FlipStart mini PC gains sight with Snap Camera

If you've coughed up ~two grand for one of FlipStart Labs' tiny clamshell PCs, we'll wager that you've already got a pretty decent compact digicam in your arsenal, but in case you've been cursed -- as many us have -- with convergencitis, you can now pick up an accessory that turns your FlipStart into a pretty bulky three megapixel camera. As its name suggests, the $150 Snap Camera clips securely onto the unit's lid, immediately ready to capture up to five megapixel stills via interpolation or VGA video at 30fps complete with sound. Downsides include the lack of an optical zoom and the obvious physical protrusion, but we're sure such trifles have never stopped you before.

[mike @ Sep 25th 2007 11:47AM]

That thing looks about as responsive as my wife!

[Paul @ Sep 25th 2007 12:40PM]

Ok, so it was funny the first time:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/19/ea-leaks-sixaxis-with-rumble-at-tokyo-game-show/

It made my chuckle the second time:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/19/benqs-mobile-internet-device-peeked-on-video/

It was starting to get old the third time:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/ben-heck-crams-wireless-xbox-360-controller-into-original-xbox-c/

I lost count around this point:
(well apparently I can only post 3 urls so I will spare you the next 3 links to his comment)

(just search for 'wife' if you are confused.)

[Paul @ Sep 25th 2007 12:41PM]

Actually I have an addendum to my previous post. It appears mike knows two comments:

"what the hell is a zune?"
and
"That thing looks about as responsive as my wife!"

Check out his profile: http://www.blogsmith.com/profile/406245/

[mike @ Sep 25th 2007 12:45PM]

well sir, you found me out. Time to come clean. I don't actually have a wife and I know what a zune is.

well played, Paul, well played.

[Diogo @ Sep 25th 2007 3:44PM]

LOL

[Paul @ Sep 25th 2007 4:03PM]

Sorry to rag on you so harshly and I have to admit it was kinda funny...

[bioadam @ Sep 25th 2007 12:00PM]

It looks like the camera phone on "Flight of the Chonchords".

[Jaroslav @ Sep 25th 2007 1:39PM]

Yes! That's exactly what I thought. Hilarious!

[Mile @ Sep 25th 2007 1:03PM]

Hey Engadget: Checking out the other articles on this FlipStart, I see you got two units and promised to do a review but I can't find that. Where is it?

http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/

We'll have more impressions for you once we take our two new toys for a longer spin, but for now you can pass the time by checking out the loaded gallery below, complete with the all important Flipstart vs. Flipstart comparative shots.

[Antonio Larrosa Diaz @ Oct 6th 2007 5:05PM]

Hago mi comentario en español porque lo he enviado en mi idioma y no me lo han publicado y com soy el peor escritor del mundo estoy un poco enfadado con vosotros, en mi anterior comentario decia que ya tengo cinco camaras y cada una es de un sistema diferente por lo que preguntaba si algún dia existiria la camara definitiva a lo que yo mismo me contestaba que no lo creia, que esa camara nunca seria la defiitiva. depues me despedia como el escritor peor del mundo actual.---http//www.antoniolarrosa.com