse features the revolutionary Scroll Ball that lets you move anywhere inside a document, without lifting a finger. And with touch-sensitive technology concealed under the seamless top shell, you get the programability of a four-button mouse in a single-button design. Click, roll, squeeze and scroll. This mouse just aced the maze.

It’s a no-button, three-button mouse, with a 360° scroll ball and squeezable sides. Sounds strange but looks like a good idea. It’s Mac and Windows-compatible.

Reviewed by Russell Beattie here. Verdict: different but good.

Seen here, here, here, and here.