Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Slimmer Flip coming next month

CNET’s Crave reports that a new, slimmer Flip called the Mino is coming June 4, with a recommended retail price of $180. No word on features or other specs. Stay tuned!

Also, it appears someone is squatting on the domain flipmino.com.

Posted by Brad on May 20, 2008 at 7:27 PM | (100) Comments | Permalink
Cameras | News Flip Mino

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

“It does just enough to get the job done”

Uber-geek and gadget freak (and we mean those, naturally, in the best possible way) Chris Pirillo talks about the Flip Video. Among the things he likes is that he can give it to his dad and “it just works”.

Posted by Brad on May 14, 2008 at 4:56 PM | (245) Comments | Permalink
Cameras Flip Video | Chris Pirillo

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Creative Vado introduced

As expected, Creative Labs introduced the Vado Pocket Video Cam VF0570 today. A Flip-like form factor, it comes in silver or metallic pink casings, with a two hour capacity, 2” non-glare screen, and internal battery that’s rechargeable via the built-in USB connection, and with internal software that promises one-button uploading to YouTube and Photobucket. The Vado retails for $99 and is available today. (Amazon: Vado Pocket Video Cam (Silver) and Vado Pocket Video Cam (Pink).)

While the system requirements list a minimum Mac system of 10.4.11 or later, they also confusingly state that “The Vado™ software is not compatible with Mac OS X.”, with a note that Vado videos can be viewed in QuickTime player with the free Xvid codec plugin.

Posted by Brad on May 13, 2008 at 5:22 PM | (115) Comments | Permalink
Cameras | News Creative Vado

Monday, May 5, 2008

Flip clone coming from Creative?

Gizmodo reports that electronics maker Creative Labs may be introducing a Flip Video-like camera called the Vado.

Posted by Brad on May 5, 2008 at 7:19 PM | (63) Comments | Permalink
Cameras | News Creative Vado

Friday, March 28, 2008

Vivitar has a line of palm cams

I used to have a Vivitar pocket film camera, the sort that used 126 color film you had to advance by hand. Antique, right? I hadn’t really thought much about the company until today when I discovered they make a line of small, inexpensive video cameras, including the Flip-like DVR560g (pictured). All shoot at 640x480 and most include additional features such as MP3 playing and still camera capabilities in resolutions ranging from 5 to 7 megapixels, and all in the sub-$200 price range.

Anyone used one of these? Impressions?

Posted by Brad on March 28, 2008 at 12:34 PM | (71) Comments | Permalink
Cameras Vivitar DVR560g | Vivitar