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Things are getting so small these days I don’t know how people aren’t losing all of their gadgets. This credit card sized camera is only 1/2 inch thick but it’s still fully functional. At 10 MegePixels with a 3x Optical zoom, a 2 3/4″ LCD screen and in field picture editor, you don’t lose any functionality to the size. $250.

Have you ever been forced to sit through hours worth of slides, after helping lug around and set up the bulky equipment? If you haven’t then count yourself lucky, but here comes a product to take those ancient slides and film negatives into the 21st century. Just insert your slides or negatives into the machine and the 5 Megapixel scanner will transfer them straight to your pc. Then if your relatives still feel the need to show you pictures from their 1973 trip to the Grand Canyon, they can do it on their laptop where you can hopefully distract them with youtube videos, or any other wonders of the internet. $TBD.

This compact digital camera, affixes itself to your dog or cat, or any type of pet’s collar and snaps images every so often of what your furry friend sees throughout the day. It is completely waterproof, So don’t worry you can take Fido out on the boat with it. The pictures can be shot at intervals of 1, 5 and 15 minutes. Not only is this a great device to get more in touch with your pet, but it’s a relatively cheap monitoring system to see what kind of trouble your pet gets into while you’re away. $45.

The Gorillapod Go Go! is an flexible legged tripod, that has been available for digital cameras for a little while now. The flexible legs allow you to position in any way or tilt that you prefer. Well now, you can get this thing for your PSP, cell phone and GPS devices. There are literally thousands of ways you can flex and arrange this thing into, so get creative and get your friends asking questions about it. $30.

This remote controlled helicopter, the Draganflyer X6 holds a digital camero or video camera and has an anti-vibration feature to make sure your videos come out smooth. It also has an automatic descending and landing feature, so crashing is virtually impossible. a 90 degree tilt on the camera holder makes sure you can get your shot in from any angle. I;m sure you can imagine all the things you can do with this thing, but I would probably start with voyeurism and espionage. Price TBA.

This new 10MP digital camera is your ticket to remembering all those memories at the beach. It’s waterproof up to 13 feet, so it’s great for shallow diving or capturing the inside of a tube of the perfect wave, or inside the (cough!…ladies) shower room of your local gym, just don’t shoot the weird guys hanging out there naked. It has an excellent face recognition feature on land, but were still trying to work out the kinks of the underwater camel toe detector. $305.

Our next contender, weighing in at 7 pounds, is the new Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile printer. This handy device prints 2×3″ photos in under a minute from both your digital camera and cell phone. This miniature printer fits in your pocket, requires no ink and is perfect for the photographer on the go. Check for this one July 20th. $150.