Three guesses why it's called the Google Clips? First two don't count.

You just turn the dial to fire up the camera -- I can easily do it with one hand.

Then clip the camera close to where the action's about to happen. It captures a wide-angle 130-degree field of view, so it's best if your kids or pets are doing something fun about 3 to 8 feet away.

The clip also helps it stand up on surfaces that aren't flat. The LED's always on when it's recording, so it doesn't look like a spycam.

All kinds of fun ways to use the Clips.

You can also take that rubbery case off. (It looks like a Certs mint, no? It keeps the Clips from looking dusty.)

When the case is off, the Clips can stand on its own too.

There's a nice big shutter button beneath the lens if you want to trigger it manually yourself, and another in the companion app -- where you can get a live preview.

The clip only opens so far, mind you -- not quite half an inch, but close. This drawer is about the max you can do.

For other applications, though, you can buy a case with a built-in tripod mount. This one's made by Incipio.

It's simple enough, but it ain't cheap at US$250. (It's not available in the UK or Australia.)

Yes, we did. 

No, it doesn't work great like this.

One last shot of the Google Clips, spinning toward the future.