Typically the hardware I buy has many bells and whistles. I love products that can do a lot of things very well. My iPhone is not an exception to the rule, but the Flip MinoHD is. Unlike the iPhone, the Flip MinoHD does just one thing really well, and thats OK with me. It takes great movies without a lot of fuss. I love intuitive interfaces, and thats what this camcorder has, and not much else.

Here are a few reasons why I love it:

The smaller the better. The form factor is very similar to a candy bar cell phone. It slips right into your pocket or, in my case, my wife’s purse. It claims to be the world’s smallest HD camcorder weighing in at only 3.3 ounces.










Simple & Intuitive. There is no menu system to get lost in, and no need for explanation. I picked it up and immediately knew what to do to get it going. You power it on with a power button on the side and hit the big red button to record. The other controls are primarily for playback.












No wires or loose parts. For someone who has a serious problem with misplacing wires, this is a great feature. With the press of a button, a USB adapter pops out of the top of the camcorder for immediate use. I know there are some people that like expandable memory and removable batteries, but I am not one of them. It has 4GB of flash memory and a rechargeable battery built in.

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Over the last few months, my wife and I have begun watching these two comedy central stars. We started watching during the election because all the other news shows typically resulted in me jumping up and down in front of the TV yelling at Pat Buchanan and Bill O’Reilly and my wife sitting there trying to calm me down.

Not just a joke

Now that the election is over, I’m able to watch CNN while remaining in my seat, but Stewart and Colbert are now a part of our daily routine. On one hand these guys are absolutely hilarious, but on the other the information is often quite enlightening. While everything out of Stewart’s mouth is rolled into a joke, a fairly educated mind can pull out some high quality information the more tame media sources won’t dare present. In the case of Colbert, one needs to take what he says and turn it 180 degrees to understand the implied meaning.

Bottom line

If you want to be entertained, watch The Daily Show & The Colbert Report.
If you want to learn something, watch The Daily Show.
If you want to see the slime of America get dragged through the dirt, watch The Daily Show.
If you are a self hating Republican, watch The Colbert Report.
If you hate Bill O’Reilly, watch either.

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