Cisco Pulls the Plug on Flip Video Cameras
The era of the Flip camcorder has come
and gone. Though just a few years ago Pure Digital and eventually
Cisco were riding high on the success of the cameras, the sales just
aren't there anymore. The reason, according to Arik Hesseldahl of
NewEnterprise,
is the iPhone.The release of the iPhone 3GS and the addition of video recording to one of the most popular phones on the market, people stopped wanting separate handheld video cameras. "Video recording is now so common on smartphones that it's strange if a phone doesn't do video," writes Hesseldahl, "and at a quality that matches if not exceeds what a Flip can do."
The Flip camcorder had a short life on the market, but it left a significant impact. The question now is whether or not makers of similar products will follow suit or attempt to fill the gap left by the elimination of the Flip.
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