Get a pink pocket camcorder for $59.99 shipped

Normally $100, the Valentine's Day-ready Vado camcorder is on sale for just $60.

(Credit: Creative)

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, gents, and nothing says, "I love you, let's put something crazy on YouTube" like a pocket camcorder.

Amazon.com has the Creative Vado in pink or silver for $59.99 shipped. No rebates!

Creative's answer to the uber-popular Flip Video Ultra, the Vado is an ultra-slim digital camcorder that's ideal for capturing life's little moments: the kids doing something cute, your breakneck run down the toboggan hill, an airliner splashing into the Hudson River, etc.

The Vado can record up to an hour's worth of video at its best quality setting, which is a YouTube-friendly 640x480 pixels. It features a 2-inch preview-review liquid-crystal display and a stowaway USB connector for plugging into your PC.

Alas, while the Vado can connect to both Windows and Mac systems, its built-in video management software is Windows-only. Mac users will have to settle for dragging and dropping videos to their machines.

CNET had mostly good things to say about the Vado, and Amazon customers rated it 4 stars out of 5, on average. I haven't tried one myself, but I definitely like having my Flip Video on hand for those I-gotta-record-this moments.

At $60, down from $100, this could be the perfect gift for your significant other. Couldn't you see Jim giving one to Pam?

Side note: Is "Vado" the worst product name since "Sony Clie?" It's definitely up there with "Palm Pre" and Web search engine "Cuil." Who thinks up these monikers?

[bldwndp]

FYI - Vado = "I go" or "I move" in Italian. Not saying its a good name, but the name isn't entirely out of the blue either.

[j_a_s_p_e_r]

Lord Vado your camcorder is ready, I should mention about the color....

[08Rabbit]

My buddy has a Creative Vado HD and it blows the flip mino hd out of the water. The vado has such a wider lens, captures alot more from the same distance.

[rickbroida]

Yeah, the HD models are nice. But it'll probably be awhile before we see one selling for $60. :)

[c3mc]

I don't know if it is just me - but I don't see the Vado on sale at Amazon.com for $59.99. The pink model is currently selling for $80.85 and the silver is listed at $74.95.

[sweaty_taco]

Yup I just clicked on the link and it is now $80.85. Must have been a one day typo sale.

[rickbroida]

These deals very often last no more than a day. Sorry you missed it!

I ordred the pink one last night for $59.99 w/o any problem....the silver one is another $15 or so--still cheaper than the flip. I'll bet they'll honor both if you call them....