After being leaked onto the internet early last week, Creative has officially announced the Vado Pocket Video Cam. The camcorder retails at $99 and is meant for the avid Youtubers. Also, it’s pretty good looking considering what it does, so the Vado will probably be a pretty popular device. Going head to head with Pure Digital’s Flip Video and Flip Video Ultra, the Vado trumps them both in price, looks, and specs. The Vado, compared to the equally priced Flip Video, stores 2GB (2 hours good quality, 1 hour best) of footage while the Flip stores only 512MB (about 30 minutes); the Vado, however, can shoot at either good quality or best quality, while the Flip records at around the quality of the Vado’s good. The Vado, compared to the more expensive Flip Video Ultra, is still a better camcorder. The Flip Video Ultra shoots at the same ‘best’ quality the Vado has onto 2GB of storage, but with no option to downgrade the quality. The Vado also has a 2 inch screen compared to the smaller 1.5 inch screen on both Flip models. One major difference between the Vado and the Flip is that the Vado uses a rechargeable battery (that promises around 2 hours) and can be recharged by USB, while the Flip runs on double AA batteries. The Vado, available in either silver or pink, is out now and available from most online retailers.

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