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CONTOUR GPS SECRETLY HAS BLUETOOTH

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dEEspinnDAVE
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The contour gps helmet cam apparently contains bluetooth. Contour secretly hid bluetooth in the camera and a secret button near the record slider. They unvieled this news yesterday. Apps are being created to allow a user to stream live what the camera is looking at via an iphone or other mobile phones. You can also start and stop the recording from the phone, and tweak camera setting on the fly. I think this is amazing. How did contour keep it a secret, and WHY did they hahah.
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Jan 7 2011 12:44PM
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MEGAZORD
Posts: 4531 - Karma: -7
It was kept a secret because they rushed it to the market. They did not take enough time in dev to code it properly.
Jan 7 2011 1:20PM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 205
hence why the mobile apps that make it actually useful are not going to be available for another few months, and you have to buy a $30 add on to use it with an iphone.
Jan 7 2011 1:41PM
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belden...
Posts: 2914 - Karma: 1,274
I feel like this automatically makes it better than the gopro because this basically makes your phone the lcd and more for only 30 bucks.
Jan 7 2011 3:05PM
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cobra_commander
Posts: 16909 - Karma: 4,686
It was allready better then the go pro
Jan 7 2011 3:08PM
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tripnip
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 482
this might break my desisison between go pro and contour
Jan 7 2011 6:59PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Meh, they both have their strong points.
Jan 7 2011 7:07PM
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Chasing-Storms
Posts: 390 - Karma: 174
contour all the way, doesn't look like your wearing a toaster on your head.
Jan 8 2011 11:43PM
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Pool.
Posts: 2820 - Karma: 662
i thought this but then i realized the contour is "weather proof" not waterproof so this might end up being bad if i drop it
Jan 9 2011 12:07AM
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Chasing-Storms
Posts: 390 - Karma: 174
They say you can ski with it, but you can by a waterproof shell for piece of mind
Jan 9 2011 2:01AM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,272
the gopro is better in every aspect except for this
Jan 9 2011 2:02AM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Contours are easier to use to, just slide the button to start recording. However for me the durability of the gopro puts it above the contour IMO.
Jan 10 2011 2:46PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
I hate having a go pro mounted on my helmet but i love it for shooting some random hot laps in the park
Jan 10 2011 2:50PM
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filter97
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Looks like the ContourGPS bluetooth viewfinder software will be free for Android! Another great reason why I love my Android over iPhone.

I don't think the iPhone has a full bluetooth implementation stack built-in natively in the hardware?? Maybe the iPhone 5. Hopefully Contour will have their app out before then.
Mar 9 2011 12:10AM
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Banane.
Posts: 3102 - Karma: 414
Yes they have, atleast the 4g have bleutooth
Mar 9 2011 1:33AM
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Evilchris
Posts: 2090 - Karma: 44
3Gs also has bluetooh. This is A HUGE bonus now that you can actually see what you are shooting!
Mar 9 2011 10:09AM
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Chasing-Storms
Posts: 390 - Karma: 174
Do you need anything to connect the two together, or do they just do it wirelessly.
Mar 9 2011 4:14PM
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ViktorVaughn
Posts: 173 - Karma: 10
gopro all day, can't tell you how many times ive dropped it, run it into branches, had mounts pop off, etc quick/cheap lens replacement at the worst so far
Mar 9 2011 4:44PM
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JStrathern
Posts: 8747 - Karma: 1,536
Wireless
Mar 9 2011 6:32PM
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wynnyk
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 555
how do you keep a button on a tiny camera a secret?
Mar 9 2011 6:50PM
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MothaHucker
Posts: 4678 - Karma: 2,591
i love my contour but i mount mine on my helmet and my helmet always gets crooked because one side is weighted from the camera. thats the biggest downside for me, but i can fix it easily
Mar 10 2011 1:09AM
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