Flip

Maximize Your Downtime

Edited by Paul Hochman — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

FILM: Flip MinoHD

Lighter than a deck of cards and crazy simple to use, this camera by Pure Digital Technologies takes handheld video recording to a new level with high def. Turn that extra day of travel into a digital reel of sights and sounds -- it even shoots in cinematic wide screen -- before effortlessly sharing your vids by pop-ping open the built-in USB. theflip.com | $230, 4 GB model

8 Gadgets to Make Your Business Trip More Fun

Paul Hochman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:27:48 -0500

Well, That's the End of Flip: iPods to Get Cameras

Kit Eaton — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:05:47 -0400

There's no hard news on the actual devices themselves yet, but a bunch of Chinese protective cases for the next-gen iPod Touch and Nano reveal they're both getting digital camera units. And that, basically, is the end of the line for Flip.

Welcoming Guest Blogger Tom Dair: To Design Smart, Keep It Simple

Linda Tischler — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:03:34 -0400

Smart Design is, well, one of the smartest design shops we know. You may not know the firm by name, but you certainly know its products: OXO Good Grips kitchen tools, Hewlett Packard Photo Printers, Ford's "Smart Gauge" for hybrid vehicles, and the new line of OXO office products are just a few.

Why HD? Watch This

Chris Dannen — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:25:43 -0400

If you're like a lot of amateur home-movie buffs, you might have an older camcorder--say, Mini DV--and you're probably debating about whether the upgrade to HD is worth it. A video that's gone viral this week demonstrates the difference between your old standby and the newest high-definition video. Check out the clip below.

Flip UltraHD Is Pure Digital's Best Pocket Camcorder Yet

Noah Robischon — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:01:18 -0400

There was nothing wrong with regular camcorders--at least it didn't seem that way until Pure Digital released the Flip Ultra. Here was a video recorder that solved every problem that you never really knew you had with other camcorders. Like the fact that you forgot to charge your battery most of the time, and usually filmed in low light. And it packed the solutions into a smart, pocket-sized body that didn't trade down in quality or affordability.

Flip's Ultra HD Camcorder Battles Genius and Kodak for Your Pocket

Kit Eaton — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:42:41 -0400

Just weeks after being purchased by Cisco, Flip appears to be releasing a new device in its hugely successful range of pocket-friendly digital palmcorders. The Ultra HD was purchased at Best Buy for $200 by a fan, who spared no time posting all about it on his Web site. Although the Ultra HD's specs are an improvement on previous Flip camcorders, it's got a lot of competition courtesy of upcoming devices from Genius and Kodak.

Cisco Buys Flip Video Cam Maker for $590 Million

Kit Eaton — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:00:09 -0400

Cisco Systems, most commonly associated with business technology infrastructure and networking hardware, is using a chunk of its massive cash reserves to buy Pure Digital Technologies--creators of the highly popular Flip range of cheap digital video camcorders.

Tech Watch: Cheap Nationwide WiFi

Chris Dannen — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:05 -0500

Opening these airwaves will mean unprecedented access to wireless transmission for small companies and startups that can't afford to license existing spectrum space from the government. The frequencies, which are long-range, would be perfect for broadcasting WiFi, and wouldn't require any licensing fees from companies that use it. That will drive ubiquity, much as openness on the short-range spectrum for Bluetooth and WiFi has for those technologies.

RCA Refreshes "Small Wonder" Camcorders to Compete with Flip Cams

Chris Dannen — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:37:57 -0400

With the astounding success of the Flip Ultra, a miniature, bare bones camcorder that retails for under $150, RCA [NASDAQ: VOXX] is feeling pressure to compete. To do that, they're refreshing their line of Small Wonder mini-camcorders, in the hopes of capturing some of the niche that Flip has so cunningly cornered. The new, improved Small Wonder cams will feature better video quality, more storage and different skins, but will lack a rechargable battery. There will be three models, all perhaps as poorly named as the series itself: The MyLife, the Pocket and the Traveler.

Will You Flip For Peter Sheahan?

Rusty Weston — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:23:52 -0400

When was the last time you learned something useful from someone a couple of decades younger than you? Overcoming age bias is all in a day's work for Peter Sheahan, a consultant and author of a book about Generation Y.