Soon I’ll be flipping over my new Flip

I've had my Flip Video Ultra camcorder for a while now. It's been one of the handiest and most portable video recorders I've ever used.

And it couldn't get much easier to use. Press big red button to start recording. Press big red button to stop recording.

But alas, it's time for me to retire my Flip Video. There's a new sherriff in town and his name is the Flip Video Ultra HD. And mine should arrive next Tuesday.

I decided to upgrade mainly because of the Ultra HD's high definition capability. I do a lot of video shooting that ends up on YouTube. And if you haven't noticed recently, YouTube is pretty committed to the widescreen, high definition format. So committed in fact, that it bugs me when I now have to watch my existing videos on YouTube with black bars on the left and right sides.

The new Flip Video Ultra HD will, of course, fill the available widescreen space on YouTube quite nicely, and the quality of the video will look great to boot.

There are a couple other advantages to the new Flip Video Ultra HD, such as twice the recording capacity (120 minutes vs. 60 minutes), rechargeable batteries and a built-in HDMI port for easy-access to watch your recorded videos on your high-definition television.

So, goodbye 'ol original Flip Video. We had a good ride.