Tech pundits have been following news of GoPro's upcoming drone for quite a while now. The video footage of the brand's under-development quadcopter confirmed the buzz and showed that the company is indeed serious about making its own line of quadcopters.
"Early this morning, the company revealed the name of the upcoming drone in a YouTube video," Digital Trends noted. "Slated for release next year, GoPro's first foray into the world of consumer quadcopters will be known as the 'Karma.'"
And that's just pretty much what is known about the said device.
"The company has remained tight-lipped on the subject thus far, and hasn't released any photos or videos of the drone yet - only a bit of aerial footage that first surfaced back in October," the tech news site went on. "That said, the timing of this video release seems to suggest that GoPro is planning a big reveal sometime in early 2016 - perhaps at the Consumer Electronics Show in January."
GoPro chief Nick Woodman previously revealed that the company was in the process of making its own quadcopter and that it plans to launch it some time during the first half of 2016.
"Woodman wouldn't give an official price yet, but he did note that GoPro was a 'consumer focused company' - so it seems logical the GoPro quadcopter will be in the same price range as drones from DJI, Parrot, and 3D Robotics," The Verge noted, going on to point out that the new product may trigger more sales for GoPro as users may want to accessorize the quadcopter as a result of a "sparked" imagination.
Right now, there isn't much information on the Karma's specs. However, it's been described by its maker as an "ultra-portable folding drone."
There also are speculations that the quadcopter may have 4K resolution and a rugged look.
Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter told Forbes that GoPro's development of a quadcopter may stem from a need to show the world that it is innovating and moving forward, as well as catching up on the trends.
"They invented the action camera category and there's not many more features that they can offer [on the cameras]," he pointed out.
The quadcopter making has been also seen as a logical direction for the company as it is known for making recording devices that cater to adventurers and sports enthusiasts.
Recently, rumors of GoPro being acquired by Apple gave the camera-making company's stocks a 16% boost, with analysts saying the buyout would be a sensible one, MarketWatch noted. GoPro stock had fallen 45% in the past couple of months.
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