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Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by linker3000 »

duderific wrote: post #116
heynk wrote: post #108

I didn't see it mentioned, so I have to bring up that a magnet mount will not cut it for action sports where you might 'crash'. I know multiple skiers who have lost their GoPro in the snow because mount plastic snapped on a decent fall. I can't imagine a magnet will do better.

Yeah...I was like "magnet to a skateboard"... huh? How many metal skateboards are there? I guess you could stick it on one of the trucks maybe, but it would fall off immediately if you did a trick.

..one of the Ali-alloy trucks? Um, no.

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by simias »

soup10 wrote: post #120
georgemcbay wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I thought the video quality was extremely high" Actually the video quality looks terrible. Compare the bits actually shot with the Cube (most of the promo video isn't... you can clearly see when they switch to the shots the Cube itself took at ~0:22-0:26 and ~0:42-0:44, notice how they switch away from the Cube video pretty damn quickly, probably because it is so terrible... doesn't even look actually 1080p as a sou…

This is identical to the sentiment against iPod when it first came out. If the design is good, user friendly, and people still like the product, it won't matter if it's got worse specs since they can always improve them in later releases.

If I remember correctly the iPod lacked some features that could have been expected from the product when the first version came out (the famous "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." quoted else where in this thread. Also, firewire). But the features that were in the iPod worked fine. In this case however I agree with the parent who says the video, the only thing this cube is supposed to do well, is pretty terrible looking by 2014 standards.

Here's a still of the video for reference: https://i.imgur.com/wIF1SFt.jpg

There's so much wrong in this picture I'm not sure where to start. And that's a promotional video!

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by rogy »

marcamillion wrote: post #146
Gracana wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the fact that it's tiny, cute, and inexpensive will help them carve a niche out from under GoPro. I can imagine something like this being used in places where you wouldn't really want a "hard core" action cam.

Where is the price listed? I don't see it anywhere.

$99

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by adav »

georgemcbay wrote: post #127
soup10 wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is identical to the sentiment against iPod when it first came out. If the design is good, user friendly, and people still like the product, it won't matter if it's got worse specs since they can always improve them in later releases.

The UX for these cameras is basically "hit record button, see red light go on"; I don't think there is room for any player to win on iPod-style usability. They either need to sell on lifestyle branding (where GoPro is already owning the market) or quality, IMO.

What about the complicated menu structure of a GoPro Hero3+? Surely there's massive scope for improvement there?

Would a non-technical person understand pro's and con's of the trade-off between 1080p24 and 720p120? I doubt it.

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by rplnt »

duderific wrote: post #116
heynk wrote: post #108

I didn't see it mentioned, so I have to bring up that a magnet mount will not cut it for action sports where you might 'crash'. I know multiple skiers who have lost their GoPro in the snow because mount plastic snapped on a decent fall. I can't imagine a magnet will do better.

Yeah...I was like "magnet to a skateboard"... huh? How many metal skateboards are there? I guess you could stick it on one of the trucks maybe, but it would fall off immediately if you did a trick.

Helmets are not from metal either. Bicycle at least, but I'd imagine motorbike are from aluminum at best.

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by coldpie »

wuliwong wrote: post #74
jjw1414 wrote: post #58

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Is that true? A statement like, "Drive Tom's car" is grammatically correct, but I don't think it is expanded to "Drive Tom is car".

Hah yea, this is a particularly nasty part of the language IMO. I was wrestling with it recently. For pronouns, the apostrophe is only to indicate a contraction. Possessive pronouns like "hers" do not use an apostrophe. So "it's" always means "it is." Where "its" always is expressing that "it" possesses something. I usually refer to this handy illustrated guide http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe :D

> So "it's" always means "it is."

Sadly, no. "It's been like this for days."

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by nodata »

cc439 wrote: post #128
georgemcbay wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I thought the video quality was extremely high" Actually the video quality looks terrible. Compare the bits actually shot with the Cube (most of the promo video isn't... you can clearly see when they switch to the shots the Cube itself took at ~0:22-0:26 and ~0:42-0:44, notice how they switch away from the Cube video pretty damn quickly, probably because it is so terrible... doesn't even look actually 1080p as a sou…

Agreed, sub-$40 Chinese Go-Pro knock-offs offer superior performance on top of their silly cheap price tags.

Can you recommend one?

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by Rapzid »

celticninja wrote: post #89
coldtea wrote: post #54

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> GoPro is headed in the direction of lifestyle branding. Original content, sponsored professional sports, brand collaboration, etc. That's still just a camera company. All those are marketing/promotionals moves, no money makers or markets. Same for Red Bull I'd say. How much Red Bull makes for selling the drink vs any other endeavour (if it not actually loses money on them).

they make a nice sum on their formula one team, that alone is a difficult feat so i reckon they are pretty business savvy.

It's also worth pointing out that Red Bull is a privately held company... Essentially they can do whatever they want in a way that public companies can not, should they choose to.

Re: Polaroid Cube

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Post by mpclark »

jrockway wrote: post #113
baddox wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not an excuse for illiteracy. Language trends change over time, including among highly educated people.

In this case, I don't think the highly-educated are intentionally using "it's" instead of "its". It's merely a common typo.

Its rediculous but I think we're going to loose this battle
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