Video: Hair-straightening on demand
Americans have enjoyed the convenience of vending machines for soda, candy and other snacks for several generations, but a new fad is catching on. Consumer reporter Janice Lieberman demonstrates. (Today Show)

Video: 2011’s hottest tech gadgets
Msnbc’s Tamron Hall gets a sneak peek at some of the newest high-tech devices creating buzz at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. (TODAY show)

Video Link TV Feature Announced
By know many of our readers will know that Sony Electronics introduced their Internet Video Link product, during last weeks CES trade-show in Las Vegas, which will allow its new Bravia televisions to access streaming web video content. The small optional module links the television set directly to a user's

Video: Hitting the brakes on home foreclosures
President Obama on Thursday rejected a bill that critics say would have removed long-standing consumer protections from the foreclosure process, as a growing foreclosure mess is reaching critical mass. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports. (Nightly News)

Best Consumer Video Products of 2006
This year consumer video products got smaller, lighter, faster, sexier and even more affordable. While many are incredible tools, the editors of VideoMaker had to narrow the field for their "Best Products" award. These proved to be the best video cams available in 2006: Best Hard Drive Camcorder - JVC

Video: U.S. debt showdown has foreign leaders on edge
Foreign leaders are expressing concerns that the current U.S. debt standoff could eventually lead to a world economic crisis. NBC's Tazeen Ahmad reports. (msnbc tv)

Video: Obama looking at ‘every option’ on Libya
During a joint press conference with Mexican President Calderon, President Obama says he wants to ensure the U.S. can operate at full capacity, should the crisis inside of Libya suddenly worsen. (NBC News)

Video: U.S. pressures China to stop N. Korean aggression
Efforts by the White House to diffuse the crisis between North and South Korea by leveraging China's influence in Pyongyang were met mostly with frustration on Wednesday. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)

Video: First family takes mid-summer break
President Barack Obama, his wife and two daughters are enjoying a three-day getaway weekend in New England, their first vacation since the Gulf oil crisis. NBC’s Mike Viqueira is traveling in Maine with the first family. (Today Show)

Video: Standing behind S. Korea, U.S. reacts with restraint
The United States has demanded that North Korea stop its "belligerent action" and urged South Korea to respond with restraint, but the crisis has presented President Obama with a profound political conundrum. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)