Flip Video parent company Cisco announced it will close the Flip division as part of a larger restructuring of its consumer brands. Cisco acquired Flip maker Pure Digital Technology in 2009 for $590 million in stock, making it a supremely expensive adventure for the networking giant. So what does this mean for consumers?

At some point every driver is confronted with a car that just won’t start due to a dead battery. Maybe an interior light was left on, the battery won’t hold a charge, or the alternator is on its last legs. If you carry jumper cables and have other vehicles nearby, you can get a jump [...]

GoPro’s funky yet rugged high-definition video cameras, long the favorite of adventurous amateur videographers, is becoming quite popular with professional filmmakers, too. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, the equipment manager for shows such as “Deadliest Catch” and “Ice Road Truckers” bought 200 GoPros last year, and 75 already this year. See larger [...]

Could you cram 10 days of clothes and supplies into a carry-on? Few fly more frequently than pilots and flight attendants, so read on to learn how they choose what to pack, how to organize items in their luggage, and what tasks they perform on the road (hint: many bring laundry soap).