Garmin's new action cameras offer a rugged alternative to GoPro
GoPro is the first company most people think about when they hear the words “action camera,” but that doesn’t mean its competition can’t find clever ways to sell their products. Garmin tried this with its last camera, the VIRB Elite, and now it’s looking to do the same with two smaller cameras that promise to be much more capable: the VIRB X and the VIRB XE.
The new cameras come in a much smaller form factor than the Elite, which was oblong in shape with a camera facing out from one end. The smaller and more rectangular X and XE, on the other hand, look more like ruggedized GoPros than anything. The two models are also tiered in their price and quality, much like how GoPro offers “Black” and “Silver” models. The X is the more basic…
Source:: The Verge
