Flippin Good Camcorder?

Here’s a quick heads-up on the next craze, probably… It’s called Flip Video, from Pure Digital and on the other side of the pond they’ve sold a million of them in the past few weeks. It’s a tiny pocket camcorder, around the size of a cellphone, so far so ordinary, but it has a couple of tricks up its sleeve. First it’s cheap, prices in the US start at around $99 or roughly £50. It has a built-in USB connector, so there’s no faffing around with cables, when you want to watch and download your videos to your Windows or Mac PC. Flip Video stores around an hour’s worth of video at quite reasonable quality, and you can upload directly to You Tube or edit the movie. Power comes from a couple of AA batteries and it has a built-in 1.5-inch display screen. Read More »

Wii, DS Wi-Fi USB Connector Discontinued

The (US) Nintendo Online Store shows a rather sudden and surprising statement coming from Nintendo, claiming that the Wi-Fi USB Connector used to connect the Wii and DS to the Internet (wirelessly) has been discontinued “until further notice.” Only those not owning a wireless router should be affected by the discontinuation of this product, while Nintendo themselves give Wii and DS users alternatives:

“The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector has been discontinued until further notice,” reads the statement up on the (US) Nintendo Online Store. “NOTE: The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector is NOT required to connect your Nintendo DS or Wii console to the internet using your high-speed internet connection. Read More »