I'd never heard of Cisco's FLIP palmsized HD video camera until reading today that Cisco is canning the product despite having paid $590 million for the company a year or so ago. The report I read today said it's retailing for $130 or less, so I had a look. Turns out one accessory is a little tripod with two straps for attaching to handlebars, helmets, etc. The unit, which records 1080 video, whatever that is, is said to be sweet for directly uploads to your laptop, and for directly posting video to youtube, etc.

All of which led me to wonder: Has anyone in this forum used the FLIP as a motography recorder? At $130 it's way cheaper than a GoPro HD or Contour HD. And because it has a monitor and controls, it's possible to review your video while you are still on the road.




Just thinkin' out loud, which has gotten me in trouble before...

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