Cisco launches Flipshare TV

Flipshare TV is a small box that plays 720p video on your TV or HDTV. The device comes with a remote and a USB dongle that connects your computer to the Flipshare base station box, which then connects to your TV. The device comes with software that installs on your computer, Flipshare 5.0, to manage your videos. Even if you don’t have a Flip camcorder, you can watch shared videos from friends who do online on so-called Flispshare channels.
The wireless USB adapter and base station connect to each other over Wi-Fi 802.11n, but do not interconnect with other Wi-Fi 802.11n devices, as they are preconfigured to only communicate with each other.

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Top 5 Camcorders for Dad

PRWeb discusses the top 5 HD camcorders you could buy for your dad on father's day, these would be the Canon VIXIA HF200, Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1, Flip Video Ultra HD, Sony HDR-CX12 and the Canon VIXIA HV40.

"It's hard to imagine a better Father's Day gift for dad than preserving family memories with a cool new gadget. A new high definition video camera is the perfect complement to the HDTV and Blu-ray player that mysteriously showed up in the living room last year. This year's digital camcorders offer ultimate portability, full high definition recording (1080p), face tracking, and automatic smile detection. Choosing the best camcorder can be difficult, and June 21st is just around the corner, so to simplify your decision here are 5 of the best camcorders for dads."

Buy Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom
Buy Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
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Buy Sony HDR-CX12 High Definition Memory Stick PRO Duo Handycam Camcorder With 12x Optical Zoom

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Switched picks Best HD Camcorder Under $250

Hey Reader: We live in wonderful times. There are many styles of camcorders to choose from these days, and most companies have HD models for under $500. (Video sites such as YouTube and Vimeo make it easy to post HD clips right from a camera. But if you want to edit HD creations first, know that you'll need a pretty powerful PC.) For your price range, nothing beats the convenience of a pocket-sized camera like the Pure Digital Flip MinoHD, which delivers the goods while still being light on your wallet and incredibly easy to use.

Gone are the days of lugging around an unwieldy camcorder and box of tapes -- today's pocket camcorders record to solid-state hard drives and have hardly any moving parts. Not only does this eliminate tape jams, it also enables nearly instantaneous shooting, so you don't miss the moment when inspiration strikes.

Buy a Flip MinoHD Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black)

Check out the full entry at Switched.

Flip Ultra HD reviewed

Andrew Nusca at ZDNet Blogs has a fresh review of the Flip Ultra HD. Check it out.

What’s it like?

The most recent generation of the Flip UltraHD camcorder fits in the hand rather nicely, curved on the front end, where your fingers would wrap around (you hold the Flip much the same way as you hold a mobile phone when taking a photograph). The back, front, top and bottom faces all are covered in a thin, rubberized coating, lending a soft and slightly tactile touch to the device (the sides shine, and smudge, with a chrome finish).

The device has a nice heft to it, which isn’t to say that it is heavy. The perceived weight actually makes it slightly easier to hold the device steady while recording — wonderful, since it’s very tempting to move your arm with such a small device (the minor heft is not enough to fatigue a hand or arm during use).

On the front is an enclosed, fixed focus (f/2.4) lens; on the back is a two-inch screen that is both surprisingly bright and crisp, and shows a live image quite well (there is a not-unsubstantial degree of motion blur as you move around; I don’t recommend shooting action scenes with a Flip). Also on the back is a big red (you guessed it) record button, surrounded by up, down, left and right keys for navigating the video menu on playback. Flanking the recording button nucleus are play and delete (”trash”) buttons.

Buy a Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black)

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More Information on Flip Ultra HD

Easy-to-use, pocket-sized HD camcorder featuring one-touch recording and digital zoom. Simple user interface lets you start capturing video just seconds after powering on. Captures 120 minutes of HD video on 8 GB of built-in memory; no tapes or additional memory cards required. Convenient flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your PC or Mac to launch FlipShare software... More Built-in FlipShare software lets you easily email videos, edit individual clips, make custom movies, capture still photos from video, and even upload video to sharing sites likeYouTube and MySpace.

Six HD camcorder reviewed and compared

PCWorld Senior Editor Tim Moynihan takes a look at six HD, YouTube-friendly pocket camcorders from Creative, Kodak, Sony, and Pure Digital, including the brand new Flip UltraHD. With features ranging from a wide-angle lens to variable frame rates, one of these devices in the $150- to $230-range is bound to be a great fit for your needs.

All camcorders lack an optical zoom and any sort of image stabilization, they also don't have any WiFi or GPS capabilities. But for about $200, there's not much to complain about.

Check out the video review at PCWorld

Flip Ultra HD unboxing

Gary Gannon at GAXonline has posted a series of shots about his unboxing and power on of the new Flip Uptra HD. Check out the details at the link below.

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Flip Ultra HD hits US store shelves

The Flip Ultra HD camcorder has hit store shelves in the US making it one of the smallest HD camcorders in the market. The big feature of the new camera is the HD recording resolution.

The new camcorder also gets more storage allowing for 120 minutes of HD recording before you need to delete or download the video on the camera. Other features include an HDMI output for easy connection to a TV.

The camera can run from AA or rechargeable batteries as well. The AA route is great if you are away from an AC outlet for extended periods of time while recording. The camera sells for $199.99 in the US making it cheaper that the HD camera available in the UK.

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