SlashScope

Engadget reports on an innovative use of a single-use camcorder by Everett Bradford who reconfigured it into a night vision device, all for the measly price of $35. 'Why shell out $200 for a set of Soviet-era nightvision goggles when you can make one yourself from a $30 video camera? That's what Everett Bradford did, taking a CVS single-use video camera and combining it with a set of 20-cent infrared LEDs. Okay, it took a little more work than that, including some circuit-board mods and the addition of a salvaged camcorder lens. In the end, though, Everett estimated that his night-vision setup, which can record infrared footage that can be downloaded to a PC, cost about $35, compared to about $80 for the cheapest off-the-shelf night-vision scope.' While night vision enthusiasts are usually fussy about their equipment, this CVS nightvision camcorder would be just the thing for those who would wish to view activity in the dark without the expense of a "professional scope.