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IBC 2016 Round Up

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 is a German STB maker that started by being more flexible than the global brands in making relatively small designs and production runs, which suits the many small cable vendors in Germany and …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Colour Critical Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Semiconductors| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Google Cardboard Camera now on iOS

by Bob Raikes

Google has made the Cardboard Camera, intended to help with making 360º videos and which was previously only on Android, available to iOS users.

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Kodak 360 Camera Supports UltraHD

by Milos Pavlovic

JK Imaging, which licenses the Kodak brand, has announced a new 360º camera that can produce UltraHD ‘VR-ready’ from its 20 megapixel sensors. The front sensor can also be used for non-360º applications. The …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Z Cam S1 is Aimed at 360 Content Creators

by Milos Pavlovic

ImagineVision Technology is using Indiegogo to launch its Z Cam S1 camera which is intended to bring professional quality to keen consumers. The camera can create 4K 60fps or 6K at 30fps and the …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Vuze Releases 360º Camera at Photokina

by Milos Pavlovic

The Vuze 360 degree camera that we reported on at CES (CES Unveiled Introduces New Projector and Allows Royole Check) has said that it would show its $799 camera at the forthcoming Photokina event. …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Google now lets you explore U.S. National Parks via 360-degree virtual tours

by Milos Pavlovic

Google has created 360 degree ‘virtual tours’ of five US National Parks in Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah and Florida. Rangers guide viewers through the parks and are available on iOS and Android devices …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Back Panel| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Uncorporeal Claims It Can Create 3D VR Scenes from Your Photos

by Milos Pavlovic

Uncorporeal is to launch “Holographic Photography Technology” which according to the company will allow smartphones users to create 360 VR viewable scenes with 3D parallax from photos. According Uncorporeal, their solution allows for users …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Insta360 Nano Creates Low-Cost VR

by Tom Allen

A small 360° camera has been invented as an addon for the iPhone 6 family. The Insta360 Nano can shoot and live-stream both 3040 x 1520 video (for VR) and stills from the phone. …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Quanta Takes 360° Video Mainstream

by Tom Allen

We missed this when it was announced at Computex, but Quanta is trying to lower the cost of producing VR content with a smartphone add-on camera. The camera, developed with Canada’s ImmerVision, is able …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Education Market Perspectives: InfoComm 2016

by Len Scrogan

I’ve been an educational technology director for 25 years, with a significant track record in large educational technology and AV purchases. I just returned from walking every aisle of InfoComm 2016, searching for promising …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D (Three Dimensions)| Collaboration| Education| Infocomm 2016| Interactive Displays| Panasonic| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Sphericam Debuts Baseball-sized VR Camera

by Chris Chinnock

European start-up Sphericam has announced that it’s going into full-scale production in the U.S. this summer with the a 360˚ VR camera capable of live streaming in 4K. The camera, called Sphericam 2, is …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Nokia Offers New VR Solutions: Shows Live VR Experience

by Chris Chinnock

At NAB, Nokia Technologies announced new solutions to complement the company’s OZO virtual reality (VR) camera, including live VR broadcasting, 3D stitching, and a VR player software development kit (SDK). The new tools and …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16