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GoPro's Next Adventure: Virtual Reality and Drones

Posted by samzenpus on from the brand-new dept.

stowie writes: Rumors have been swirling for some time that GoPro was developing a drone. Well, now it's official. Speaking at the Code Conference, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman announced the company's plans to come out with a quadcopter in the first half of 2016. Woodman said "the quad is in some ways the ultimate GoPro accessory," adding that the company is testing software that will wirelessly sync up GoPro footage to the cloud. In a deal announced with Google, GoPro is also offering a virtual reality system using 16 cameras and Google software.

33 comments

  1. What ./ doesnt want you to know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/

    SourceForge grabs GIMP for Windows’ account, wraps installer in bundle-pushing adware

    1. Re:What ./ doesnt want you to know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      wow, you really sent a wakeup call to the dotslash community

    2. Re:What ./ doesnt want you to know by antiperimetaparalogo · · Score: 0

      http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/

      SourceForge grabs GIMP for Windows’ account, wraps installer in bundle-pushing adware

      Sir, i would like to inform you that your comment is "off-topic" (but i would like to congratulate you... it is "first post"!).

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    3. Re:What ./ doesnt want you to know by rtb61 · · Score: 1

      I would like to congratulate Slashdot for letting it happen rather than trying to stifle it. People have to remember in every organisation there will always be psychopaths attempting to subvert it for their own personal benefit under a masquerade of the greater good.

      Back to topic, Go Pro seems to be in a rush to grab profits fast before the ban they are accelerating kicks in. I wonder if this is not some subtle marketing move to accelerate the ban on drone because they have no money in it. So imply the threat of millions of drones in the sky spying on everyone all of the time and interfering with road and air traffic, accelerate the ban, so as to favour vehicle and person mounted Go Pro devices.

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    4. Re:What ./ doesnt want you to know by koan · · Score: 1

      You're a bit paranoid, so let me explain what will happen should a ban occur, the government, the police, the corps will all be allowed to fly "drones", all that will ever get banned are everyday people like myself that fly them for photography (crops, NDVI, real estate, and scenic) and fun.

      The people I know in this hobby are extremely safety conscious, sure there are a few assholes out there, the assholes also drive cars, ride bikes, own guns, etc...

      You most likely have a smart phone, use a computer (obviously) and your privacy was gone a long time ago because of those devices, not someone "flying a drone".

      Get some meds, seek help.

      Trivia note, radio controlled craft have been in existence since 1898, flying cameras in radio controlled airplanes... well since radio controlled airplanes have been around. (1920's. or earlier).

      This "drone" paranoia is proof positive of the media manipulation people suffer under.

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    5. Re:What ./ doesnt want you to know by antiperimetaparalogo · · Score: 0

      I would like to congratulate Slashdot for letting it happen rather than trying to stifle it.

      Slashdot (news for nerds, stuff that matters) DOES NOT "letting it happen" (yet?!), and *some* people *may* think that Slashdot IS "trying to stifle it" - with "IT" meaning to report the story!

      People have to remember in every organisation there will always be psychopaths attempting to subvert it for their own personal benefit under a masquerade of the greater good.

      I agree - so?

      Back to topic, Go Pro [...]

      I am glad that we can stay on-topic - not like this anonymous coward who wrote:
      "http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/
      SourceForge grabs GIMP for Windows’ account, wraps installer in bundle-pushing adware"

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      Antisthenes: "Wisdom begins by examining the words/names." - excuse my English, i am (slightly...) better with my Greek!
    6. Re:What ./ doesnt want you to know by kilfarsnar · · Score: 1

      >

      Trivia note, radio controlled craft have been in existence since 1898, flying cameras in radio controlled airplanes... well since radio controlled airplanes have been around. (1920's. or earlier).

      This "drone" paranoia is proof positive of the media manipulation people suffer under.

      Yes indeed. It's also funny to me that RC helicopters are now called drones. I always thought drones incorporated some sort of autonomous or semi-autonomous activity, like circling a particular area. But now it seems anything that is RC and flies is a drone.

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      "What the American public doesn't know is what makes them the American public." -Ray Zalinsky (Tommy Boy)
    7. Re:What ./ doesnt want you to know by koan · · Score: 1

      The modern media is a cattle prod...

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      "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
  2. Drone On by turkeydance · · Score: 1

    the ultimate accessory.

    1. Re:Drone On by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      The ultimate accessory is the one you shoot drones out of the sky with, a.k.a 'stick'. I have a few of those, and a dozen shot drones already. One buried drone owner, too.

  3. climate change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    it's so hot outside

    1. Re:climate change by easyTree · · Score: 1

      Do you burst into flames when you go outdoors? No? It's ok then :P

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  4. Not a new idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    http://abstrusegoose.com/570

    1. Re:Not a new idea by Rei · · Score: 2

      I figured they'd tackle something more ambitious than that with their drone offerings - a drone that (barring instructions to do otherwise) follows you around whatever you're doing and keeps the camera on you, trying to get the most epic shots. E.g., you bungee jump off a bridge, it races you to the bottom, keeping whatever distance and filming style you told it to.

      But maybe it's just another remote control drone.

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    2. Re:Not a new idea by easyTree · · Score: 1

      That's gonna be awesome. "Dude my drone just got a totally awesome video of me <doing X> and you can see seventeen other Autonomous GoPro Drones in the background. Yay \o/"

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    3. Re:Not a new idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      You mean this one: https://www.lily.camera ?

  5. I Figured It Would Be 1 Drone Following You?! by LifesABeach · · Score: 1

    I figured that this new idea would be a drone following you, like a 3rd person shooter game. Then after about 4 hours; refuel it and move on.

    1. Re:I Figured It Would Be 1 Drone Following You?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Gopros are rebranded 20 bucks Chinese webcams. What's so special about them?

    2. Re:I Figured It Would Be 1 Drone Following You?! by ColdWetDog · · Score: 1

      Gopros are rebranded 20 bucks Chinese webcams. What's so special about them?

      Accessories. Ecosystem. First mover advantage.

      Yes, they are cheap pieces of crap. But they caught on. Now even bicycle helmets have mount points for them.

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    3. Re:I Figured It Would Be 1 Drone Following You?! by tlhIngan · · Score: 1

      Accessories. Ecosystem. First mover advantage.

      Yes, they are cheap pieces of crap. But they caught on. Now even bicycle helmets have mount points for them.

      And they're cheap. So much so that many TV shows that are reality-based often have a "GoPro budget" because they know they're doing to destroy a dozen or more of those cameras in the course of filming the series.

      One wonders if they buy retail boxed GoPros or they just say they're from Discovery channel and just get a pallet of them shipped sans boxes, accessories (other than batteries and the case) etc.

  6. Slashdot Media's Next Adventure: Malware Spreader by Khyber · · Score: 1, Insightful

    http://slashdot.org/firehose.p...

    http://slashdot.org/submission...

    http://slashdot.org/submission...

    http://slashdot.org/submission...

    To boot, add in account hijacking.

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  7. And this is different how? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There are many quadcopters that have cameras or that can hold a gopro..

    Now when a gropro supports 2 channel audio without an external mic, that would be something to cheer about.

  8. Re:Slashdot Media's Next Adventure: Malware Spread by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    They will attempt whatever they think they can get away with. Morality and respect don't enter in to their decision-making process.

  9. Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Gopros are rebranded 20 buck Chinese webcams. What's so special about them? I remember the first one was a direct derivative, with just a silkscreened gopro logo on it.

    1. Re:Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Troll detected. Please do not feed the trolls.

      Thank you,

      Management.

  10. Re: Republicans love their GoPros by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    GoPro kills thousands of the "hold my beer and watch this" morons every year. That is why Republicans love them. They are the party of death.

  11. Re: Slashdot Media's Next Adventure: Malware Sprea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Exactly. The republican rulers of this corporation hate us.

  12. Meh by koan · · Score: 2

    Been building and flying "drones" (multirotor helicopters) for a while now, and I am sick to death of the "GoPro look".

    They should have added a model with adjustable lens packages and a zoom, that would be interesting.

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    "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
  13. SoylentNews by xororand · · Score: 1

    SoylentNews picked it up: https://soylentnews.org/articl...
    SourceForge has since removed the adware from GIMP-Win: https://sourceforge.net/blog/g...

    [updated on 28-5-2015] Since yesterday, SourceForge Gimp-Win mirror downloads only the original software without any offers. We also invite the Gimp-Win developer to take back control of the project if that is his desire, while respectfully asking that he maintain any project updates or allow us to do so.

  14. Which cloud? by IwantToKeepAnon · · Score: 1

    software that will wirelessly sync up GoPro footage to the cloud

    The one it's fly through? That term doesn't generally need to be clarified when speaking of technology; but this is one of those exceptions. :-P

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  15. brand-new-dept? ? I don't think so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Once upon a time in 2013...

    http://contest.techbriefs.com/2013/entries/safety-and-security/3388