It may just be a simple mistake, but it’s an interesting mistake nonetheless.
Earlier tonight, Amazon’s Kindle YouTube page was updated with a new video. The name? “NYC Test“. Considering Amazon is holding a press conference tomorrow morning in New York City to unveil their new Kindle tablet, obviously, this is worth noting. But what’s odd is the content of the video itself.
My first thought was that there is quite a bit of fire — perhaps pointing to the Kindle Fire name we first reported yesterday. But there is also no shot of any type of tablet device whatsoever, as Piotr Kowalcyk, who spotted the video, notices. And the video is full of Hollywood stars. And it’s completely silent.
Weird, right?
Turns out, the video is a two-year-old compilation made by a production house called PasterCITY Digital for Red Digital Cinema Camera Company. The video shows off the capabilities of the Red One camera, a super-high-definition camera that supports resolutions of 4,096 by 2,304 pixels — way beyond standard HD.
So what is the video doing on Amazon’s Kindle YouTube page with the name “NYC Test”? Hard to say. But if I had to guess, I would say that they may show this video tomorrow during the press conference to show off the capabilities of the Kindle Fire. And that actually may be a bit more than a guess. Why? Because RIM showed me the same video when demoing the BlackBerry PlayBook a few months ago. We know the two devices are very similar from a hardware perspective. RIM wanted to show off the the PlayBook could power these Red videos exported to a big screen. Maybe Amazon will show off the same thing.
We’ll find out in a few hours. For now, find the video below (at least until it’s taken down):