Pure Digital announces million camcorder giveaway for non-profits

At under $200, Pure Digital's recently announced Flip Video camcorders are already pretty inexpensive, but the company now looks to be trying to make them even cheaper for non-profit organizations -- as in free. That's the goal of the company's just announced Flip Video Spotlight program, which aims to give up to one million of the camcorders to non-profits and other non-governmental organizations over the next five years. Apparently, the initiative (which is set to get underway this December) will operate as a donor matching program, with donors (or the organizations themselves) able to purchase so-called Flip Video Spotlight Kits, which Flip Video will match one-to-one. Much like the OLPC program, Flip Video sees virtually no end to the benefits of its camcorders, with Pure Digital CEO Jonathan Kaplan saying the company believes "video can help change the world."

[Mark @ Dec 5th 2008 4:11PM]

Why would I pay $150 through this program when I can buy the camera new on ebay for $78?

What a load of crap.

[Daniel @ Sep 26th 2007 3:22PM]

Wow...with so many new things coming out how can anyone keep up!

I just purchased a SciSonic and I really love it!

I think the website address is http://scibody.com/?digitalworld

If it's wrong just look up SciSonic!

Daniel

[telepheedian @ Sep 26th 2007 3:34PM]

I suppose they could be used for videos showing their mission, or documentaries or something, but how exactly does this help them out?

[JohnTitor @ Sep 26th 2007 4:07PM]

$200?
you can get the one time version for $30 at a pharmacy and just hack it

[pika @ Sep 26th 2007 6:58PM]

yea, "video can help change the world". Of coz, especially when it comes to porn.