Cisco's popular Flip camcorder has helped sparked a revolution in digital and online video. By making video recording quick and easy to record and upload, millions of random moments have been captured (and then summarily uploaded to YouTube).
However, the Flip is getting some major challengers. Kodak's Zi8 video camera boasts impressive features and 1080p HD quality (note: I own both a Flip and a Zi8), but perhaps the bigger threat to Cisco's camera is Apple: the iPhone 3GS can directly upload to YouTube and even theiPod Nano now boasts a video camera.
Cisco's fighting back with new features, though. The next-generation Flip MinoHD, due in the first half of 2010, includes double the memory, a larger screen, and direct Facebook uploads. Now according to Pocket Lint (and confirmed by Cisco), the Flip will, for the first time, include Wi-Fi.
The development doesn't surprise us: this is an area where Cisco is proficient, and with the iPhone 3GS changing the face of video (YouTube uploads rose by 400% right after the iPhone 3GS after its release), the Flip had to evolve to match. You won't be able to upload video from anywhere, but it does make it a lot easier.