HTC is Reportedly Building an Action Camera to Challenge GoPro
Up to this point, HTC has been known as a popular Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets. However, the company may soon jump into a completely different market: cameras.
Bloomberg is reporting that the company is planning to launch a waterproof camera designed for capturing extreme sports.
HTC’s camera will reportedly feature a tube shaped design, an ultra wide-angle lens, a 16-megapixel sensor, and the ability to connect directly to iOS or Android devices over Bluetooth/WiFi. This type of device would likely be a direct competitor to GoPro, the leader in the action camera market and a company that just went public in June of this year.
In terms of official announcement, Bloomberg says that we might see the camera unveiled at a press event in New York City on October 8th.
P.S. In other news, HTC is also reportedly developing a smartphone that’s “optimized for self-portrait photography, or selfies.”
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