What it is: A pocket-sized camcorder

What's cool: About the size of a standard iPod, this camera can record an hour of video. A panel on the back controls the camera's bare-bones functions -- record, zoom, pause, and a few others -- and a tiny 1.5-inch color monitor handles video playback. The camera, which houses a USB connector, plugs into any Mac or PC. The device's software handles rudimentary editing and helps upload videos to the Web. Image resolution is 640 x 480, so the quality is decent enough for YouTube. The Mino lasts four hours on a charge.

Drawbacks: Using the digital zoom lowers video quality, and there's no image stabilization, so footage can get shaky if you don't use a tripod.

Price: $180

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