Cream of the Crop

    Currently, traffic jams are backing up at a few privileged shops where punters can wave at themselves in the tiny screen of the Casio QV-10. This digital camera is the very latest and hottest product in town. It looks a bit like a miniaturised Sharp Viewcam, with a swivel lens and an LCD screen on the back. It is really impressive and only about the size of a normal instamatic. It comes complete with PC connection kit and Windows software. Prices start from HK$3200-3900 (approx. L300-350). If the technology appeals to you but the price tag doesn't, you can investigate its camcorder cousins. Here there is a whole litter of apparent progeny to the Viewcam and because of the category competition, you can get a lot more for your money.


  • Gadget shopping walkabout in Hong Kong
  • Communications skills
  • The weirder, the wackier
  • Night-time shopping and other options
  • Buyer beware