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GoPro stock is currently down 15 percent in after-hours trading and is falling after reporting its third quarter earnings. The company saw revenues dive 13.3 percent while still managing to beat Wall Street revenue expectations.

Overall GoPro reported a net loss of $27.1 million, or 19 cents per share, in the quarter that ended on September 30, compared with a profit of $14.7 million, or 10 cents per share, from the previous year. Likewise, GoPro saw revenue fall to $285.9 million from $329.8 million, down 13 percent year-over-year and up 1 percent sequentially. Cash and investments totaled $148 million at the end of Q3 2018.

Earlier in the day, the company’s stock was up 9.3 percent on the day. It was rebounding nicely after ending last week down, but all the gains could be lost if it opens tomorrow at today’s after-hours level.

The third quarter noted some successes though. The new Hero7 Black saw the company’s best first-month sales of any unit. Likewise, GoPro’s spherical camera, the Fusion, holds 47 percent dollar share of its niche market. The company’s products are gaining popularity in oversea markets, too. In Europe, Japan and Korea, the company increased its unit and dollar market share substantially. In the U.S., GoPro still holds a massive chunk of the dollar and unit share, 96 percent and 87 percent, respectively. And for the 19th straight quarter, GoPro is the No. 1 selling camera by unit volume in North America.

The company is also still growing its social channels, reaching a 21-month high in September.

GoPro recently revamped its camera line up in time for the holiday quarter. Yet GoPro is still struggling, at least seemingly, at convincing owners to buy another unit. While GoPro annually releases the latest and greatest action camera, most owners I’ve talked to are satisfied with the capabilities of the GoPro they purchased previously.

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We all know that we need to move our bodies in an active manner each day in order to maintain an optimal level of health. That would be the nicer way of putting the idea of exercise forth, but when it comes to getting actual exercise done, many of us do find more excuses than reasons. What if you are a shy person and generally prefer the creature comforts of your own home? Sure, you can get one of those Peloton machines, or if you find freedom in running, then hit the treadmill, but those tend to lack a degree of human touch, if at all. Enter Mirror, an actual mirror for you to preen yourself in the mornings, and yet it comes with high-powered technology within.

The Mirror’s panel is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that comes complete with stereo speakers, a camera, and a piece of custom software, all running off an unidentified quad-core processor underneath the hood. Connectivity options include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, enabling you to hook it up to different kinds of monitoring devices as well as stream classes from Mirror.

Mirror’s classes are pretty much what you will find in a well equipped fitness studio or gym: they include cardio, yoga, strength, barre, boxing, stretch, and pilates. Depending on your current fitness level and objective, you will be able to check out different levels with each class. The Mirror connected display will cost you $1,495 upfront, certainly making you wish more than seven years of bad luck on someone who breaks it by accident. You’re better off getting a cheap, regular mirror from Ikea if you do not want to add on $39 monthly for the classes.

The Mirror stands at 52-inches in height, and you have the option to mount it to a wall or have it rest on a metal stand. As at press time, it is controlled via an iOS companion app, with no sign of Android support arriving in the future.

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