GoPro Spawns New Category Of Wearable Cameras

GoPro stock options began trading today, less than two weeks after it went public. The company, which makes wearable point-of-view action cameras, has come a long way since it was born 10 years ago. GoPro is now one of the best selling cameras in the world, and it’s spawned a whole new category of cameras.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks to Lauren Goode, reporter and review columnist for Re/code, about GoPro’s success, its competitors and the future of wearable cameras.

• Read Lauren’s piece reviewing GoPro and competitors on Re/code

Guest

• Lauren Goode, reporter and review columnist for Re/code. She tweets @LaurenGoode.

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