The Cordless Slide And Negative To Digital Picture Converter by Hammacher Schlemmer Recommended by Whom You Know
What are you going to do with all of your old slides and negatives that aren't digital? We are assuming you have been taking pictures for years, and even if you haven't, someone in your family surely was taking pictures of you!
You know who this is:
The photo was surely taken by Peachy's grandmother, but this was only a slide before we met Hammacher Schlemmer...and now it has been converted into a digital picture! See, even then Peachy was reviewing books and had an audience. And how was it converted? Very easily!
This is the only portable device that preserves cherished slides and film negatives at 9 megapixel resolution--the highest available on models of this type--without being tethered to a computer or electrical outlet. Slides (35mm) and negatives (110 and 135) are placed into a tray that aligns each properly when it is inserted into the converter. The touch of a button captures the image in 3-5 seconds as a JPEG file that can be immediately previewed on the built-in 2 1/2" TFT color display. Includes an SD memory card slot (8 GB card sold separately stores over 10,000 pictures). You can transfer images to a PC running Windows 7, Vista, or XP, or a Mac via the included USB cable. You can also connect it directly to a TV to view the conversion process or your converted images. Its 9 MP CMOS sensor provides 3328 x 2216 resolution, automatic exposure control, and color balance, resulting in clear digital images without loss of quality. Its rechargeable battery provides up to 400 conversions from either USB (six hours) or AC (three hours) for untethered operation. Includes photo editing software that allows optional manipulation of converted digital photos. 6 1/2" H x 4 1/4" W x 4 1/4" D (1 lb.)
Lifetime Guarantee
The Cordless Slide And Negative Converter comes with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee at no additional charge. If this product ever disappoints you, for any reason, you may return it for exchange, credit, or refund.
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About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America’s longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, backing all products with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee. Hammacher Schlemmer’s innovative offerings are available through its catalog, website, and its famed landmark store on East 57th Street in New York City.
Hammacher Schlemmer
Offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected Since 1848
163 Years of History
The Reinvention of the Hardware Store
Thirteen years before the Civil War, an uncommon hardware store in New York City's Bowery District made a first impression that still reverberates in the history of retailing to this day.
High-quality hardware was not easy to come by in the early 19th century, and this little store quickly gained a reputation for offering some of the best mortise gauges, saw bummers, plumb bobs and fine tools sold anywhere in the city. Its reputation grew.
Shortly thereafter, a 12-year-old William Schlemmer began selling tools in front of his uncle's hardware store, making $2 a week ($1 of which he mailed home to his family). As years passed, he rose through the company ranks and, with the help of Alfred Hammacher, bought out his uncle's interest in 1867. The two of them then set to reinventing what could be expected of a retail goods store.
Under their tenure, salesmen canvassed the country promoting the company's exceptional selection until a common refrain among craftsman became, "If you can't find it, try Hammacher Schlemmer." In 1878, the store was listed among the initial 271 subscribers in the first New York City telephone directory. The store published its first catalog in 1881: a fully bound hardcover book. By 1912, the catalog contained a total of 1,112 pages and confirmed Hammacher Schlemmer as the most complete hardware source on the East Coast.
So complete were its offerings, that when the first "horseless carriages" arrived, Hammacher Schlemmer offered a Motorist Touring Kit for flat tires and blown gaskets, well before service stations existed. The store's stock even included every replacement part for the most popular pianos of the day.
Having outgrown its Bowery establishment, the firm moved in 1904 to 4th Avenue and 13th Street. The imposing (for its day) seven-story building featured a mahogany-paneled vestibule, oaken display cases and velvet beds for the display of wares. By 1926, even this space proved insufficient, and the company moved to its present location on East 57th Street. There it occupied all twelve floors and offered household essentials, personal necessities and the first electrical appliances.
Products as Unique as Our Name
During the 1930s and 40s, the name Hammacher Schlemmer would become synonymous with innovation. It was here that the world first encountered the pop-up toaster (1930), the electric razor (1934) and the steam iron (1948). Later, Hammacher Schlemmer would offer the first electric pencil sharpener, food processor, electric can opener and automatic coffee maker. Other notable introductions include the first microwave oven (1968), telephone answering machine (1968) and cordless telephone (1975). At their introduction, these products were viewed by many as intriguing gadgets, but the company saw them as functional problem solvers.
Hammacher Schlemmer continues to serve customers' needs in ways that no one else does or can. While some of the products may appear unusual, they all share the common goal of meeting the special needs of our many customers, just as a one-of-a-kind plumb bob did over a hundred years ago. From the beginning, our standards demanded quality, functionality and exemplary service. Some things should never change.
