PMA08 had a fair selection of spiffy cameras and lenses, although nothing that was totally groundbreaking. That being said, a few random products did stand out due to their uniqueness:
Sakar is a company that licenses well known brands and slaps those licensed logos on to various crappy gadgets. This little bit of utter ridiculousness caught my eye, and I'm so glad it did:
WTF!? "Digital Camera Bling Kit," are you kidding me? That is pure unadulterated hilarity. Good job Sakar, you've won my "Most Retarded Product of Show" award. Oh wait, what's that... you have another product you want to show me:
Epic fail FTW... good job! Just for kicks, here are the specs on those cameras (from what I can read from blister pack): 3.1 megapixel sensor, 1.5 inch LCD and "Auto" flash. Wow.
Trexta make sexy OEM cases for various electronic manufacturers such as Nokia, BlackBerry, Leica, Palm and Fuji. They also make electronics cases for Prada and Miu Miu ($$$$). They didn't have anything available for my newly unlocked iPhone not that I would be dropping a couple hundred bucks on a phone mitten.
iGen's new NV20/20 is a next-generation nightvision scope that also takes pictures. It amplifies light levels 650x and automatically adjusts amplification depending on the amount of ambient light. Compared to the first generation night vision scopes its picture is very high quality and because it doesn't use an intensifier tube it won't burn out if exposed to bright light.
Clearly, a micro helicopter has nothing to do with photography and doesn't belong at a photography trade show. That didn't make the DigitTronics Prodidgy any less cool with it's built in gyros and twin rotors that permit it to hover in place. Due to the lack of tail rotor, the Prodigy is simple to control and its lightweight lithium polymer battery provides 15 minutes of flight time between charges. You can pick up a Prodigy for $299.
