Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye

My Son received the EyeClops Bionic Eye as a gift and it wouldn't work. We exchanged it and the second one works perfectly. It magnifies by 200 times so it is quite interesting to look at some things like gold, diamonds, hair, skin, small bugs, fabric. Some things are quite gross like looking at your carpet will make you want to break out the sweeper. This is the first day that we used it but I think my kids will really use it a lot. Our kids love catching lightning bugs & butterflies in the warmer months and I think it will be really cool for them to view them with the EyeClops Bionic Eye. They even have this cool vacuum especially for this purpose. EyeClops Bug Vacuum, Green

The EyeClops sounded like a fascinating toy for my curious, nearly 6-year-old future scientist. It was really interesting when we looked at our skin and hair and the carpet.

However, it is extremely "touchy." The slightest movement would cause the picture to completely vanish from the screen, and several minutes of cycling the power and re-focusing the camera were needed before we could get a picture again. My child quickly lost interest, since he couldn't even hold the thing without losing the picture.

Although my son is very interested in science and learning about the world around him, he doesn't have the fine motor control to be able to use this device without a lot of frustration. We'll be returning our Eye-Clops in favor of something he can use more easily. This toy is really more suitable for an older child -- maybe 8 or older.

It's not so easy to use...

They have to work a whole lote more y focus and luminosity control...

Besides that it's a cool toy...

I bought 2 of these for my g.children, the only time they were played with was when they were first opened. My husband and I did not find them very interesting either. Great service by Amazon though.

This gadget has inspired me to write my first Amazon review.

I purchased the Bionic Eye for my 6 year old last May, and we have equally enjoyed finding new things to view (most recently--chocolate chip cookies!). I cannot recommend this toy more enthusiastically. Easy to set up, easy to use, and super fun. I even brought it to work one day and hooked it up to our plasma TV in the conference room... it provided serious amusement for my coworkers.