A couple of years ago, the Flip Slide seemed to have cornered the market for small, inexpensive video cameras.  Now Sony has jumped in with its Bloggie Touch HD camera.  The Bloggie is loaded with features – image stabilization, auto focus, face detection, low-light shooting and 4x digital zoom.  You can take either HD video or 12.8-megapixel photos.

Like the Flip, the Bloggie has a slim design and a pop-out USB arm for video transfer and power charging.  Sony also provides Bloggie software to help upload and manage videos.  The software makes it easy to post videos on YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and Picassa.

The Bloggie retails for about $200 for the 8GB model.  Find out more about Bloggie Touch HD on the Sony website.  You can see it in action in this YouTube video:

Digital frames have been around for a while now, but the Kodak PULSE offers a new twist. The PULSE allows you to easily receive and display photos from friends and family. The PULSE is email enabled, eliminating the need to transfer photos from computer to frame. Imagine how exciting it will be to come home and find out your PULSE has mail!

Photos can be sent from any computer or mobile phone. Travelers can send pictures while on the go and you can also link to photo albums on Facebook and Kodak Gallery sites.

The PULSE requires no software installation and includes a built-in WiFi. You can also insert a memory card or USB and view saved pictures. Read more about the PULSE on the Kodak website.