New Entry Level Go-Pro Launched

Here’s news of the latest upgrades to the ubiquitous Go-Pro video recording device. This year they’ve added a touch screen back that can be used to setup the camera including previewing the angles before you set off to record that big gap that puts you in hospital (lets face it, the clips that get the biggest views are the ones that include the tag, ‘fail’). There’s also the ability to perform some rudimentary editing of your clips in the device, which will undoubtedly be useful if your memory card is pretty full. But, like the entry level HERO the new HERO+ LCD is at one with it’s waterproof casing – which means you can’t take it out of it’s weatherproof box. You now have the ability to tag moments during filming to make them easier to find later and it transmits to remote devices using both WI-FI and Bluetooth. Altogether it looks like they’ve gone for a greater social media interaction camera that should make it a lot easier and quicker for your mates to get that massive wipeout onto their Facebook pages before you’ve even come round from the crash.

HERO+ LCD  $299.99 MSRP – All-in-one awesome + touch-display convenience (We’ll update with a UK/Euro price when we get them) Here’s a list of the claimed features.

•        Professional-quality 1080p60 video and 8MP photo capture
•        Touch display for convenient camera control, shot framing, and in-camera playback
•        Built-in WiFi and Bluetooth enables connectivity to the GoPro App and Smart Remote
•        HiLight Tagging lets you mark key moments while recording or during playback for quick editing
•        In-camera video trimming allows you to create short clips for easy content sharing without a computer
•        Power on and record automatically with the press of a single button with QuikCapture setting
•        Long-lasting battery delivers approximately two hours of recording time
•        Integrated housing design for simplicity and ease of use
•        Supports microSD cards (at least Class 10 or UHS-I) up to 64GB

HERO+ LCD will be available for purchase in the U.S. at authorized GoPro retailers and GoPro.com beginning June 7, 2015. International availability will begin July 12.

And here’s the official promo-video showing the much MUCH easier to use touch screen setup controls.

Mark Alker

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What Mark doesn’t know about social media isn’t worth knowing and his ability to balance “The Stack” is bested only by his agility on a snowboard. Graphs are what gets his engine revving, at least they would if his car wasn’t electric, and data is what you’ll find him poring over in the office. Mark enjoys good whisky, sci-fi and the latest Apple gadget, he is also the best boss in the world (Yes, he is paying me to write this).

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