last100 » Pure Digital http://www.last100.com Tracking the digital lifestyle Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Does the world need another video sharing site? Pure Digital (Flip) thinks so http://www.last100.com/2009/06/16/does-the-world-need-another-video-sharing-site-pure-digital-flip-thinks-so/ http://www.last100.com/2009/06/16/does-the-world-need-another-video-sharing-site-pure-digital-flip-thinks-so/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:26:09 +0000 Steve O'Hear http://www.last100.com/?p=4488 flip-shareCISCO-owned Pure Digital, makers of point and shoot camcorders such as the Flip Mino HD, have launched their own video sharing site dubbed “FlipShare.com”. One of the biggest selling points of the Flip range of camcorders is the software that they come bundled with (installable from the camera itself), which enables basic editing and upload to YouTube and other third-party video sites. So why launch a competing site of their own? Two words: Privacy and convenience.

The idea is to make it easier for less tech savvy users to share their home made movies with friends and family privately. While YouTube and other sites already offer the option to make videos private, the process can often be a little convoluted and involves getting others to sign up to the service and adding friends etc. FlipShare will not only appear as an upload option in the FlipShare software itself but sharing consists of adding the associated email address of those who you want to view your Flip Channel, who will then be sent  log-in details.

See also: Hands-on review: Flip Mino HD “point and shoot” camcorder

Picture quality is said to be on par with other video sites, including where applicable, HD. Access to the site isn’t limited to the PC either, with an iPhone app already available and a TV solution (set-top box) already in the works.

Check out the video demo of FlipShare.com after the jump…

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]]> http://www.last100.com/2009/06/16/does-the-world-need-another-video-sharing-site-pure-digital-flip-thinks-so/feed/ 0 Friday’s Internet TV news links: Flip, Sony Ericsson, HDMI, Android, and more http://www.last100.com/2009/05/29/fridays-internet-tv-news-links/ http://www.last100.com/2009/05/29/fridays-internet-tv-news-links/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 15:15:46 +0000 Steve O'Hear http://www.last100.com/?p=4435 Here are few links for some Friday/weekend reading. All Internet TV-related.

  • Next-gen HDMI Turns your TV into an Internet Hub. New HDMI standard to carry Ethernet connectivity meaning that an Internet-connected TV could act as a hub: “Instead of a having tangled mess of cables behind your TV, the HDTV itself will act as an Internet hub for all those wired goodies in your living room.” (PC World)
  • Video recording on G1 (Cupcake update). New version of Google’s Android mobile OS adds video recording capability, paving the way for support for live video streaming services, such as Qik. (Digitalwerks)
  • Sony Ericsson’s PlayNow Arena movie download service ready for June launch. “Direct on-phone downloads over WiFi or 3G would be awesome, but as most of these services tend to operate, PlayNow Arena will require that users select and download movies on their PCs, cable up their phones, and transfer the media the old-fashioned way…” (Engadget Mobile)
  • The Streaming Content Is There, Just Not Enough People Watching It — Yet. Dan Rayburn gives a great overview of the limited penetration of Internet TV services and hardware. (GigaOm)
  • D7 Video: Pure Digital Demo. Pure Digital (Flip) have demoed a new online video sharing site that aims to be easier to use than YouTube for sharing and viewing home videos with friends and family. A range of playback devices are said to be supported not just a PC. (AllThingsD)

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