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JVC Debuts Pair Of Floating Everio R Camcorders
JVC is putting a new twist on the action-cam market with a pair of rugged camcorders. Although the Everio R GZ-R550 and GZ-R440 are...
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GoPro Seeking Testers For Its New Fusion VR Cam
GoPro announced a pilot program for its newest action cam, the Fusion. Few details for the spherical camera were given, other than that it...
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Voxx Bringing ACCU.C & 360-LP Wearable Body Cams To ISC West
Voxx Advanced Solutions is bringing its new wearable body cameras to the ISC West Show in Las Vegas this week. The cameras, first previewed...
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GoPro Finally Reveals Karma Drone, Hero5 Black & Hero5 Session
After much, much, much speculation and teasing, GoPro formally unveiled the Karma drone, as well as the new Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session action...
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GoPro Omni Will Ship Aug. 17
GoPro has set a shipping date for the Omni 360-degree VR action cam. Consumers will be able to purchase the $4,999 Omni on Aug....
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360fly Launches Controversial TV Ad
360fly has unveiled a provocative new 60-second TV ad, titled “Trump’s Wall,” for its 4K 360-degree action camera. The ad, the first national spot...
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Drift Debuts 1-Ounce Wearable HD Compass Camera
Action cam vendor Drift Innovation has introduced a wearable HD camera that weighs 1 ounce. The Compass Camera is slightly bigger than an Apple...
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360fly On A Roll With Spherical 4K 360-Degree Action Cam
360fly rolled out its first 360-degree 4K Ultra HD camera, a $499-suggested model that joins a current $399 1080p model launched last October. The...
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Cobra Expands Into Action Cams With Waspcam Purchase
Cobra Electronics is entering the action/sports-camera market with the acquisition of Waspcam. Waspcam is a division of 636 Distributing, an Ontario-based supplier of automotive...
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GoPro To Capture Replay & Splice
GoPro will acquire two mobile video-editing apps that it contends will make it easier to edit GoPro videos on a mobile device. The company...
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CES 2016: Nikon Joins The 360 Action Cam Ranks
In a surprise announcement here at CES 2016, Nikon unveiled the KeyMission 360, a rugged 360-degree camera that captures 4K UHD video and stills....
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5 Action Cams Taking On GoPro
Have action video cameras become the new portable Bluetooth speakers —meaning that every consumer electronics manufacturer wants to get in on the action? While...
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GoPro Launches $199 Hero+
GoPro launched a new action video camera on Monday. The $199 waterproof Hero+ records 1080p and 720p video at 60 fps, captures 8-megapixel stills,...
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Watch This GoPro Fall Off A Drone Into Burning Man
This GoPro tumbled out of a drone directly into a Burning Man dance floor. Intentional? Perhaps. But it’s still a really cool trick to...
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These Friends Sent A GoPro Into The Stratosphere To See The Grand Canyon
Four friends sent a weather balloon with a GoPro, Sony camcorder and Samsung Galaxy Note II phone into the stratosphere in 2013 to capture...
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Best Buy Gets First Dibs On 360fly VR Camera
MINNEAPOLIS – 360fly’s long-awaited 360-degree action cam will first take flight at Best Buy. The national CE specialty chain is getting a three-and-a-half-month window of exclusivity...
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Voxx Ready To Fly With Action Camera
Hauppauge, N.Y. – Voxx is confident that it will launch its long-awaited 360Fly 360-degree action camera in August, president/CEO Pat Lavelle said. “We are...
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iOn Cameras & Contour Merge To Take On GoPro
Moorestown, N.J. — Point-of-view camera manufacturers iOn Cameras and Contour plan to merge. The merger will pair Contour’s patents and international brand with iOn’s...
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GoPro Boosts Hero4 OS
New York — GoPro released a firmware update today that adds capabilities to its flagship Hero4-series cameras. The new features for the Hero4 Black...
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GoPro Unveils Hero4 Action Cam Series
San Mateo, Calif. — GoPro introduced Monday the next-generation flagship, mid-line and entry versions of its hugely successful action video cameras, offering improved fast-motion...
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Ricoh Jumps Into Action Cam Game
Denver — Ricoh Imaging Americas took a turn toward GoPro Wednesday and officially jumped into the action video camera category with the launch of...
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Schaar Joins Sony’s Team Action Cam
San Diego – Sony has added X-Games gold medal skateboarder Tom Schaar to its “Team Action Cam” group of extreme athlete endorsers. The young...
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iON Cam Gets All-Star Focus
Minneapolis – iON America used last night’s Home Run Derby in advance of the All-Star Game to play up its new status as “official...
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Ricoh Unveils 360-Degree Photojournalism Contest
Denver – Ricoh said Thursday that it has launched the “Spherical Report 360 (SR360),” an advertisement feature on the CNN website. The SR360 spot...
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Garmin Sponsors Snowboard Championship
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin International said Thursday it has signed on with Burton Snowboards as the official action sports camera sponsor the 32nd annual...
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JVC Unveils Next-Gen Adixxion Cam
Wayne, N.J. — JVC unveiled Tuesday the second model in its Adixxion action video camera line — the GC-XA2. The new model, which ships...
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Tiffen Shows GoPro Steadicam, Power LED
New York — The Tiffen Company is demonstrating at CE Week Line Shows this week a new one-handed Steadicam Curve to smooth out handheld...
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JVC, APBA Partner On Adixxion Promo
Wayne, N.J. — JVC said Friday it has teamed up with the American Power Boat Association (APBA) to make the JVC Adixxion action video...
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Polaroid To Sponsor Wakeboard Series
Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Polaroid has been named the official action sports camera sponsor of the 2013 King of Wake wakeboarding series. King of...
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Polaroid Bows XS80 HD Action Cam
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — The Polaroid brand has expanded with the addition of the value-priced XS80 mountable HD action video camera. The XS80 ($130...
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Oregon Scientific Ships ATC Chameleon
Tualatin, Ore. — Oregon Scientific introduced this week the ATC Chameleon action video camera. The ATC Chameleon features two built-in lenses that can shoot...
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Polaroid Action Cams Unveiled
Cologne, Germany — In addition to the earlier announcement of new Polaroid digital cameras from brand licensee Sakar, another brand licensee — C&A Marketing...
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DXG Adds Next Generation 3D Camcorders
NEW YORK – DXG USA made its traditional Spring visit to the Big Apple this week with a renewed sense of urgency in the...
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DXG Unveils 2010 Camcorder Mix At CES
DXG used International CES to introduce a new Pro series line of digital camcorder/cameras featuring optical zoom and peak high-definition performance. The company will...
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Coby ‘Snapps’ Into Camcorder Market
Lake Success, N.Y. – Coby Electronics said Wednesday it is jumping into the digital camcorder market with the introduction of three budget-friendly models in...