Wrenching for a Better Revolution

The disposable digital made reusable

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It would appear that somebody associated with Kits/Wolf Camera thought/thinks that marketing single-use digital cameras to the rubes will make them some money. The basic idea is that one buys a digital camera from them, then returns it in exchange for a CD and prints. Considering that this sort of defeats the convenience of the digital age, we'll see how their business model works long-term.

However, in the mean time, thanks to the wonderful people at Make Magazine, and the dilligent people at cexx.org I discovered this amazing possibility: there is a way to get the pictures off the camera all by oneself. All you need is a soldering iron and an old usb cable.

It sure ain't pretty:

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but it takes some nice pictures:

Daniel Glacier
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