Egokast video belt buckle

Wearable tech just took another turn. As if it ain't strange enough having your belt buckle make music, now China-based Egokast has a clunky palm-sized video version that serves no higher purpose than to promote navel-gazing--specifically yours. If you have a narcissistic streak, the Egokast is aptly named (it's all about you, baby); though those with beer bellies might want to give this a miss. A plastic shield to protect its scratch-prone display would have been nice. Otherwise, this personal media player bundles a disc chockablock with hundreds of prefabricated video loops for those who can stomach the attention this will draw.

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Price: US$289
Availability: More info at egokast.com
Device: Personal media player
Basic specs: 512MB SD card, JPEG and BMP images, AVI, MPEG, MP4, MPEG-1, -2, Audio Layer 3 (MP3, WMA), 3.5-inch TFT display, 260K color, 4+hrs video on full brightness, 3hr recharge time, 84.5 x 75 x 25.2mm, 163g, stainless steel, fits 38mm belts, USB 2.0, video-in, video-out

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