You can always count on the crew of the International Space Station to harness technology to bring us up to the heavens with them. Back in July, they uploaded enough footage to map the entire station out on Google Streetview. Today, the crew uploaded the first spacewalk recorded in 360-degree video. Immerse yourself in footage […]
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Ricoh’s Theta V 4K camera sports 360-degree video and wireless playback
Ricoh is unveiling its latest 360-degree camera this morning. Dubbed the Ricoh Theta V, the $ 430 4K camera is the latest in the line which launched in 2013 with the Ricoh Theta. Available for pre-order now, and shipping in mid-September, the Theta V features 3,820-by-1,920 resolution video capture. That’s a massive improvement on the earlier Theta […]
Facebook will use AI to help correct skewed 360-degree photos
Ever since Facebook added 360-degree photos to your news feed last year, more and more images of this type have appeared. You can even take and share these full-circle images right from your mobile device, as well, making them even more ubiquitous. Finding them is even easier with Facebook’s Gear VR app, too. As reported […]
Samsung hints that another 360-degree camera is in the works
The Gear 360 camera only reached shelves a few months ago, but that might not stop Samsung from readying a quick follow-up. The tech giant has quietly applied for a trademark on “360 Round,” hinting at the possibility of another VR camera in the works. There aren’t any obvious clues about the hardware’s features, but […]
Insta360’s One is a 4K 360-degree camera that lets you shoot first, point later
Insta360 has launched the One, a 4K, 360-degree video camera with a unique feature that allows you to shoot the video first and then set the point of view later, during post production. The Los Angeles startup said the FreeCapture technology on the camera is a breakthrough in immersive storytelling, allowing people to capture and […]
Insta360 teases a mid-market 360-degree camera
Insta360 is one of the companies in the 360 camera space that has been on an absolute tear. Last year it announced the Insta360 Nano, which is a popular iPhone-attached 360 camera capable of doing Periscope and Facebook livestreaming. Since last year, it also released an Android variant called the Insta360 Air and a professional […]
NASA will stream incredible 360-degree video of the eclipse — and you can watch it live on Facebook
NASA; Caleclipse.org When you open Facebook on August 21, a special message from the company will greet you about the total solar eclipse. That message will point users to streaming video coverage of the 2017 eclipse by NASA. “On August 21st, the United States will experience the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years, […]
Motorola’s newest Mod is this $300, 360-degree camera
You didn’t think Motorola was just going to announce a new phone, did you? The company also unveiled its latest Moto Mod — a 360-degree camera that magnetically attaches to Moto Z phones — here at an event in New York City. Details are still pretty sparse, but we do know some of the juiciest […]
Upcoming Moto Mod could add a 360-degree camera to your phone
Motorola’s Moto Z Mods have quite a bit of promise to turn your phone into pretty much anything, including a gamepad, a walkie-talkie, and even a mobile Alexa station. The company has been pushing these pretty hard lately, holding hackathons that produced some pretty innovative add-ons and promising at least 12 of these new peripherals […]
Valve brings 360-degree videos to Steam VR
While it’s not quite as immersive as a full virtual reality experience, 360-degree videos and photos are becoming more common (especially on Facebook and YouTube), and now Valve has released a Steam 360 Video Player. It uses adaptive streaming from a company called Pixvana, which should enable playback with just one click on your Rift […]