The maker of the acclaimed Flip Video family of camcorders — recently acquired by Cisco — announced the second generation of its popular Flip MinoHDline this week. The premium Flip MinoHD offers consumers an easy and stylish way to capture and share high-definition video with a sleek new design, up to two hours of recording time, and a large high-resolution screen. Also introduced today was the latest version of the pre-loaded FlipShare software which now offers consumers direct video uploads to Facebook. The new Flip MinoHD is priced at $229, while the original Flip MinoHD — with one hour of recording time — is priced at $199 and the standard Flip Mino sells for $149.

The all-new Flip MinoHD camcorder offers a stylish new look with brushed metal finish. True to its heritage, the new MinoHD can be personalized with one of thousands of designs or can be custom designed by the user at theflip.com. The sleek device now has a slightly rounder design, responsive touch-sensitive buttons, and a durable brushed metal finish. Along with great new looks, the second generation Flip MinoHD includes double the memory for up to two hours of recording capacity, a bright two-inch transflective screen for no-glare viewing even in direct sunlight, and an HDMI jack for direct input to HD televisions with an HDMI cable.