By Richard Park
5 December 2008

The Flip Video products are a unique and easy way to capture and upload all your favorite video moments of yourself and friends.  The small stylish products from Flip Video are meant to do only one thing, record videos.  Of the Flip Video products the most cost friendly is the Flip Video Ultra.  With a starting price of $149.99, the Ultra model captures 60 minutes of quality video and sound.  The size of the recorder is about the size of a normal digital camera or cell phone—very portable.  The Ultra edition has a 1.5 inch diagonal screen, a screen resolution of 640×480, and a USB plug— to plug and play with any laptop.  The Flip Ultra runs on two AA batteries, for a possible five hours of use.  To start your YouTube frenzy, simply click the record button and then start creating your very own video journal and library.  Check out www.theflip.com for more product detail and other information. 

The ezVision Video Glasses are just like they sound: a 50” virtual screen that fits like a pair of glasses. They are super light and have built in earphones and a rechargeable battery pack. You can use them with your iPod video, DVD Players, and every other video game console. The picture is great and they’re easy to connect. Imagine a super high-tech version of those picture wheel viewers you had when you were little and you’ll get the idea.

Gaming Update
The month of November and the beginning of December brought us happy gamers a wealth of great titles.  November’s game of the month is a tie between Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty: World at War, and December belongs to Prince of Persia.  These three titles are definitely must buys. 

Gears of War 2, has all the greatness of the original, but with better game play, graphics, and a new story.  The online mode on the game is amazing and will keep you playing for months.  Try the Horde mode and you will understand how countless of hours can be wasted.  Call of Duty: World at War brings us the first person shooter we wanted to play since COD: Modern Warfare.  The game is awesome.  The environments, weapons, and story are memorable and have a lot of replay ability.

Prince of Persia is a classic title, but the new Prince has taken a different direction.  Now the world that the Prince lives in is an open world, where he can roam freely, rather than having a singular level or map.  The graphics on the game have also changed.  The characters and environment look like actual artwork from paintings.  The game play is fluid and the story line keeps you wanting to play more.  If you got the money pick these games up.  Each game retails for $59.99 and both Prince of Persia and COD: World at War are sold on Xbox360 and PS3.  Gears of War 2 is an Xbox360 exclusive.

Next week: A special look at Rock Band II.