We enjoy testing out products every single week to see if they are worth your hard-earned cash. This week's product is called the 'Lizard Cam by Atomic Beam' .
It's a micro-inspection camera, and it's supposed to go anywhere you can't see. So, if you've ever dropped anything between a seat and a console in a car or even down the drain, this product is supposed to not only help you see it, but recover it! Click here to watch the infomercial.
The 'Lizard Cam' has a monitor you hold, and a long, stiff cord attached with a camera and lights at the very end of it.
Here's how it works. Turn on the 'Lizard Cam', and you should be able to see whatever the camera sees through the color screen. Next, feed the camera cord wherever you want. It comes with three attachments, the hook tip, mirror tip and magnet tip.
It is waterproof, and the infomercial shows it removing hair and debris from clogged tubs and showers, inspecting drain pipes and blocked toilets. In other words, don't watch the infomercial right after you eat. However, if it works, maybe that will bring back your appetite!
We enlisted the help of Joe, one of our engineers at ABC15. He fed 'Lizard Cam' down the kitchen sink, and could barely see a thing. He wasn't sure what he was looking at and neither were we. So, we decided to test an air vent. He could only see darkness.
Joe told us he had dropped a ring under his car seat, so we went there next. The light of the 'Lizard Cam' helped him see spot the ring with his naked eye, but through the camera and monitor, he couldn't see it.
We bought the 'Lizard Cam' for $39.99. So, where does it rank on our 'Bull or No Bull' meter? I'm going with...BULL!
Even in areas that were dimly lit, we had a hard time seeing anything on the screen. In well-lit rooms and outside, we could see well with the camera, but that defeats the purpose of helping in those tough, hard-to-reach places, as shown on the site and infomercial.
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