Flip Video Camera, meet the iPod touch
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Apr 4, 2008 at 1:24am
In a recent blog, Wes Vasher says that Apple should release an iPod touch with some features akin to the Flip">http://www.theflip.com/products.shtml">Flip Video Camera. I think he’s onto something. As Wes notes, the Flip Video Camera is popular because “it does one thing extremely simply and that is to capture video: you simply point the camera at what you want to shoot and press one button.” I’ve used a Flip, which has prices starting at US$119.99, and find it a great tool for capturing “quick and dirty” video.
It’s not good (or meant for) commercial or state-of-the-art video (in other words, Scorsese won’t be using it on any upcoming projects) but for shooting, editing, organizing, and seamless video uploading to AOL, YouTube and other video sharing sites. As Vasher notes, its purpose is “to shoot all the video you would have never shot but wanted to because you didn’t have your camcorder with you or it would have been too much of a hassle to get out your camcorder and set it up for shooting.” Which means it’s a natural companion for iMovie ‘08.
As nice as the Flip is, Apple could certainly improve upon it. Doing so wouldn’t involve re-inventing the wheel. Put a camera and microphone in the iPod touch. If not the standard iPod touch, then a high-end version. Heck, while we’re at it, why not throw in some decent still photography features as well.
A product that combines the best features of the iPod touch and the Flip? I’m there.
Thoughts? Write me at dsellers@macsimumnews.com
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 10,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
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