Apple patent reveals plans for a GoPro competitor<article>
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GoPro shareholders are panicking after
Apple’s patent application for a wearable camera was approved. One look at Apple’s plans shows why—the application details a GoPro-like wearable perfect for action shots and underwater recording. Apple even takes aim at GoPro in the patent filing.</p><figure class="medium right">
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Apple criticized GoPro in a patent filing for wearable cameras.</p></figcaption>
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Apple might not ever make a wearable camera, but if it does, it’ll be a GoPro on steroids. The patent covers a camera that can be mounted to bike helmets and scuba masks or fastened to motorcycles and surfboards. The patent also details plans for waterproofing so an iPhone could be used to take underwater snapshots.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2868308/apple-patent-reveals-plans-for-a-gopro-competitor.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple patent reveals plans for a GoPro competitor
