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LIFE IN 360 DEGREES

Fully navigable panoramic video in real time

“What’s nine times four? Thirty-Six. There are thirty-six fatal points on the body, and that times ten degrees of separation between each point equals 360 degrees. Therefore the Wu-Tang Clan is a perfect circle, a cipher”. I bet The RZA to be totally down with Dot, the 360º video capture system for the iPhone 4.

Fully navigable panoramic video in real time! Video which you can either stream live over the internet or save directly to your phone. Thats pretty awesome.

Kickstarter, if you’re not familiar with the site, it’s a great platform for funding creative projects. They work with an all-or-nothing funding model, meaning you pledge a contribution but that contribution only gets accepted once the project has reached their funding target. Projects are setup with different rewards for increased pledges. A $1 or more pledge to the Dot project would get you a “heart warming feeling of helping a group of nerds realize their dreams”, $47 or more “a super huge thanks our website and a special invitation to our private launch party this summer in New York City. Plus, hugs and heart warming feelings”. $98 and up bags you one of the first Dot’s to roll off the production line.

Kickstarter resonates with all that is awesome about the internet and Dot is one of the most innovative projects I’ve seen so far. So if you’re interested, get involved!