Some people in the TC comments were wondering what was in it for Cisco - why they were buying what was apparently just a Consumer Electronics product.
Somebody suggested that it was to bump demand for their other products by having millions of users flooding the internet with huge HD video files. Yours seems like a better fit. A potential future wireless n camera that does what I loved my Nokia N93 for - cut out the computer, allow you to just upload via your (Cisco/Linksys) router straight to YouTube or similar. Add to that a proper browser-based editing program and you'd have both an AK-47 and a Swiss Army Knife. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 20-Mar-09, at 10:41 AM, Joshua Kinberg wrote: Imagining the possibilities of Flip + Cisco... When high-speed wireless networks are pervasive (and not constrained by Telecoms), and low-cost "purpose-built" cameras like Flip can share to the network immediately That will be the AK-47 of video cameras ~ Josh On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Jay dedman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Non-techy people love 1) the fact that there's no cable and 2) that > > the Flip software lets you can transfer, edit and upload to youtube > > really easily. They're prepared to sacrifice quality and features > > for simplicity and ease of use. Having better quality pictures isn't > > worth it if you're less able to share because the technological > > process daunts you. > > By the packaging and marketing, I think Flip camera has borrowed their > aesthetic from Apple. > They are really good at one thing. The iPhone isn't as feature packed > as the Nokia, but much easier to use. > (we played around with the N96 the other day and it was way too confusing) > > People like devices that don't need instructions. We've been teaching > some non-profits how to document their work...and the Flip camera is > really the easiest thing to get them to use. Rupert's reasoning fits > our experience. > > Maybe the Flip is like the gateway drug. Gets people comfortable > shooting/uploading...then they'll crave more control and quality. > > Jay > > -- > http://ryanishungry.com > http://jaydedman.com > http://twitter.com/jaydedman > 917 371 6790 > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ Creative Mobile Filmmaking Shot, edited and sent with my Nokia N93 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
