Samsung's HMX-H106 Full HD camcorder with 64GB SSD

Here's one that might trigger an electrical pulse across the synapses, Samsung's HMX-H106. This tiny Full HD camcorder with a 64GB SSD tooling about its inanimate innards has been quietly preparing for May launch ever since its reveal back in January at CES. That's enough storage for an impressive 12 hours of 1920 x 1080 pixel video with further expansion by SD/SDHC card. Word has it that it launched this morning in its hometown Korea and is set for a May 22nd Stateside launch according Amazon.com. 900 bucks for a H.264 camcorder with an optical image stabilized Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan HD lens touting a 10x zoom and 37mm wide-angle focal length -- is that new baby worth it?
Spotted at CES in January and rumored for an April release, Samsung's capacious, thermos-like HMX-H106 only just started shipping in Korea today. But it's not coming here until late May, and it'll set you back.

Amazon preorders have opened, with a ship date set at May 22nd and price at $900. It's an intimidating number, but the camcorder is no slouch: aside from its attention-grabbing 64GB internal SSD, it boasts full 1080p recording capabilities, an SDHC slot, 10x optical zoom through a Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan lens, hardware image stabilization, 4.7-megapixel still shooting and a built-in flash. Not bad for a soup flask, really. [Akihabara via T3]