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Why Amazon wanted Twitch

CNET's Bridget Carey explains the lure of video game streaming site Twitch and why Amazon bought it for nearly $1 billion. Meanwhile, Instagram launches a new video app Hyperlapse, and GoPro has gone to the dogs.

Bridget Carey Principal Video Producer
Bridget Carey is an award-winning reporter who helps you level-up your life -- while having a good time geeking out. Her exclusive CNET videos get you behind the scenes as she covers new trends, experiences and quirky gadgets. Her weekly video show, "One More Thing," explores what's new in the world of Apple and what's to come. She started as a reporter at The Miami Herald with syndicated newspaper columns for product reviews and social media advice. Now she's a mom who also stays on top of toy industry trends and robots. (Kids love robots.)
Expertise Consumer technology, Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, social media, mobile, robots, future tech, immersive technology, toys, culture Credentials
  • Bridget has spent over 18 years as a consumer tech reporter, hosting daily tech news shows and writing syndicated newspaper columns. She's often a guest on national radio and television stations, including ABC, CBS, CNBC and NBC.
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Every month, nearly 55 million people are visiting Twitch.tv to watch strangers play video games. Today's CNET Update quickly explains the popularity of this YouTube-like site for gamers, and why Amazon is paying $970 million to own it:

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But Twitch isn't the only video-related news in this roundup. Instagram has a new iOS app for recording time-lapse videos, called Hyperlapse.

If you want video from the perspective of man's best friend, strap on a $60 GoPro Fetch to your dog. But felines shouldn't feel left out of the pet tech scene: the PawTrack GPS collar for cats is prepping for launch.

(And there's even something in today's video for goldfish fans.)

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