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Vezo 360-degree dash cam also gives drowsy drivers a nudge

Nick Lavars April 2, 2019

Drowsy drivers kill, which is why we’ve seen a number of technological solutions take aim at the problem. The Vezo 360 is the latest to roll onto the scene and serves as a 360-degree dash cam first and foremost, but with the ability to pick up on tired drivers and give them a nudge if need be.

The Vero 360 dashcam detects drowsy drivers by monitoring their faces

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Insta360's folding Evo shoots both 360-degree and 3D video

Ben Coxworth March 13, 2019

Insta360 is no stranger to the world of 360-degree video cameras, having brought us consumer, prosumer and professional models. Now the company is back with the Evo, which can shoot both 360-degree interactive video and 180-degree 3D.

The Insta360 Evo shoots 360-degree video when folded up, and 3D video when folded out

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Ricoh adds new flagship to its all-around fun handheld Theta camera range

Paul Ridden February 25, 2019

Since being launched in 2013, Ricoh's Theta 360 degree camera has grown in number and capabilities. Now the company has added the latest iteration to the range – the Theta Z1, which becomes the new series flagship.

The Ricoh Theta Z1 360° stills and video camera will go on sale towards the end ...

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Orbi 360-degree-video football helmet puts viewers in the action

Ben Coxworth January 8, 2019

It was three years ago that we first heard about Orbi Prime sunglasses, which use four integrated cameras to record 360-degree interactive video. Orbi has now unveiled a more robust version of the glasses, but perhaps more interestingly, it's also built the technology into a football helmet.

The prototype helmet utilizes four 1080p/30fps cameras

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Insta360 launches "cinema-grade" 11k VR camera for US$14,999

Loz Blain January 7, 2019

360-degree VR footage needs to be super high resolution to let you look around a nicely detailed landscape, and now Insta360 has an all-in-one rig, the Titan, that gives 11k/30fps resolution using eight micro 4/3rds sensors and Flowstate stabilization.

Eight micro 4/3rds sensors around the outside give the Insta360 Titan some very powerful imaging capability

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Review: Hands-on with Insta360's One X "GoPro Killer"

Loz Blain January 6, 2019

When we reviewed the Insta360 Air, we were impressed with the capabilities of this wacky 360-degree camera and the bizarre effects we could get with it. The main thing it needed was more resolution - and with 5.7K/30fps video, the new One X camera brings nearly double the power. So how does it rate?

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$399 throwable 360-degree camera unlocks impossible new action shots

Loz Blain October 10, 2018

Insta360 is calling its new One X camera a GoPro 7 killer due to its advanced omnidirectional motion stabilization. But we think that might be underselling it, because no GoPro can get the crazy, Matrix-style slow-mo shots this thing can take when you throw it right through the action as you film.

Slot it into the Drifter case and throw the Insta360 One X right through the action ...

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Facebook and Red detail Manifold VR camera for 6 degrees of freedom storytelling

Paul Ridden September 27, 2018

A Facebook 360 and Red Digital Cinema collaboration that began in May 2017 has finally produced fruit – the Manifold camera, the "first studio-ready camera system for immersive 6DoF storytelling."

Facebook and Red Digital Cinema have revealed the hardware design and tech specs for the Manifold ...

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US$4,999 Insta360 Pro 2 ups the ante with stabilized 8K, HDR, 360-degree VR vision

Loz Blain August 21, 2018

Insta360 has upped the ante on pro-level 360-degree VR filming with its new super-portable multi-camera ball. With six lenses, auto-stitching, FlowState stabilization, HDR and 8K-per-eye 3D capability, the Insta360 Pro 2 packs a ton of capability into a US$4,999 piece of equipment.

360-degree cameras can capture extraordinary vision that's impossible to do with a live cameraman

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QooCam shoots both 360-degree and 3D video

Ben Coxworth May 3, 2018

When it comes to recent technological advances in consumer video cameras, two of the big ones have been 360-degree interactive video, and 3D video. Kandao's QooCam is a three-lensed 4K/30fps camera that does BOTH, plus it allows you to change the focus in photos that have already been taken.

The QooCam has an anodized aluminum body