$10 · Flip UltraHD Digital Camcorder

So you're at the beach with your kids. They've built an amazing sandcastle, it's being defended by all the little crabs they've collected, and the tide is coming in. How long will the castle survive? They want to make a movie showing dramatic events as the moat fills with water and the walls are being eroded by wave after wave. You could hand over your phone, because that's really convenient. Everything is going fine until you see the phone being scraped through the sand, dipped in saltwater, or accidentally thrown into the ocean when the sudden appearance of a wasp throws your kids into an arm flailing panic. That's when you realize that you actually handed your kid an $800 portable computer. You watch as this marvel of modern technology flies through the air, bounces off a barnacle encrusted rock, and disappears under 3 feet of water. Instead, you could hand your kids a digital camcorder that you purchased for a whopping $15. They can still make great videos at the beach or in the backyard, and you can stop worrying about all the different ways they could lose or destroy a smart phone that is more powerful than all of the computers used to put a man on the moon. The Ultra records up to 120 minutes of 1280 x 720p, 30fps MP4 footage to its 8GB built-in flash memory. If requires 2 AA batteries, and that's all you need to get started. Or for your kids to get started. The Flip has a screw mount on the bottom, so you can get standard accessories that would allow you to mount to the dashboard of your car for a dash cam. So when that car in front of you backs into you, you'll have proof that you didn't rear-end them. If you use NiMH batteries, they will recharge while the Flip is plugged in. Product Highlights 120 Minutes Recording Time 1280 x 720p High Definition/H.264 MP4 8GB Internal Flash Memory 1/4.5" HD CMOS Sensor