GoPro officially exited the drone business in early 2018 after the disastrous launch of the action-cam manufacturer's first and only drone: the GoPro Karma. This week, the company's remaining pilots have been left grounded, struck by a related issue to what was last year dubbed the 'GPS Week Number Rollover' glitch - an avoidable design quirk that effectively prevents older … [Read more...] about The GoPro Karma is Letting Pilots Down From Beyond the Grave
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“Aerial Market Untenable”: No More GoPro Drones
In not altogether surprising news, GoPro has just announced that they are out of the drone business. In an earnings report today, GoPro said that the Karma drone would be the last it would make. The company announced significant layoffs a few days ago: the layoffs will bring the workforce down to under 1000 and CEO Nicholas Woodman will take a paycut to $1 as the company … [Read more...] about “Aerial Market Untenable”: No More GoPro Drones
GoPro to Cut More Jobs as Bad Karma Continues
A report from TechCrunch claims that action cam and drone manufacturer GoPro is set to lay off between 200 and 300 staff in the coming days. Most of those job losses are expected to fall in the company's underperforming aerial division. According to TechCrunch's sources, a letter to soon-to-be-departing GoPro employees said the cuts are part of a larger restructuring “to … [Read more...] about GoPro to Cut More Jobs as Bad Karma Continues
Undaunted, GoPro Lining Up More Drones
GoPro is unabashed and undaunted. Despite last year's debacle with the long-awaited Karma drone, the company tells journalists at CES that they are preparing to develop more drones. In an interview with The Verge, GoPro's CEO and co-founder Nick Woodman prophesied a successful relaunch of the Karma, with more versions to come. "The reception for Karma was very strong. It … [Read more...] about Undaunted, GoPro Lining Up More Drones
GoPro Karma to Make a Comeback in 2017
It's the news that many GoPro fans have been waiting for. Or at least it's the news that there will soon be some news. The camera giant has announced that the Karma drone, recalled at the end of 2016 after a series of random crashes, will be re-launched later this year. We don't know when yet, but the company has said that more details of the GoPro Karma comeback will be … [Read more...] about GoPro Karma to Make a Comeback in 2017
