Press Releases

5th October 2004

Interactive Ideas distributes new Digital Blue QX5 Microscope

Interactive Ideas announced today that they will exclusively market and distribute the new QX5 microscope to the retail and online channel, released by Prime Entertainment under the Digital Blue brand name the QX5 will be available at the beginning of November.

The QX5 microscope is the latest release in a long line of Digital Blue products that are designed for fun and entertainment at home or in a classroom environment.
Aimed at children ages 8 and above the Digital Blue range can be split into 3 categories – Science, Music and Creativity.

Included in the Science category is the new QX5, an upgrade to the award winning QX3 which consists of new features such as faster video quality, 300% higher resolution and 100% brighter lighting. The software lets users view, edit, animate and even measure samples, then create slideshows and videos that can be saved and emailed. The microscope has the mobility to come out of its base for the viewing of larger or possibly live samples in their natural habitats. The QX5 microscope even comes complete with specimen jars, containment dishes, sample slide and tweezers.

‘The new QX5 includes a whole new range of features’ said Tim Hall, CEO of Digital Blue. ‘Kids can even showcase their creations by making time-lapse movies, slideshows, posters and stickers, they can also e-mail images to friends.

The new QX5 will retail for £79.99 and be available on 29th October.