<s>
The	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
are	O
an	O
American	O
series	O
of	O
pocket	O
video	O
cameras	O
for	O
digital	O
video	O
created	O
by	O
Pure	B-Algorithm
Digital	I-Algorithm
Technologies	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
company	O
bought	O
by	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
;	O
variants	O
include	O
the	O
UltraHD	O
,	O
the	O
MinoHD	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
SlideHD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
simple	O
interface	O
with	O
few	O
buttons	O
,	O
minimal	O
menus	O
and	O
built	O
in	O
USB	B-Protocol
plugs	O
(	O
from	O
which	O
they	O
derived	O
the	O
flip	O
name	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
marketed	O
as	O
making	O
video	O
"	O
simple	O
to	O
shoot	O
,	O
simple	O
to	O
share	O
"	O
Production	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
ran	O
from	O
2006	O
until	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
discontinued	O
them	O
as	O
to	O
"	O
exit	O
aspects	O
of	O
 [ its ] 	O
consumer	O
businesses	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
contributed	O
to	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
similar	O
small	O
tapeless	B-Algorithm
camcorders	I-Algorithm
,	O
although	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
HD	O
video	O
cameras	O
in	O
many	O
smartphones	B-Application
has	O
since	O
made	O
them	O
a	O
more	O
niche	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
 '	O
video	O
quality	O
was	O
unusually	O
good	O
for	O
their	O
prices	O
and	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlipHD	O
camcorders	O
digitally	O
record	O
high-definition	O
video	O
at	O
1280	O
x	O
720	O
resolution	O
using	O
H.264	B-Application
video	O
compression	O
,	O
Advanced	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Coding	I-Application
(	O
AAC	O
)	O
audio	O
compression	O
and	O
the	O
MP4	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
older	O
models	O
used	O
a	O
640	O
x	O
480	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
with	O
a	O
flip-out	O
USB	B-Protocol
connector	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip	B-Algorithm
Cameras	I-Algorithm
record	O
monaural	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
simple	O
clip-navigation	O
interface	O
with	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
two	O
control	O
buttons	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
viewing	O
of	O
recorded	O
videos	O
,	O
starting	O
and	O
stopping	O
recording	O
,	O
and	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
included	O
the	O
required	O
video	O
player	O
and	O
3ivx	B-Algorithm
codec	O
software	O
,	O
FlipShare	B-Algorithm
,	O
on	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
all	O
models	O
after	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cable	O
can	O
stream	O
videos	O
to	O
TV	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
models	O
came	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
colors	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
custom	O
ordered	O
with	O
designs	O
digitally	O
painted	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessories	O
for	O
the	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
camera	O
include	O
an	O
underwater	O
case	O
,	O
a	O
mini-tripod	O
,	O
a	O
bicycle	O
helmet	O
attachment	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wool	O
case	O
(	O
Mino	O
camcorders	O
)	O
or	O
soft	O
pouch	O
(	O
Flip	O
UltraHD	O
)	O
,	O
rechargeable	O
battery	O
replacements	O
for	O
the	O
UltraHD	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
extension	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
's	O
accompanying	O
software	O
is	O
called	O
FlipShare	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
facilitate	O
downloads	O
of	O
videos	O
,	O
basic	O
editing	O
,	O
and	O
uploading	O
to	O
various	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
5.6	O
,	O
FlipShare	B-Algorithm
no	O
longer	O
included	O
a	O
function	O
to	O
convert	O
video	O
to	O
WMV	B-Device
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CVS	O
product	O
was	O
a	O
line	O
extension	O
of	O
previous	O
digital	O
disposable	O
camera	O
products	O
,	O
sold	O
initially	O
through	O
Ritz	O
Camera	O
and	O
associated	O
brands	O
under	O
the	O
Dakota	B-Algorithm
Digital	I-Algorithm
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camcorder	O
was	O
renamed	O
as	O
the	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Ultra	I-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Ultra	I-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
camcorder	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
after	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
capturing	O
about	O
13%	O
of	O
the	O
camcorder	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Flip	O
,	O
the	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
Mino	I-Algorithm
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mino	O
captures	O
video	O
in	O
640x480	B-Protocol
resolution	I-Protocol
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
launch	O
it	O
retailed	O
for	O
about	O
US$180	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
providing	O
about	O
60	O
minutes	O
of	O
video	O
recording	O
capability	O
with	O
2	O
GB	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
Minos	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
audience	O
members	O
at	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Live	O
due	O
to	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
's	O
sponsorship	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
station	O
was	O
even	O
set	O
up	O
so	O
people	O
could	O
upload	O
the	O
videos	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
FlipShare	B-Algorithm
TV	O
is	O
an	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
third-generation	O
Flip	O
UltraHD	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
TV	O
base	O
to	O
their	O
TV	O
,	O
plug	O
in	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
transmitter	O
key	O
to	O
their	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
view	O
their	O
Flipshare	B-Algorithm
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
acquired	O
Pure	B-Algorithm
Digital	I-Algorithm
Technologies	I-Algorithm
for	O
US$	O
590	O
million	O
in	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Cisco	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
will	O
exit	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
consumer	O
business	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
Flip	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
observers	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
Flip	O
was	O
facing	O
growing	O
competition	O
from	O
camera	O
phones	O
,	O
particularly	O
smartphones	B-Application
(	O
which	O
disrupted	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
trade	O
such	O
as	O
point-and-shoot	O
cameras	O
,	O
wristwatches	O
,	O
alarm	O
clocks	O
,	O
portable	O
music	O
players	O
and	O
GPS	O
devices	O
)	O
that	O
had	O
recently	O
begun	O
incorporating	O
HD	O
video	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
smartphones	B-Application
made	O
up	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
fraction	O
of	O
overall	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
cell	O
phones	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Flip	O
was	O
still	O
selling	O
strongly	O
when	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
that	O
Cisco	O
always	O
intended	O
the	O
opposite	O
of	O
acquihiring	O
;	O
close	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
keeping	O
Flip	O
's	O
patents	O
and	O
other	O
intellectual	O
property	O
for	O
Cisco	O
's	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
business	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
consumer	O
business	O
or	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
