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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Dot - 360 panoramic lens for the iPhone 4

Dot
At today's Boston Media Makers, Steve Garfield demoed the Dot, a 360 panoramic lens attachment for the iPhone 4. This is a mirror lens - much like the lens Sony made available for their Bloggie - that you attach to your phone, and can then shoot the panoramas. Special software is required to playback the video, and they provide a free app for the iPhone and you can also upload the videos to their website to play back on the web, though it's unclear if you can play them back on your computer without uploading them to their website.

You have to hold the phone horizontally while shooting, and at the moment the video is limited to 3 minute lengths (though that will reportedly be fixed in a future update.)

It's $79, and available in four colors!

Kogeto.

TechCrunch: Quick Review: Kogeto Dot Panoramic iPhone 4/4S Add-On
Luckily, the Looker app is due for a pretty significant update, which will include nixing that 3-minute max. I see anyone who travels a lot falling in love with this product, as you really won’t miss a thing shooting with Dot. In fact, anyone who enjoys mobile video or has an ounce of creativity can probably get a lot out of Dot, and it’s one phone accessory I’d actually recommend.


3 comments:

Steve Garfield said...

Here's the DOT Video I shot at the meeting.

Thomaschrishan said...

This is a mirror lens - much like the lens Sony made available for their Bloggie - that you attach to your phone, and can then shoot the panoramas.

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troymontero88 said...

Can you embed the Dot 360 video player on your website like youtube? and link the video on twitter and facebook?