[This appeared in the gdgt weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here: http://gdgt.com/newsletter/ ] I have to admit that I was taken off-guard by the news that Cisco was unceremoniously shutting down its Flip line of video cameras. I mean, I knew that Cisco CEO John Chambers sent out an internal email a few weeks ago indicating that some big changes were in the works in response to the company's drift over the past few years, but even so it's still relatively uncommon for a... Read more →

about once a week.

I just recently I bought a Sony Powershot TX5 camera, which also records HD video, but it also waterproof, dustproof, shockproof, etc. I'm about to go on a vacation to Cozumel, and I was trying to decided whether to bring both the Flip and the Powershot or just the Powershot. The advantages of just bringing the Powershot would be its waterproofness, durability, the ability to put a giant memory card in it for greater recording capacity and having one less device to take on the trip. Also, I... Read more →

its a crack up

Love the HDMI out, which makes for easy viewing. Also nice with the USB plug to get the H264 movie files off for backup. Zoom is sort of a joke, but not crazy bad. Overall, very happy with this purchase. $160 at Costco.

Optimally I hope the Flip Slide comes out before I go.

how happy are you guys with the mino HD? i just got it a couple weeks ago ... i have a couple of minor complaints. 1. it feels like after sundown, this product is useless. i obv knew this when i bought the mino HD but it seems like i've missed out on a lot of things i wanted to record 2. i wish there was adjustable recording quality if possible. i understand simplicity is the key to this product but it would have seemed like a useful option to have. other than that, i'm quite satisfied....