As soon as I read about the Flip video camera, I knew I wanted one. I ended up ordering a Flip Ultra for next to nothing during an Amazon sale and had it shipped to someone in the US for free who then shipped it to me in Canada for just a few bucks. It pretty awesome with it’s super easy operation, 30 minutes of video and wicked flip out USB connection for seamless and fast transfers, but when I got my slick personalized Flip Mino HD I knew I had hit the jackpot. It shoots 60 minutes of footage in cinematic quality high-definition widescreen and is sleek like no video camera I’ve ever seen. As a parent, the customization appeals to me strongly – the picture of my children on my camera pretty much rocks – but the ease of use and quality of the video wins out over any other cool feature. It’s so convenient to just stick in my pocket when I head out with my kids and now I can capture anything and everything they do in high definition with just the push of a button, and transfer it all to my laptop, edit it and capture screen shots as images with no cords and no video editing ability.

Generally I like to share some negatives of any product – particularly when it’s a product from a big company – but I’ve got nothing. This thing freaking rocks.

Mom Central CANADA (yay!) is giving away 3 customizable Flip MinoHDs on Momcentral.com/canada. To enter, send an email to momcentral@live.com with the Flip password TOP in the subject line. Contest ends October 19, 2009 and is Canadians of legal age only.