There Is A Whole New World Out There,

if you have the eyes to see it,

I am talking about our world seen through a microscope, of course I have seen microscopes before at school and college, also ones that are linked to a computer via a USB cable, but the 500X Digital Microscope made by Hammacher Schlemmer is completely portable, so no cables or computer to have with you in the field, 

small though it is, the digital microscope weighs less than 8 ounces, it really delivers the goods, not only does it magnify up to 500 times digitally, but up to 20 x 200 times optically and you can take still photos or videos with it, so it's a camera as well as a magnifier, you can view the Handheld Digital Microscope's images on its own screen, a computer screen (operates with Window products only) or on your TV,  You can also store images on a microSD card (not included),

optimal resolutions for still images are 960 by 240 pixels on the microscope or they can be saved as JPEGs up to 2592 by 1944 pixels, video resolution is 640 by 480 pixels, it also comes complete with a stand for hands free viewing, what a neat idea for anyone wanting to see worlds that you have not seen before, as a bonus the microscope is covered by Hammacher Schlemmer's lifetime guarantee, so with Christmas just around the corner another one to add to the Christmas list.