Eyeclops Bionic Eye By krismom on Feb 10, 2008 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

Five minutes after this toy was out of the box-it was the hit of the Christmas loot! It truly is ready to use as soon as you plug it in. The kids were running all over the house looking for things to magnify. Their favorite items were a strand of hair, a penny and the cats ear!The Eyeclops shows amazing detail with all things fibrous -- cloth, hair, fur, paper. Unexpected details in things like plastic, laminates, metals. Easy even for little ones to use, though they need to understand they can't lick, scratch, or otherwise mar the lens. The Eyeclops comes with a petri dish accessory, and a little plastic tube that can be screwed into the eye for close-up examination of liquids, bugs, and who-knows-what-we'll-think-of-next?!

Ease of use and the effect of seeing things magnified on your TV set is exactly what makes this toy straddle that line between great toy and educational tool.

The only negatives I can think of are that it can be difficult to get and keep an item in focus and the stand is rather flimsy.

I wholeheartedly recommend this great toy!