One of the coolest websites I have seen is the Footnote World War II Collection.  Footnote has worked with the National Archives to compile a great resource of World War II information.

This World War II collection includes tons of photos taken during WWII.  These photos are priceless.  What a great way to see what our soldiers did during this war.

Footnote World War II Collection

In addition to this awesome WWII photo gallery, Footnote has collected over 8.8 million pages that they title “Hero Pages.”  Each of these pages describes a soldier and shows what they did during the war using a really cool interactive timeline.

You can also create your own Hero Page of someone you know who served in World War II.  You can easily upload your own photos, create a timeline and a biography for your hero.

This is truly an awesome way to preserve this history.  I think that it is going to be a great tool for teachers and students.  So go check out the Footnote World War II Collection.

Kodak Zi6 HD Video Camera

Many people (and a lot of bloggers) have heard about the Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder and the Flip Video MinoHD Camcorder.  However, I believe that the new Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder is better than these flip video cameras.

These cameras are perfect for taking videos of your children and uploading them onto your computer quickly.  How many of us new parents ran out and bought an expensive video camera, but rarely use it because it is not easy to get the video in a format to share with loved ones over the Internet.  This Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder solves this problem.  Like the Flip video cameras, the Kodak Zi6 has a USB arm that swings out to connect the camcorder straight to your computer to download your movies.  This makes it super easy to share your videos.

For bloggers or those who work online a lot, these mini video camcorders make it really easy to put videos on youtube, your own wordpress site or in an email.  This is a great way to set your blog apart from other sites.

The Kodak Zi6 is listed as HD, but it is not a 1080p camcorder.  The Kodak Zi6 shoots in 720p.  This is perfect for web videos.  If you want those movie studio quality videos, then this mini video camera is not for you: stick with the full HD camcorders.  However, if you want a small video camera that you can carry in your pocket to capture those impromptu moments then this is the perfect option.

Here are some of my favorite Kodak Zi6 features:

• It has a digital zoom built in
• It uses AA batteries so you can easily swap out new batteries if they die
• Kodak provides 2 rechargeable AA batteries with the Kodak Zi6

The only criticism that I have with the Zi6 is that it doesn’t come with enough memory.  You will need to buy an SD card in order to shoot more than a thirty second video.  But, luckily SD cards are cheap.

I hope you enjoyed this Kodak Zi6 HD Camcorder Review.  If you would like to read more reviews about the Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder, click that link to see the Amazon product review. What is your favorite mini video camera?