CAMpanion Kickstarter project targets GoPro users outside of extreme sports

Jan27

by Sindy Cator on January 27, 2015 at 11:42 pm

Let’s say you’re not an extreme sports nut, but you envision a wider potential for using the handy GoPro sports action videocam than recording yourself skydiving or skiing down a treacherous slope. A new product in the making called CAMpanion, which launched today on Kickstarter for a 60-day campaign to raise $28,000, is a smartphone hardware add-on that lets you use your GoPro for an array of commonplace activities and everyday shooting situations — just like you’d use a point and shoot camera or your smartphone. CAMpanion, which is designed to work with GoPro 3, 3+ and 4, attaches to your smartphone or tablet. From there you…