Google's Creepy New Camera Won't Hurt GoPro

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) recently introduced Clips, a tiny camera which continuously captures content without any user intervention. The device -- which can be clipped to clothing, held, or set down -- uses AI to recognize the faces which are important to you and automatically starts taking pictures and recording short videos.

At first glance, this $249 device seemed like a potential rival for GoPro's (NASDAQ: GPRO) action cameras. As a result, GoPro shares fell 7% following Google's announcement on Oct. 5. But if we take a closer look at Clips, we'll notice two important things -- that it targets a different market than GoPro, and its "creepiness" factor could alienate a lot of customers.

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