Flip Video Linux

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Flip Video Linux
Originally uploaded by jamesguske Flip Video is impressive and robust little unit for schools for video or stop motion animation. Whilst it is not yet available for sale in Australia (yet) .. this device will probably only cost around $150.

Here is an interesting NY Times Flip Video review by David Pogue posted onto YouTube that includes some comparison footage with traditional camcorder.

I notice that FlipVideo:

• comes with an underwater housing (we have a surf-life saving squad)
• comes with an action mount and protective silicon skin (sports students will love this)
• even works with Ubuntu, even our Linux flavoured school eeePC's.

Don't laugh about giving students small cameras.. students with an OLPC XO computer in third world countries are already posting videos onto the web from their cheap laptops, such as this one that records a cow birth.
     http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2007/08/birth-of-cow-in-villa-cardal.html

This is going to be a valuable ICT eLearning tool for schools to acquire .. even as a class set. :-)

We live in exciting times.