The first is that Cisco is pulling the plug on the Flip video camera.
Flip Video cameras are going away and already being mourned by scores of consumers.
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Some of those acquisitions seemed particularly off-target anyway, such as its purchase of Flip video camera maker.
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Cisco Systems has announced it will be discontinuing its Flip video camera division to refocus on its switch business.
Other companies have also prospered by providing easy-to-use products: think of the Nintendo Wii video-games console or the Flip video camera.
My final happy pick, and the cheapest, is the Flip Video HD.
Flip video creator Jonathan Kaplan this morning unveiled his next business idea.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) this morning announced a multi-part plan to revamp its consumer business, including shutting down the Flip video camera business.
The company likens its product's positioning to Pure Digital Corp's popular, compact, simple and affordable Flip video camera, which has succeeded in the face of digital cameras that can capture video of comparable quality.
Flip Video just launched a new "premium" take on the MinoHD -- it's fundamentally the same as the existing MinoHD, but with 8GB of storage, a bigger two-inch screen and an HDMI port, all wrapped up in either a sleek aluminum shell or a personalized design from the Flip website.
The reality is that even smartphones rated at 1080p today still lag the 720p Flip in video quality for the above-mentioned technical reasons.
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Xbox will allow users to flip through video content using gestures.
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The Flip offers easy video recording that is mobile and convenient.
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But there are alternatives beyond the smartphone and nearly every camera maker showed a portable, Flip-like video camera at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
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While the Flip line has admirers, the widespread availability of video-capable mobile phones undermined demand for the kind of simple stand-alone video cameras offered in the Flip business.
As small as a BlackBerry, as light as a pack of cigarettes, as complicated as eating a banana, the Flip shoots hi-def video that rivals cameras costing many thousands of dollars.
As small as a BlackBerry, as light as a pack of cigarettes and as complicated to use as eating a banana, the Flip shoots hi-def video that rivals cameras costing many thousands.
Bloggers began predicting the imminent demise of Flip, along with single-purpose video cameras in general.
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Before the Flip, the teacher looking to introduce video production into his course would have had to dedicate a whole class period to showing students how to operate the camera.
Pure Digital was all about making the still new digital video technology accessible to everyone, and the Flip hit the sweet spot.
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Just yesterday I posted a video on my Forbes.com blog using the Flip.
The Flip burst onto the scene in 2007, with its Ultra Video camera, created by Pure Digital Technologies.
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In reference to his video examples, I simply disagree when he says a flip board is the best way to illustrate a chart.
As Twitter discusses similar arrangements with other entertainment companies, it is telling TV networks that video clips on Twitter can pad viewership by convincing people to flip on the TV set when they might not otherwise do so, or by rewarding fans who are already tuning in by giving them exclusive video clips.
In low-light situations, like in the aquarium video below, the footage appeared crisper than that shot with a Flip Mino HD, but still a bit washed out.
That video focus has increasingly shifted to include consumers: Last year the company acquired cheap camcorder Flip maker PureDigital, and plans to release a TV-based videoconferencing system sometime later this year.
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