You know a product has turned mainstream when you start seeing all kinds of options, sizes, extra features, colors, flavors – not unlike how Cornflakes now appears in 101 variations. Such is the case with Digital Picture frames. The other day, I saw one that even reports on the weather real time. And a few lets you crop, lighten, and add effects to your photos right on it (I prefer to edit the source photos on my PC before transporting my photos to a picture frame, ipod, flicker, etc).

Picture Frame designs – you will find one that will match any living room, from simple clear frames to this handsome, wood, fashion-statement designs like the Philips 6.5-Inch Digital Picture Frame.

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This flip video is so simple to use folks are leaving their fancy camcorders at home and taking this one in their pockets instead. It even comes with a bicycle attachment so you can record your biking tour vistas.

The flip video went from a no-name to beat Sony's camcorder. It's not just it's simplicity to record (press red button to start, press again to stop), it's the simplicity of uploading to your PC. Confession time, how many of us have shoe boxes of video cassettes or mini-DVs in our closets, because we haven't figured out yet how to upload them to our PC to edit and share it with friends and family? With the flip video, you, errrh, flip the USB cable and plug it into your USB slot on your PC. Just like that. Play the video below to see demo.

Prices of these Flip Videos (now in designer colors) have dropped again at least $20 at Amazon.

Watch the video below to see a review by USA Today.

I never buy a gadget without checking out what users say about it. Click here to check out what Flip Video users sayabout this really simple gadget.