With the success of the Flip line of compact and cheap camcorders, there are lots of other manufacturers jumping into the market with very similar products. The latest of these products is the Memorex MyVideo camcorders. Both an HD and a non-HD version are available.

The devices have integrated USB ports and one-touch recording. Editing software is included for uploading of video to sharing websites like Facebook and YouTube. The camcorder can also play video directly to a TV set and can capture still shots as well as video.

Here’s one for all of you who like to have your little Halloween decorations on display. It’s a sexy witch that will hold your iPod. Wait. What the hell? What exactly is going on here? Is that witch having her way with that iPod?

She’s definitely giving it a tickle with the tip of her broom. I suppose it would be far dirtier if the broomstick was going the opposite way. That iPod is just sitting back and enjoying itself. The earbuds are just watching the whole bizarre thing unfold.

The 1TB Origin Storage portable hard drive comes with built in hardware encryption to protect your valuable and highly secret data. The device is available in two versions. The Pro version features 128bit AES hardware encryption, while the Enterprise version features 256bit hardware encryption.

Both models boast an LCD screen that can be used to enter an 18 digit PIN number in order to access the drive. These hard drives can also detect brute force and malware attacks and can be set to self destruct and clean all of the data from the device should you need it.

Need a flash drive that goes beyond the call of duty as far as durability? Corsair has launched the new Flash Survivor USB drive with 64GB of storage that might interest you. The drive is ensconced in an extremely strong CNC-milled, anodized aircraft-grade aluminum to protect your important data.

The Corsair Flash Survivor 64GB USB Drive is also water resistant up to 200m, should you find yourself in the water during one of your outdoor adventures. No pricing or availability info yet, but this is a good one for all of you Indiana Jones types.

Are you getting tired of rocking fake plastic guitars yet? Good. Me too. So now it’s time to build robots that can play it. Old one-eye here is basically a mannequin stuffed with robotic parts that allow it to play.

It was developed by engineering student Pete Nikrin with some help from Minnesota West Technical College. “Roxanne” responds to each note as it appears onscreen. The robot can read the notes in transitions between light and dark pixels using its left eye which has a camera implanted.

The Nokia N900 might have just been released, but hot on its heels is its successor, the Nokia N920 Internet Tablet. It showed up at the Nokiaport.de forums.

The photo appears to be real and we know that the device will feature a 4.13″ capacitive touchscreen display in a thin body. And yes, no sign of a physical keyboard. We don’t have any info on its release date, but don’t expect it for awhile. We will likely see it at Mobile World Congress 2010.

3M wants you to have some privacy and so they are offering a new laptop privacy screen with “unmatched data protection alongside increased image clarity”. It allows you to do your work in privacy even when in crowded spaces like on a plane.

The 3M Gold Privacy Filters offer protection for all of your sensitive data on your laptop with a reflective gold screen when viewed from the side. It also features a glossy surface for sharper and brighter text and images without blurring or distortion. This way only you know that you are looking at a My Little Pony fansite.

This Sega Saturn joystick has two identities. One is a mild mannered joystick, the other is a killer Insecticon. It also goes by “Robo-Space-Bug,” according to its creator, James Ian Killinger. Apparently Killinger didn’t have to completely re-engineer the joystick to make it transform.

It has all of the original components and three extra screws. That’s it, just three extra screws. One wonders what he could do with four extra screws. Or five. The man is clearly a genius and it’s clear that we have been taking screws for granted.

Do you find that today’s clocks make things too easy, what with their automatic time telling capabilities and effortless upkeep? If so, you might like the Manual digital clock. It won’t do any of that fancy time-telling stuff on it’s own, forcing you to change the time manually…every minute.

It’s actually a neat way for kids to learn about time and how to read digital clocks. I’m sure it won’t take your little tykes very long to start spelling out “hell” and other fun words.

Biking can be dangerous. Drivers don’t know when you are going to hit the brakes or make a sudden turn. It would be much safer if you had a brake light. The Spooklight has a wireless handlebar touchpad and an accelerometer that lights up your brake light when you slow down.

Just like how a car works. The LEDs are super bright, and the lithium polymer battery will keep it working for about 60 hours. The Spooklight easily comes off the bike and charges via USB. And yes it will also charge your gadgets while you’re on the go.

Digital photo frames make great gifts and they have come down in price significantly over the last few years. Digital frame maker Ceiva has announced the launch of its latest digital photo frame called the Pro 80 just in time for holiday shopping.

The frame works with Ceiva’s PicturePlan, which allows remote users to automatically push images to the frame via a phone line or a Wi-Fi connection. The PicturePlan service is free for the first year and then $19.99 per year afterwards.

There are several makers of webcams that have been producing cams with HD resolutions for a while now. Among the companies are Logitech and Microsoft. For some uses HD resolution may not be enough and for these businesses, a company called Seitz Phototechnik has unveiled the new Roundshot Livecam D2 HD.

The camera has the capability of making full 360-degree panoramic video of a scene and can be used by hotels and resorts to show off their location and amenities. The camera has a whopping 66 million pixels and can shoot at night.

Around the world, untold amounts of power are wasted each day by gadgets and electronic devices that are left running when they are not in use. Many countries are trying to legislate changes to laws to reduce this wasted energy. Samsung has announced that its STORY Station line of external HDDs is being updated to meet new European rules for lower power consumption at rest.

The line of Samsung external HDDs is getting a new circuit design that allows it to be turned off when the power supple is plugged in and the USB cable is not connected to the computer. This will allow Samsung to cut power needs from 2.5W of the current version to 0.09W with the new version of the drive.

Every time I look around there is a new netbook computer being unveiled or a low cost notebook, which is what the masses want thanks to the poor economy. There is a building demand for other types of computers as well like the all-in-one desktop and Acer has unveiled its latest AIO called the Z5610.

The machine will run Windows 7 Home Premium and uses the Touch Pack for Windows 7 for its 23-inch multi-touch LCD. The fact that the machine runs Windows 7 means it should ship sometime after October 22.

Zoom’s Q3 Video recorder is touted as being the first and only handheld video recorder to record HD audio, and in it’s class it is certainly a unique offering. It caught our eye back in July, but now the Q3 has finally begun to ship to consumers.

The device records 24-bit/48 kHz audio using a pair of condenser microphones and is powered by two AA cells and captures video at 640 x 480 (30fps). It also sports a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 LCD and an SDHC card slot.