Google working with LG, Lenovo, Yi Technologies on 180-degree VR cameras
Google is partnering with LG, Lenovo and Yi Technologies to create a handful of new VR180 cameras to “capture the world as you see it.” The cameras, expected winter of…
Intel to bring live VR, 360 replays and more to future Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee is partnering with Intel to cover future Olympic Games through 2024 with leading-edge technology. The partnership, announced yesterday, includes VR, 3D and 360-content for the games,…
Pass the Mic: Insta360 Pro + Garmin Virb 360 first impressions and Lanparte’s new 360 gimbal
This has been a busy couple of weeks for me! I’ve been busy playing with my Insta360 Pro AND my Garmin Virb 360, of course, but in other news, I…
Adobe acquires Mettle SkyBox Suite. Here’s what that means for SkyBox users
Adobe has acquired Mettle SkyBox Suite, meaning that all Adobe customers with After Effects, Premiere or the full creative suite will have access to a complete 360 production workflow by…
Kandao 3D 360 Obsidian VR camera to launch soon
When we last covered KanDao’s Obsidian VR camera, the 3D 360 camera was expected to become commercially available in Q2 of 2017. Well, according to KanDao, its two Obsidian models…
Double 2: an affordable 360 camera dolly, now available for $3000
The Double 2 is a self-balancing, affordable 360 camera dolly now available for $3000. In the early days of VR, we assumed motion made people sick. As time went on,…
Varjo Technologies shows human eye resolution headset prototype
When it comes to producing ever-higher-resolution content, our lofty ambitions are often beaten down by distribution limitations. Today’s headsets just can’t show off our amazing 8K video in all its…
YouTube offers 360 heatmaps, viewing stats, VR training program
On Friday, YouTube made three big announcements regarding VR and 360 content. It introduced heatmaps for 360 videos with more than 1000 views, allowing creators to see what their viewers…
Ricoh R Development Kit for 24-hour 360 live streaming starts shipping
The Ricoh R Development Kit, for Ricoh’s 360 camera that is capable of live streaming 2K video at 30 fps for 24 hours straight, is now shipping. First announced at…
Getty Images partnering with Jaunt to offer stock VR/360 content
Getty Images has announced a new partnership with Jaunt to make much of the 360 footage its producers have captured since 2013 available as stock footage. “Just as meaningful as…
Mistika VR officially launches with three pricing options
Today, SGO announced that its real-time stitching software, Mistika VR, has officially launched with three different pricing options. The stitching solution was announced at NAB 2017 in April and opened…
Pixvana launches first 360 publishing platform for Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality
Pixvana has launched the first-of-its-kind 360 publishing platform for Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality headset.s You can now build custom 360 video apps for Windows MR devices with Pixvana’s SPIN LaunchKit,…