Extreme Helmet Cameras for the Extreme Enthusiast–Or Not
11 Jun 2011 - By Omar Mariño

You don’t have to be extreme to want a helmet cam to record a first-person view of your high jinx, but that is the market to which most of these camcorders’ manufacturers push their products. There’s nothing saying you can’t strap one to your head and walk around a comic convention or just walk down the street to make an interesting YouTube video. Whatever you plan to use for the helmet cam, you have to know that it has come a long way in just a short time—even models that were top of the line last year have taken a backseat to the new crowd. So here are four cameras that will do what you need them to. They will work in pretty much any situation. Read more >>



Flip Camera – Video – The New Flip Mino Gets WiFi
30 Jan 2011 - By Omar Mariño

While the next generation of Flip video cameras is not yet available on the market, details about this versatile little pocket video recorder are already leaking out (most noticeably through the FCC).  The coolest news about the new device (and the only news really at the moment) is that the latest version will have built-in WiFi so you don’t even have to wait until you get home to upload your hilarious videos to YouTube or send those family vacations captures to the grandparents.

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Helmet Cam – Swann Goes Shockproof with the Head-Mounted Sportscam
9 Jan 2011 - By Omar Mariño

This is another one for those of you who like the outdoors but love your tech.  The Swann head-mounted sportscam is shockproof, waterproof, and offers incredible functionality at a bargain price.  So if you want to record your most adventurous outdoors adventures this is the puppy for you… unless you want HD.

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Samsung HMX-Q10 Camcorder Is Ambidextrous!
6 Jan 2011 - By Omar Mariño

No the new Samsung HMX-Q10 camcorder wasn’t made for south paws but it was made with ergonomics and functionality in mind.  The new palm-held video recorder was designed with all the necessary buttons square on the “rear” end so operators can use their thumbs.  This frees up the fingers which stimulates the creative centers of the mind (not really) and encourages would-be videographers to turn the camera upside down and all around—even switch hands!  Read more >>

Small Video Cameras – Lain Sinclair Poco Pro Camcorder is Really Small
24 Dec 2010 - By Omar Mariño

If you have an outrageous desire to own the thinnest of everything, then you have to get your hands on this Poco Pro camcorder from Ian Sinclair.  It’s billed as the thinnest 1080 HD camcorder and with dimensions such as 54 x 85.6 x 5 mm I’d believe it. Read more >>

Ion Audio’s Twin Video Camcorder: Camcorder with Front and Back Facing Lenses
5 Dec 2010 - By Omar Mariño

If you’re the gregarious type who likes to record all of the sordid outings you and your friends experience for all eternity, the new Twin Video camcorder from Ion Audio is just the piece of equipment you’ve been looking for.  The tiny little camcorder will fit in your pocket and go anywhere—so what’s new about that?  Nothing.  However, no other mini-camcorder on the market has both front and rear facing lenses.  What this means for you social types is that you can record what your friends are doing and your reaction to it at the same time! Read more >>

Microphone / Video Camera: Zoom Dual Q3HD Camcorder Solves Sound Problems
4 Dec 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Let’s face it, the miniaturization of video recording equipment is a great and wondrous thing and if you’ve ever had to tote a full-sized VHS camcorder on your shoulder then you now exactly how great and wondrous.  However, as tech has gotten smaller, the ability of this miniature camcorders to pick up sound accurately has greatly diminished.  Generally, if your subject isn’t within a couple feet of the single mic on most camcorders, the audio is shot.  That’s what the new Q3HD camcorder from Zoom set out to solve.

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Hp V5020u Camcorder Looks Pretty In Purple
21 Sep 2010 - By Omar Mariño

So looks aren’t really what you should be looking for when you’re buying a camcorder but some recent models have been so darned ugly that they should have to put a bag over themselves before appearing in public.  The new HP V5020U doesn’t have to worry about that.  It sure is a snazzy dresser—but does it do what it should:  record excellent video? Read more >>

3M Shoot ‘N Share Looks Like an 80’s CalecoVision Reject
19 Sep 2010 - By Omar Mariño

While the new 3M Shoot ‘N Share projector/camcorder/camera won’t win any prizes for its good looks –you could probably wire that thing up to play Missile Command on your old ColecoVision Console—It will do just what it was designed to do (shoot and project video with ease.) Read more >>



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