USB negative scanner relives 35mm film memories (horrors!)

(Credit: Firebox.com)

With the USB negative scanner, you can get back at friends who have been tagging ghastly teenage pictures of you on Facebook.

The gizmo plugs directly into your USB port and all you have to do is push the film holder through the slot at the bottom of the device. The Windows XP/Vista-only software will then scan and convert your negatives into 5-megapixel full-color photos. We did the math for you; you'll probably need about 22 scans to make your purchase worthwhile. And, of course, a little bit of time to upload and tag the old school pictures on the social-networking site. It sells on Firebox.com for $140.

(Via Crave Asia)

[mmntech]

This is highly useful to professional and amateur hobbiest photographers who still use 35mm. I have a ton of 35mm negatives I'd like to digitize. The device is rather expensive though. There are cheaper flat bed scanners out there with film caddies. Being a single use device makes it of poor value at $140.