welcome to the latest episode of Gadget dreams and nightmares, the column can be found tirelessly sifts through the silt of the latest gadget notices to those nuggets of gold.
In our pan this week a 360-degree camera of Facebook, the latest Kindle, a robot and a smart phone fitness kit.
As always, these are not reviews. The ratings indicate just how much I would like to try every item on my grubby hands
FACEBOOK FOR EVERYTHING
At its F8 developer conference, Facebook announced it was opening up its streaming API to anyone using virtually any camera that is capable of streaming live video to make it possible to do this on its network. In line with that, the company also unveiled its latest push into hardware - an open-source 360-degree camera.
Bearing 17 cameras and Web-based software to make movies in 360 degrees, Facebook Surround 360 (pictured above) is more a design than a commercial product. It would cost about US $ 30,000 to build as it is, Facebook said. The idea is to iterate on the desighireators to create their own camera.
What is different is that the camera system 14 around the sides, along with a sole fish-eye lens is placed, and two at the bottom.
This helps to show complete the whole environment of the system, while the omission of the stand on which the camera is placed. It can record video at up to 8K resolution and is compatible with virtual reality headsets and the Facebook app.
Facebook has some skin in the game, even if it does not build and sell these cameras.
The more 360-degree content can understand his Oculusheadsets better, I'm sure the thought is here. However, there is still a long way before high 360 cameras are affordable enough for everyday use. They are likely to remain a Hollywood and corporate domain, for now, but it would certainly be nice to have one of those strap on top of a drone and fly around it.
Rich KindliHan
Amazon's new top-end Kindle, Oasis, promising a lighter, thinner display with an ergonomic design. The extensive bezel, on the one hand, it is usefull home to two physical buttons for turning pages. A nice touch is an accelerometer that left-handed readers Rotate the device to use the withtheir dominant Han
Kindle Oasis
It's a pretty reader, sure, but I'm not seeing the big selling point which would force me to fork over $ 290 for this.
I love my Paperwhite and see only one reason for the move to the Oasis: the Paperwhite holds in one hand and trying to save pages requires a little dexterity with my numbers could remove physical buttons. For now, I'll stick with what I have, though. Thanks anyway, Amazon.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Solid Grips
Rockin 'Robot
Regular readers of my immediate affection towards those cute, anthropomorphic robots designed to help around the house with it. So of course I'm in the tank for RoboHon, smartphone Sharp's in the body of a robot
Everyday readers of my immediate affection towards those cute, anthropomorphic robots designed to help around the house with it. So of course I'm in the tank for RoboHon, smartphone Sharp's in the body of a robot.
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