Router and networking behemoth Cisco today announced its plans to acquire the privately-held Pure Digital Technologies, the makers of the popular, inexpensive little Flip Video cameras. Cisco calls the reported $590 million acquisition “key to Cisco’s strategy to expand our momentum in the media-enabled home and to capture the consumer market transition to visual networking.” [...]

Today Sanyo Electric introduced a new lineup of Xacti Dual Cameras. The video cameras “redefine digital imaging” (according to the company) by allowing greater flexibility, shooting both still photos and videos. The new mixed form factor (Horizontal, Vertical) line-up of five cameras include new waterproof HD models (DMX-WH1, DMX-CA9), compact HD units (DMX-CG10), which are [...]

The makers of the Flip Video family of camcorders have announced a new personalization platform that lets you design a custom Flip Mino camcorder. This new service, created in partnership with CafePress, also gives you the option to share designs with the community to earn commissions.  “We created the Flip Mino to be a fun and [...]

Sony has introduced the HDR-TG1 Handycam, a midget-sized (dwarf, if you’ve seen In Bruges) high-definition video camera, weighing in at just ten ounces Despite its tiny size, it is a full-featured camcorder that can record 1920 x 1080 HD video and 4-megapixel digital photos directly to Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO Duo Mark2 [...]

Casio has released a new line of YouTube-friendly digital cameras. The EXILIM EX-Z77 digital camera line features a YouTube Capture mode and bundles software to provide optimized settings for recording, storing and uploading video. “We recognized that there was a demand for an easier way to upload high-quality video and are thrilled to be the [...]

RCA has announced the new EZ201 Small Wonder, an inexpensive digital camcorder designed to make it easy to capture and share video. It joins a growing segment of cheap camcorders, like the Flip Video, designed to offer basic image quality and the most frequently used features of more expensive camcoders. “We‚Äôve listened to our consumers‚Äô [...]

Apple today unveiled its new line of MacBook consumer notebooks that now include Intel Core 2 Duo processors. According to Apple, the new MacBooks are up to 25 percent faster than the previous generation and feature a built-in iSight video camera for on-the-go video conferencing, Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain, [...]