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Panono’s New Owner Makes Offer to Backers

by Bob Raikes

Panano was a developer of 360º cameras that was sold to pay the company’s debt. (Panono is Sold). Now the new owners (Professional360 GmbH, a subsidiary of Bryanston Group AG) have said that they …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Following the VR Plot Line in Education

by Len Scrogan

This is a simple story accompanied by a gaggle of subplots. At a balcony level, the storyline takes us to a VR project underway at a laboratory school, a respected charter school that is …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 360 Degree Video| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

The Reality of VR Content Creation

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I see three significant problems with virtual reality (VR) in today’s world: creation of VR content, distribution of VR content and display of VR content. My previous Display Daily dealt primarily with distribution of …

Nokia Calls Time on Ozo 360° VR Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Citing “slower-than-expected development of the VR market”, Nokia has announced a sudden stop on its Ozo 360° VR camera development. The news will mean layoffs at Nokia Technologies, with up to 310 jobs lost …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Panono is Sold

by Bob Raikes

We reported recently that 360 camera maker, Panano, had filed for bankruptcy, but the assets of the business are now being sold. However, Indiegogo backers that had not yet got cameras will not be …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Technology at Pepcom NY CE Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Pepcom events are often mostly full of silly apps and hardware gadgets targeted at consumers. Their June 15th event in New York was no exception, but I found three interesting technologies that should be …

Ricoh Starts Development Kit Shipments

by Alan Spencer

Ricoh has started shipments of its R Development Kit for its Theta 360º live streaming camera which includes the following items: R Console image control tool for PC and Mac R Console source code …

Axis Enhances Network Cameras with Zipstream

by Alan Spencer

Axis Communications has announced enhancements to its Zipstream compression technology to support the increased data streaming and storage demands of 360° panoramic cameras and 4K resolution. Zipstream is intended to ensure that important forensic …

Panono 360 Camera Maker Fails

by Bob Raikes

A Germany-based Indiegogo project being developing a 360º camera, that created 108MP images, has filed for liquidation, although the group raised $1.25 million back in 2013. The planned shipment date was in 2014, but …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Samsung Improves Gear 360 & Cuts Price

by Bob Raikes

Samsung announced its improved Gear 360 camera during MWC in Barcelona (Samsung Finds Some Products to Launch) and has now released the product at a price of $229 in the US. Unusually, the camera …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 20

LucidCam Upgraded to 4K 3D VR Live Production

by Chris Chinnock

LucidCam is similar to the Ricoh Theta in that it has two sensors with fisheye lenses. The Theta mounts them back to back for a 360º capture, but in 2D. LucidCam mounts both sensors …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2017| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Google Intros Yi Halo VR Camera

by Chris Chinnock

Google used NAB to introduce its latest VR camera, the Yi Halo, one year after partnering with Xiaomi-backed, Chinese action cam maker Yi Technology. (Google Announces YI Halo 360º VR Camera with 8K x …