ContourROAM Lets You Take it on the Go


Traveling the wilds should be dependent on where you feel comfortable taking your camera. To that end Contour has released the ContourROAM, a helmet mountable camera that will let you roam where you want to, roam around the world.

It features the same rugged cylindrical aluminum body and swiveling lens of the Contour+ and ContourGPS models, but unlike those travel capable cameras this one can be taken in the water, and it is waterproof to one meter for up to 30 minutes. So it is good for getting wet and wild but still isn’t meant for deep sea diving for extended underwater excursions. Continue reading ContourROAM Lets You Take it on the Go

Interbike 2010: GoPro Introduces 960p Camera, Goes to Third Dimension

You might remember the old Wide World of Sports opening that offered the line “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” In the last decade or so there have been a few different helmet-mounted video cameras that would allow you to film your own victories and defeats – let’s just hope the latter weren’t the final moments to boot.

Earlier this year we noted that GoPro camera had arrived and that with this mounted to the side of your helmet could make you feel like a hero. That’s because the guys at GoPro think light athletes, perform like athletes and know the demands that are required to capture those moments. You might get to watch a replay but you only have one chance to record it. Continue reading Interbike 2010: GoPro Introduces 960p Camera, Goes to Third Dimension