Celestron SkyScout Coolest Gadget at CES

Robert Scoble says the SkyScout from Celestron is the coolest gadget fretured at CES this year, so I HAD to check out the SkyScout product page for myself.

Scoble says:

This is going to revolutionize astronomy. It is simply the coolest thing I’ve seen lately (and I’ve seen some pretty cool stuff walking around CES).

Ya know what? I think Scoble is right. Here are some details from the SkyScout product page:

The SkyScout is a revolutionary, one of a kind, patented handheld device that instantly identifies and/or locates any celestial object visible to the naked eye, providing educational and entertaining information, both in text and audio.

Point the SkyScout at any bright star and it will instantly identify the object or choose an object from the celestial database of over 6,000 objects and the SkyScout will guide you to it.

How does it work:

SkyScout combines GPS technology, which gives the time, date and location of the user, software that calculates the position of the objects for that moment and 3 axis sensors measuring gravitational and magnetic fields to determine the true orientation of the SkyScout to the earth.

So if you’re an amature astronomer or you’re just into reenacting the scene from “Wayne’s World” where Wayne and Garth are lying on the hood of the Pinto, staring at the sky and waiting for the 737 to fly over, the SkyScout is available for preorder at Amazon (Aff.) for about $400 in April 06′.

[Source: Celestron Via: Scobleizer]