New Kodak pocket cam outputs 1080P and supports the Mac

NO idea. Because people are stupid and don't know you can just plug the damn thing in and go.

looks good, but not out in the UK till Sep so looking at the Zi6 which i can get for £99...

Hmmm.... I wonder about its low-light performance. I had the Zi6 and unless I was in a pretty bright place the HD frame-rate was just crap. I'm talking inside with a couple of lamps not being enough light. I see it says "more details/accurate colors" in low-light, but that was never quite the problem. Sucks, because it was otherwise a decent camera. I also liked that it used regular batteries as opposed to a proprietary Lion pack. Though, with that much performance I guess you'd need a bunch of juice...

I'm guessing I'm getting to be old, spending too much time looking back. It used to be awesome if your parents had a couple hours of film and then, later, maybe a VHS tape or two of you growing up. Now by the time my kid grows up they could have hours upon hours of 1080P video...

For everyone worried about the specs, that is more than likely dealing only with the PC bundled software.

Ask yourself, "Can my Mac play H.264 1080p video?" If the answer is yes, you are fine.

I have the Zi6 and it sounds like the Zi8 will be much the same as it is with the Zi6 in regards to how it works with OS X. The camera is recognized by iPhoto, so all you need to do is import, then put them to use in iMovie, Final Cut, etc.

I will be getting it day 1 to replace my Zi6 for image stabilization, external mic jack, and better low light capabilities. 1080p is just bonus for me.

Actually, the 2.8GHz spec does mac sense if you are doing non-linear editing of H.264 @ 1080p60 only because H.264 is CPU intensive. However, a single core would do. Thus, pretty much any Intel Mac or G5 (if you have one of those) would do.

I'll be the first in line when:

- it comes with an auto-focus lense. This still has a fixed-focus lens.
- It has a wider lens. The field-of-view is way too narrow for most indoor shots, etc.

The Zi6 works with iPhoto just fine and the movies are easily editable in iMovie. Not sure what was incompatible about it.

I think that's 2.8GHz single core, not dual. Also, everything I've used works on OSX, so I don't see why this article has 'supports the Mac', unless it's Kodak-specific software that they're bundling with it.

Wow, those specs are ridiculous. This will be no competitor for the flip or 3GS, which will run on almost anyone's computer. I was seriously going to take a look at this product until it was stated that they probably cut out 90% of their market with processors that will not be common on reasonably priced mac and pcs for at least another year. I know I just spent 1,700 on my mac, getting a good deal and it only has a 2.66! Kodak... Dumb move.

So looking at their website, there's no explanation of the specs, except that the processor specs seem to apply to both Mac and PC. It's possible that the 2.8 GHz processor is necessary for their crappy PC software. If you're using iMovie or FinalCut or whatever, I'd say the Kodak specs are probably irrelevant.