New developments in spherical video shown at last week’s CES may have given the format, which blurs the line between real and virtual worlds, the push it needed. Next generation 360-degree cameras ...

GoPro today announced the Fusion, a camera capable of capturing spherical video for use in VR and standard video formats through a software solution. The camera will be released this fall. GoPro has ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California — GoPro chief executive Nick Woodman revealed a prototype of a GoPro-based rig that will be able to capture spherical video. The rig — a sort of cubical framework — ...

It was just two years ago that Ricoh launched the Theta spherical camera, targeted to photo enthusiasts and creative folks. Today, the company has announced the Ricoh Theta S, a brand new model. The ...

Apple is contemplating ways 360-degree video content for VR headsets could be improved, by coming up with a method for stitching together multi-directional image data from videos to make the appear ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

Spherical videos have been on Facebook and YouTube for a while now, but they're little more than a novelty. The medium should take on new meaning this year, however, once high-end VR headsets are on ...

4K spherical video is an impressive feat. 14-megapixel stills look markedly better than previous generations of the Theta. Simple design makes it easy to use; your thumb can't miss the big shutter ...

Consumer cameras that produce 360° images, providing a realistic sense of events or places. Seasonal changes to vegetation fascinate Koen Hufkens. So last fall Hufkens, an ecological researcher at ...