With techological developments every now and then, GoPro knew they had to step up and do something about it. In the just-ended Code Conference, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman says they have a few things in store for their customers in the coming year.
While there are a few drones in the market already, the company wants its cameras to have its own. Woodman announced at the conference that the company will be creating quadcopters which they plan to launch in 2016.
He hasn't given any hint on how much the quadcopter would cost but he said that GoPro is a "consumer focused company" so most probably, it would be the same price range as drones from other companies. Woodman continues saying that there will be other accessories released when the quadcopter launches.
Another thing to look forward to is the spherical camera which is a ball-shaped accessory that can accommodate up to six GoPro cameras positioned in different directions so it can capture high resolution images and videos in different angles. It's as if the viewer is in it as well — definitely a virtual reality experience.
The recorded images and videos can be combined using Kolor, which is a virtual reality software company that GoPro bought in April to create the spherical image. The resulting video is best viewed on VR heasets like Google Cardboard, Microsoft HoloLens and Oculus.
It can also be viewed using your smartphone or desktop computer on the web via services like YouTube 360 or Kolor app. According to Recode's report, "if viewing on a mobile device, you can physically turn around to look in any direction — up, down, left, right. On your computer's browser, you can use your cursor to get different views."
Watch the video below to experience a different kind of reality:
