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Flip’s Next Pocket Cam May Be A Wi-Fi Slider

3:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Cisco, who makes the Battlemodo Champion Flip line of pocket camcorders, confirmed that next-gen Flips will have both Wi-Fi and a large sliding screen (though not touch), a significant departure in styling. I just hope they keep tactile buttons. [CrunchGear]
Cameras

Ultimate Pocket Camcorder Comparison

5:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Pocket camcorders make hot Christmas gifts, but due to their nearly identical feature sets, it can be tough to tell which is best — so I tested seven of these humble unitaskers to make your decision easier. You’re welcome. More »
Cameras

GoPro Hero HD Camera Review

10:50AM Brian Lam | The GoPro Hero is my favourite sports cam. Cheap, impossibly rugged, with endless mounts for cars, bikes, helmets, chests, surfboards and snowboards. The new HD version does HD, 60fps and recharges. I love it even more now. More »
Gadgets

Weekend Gadgets: JVC PICSIO

5:32PM Nick Broughall | It’s slightly quiet on the new gadget front here at Giz today. I’ve still got the impressive Sennheiser PXC 310BT Bluetooth headphones, the Amazon Kindle (complete with a copy of the Kama Sutra), and the Canon 7D to play with, but in terms of new stuff, it’s all about the JVC PICSIO HD pocket camcorder. More »
Cameras

Vivitar DVR 150 Camcorder: Infrared, Night Vision, Waterproof

3:15AM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know how the new Vivitar DVR 150 camera’s quality will stack up against the Flip and its clones, but being waterproof down to five metres and having infrared night vision is a promising start. More »
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Rumour: “New Type Of Camera” From Kodak At CES In January?

10:51PM Danny Allen | UK gadget blog, Electricpig, says a “highly placed source” at Kodak has promised big things at CES. Could it be their first SLR…or something completely different? Either way, it’ll apparently arrive alongside the successor to the Zi8 pocket camcorder. [Electricpig] More »
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Weekend Gadgets: Sennheiser Headphones, Dyson Air Multiplier And The Flip Mino HD

4:30PM Nick Broughall | Some cool gadgets for me to play with this weekend: Most exciting of which are the PXC310BT headphones from Sennheiser which cram in both A2DP Bluetooth and noise cancellation. More »
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Australia Getting The 4GB Flip Mino HD In November

3:45PM Nick Broughall | While Flip is announcing that the US is getting an 8GB Flip MinoHD, in Australia we’re finally getting the original Mino and 4GB MinoHD some time next month. Woo-hoo? More »
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Next-Generation Flip MinoHD: Sleeker Design, Double The Memory

3:01PM Dan Nosowitz | The newest Flip MinoHD was just announced, and it’s a lot like the first-gen, but with upgrades all around. You’ve got double the memory, a much sleeker aluminium design, bigger screen and HDMI port. Sweet! More »
Cameras

JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Pocket Camcorder: Bite-Sized 1080p*

12:00AM John Herrman | It’s not even worth trying to keep track of the piles upon piles of pocket camcorders on the market today, but only a couple shoot 1080p. And only one, the $US200 Picsio GC-FM1, does it in such a small package. More »