Will the Karma drone sales be enough to revive the GoPro?

According Recode’ source, GoPro will cut approximately 270 more jobs, or about 17 percent of its workforce based on its headcount at the end of last year. That’s on top of the 200 positions the company said it would eliminate in November. The recent job cuts were made mostly in the company’s virtual reality and broadcasting wings, claiming that “no one is left” to supervise the departments. Those cuts would certainly reflect Woodman’s CES assertions that GoPro is looking to shift its focus to a core set of products.

Just in case you didn’t know, GoPro cut 100 jobs in January 2016 and 200 more after the Mavic launch in November 2016. So the company’s workforce has shrunk by almost 25% since the beginning of last year.

GoPro primarily sells action-oriented cameras, but it recently made a foray into drones. The company’s foldable Karma drone is back for sale after an embarrassing recall. Some customers complained of a power failure that caused the aircraft to fall from the sky, leading to the recall.

Now the hyped Karma drone is back,how about the updated one?

Theverge has got another review unit.

As reviewed by Theverge, the Karma can’t autonomously follow you around. Its battery life is on the low end, and its range is much shorter than its main competitors. It doesn’t have fancy sensors to help it stabilize indoors or avoid obstacles. It’s akin to releasing a flagship smartphone in 2016 that didn’t have a fingerprint sensor or front-facing camera.

It concluded that the GoPro Karma is not a great drone by today’s standards. It’s basic, kind of like a mid-tier Android smartphone that checks all the boxes that more trailblazing units have established over the last few years. It may be a nice starter kit if you own a GoPro. If you don’t need a handheld stabilizer or don’t own a GoPro, there is no reason to settle for a drone with a spotty track record and a total lack of cutting-edge features.

Will the drone sales be enough to revive the floundering company? It seems that though the Karma drone is back on sale, existence of the DJI Mavic has completely blocked their way into the drone market.

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What to expect from the relaunched GoPro Karma?

The famous manufacturer of miniature cameras GoPro presented on September 20 his long awaited quadcopter, the Karma drone, putting an end to a long campaign of mouthing. But he took it off the market 20 days later, on November 10: the drone was likely to go out suddenly in flight and fall in free fall.

Nearly three months later, GoPro identified and solved the problem.GoPro has improved the battery latch of the device to avoid it from slipping out of place which leads to a loss of power. This design reportedly keeps the battery intact and in place even when there are strong vibrations of the drone.

Aside from this, the GoPro Karma drone maintains its portability compared to other drones available to the public. It was reported that the drone also has the removable gimbal stabilizer.

The GoPro Karma is basically available in the two options. One is Karma without a GoPro camera which costs $799.99 and the other is Karma bundled with GoPro Hero5 Black which will cost $1099.99. There is also a Flight Kit for Karma Grip owners which will be available in April for $599.99.

Nick Woodman, GoPro Founder and CEO said:

“Karma is the ultimate aerial, handheld and wearable stabilization solution for the GoPro community. As the consumer drone market continues to grow, Karma delivers the most versatile solution at a very accessible price.”

GoPro remains number one of the miniature camera, but it is in difficulties. This announcement effectively succeeds several waves of layoffs and precedes the presentation of a new quarter of losses.

The brand counts more than ever on its Karma drone to take a new flight. Certainly, the convincing DJI Mavic Pro, of the number one of the drone, imposed itself in the meantime.

The GoPro Karma differentiates itself from the wide variety of drones on the market by having a removable stabilizer gimbal, which you can attach to the the included Karma Grip handle.Fans are looking forward on the improvements introduced for the redesigned GoPro Karma drone. Are you excited to try the re-released drone from GoPro?

 

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What’s new in the new GoPro Karma drone?

On November 8th, 2016, GoPro issued a global recall for the Karma drone following cases of electrical failures causing a loss of power during flight. GoPro advises that owners can return their units to GoPro, or their place of purchase for a full refund.Will GoPro resume selling Karma drone?

The answer is yes. Now the GoPro is preparing the ground to revive its foldable Karma drone. In these hours on the online shop of the California home famous for the eponymous action cam appeared the new Karma Core along with numerous spare parts and accessories including propellers, batteries and remote control.

Karma Core is a complete replacement of a Karma drone can not be repaired with a new arm or new landing legs. These components can be easily replaced and are available individually, provided that the drone did not suffer more damage. Karma Core includes the main body, the arms and the landing legs. Use it with the controller, the stabilizer and the battery to return to flying.

• Complete replacement for drones impossible to repair with new arms and new landing legs.
• It includes the main body of the Karma drone, the four arms, and landing legs.
• Use it with the controller, the stabilizer and the battery to put in flight your GoPro

The above is the official description, elements that suggest that the Karma that GoPro prepares to relist will be substantially equal to the version announced in September last year and then retreat for known problems. No addition of new features such as follow-me or avoidance pop, but a drone finally reliable and bug fixes, hopefully.

Karma Core, which does not include remote control, gimbal, propeller, battery and charger, will shortly be available on the shop gopro at a price of $460.

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