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The competition for the GoPro isn't cellphones. It's Google Glass.

That is, if Google Glass is waterproof/shockproof etc

Oh and GoPros are not only tied to a person, but often tied to objects (like bikes, airplanes, boats, etc)

Yup. You can't take 6 Google Glasses and suction-cup them all over a car.

Can't take google glass in the surf. Have lost goggles that I put on under a swim cap! Let alone surfing.

It's neither probably. Their competition is other "action" cameras within more convenient packages. Luckily for GoPro they still excel in video quality (in their category).

Yes. I was thinking particularly of the #2 action camera vendor, Contour ( http://contour.com/ ) as the GoPro's main competition right now.

Though Google glass and whoever competes with it will get there too, eventually.

Then you would need a waterproof and shockproof cell smart phone?

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