Emails in 2006 show Google almost struck a deal with Pure Digital, makers of the Flip Video, to make a "Google branded camera" to increase Google Video uploads (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Emails in 2006 show Google almost struck a deal with Pure Digital, makers of the Flip Video, to make a “Google branded camera” to increase Google Video uploads  —  Before GoPro took off, there was Pure Digital  —  Before Android, before the iPhone, and before GoPro became a known brand …

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