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	Cisco may be buying Flip maker

David M Ewalt

3-9-2009 11:34 AM

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cisco, pure digital, video, flip

David M Ewalt says:

The Flip video cameras are amazing gadgets -- dead simple, cheap, and effective. It'd be a smart buy for Cisco or any other big tech company.

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