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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…

Reviews Benny Goldman Jun 5

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…

Tech News Benny Goldman Jun 4

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…

Tech News Benny Goldman Jun 3

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…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 23

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…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 20

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…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 13

Flip + Waterproof Casing = Rugged Cam You Won’t Fear Losing

Click to viewYou don’t give a shit if you lose or destroy it. Blam’s fingers turn into sprouts of butter while frolicking in the ocean, especially if they’re gripping expensive, ruggedized cameras that can otherwise withstand brutal acts of man and nature. Buttons are also hard to press. The Flip only has one you need,…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 5

Creative Clones the Flip Camcorder: Why the Hell Are They Calling It Vado?

The most impressive thing about the ultra-basic Flip camcorder (to me anyway) is that it’s managed to steal 13 percent of the camcorder market. Creative is hoping to bottle some of that magic with a $100 Flip clone called Vado (which sounds more like a failed Star Wars character than a cheapo camcorder). The leaked…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 5

Flip Camcorder Stole 13% of Market, May Have Also Stolen Software

The Flip camcorder won our hearts with a stripped down, value priced approach to home video. However, a company called Advanced Video Technologies (AVT) has filed suit claiming that the company behind the Flip stole their patented Full Duplex Single Chip Video Codec compression software. Fortunately for consumers, AVT is not seeking to block sales…

Tech News Sean Fallon Apr 16

Ultra-Basic Flip Video Camera Steals 13 Percent of Camcorder Market With Its Amazing Low-Light Performance?

The Flip camcorder is about as far from a pro camera as Mario is from an actual plumber. In his (mostly fawning) review of the latest version, David Pogue says that the camera’s major “shocker” is that its low-light capabilities “trump even $1,000 camcorders.” But there’s another one buried in there: It has snagged a…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Mar 22

This is What Your Gadgets Feel Like

Sure, we all hate blister packs, but what’s it feel like from the other side of the plastic? Not good, my friends. You have this bright, blinding light, you’re being held down and there’s a guy in a hoodie having his way with you. Jason, I never want to see you in that sweatshirt again.

Gadgets Mark Wilson Feb 1

Flip Video Ultra: Better Than the Original, But Still for Your Mom

Today the Mossberg Solution takes a whack at Pure Digital’s update to the Flip Video, the Flip Video Ultra. The 60-minute (2GB) and 30-minute (1GB) models run $30 more a piece than the original, but basically improve on them in every way (better screen, resolution, etc.). Overall, the Solution says it’s “a pleasure to record…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 12

Flip Video Lowers Bar For YouTube Videos Even More

If you had a hard enough time wading through the millions of horrible home videos to get to the good ones on YouTube now, wait until old people start putting stuff up there. Pure Digital’s Flip Video camcorder is designed to be easy to use for non-techies, complete with built-in USB adapter and software to…

Tech News Jason Chen May 1

Love at First Grope: Sony Ericsson’s W580 is All Glowy and Beautiful

Are Sony Ericsson‘s designers thieves? Because it looks like they stole the stars from the sky and put em into the w580 Slider. Meow. We’d written about this midrange phone before, but it wasn’t until *tonight* that I realized just how beauuuuutiful it is. It’s the little things, really. Like the downturned bottom end; the…

Tech News Brian Lam Mar 26

Colored LG Chocolate Flips Head to Alltel

LG’s Chocolate flip has been on Verizon since late last year, but Alltel seems to be the first provider to get colored versions of these things. Available in blue, green, and puke, these AX8600s are going to be $50 after rebate and soul-binding contracts. The Alltell versions are the same as the one on Verizon,…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 16

FLIP: The Only Ship That Stays Afloat Vertically or Horizontally

It may look like it’s capsizing, but the FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform) is the only vessel out there that can operate both horizontally and vertically. It was designed to “flip” at sea so that scientists can better study the ocean. What I think is especially cool is that the insides of the ship (the crew…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Feb 28

LG VX8600 Chocolate Flip Phone Headed For Verizon

Now that Halloween’s over and the multi-colored Chocolate phones are on sale, we can focus towards Chocolate: The Next Generation. We first saw pictures of the XV8600 flip-chocolate back in August, but we’ve got specs now. Real, big boy specs! https://gizmodo.com/white-and-pink-lg-chocolate-on-sale-210892 The XV8600 will have a 1.3-megapixel camera, a microSD/TransFlash slot, EV-DO for data, Bluetooth…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 1

D-Link DPH-540, DPH-541 WiFi Flip Phones Shipping

The first clamshell WiFi Phone from D-Link is now shipping. This is a SIP (PsipTN) compatible phone, so Skype users may want to look elsewhere. https://gizmodo.com/d-link-dph-540-is-first-clamshell-wifi-phone-160904 To make calls from the phone, users will have to subscribe to a VoIP plan with a 3rd party provider, as D-Link just makes the phones. The phones will…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 10

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

Instead of having two separate screens on a flip phone—one larger inside and one smaller outside—this patent allows one larger screen to rotate to be displayed both on the inside and outside. This means possibly having the screen auto swivel so you can see the same UI when the phone is closed as you do…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 8

Belkin Flip, a Stylish KVM Switch

Belkin has announced a new switch that allows users to share a monitor, keyboard, mouse, audio and one USB device between two computers easily. The Belkin Flip features a small remote that can switch between two computers seamlessly and easily. There are three models that will begin shipping next month. The base model features just…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 28

The Ultimate Cheap Camcorder Battlemodo

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

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

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

New Flip Mino Mini-Camcorder Outed, Looks Incredibly Small

Creative Vado Official, Way Better Looking Than Flip

Flip + Waterproof Casing = Rugged Cam You Won’t Fear Losing

Creative Clones the Flip Camcorder: Why the Hell Are They Calling It Vado?

Flip Camcorder Stole 13% of Market, May Have Also Stolen Software

Ultra-Basic Flip Video Camera Steals 13 Percent of Camcorder Market With Its Amazing Low-Light Performance?

This is What Your Gadgets Feel Like

Flip Video Ultra: Better Than the Original, But Still for Your Mom

Flip Video Lowers Bar For YouTube Videos Even More

Love at First Grope: Sony Ericsson’s W580 is All Glowy and Beautiful

Colored LG Chocolate Flips Head to Alltel

FLIP: The Only Ship That Stays Afloat Vertically or Horizontally

LG VX8600 Chocolate Flip Phone Headed For Verizon

D-Link DPH-540, DPH-541 WiFi Flip Phones Shipping

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

Belkin Flip, a Stylish KVM Switch

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