I’m one of those guys who brings a camera with him wherever he goes. I don’t think about it as much as I should, but I imagine I can make people pretty uncomfortable by snapping photos of them when they least expect it. Some people get pretty antsy when I whip out my point-and-shoot. And I guess I can’t blame them.

That’s why these Photographer Disclaimer T-Shirts might become an essential piece of my wardrobe. These shirts warn the public that I might be apt to whip out a camera at any moment. So if you don’t like flash photography, you might want to steer clear. The “Beware of Photographer” ($30) and “Flasher” ($24) tees are both available from RedBubble.

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Disappointing isn’t it? I assumed that you’d just click a photo and out would fly a massive fist. But, nope, this concept is a lot more harmless. A lot less of your enemy’s blood is included. Instead of the satisfying snap of your bully’s nose, YOU snap a picture, YOU punch the damn camera, YOU take the punch-out photo out of the device and hand it to the subject.

So yeah, this camera involves a lot of action from you that doesn’t involve running in the opposite direction of the cops. Snap the shot, shove in a piece of paper, punch, and the camera turns any image into a punched design with a digital copy also stored for good measure. Hope this thing is durable. Sometimes I don’t know my own strength.

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You can really get anything made with a LEGO brick pattern, can’t you? Even something as moderately obscure as a stop animation camera.

If your into claymation or minifig-cinema, the stop-motion feature is perfect for creating your own shorts (or pants). This camera retails for around $80. Not too shabby for such an abundant amount of geekery.

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So, you’re chilling out in your cube, looking at porn or playing solitaire, or doing whatever it is you do when you’re supposed to be working. It’d suck to have your boss sneak in while you were slacking away. The WiSpi EX30 from Brickhouse lets you secretly set up a wireless camera within 30 feet of your cube, or wherever you want to monitor.

The 2.75″ monitor is easy enough to conceal and is indispensable for letting you know who or what is approaching, no matter how hard they attempt to sneak up on you misbehaving. Grab yours for $175.

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Those jackasses over at Boing Boing Gadgets have done it again. Posted a rad picture with no description. Look, is this really a camera with a damn garden growing out of the lens? It seems entirely plausible. Then again, it could be Joel photoshopping his pubes into sprouts.

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While amateur photographers have long enjoyed the luxury of the WiFi-enabled Eye-Fi SD card, pros will be happy to know that there’s finally a solution available for them. For $150, you’ll cop a 4GB SD card that supports WiFi uploading, the ability to choose which pictures go where and RAW imaging support. Gizmodo reviewed it and says it’s great, so if you spent over $2000 on a digital camera, it may be worth a look.

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According to a super-secret, though allegedly super-accurate, source, the iPod Nano 5G will include a camera, as well as a widened 1.5:1 aspect ratio screen and the traditional click-wheel.

The above artistic rendering shows what the fifth-generation iPod Nano will look like. According to the source, you can expect the new Nano to be announced sometime between July and September, along with a new iPod Touch. Is this legit? Too legit to quit?

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Flickr user { tcb } searches for abandoned property and then performs some awesome light writing effects. The photos speak for themselves. It seems totally worth it, shooting in an abandoned setting. Not only for freedom and safety sake, but because of the personality the settings ooze through their pores.

Each of these settings has a history. And while we don’t know exactly what that history might be, you can feel the energy of the past, of a busier time when perhaps the area wasn’t abandoned at all. The light writing itself? Top notch.

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Hidden spy cameras aren’t anything new. You’ve been able to order them out of catalogs and off the ‘net for years now. However, take a look at this necktie. Can you spot the camera? I barely could when I looked at this photo the first time. I’m pretty sure as long as you can manage to keep your tie on during whatever recon mission you’re on, you’re going to get the shot. At $66 for the 2GB version, it’s also one of the cheaper solutions. All you need now is something worth shooting. What would you record with a hidden pinhole camera?

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These guys from Germany do time-lapse photography and use light sticks and such to create beautiful images. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen light art as good as LAPP’s. Sprint-Nextel’s commercials last summer were decent but I think the Germans have us Americans beat on the light art. If you want to try your own light art out, grab a digital camera and a glowstick or download an iPhone app.

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