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RIM Opens Up About BlackBerry Pearl Flip Phone

RIM just got official on its BlackBerry Pearl Flip (aka the Kickstart). Still a kinda clumsy-looking piece, the Pearl Flip is just like the candybar Pearls, but you know, fliptastic, with an an external display for previewing incoming texts, emails and phone calls. Watch for it at T-Mobile soon. More »

1:11 AM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By Elaine Chow
9,374 views, 12 comments

Latest by cmb22: Its about time someone came out with a flip phone with a QWERTY text key pad!!!! I will buy it more »

flip ultra

Dr. Ashen Reviews The Flip Ultra and Creative Vado

Benny may have reviewed a bunch of cheap camcorders for our cheap camcorder Battlemodo, but he's much less British than we'd like. Good thing for us Dr. Ashen of Vii, PolyStation 3 and various other shitty gadget fame has decided to put two of them head-to-head. Spoiler alert: The Creative Vado sucks, even in the UK. Oh, and Ashen's couch is slightly dirtier than last time. [Dancing Yak - Thanks Sean!]

1:30 PM on Mon Jul 28 2008
By Jason Chen
1,563 views, 14 comments

Latest by PAHNATION: the non-profit I work for - Christopher Coppola's PROJECT ACCESSIBLE HOLLYWOOD - uses the flip ultra for our free new more »

camcorders

Kodak Zi6 Might Be Best Pocket Camcorder Yet

Kodak's first entry into the pocket camcorder pool, the Zi6, may be the new king of cams. My lab assistants and I have done more scientific research in the field of cheap-ass camcorders than anyone we can name off the top of our heads. In my expert opinion, this is a winner, ready to unseat Pure Digital's original Flip Ultra. Why? 720p HD video! More »

12:01 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Benny Goldman
24,972 views, 36 comments

Latest by t1mi3: The Zi6 has been selling at Kodak.com since yesterday. I called and they confirmed that the cameras are in stock more »

pocket camcorder

DXG-567V Camcorder is HD-recording, YouTube-ing Flip Cam Rival

DXG's new 567v looks designed to join Flip cam lookalikes in the YouTube camcorder game. But this candybar form-factor camera packs in a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor and records at 1280 x 720 pixels HD resolution at 30 frames per second: meaning it's far beyond YouTube's video requirements. Recording to SDHC cards, it also comes with all the cabling to connect it to your TV and has ArcSoft TotalMedia editing software in the box. Available now for $179. Press release below. More »

4:29 AM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,225 views, 10 comments

Latest by zed0: Wow 720p. Not bad. I could see some uses for this thing. The price is decent at ~$130. more »

reviews

The Ultimate Cheap Camcorder Battlemodo

Ever since the world caught wind of the Pure Digital Flip cam's success, super-cheap digital pocket camcorders have sprouted up everywhere. With everyone and their mother trying to become the next Lil Show Stoppa or Soulja Girl, people need a cheap and easy way to capture those magic moments. I tested six of these cams—from Creative, RCA/Audiovox, DXG and Pure Digital—all $180 or less. Here are samples of all of their videos in various conditions, and an overall look at how they stack up: More »

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11:15 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Benny Goldman
22,801 views, 45 comments

Latest by Halaster: @LyleCapaneus: The cheapest Xacti camcorder available at my local Walmart as well as Walmart.com is $399, followed by $499 and then more »

camcorders

Flip Mino: Our First Footage (So Far, So Good)

I just got my hands on the Flip Mino and I'm impressed with it so far. It's way thinner than it's big brother Ultra, but remains almost the same height and width, which is good because it's not small enough to lose. The USB placement is well hidden on this design and I think it's positioned to fit in the slot more conveniently than the Ultra. As you can see in the video sample above, it takes solid video, adjusting from diffuse outdoor lighting to dimmer indoor lighting with ease, and without a lot of noise. The touch-sensitive buttons weren't sensitive enough for me at first, but after fiddling with them a bit they worked fine. Also, I'm still not sure which side of the Li-ion/AA debate I am on, but the thought of having to charge this thing for a full three hours when it runs out of battery doesn't excite me. I'll be testing it out more to let you know my full opinion, but in the meantime, so far, so good. Check out the gallery after the jump. [Flip Video] More »

10:54 AM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Benny Goldman
7,661 views, 29 comments

Latest by oopl: The White Flip Mino is about $25 cheaper than the Black Flip Mino. more »

camcorders

Flip Mino: A Smaller, Better Flip Camcorder for $180


The Flip Mino, a pint-sized but more powerful companion to the so-easy-your-grandma-will-be-a-YouTube-star Ultra, is now official. We already saw the $180 mini-cam in a fuzzy picture, but now we know that although it carries 2GB of on-board flash for 60 minutes of VGA-quality recording like the Ultra, it's 40% smaller—a scant 4” x 2” x 0.6”. The Mino distances itself further by adding a Li-ion battery and a flat back-panel with touch-sensitive buttons (rather than the Ultra's AAs and push buttons). Check back shortly for a full hands-on; meanwhile, there's a spec-laden fact sheet and a gallery's worth of more shots after the jump. More »

8:59 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Benny Goldman
15,316 views, 31 comments

Latest by PAHNATION: the non-profit i work for - Christopher Coppola's (nephew of Francis Ford, brother of Nicolas Cage) PROJECT ACCESSIBLE HOLLYWOOD - more »

camcorders

Cheap Camcorder Showdown: Creative Vado Vs. Flip Ultra (Vado Looks Better, Flip Shoots Better)

On paper, Creative's Vado might outclass and out-spec the wildly successful Flip Ultra camcorder it very liberally (like crazy, PETA liberal) takes its cues from, but what about in the real world? Laptop Mag tosses 'em together and finds that while the Vado outpaces the older Flip most respects—it's cheaper, slimmer, more attractive and has a better layout and bigger LCD—the Flip wins where it counts: video quality. More »

5:30 PM on Fri May 23 2008
By matt buchanan
11,922 views, 17 comments

Latest by oopl: The Creative Vado seems to be a better buy at $90.23 vs. the Flip Ultra at $124.99 more »

flip mino

New Flip Mino Mini-Camcorder Outed, Looks Incredibly Small

Creative might be not so creatively cloning the ultra-successful Flip camcorder with its own simplecam, but Pure Digital isn't sitting still. Spotted in a B&H catalog is a new mini-Flip, apparently called the Mino, that looks about as big as a candybar from this pic but it's hard to tell exactly. It's due June 4 for $180—a premium over the current Flip offerings (but what the Ultra cost originally), so hopefully it's got something special going on besides being puny. [Crave]

5:52 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By matt buchanan
9,101 views, 6 comments

Latest by grandpollo: @Mandatory_Field: While Walmart might not be your friend (especially if you own any retail store on Earth except, well, a more »

camcorders

Creative Vado Official, Way Better Looking Than Flip

Creative today confirmed the existence of the Vado camcorder, one with specs almost exactly identical to the popular Flip, with VGA vid resolution and 2GB of internal flash memory for two hours of film, plus a $100 price tag. It works as a USB drive, but if you want, the optional software will give you instant YouTube posting and other features. We ran a phoney pic of the thing before—these pics here are the real deal. Jump for details. More »

12:43 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Wilson Rothman
7,968 views, 29 comments

Latest by Vlad1v0st0K: I have two other cameras and they both use NiMH batteries(AA format). If I were to buy this system, I would more »