Moonpig launch video greeting cards.

LONDON, Wednesday 28^th March 2012 –  Moonpig.com have  launched an all singing, all dancing personalised video card.

From just £4.99 the new range of video cards are a totally new way to personalise cards with your very own video clips.

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The process is easy, simply pick a design from the Moonpig website, upload a video clip from your PC and select the start and end of the video. The first frame prints on the front of your Moonpig card – just like a photo upload … but with a difference.

When you receive a Video card, just download the Moonpig app which is free from iTunes or the Android Market Place. Hold your Smartphone in front of the card, to scan the image and the photo will ‘come to life’ by playing the uploaded video clip on your phone!   The video cards can be sent back to you or directly to the recipient, who can save the video clips to  their phone  to watch  whenever they want.

So now you can crack a joke, sing a song or blow a kiss – whatever the message, Moonpig Video Cards are the perfect way to make your card say more.

Iain Martin, MD for Moonpig said, “Since we launched we have continued to add new features and content that enable our customers to send the very best cards. The video card is a major step forward. It looks just like a regular card but point a smart phone at it and it comes to life. The technology is very intelligent but what’s really important to us is that it is easy for people to use.

Making a card is really simple.   Explaining to Granny how you managed to send her a greeting card with a video of the grandchildren singing Happy Birthday…… might be more tricky!”

Moonpig have partnered with Zappar, the leaders in AR entertainment products to create the technology behind the cards. Caspar Thykier, Managing Director for Zappar said, “This is a world first and goes some way to prove that Augmented Reality will be used in the future to connect the digital world with physical products adding value to the consumer experience. We’re delighted to have made this leap with Moonpig as our partners.”

About Moonpig.com

For the past 12 years Moonpig have been in the business of making people smile.  They are the world’s largest online personalised greeting card retailer. Founded in 1999 they now have almost three million active customers and ships over 12 million cards per year. Although most of Moonpig’s customers are UK based, the company is expanding fast in Australia and the USA. Recently the product range has also expanded to include flowers, frames, personalised mugs, t-shirts, canvasses, soft toys and chocolates as well as bottles of wine, champagne beer and spirits.

About Zappar

Zappar was launched in 2011 and founded by Caspar Thykier, Kirk Ewing, Simon Tayor and Connell Gauld thus bringing together experience from the marketing and console industries alongside pioneering technology from the University of Cambridge under one roof. Zappar’s class-leading marker-less image recognition technology provides the broadest spectrum of AR application on mobile across devices including delivery of film, audio, 3D animation, gaming interactivity and links in the field of vision. Zappar provide a full service offering with in-house creative and technology resource to deliver bespoke platform and content solutions.