Just over two years ago Cisco bought Pure Digital, makers of Flip video cameras. Today Cisco has announced that is is closing down Flip and will no longer make new camcorders in the popular line. With the announcement, Cisco has said that it will “support current FlipShare customers and partners with a transition plan.” Otherwise, more »

Every company seems to feel the need to create a small video camera á la the Flip. It can even be argued that it’s one of the reasons Apple included the back-facing camera in the new iPod touch. Sony has now decided to get into that market as well, and it’s version looks quite impressive. more »

CES seemed to be done as far as I was concerned. That’s how I felt until I looked at my Kodak Zi8 and remembered the first product to truly impress me at the massive tech exhibit – the Sony Bloggie line of digital camcorders. I purchased my Zi8 specifically for capturing video at CES and more »

The DXG-Riviera HD is from DXG’s Luxe collection of camcorders. It shoots 720p video onto SD cards and has a MSRP of $149.99. Unlike a lot of other pocket camcorders, this DXG is designed to be a fashion accessory. The real question is, “How well does it shoot video?” Keep reading for a full review.

Today’s iPod refresh tipped Apple’s concerns over cannibalizing iPhone sales via the iPod touch. Leaving the camera off the touch surprised many and even angered some. The backside of this move presents this questions to consumers: Do you want a video camera or do you want all the fun you’ve been hearing about the App more »

Shortly before CES, Canon unveiled almost a dozen new camcorders. They all were on display at CES and Gadgetell played with some of them.

Virtually all of the HD consumer camcorder line can now record in a 24Mbps mode called MXP. Why does this matter? The higher the bitrate, the higher the quality of video. If you’re a video podcaster or just like making movies, this stuff matters to you. The tape-based HV40 records in 25Mbps in HDV format.

“Every breath you take… Every move you make… Every bond you break… Every step you take.. I’ll be watching you.” Is it the end of privacy as we know it? People knowing where we are, and when we are there, seeing whatever it is we are doing. Or, just a cool and fun new way to geotag? Geotagging is nothing new and most of us are familiar with the term by now. Take a photo, and “tag” your location to tell all your friends or family where you were at when you shot it. But now, tagged single shots are going to seem like dinosaurs.

A Japanese accessory manufacturer has added a unique twist on an ordinary household gadget, the flashlight. They have added a 300,000 pixel CMOS camera and microphone. Carrot Systems created this so-called AD-1500 flashlight to enable security personnel and crime fighters to record the actual events as they happen. All activities are recorded in MP4 format more »

Unlike the recently released Xacti DMX-CA camcorder, the HD1010 is not waterproof. However it certainly is packed with powerful features that you wouldn’t expect a tiny gadget such as this one to have. Boasting of a 4-megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom, the Xacti HD1010 combines both the functionality of a digital camera and a more »

If you are in the hunt for a camcorder that is not so heavy on the pocket but still wallops some decent features, then the DXG-569v entry level camcorder which was recently released might be just what you are looking for. Retailing for only $170, this cheap camcorder offers 720p (1280×720) video quality aside from other powerful features that you’d think would not come in such an inexpensive camcorder.

These features include full speed video recording, direct video editing using various software and direct upload to YouTube without altering its native format. In addition to being a nifty camcorder, the DXG-569v also doubles up as a decent photo snapper able to capture still images at a 5-megapixel resolution. It can even record voice memos, which allows users to annotate their photos. The camcorder comes packed with 32MB of internal memory with support for expansion via an SDHC memory card slot that can accommodate up to 8GB of additional storage.