Here’s a gadget for the repressed scientist in all of us…it’s a USB powered microscope. The hand held digital 1.3 megapixel microscope also comes with a stand for stationary viewing. With the USB microscope, you can examine all sorts of things that might be on or around your desk, or stuck in your laptop keyboard. It magnifies up to 200X and displays on your computer screen. It also has built-in LED lights for back lighting all the unusual things you might want to magnify.

This USB gadget is a bit pricey, especially if you aren’t working in a lab and want to use it just for fun. I found it at ThinkGeek for $349.99, and it is compatible with both MAC and Windows, including Vista. Does this thing remind anyone else of the animated desk lamp in all the Pixar films?