Wedding video kiosk relaxes shy guests

Pop City Media: Couples marrying in Pittsburgh don't need to hire a videographer — they can rent a FlashBox. The portable, interactive kiosk can be stationed at weddings and other events and allows guests to deliver messages without being self conscious of a cameraman. FlashBox Media co-founder Michael Mandel, chief technology officer, piloted the beta version at his own wedding. "There is no pressure, no one walking up and pointing a camera in your face. You get a cross-section of the wedding you normally don't get to see — relatives singing songs passed down in the family, friends telling stories, just talking. When I look at this in 20 years, I'll say, yeah, this was what it was really like to be there." The final product is a professionally packaged and edited DVD in a keepsake case, a point of pride for the FlashBox makers who have professional television production backgrounds. 

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