http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/ Engadget Comments for Olympus creates 360-degree HD camera and projector http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle-Vision_360%C2%B0]]>Nov 21st 2007 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
*faints*

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A 360 degree camera for security functions? Yes. But you wouldn't use the projector to display the image. You might miss something. You'd surely want it the entire picture viewable from one angle.

A 360 degree projector for games? Absolutely. Would take some getting used to. Like you wouldn't move the mouse to look left or right any more...you'd just turn your head and look.

Now, 360 movies sound impossible to me. Well, unless it's an animated/CGI/Dreamworks film. I mean, using a 360 degree camera on a film set would be impossible. Too many people on the set, etc.

I'd like to see it on football games. Slap one of those cameras above the line of scrimmage, add the ability to pan the image from the TV remote and you've got yourself a really cool feature.]]>Nov 21st 2007 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
So, no live sitcoms, but some movies... yeah, this could be interesting. Probably only good for short films, though... seating in such a theater, well, it's bound to have difficulties.]]>Nov 21st 2007 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/]]>Nov 21st 2007 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
Add in one omni-directional treadmill (http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/) and you have yourself one wicked video game.]]>Nov 21st 2007 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
"Oh my god! He's stealing our electronics! And look at his face! Yuck!"]]>Nov 21st 2007 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
www.immersivedisplay.co.uk interested in your comments to how the technology can be used in the future. Currently used for simulation, marketing, gaming and also architectural walkthroughs.

many thanks :)

Nick]]>Nov 21st 2007 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
Or just check out immersivemedia.com]]>Nov 21st 2007 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
And yeah I agree, why is that cable at the top instead of coming from the bottom of it? Won't that cover a section of the 360 degree lens?]]>Nov 21st 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 21st 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/
The Good:
This has applications beyond TV, game developers could more easily utilize this technology than film/TV makers. Imagine a sports, FPS, simulation games using this. Very cool stuff.

The Bad:
This will take at least 10-15 years to end up in the home.

The Ugly:
Youtube, enough said.

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Our current solutions already offer the ability to view these images externally, from outside of the sphere, and we have plans to be able to offer 360x360 spherical immersion in the future...

www.pufferfishdisplays.co.uk if you're interested]]>Nov 22nd 2007 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 22nd 2007 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 22nd 2007 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/Nov 25th 2007 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/olympus-creates-360-degree-hd-camera-and-projector/http://www.ptgrey.com/products/legacy.asp]]>Dec 20th 2007 4:55PM