How bad do you want this ... ?

[PhilippeV8]

Tell me ...

[Chad Holton]

That's really cool. A great way to create some new environments. 

Here's a freebie I use with my iphone/ipad: http://photosynth.net/ or just search for Photosynth in the app store.

[DriesV]

If it were able to shoot HDRIs I would sign up for one in a heartbeat.
But I guess it can't?

A bit too much gadgetty for my taste.

Dries

[PhilippeV8]

I don't see why it would be so hard to convert from this to HDRI .. ?

[DriesV]

Because you would need a set of images with different exposures.
I don't see how a device with no display would allow for such level of control...

Dries

[PhilippeV8]

Seems like terms get mixed.

So you are talking about HDRI's, while I am talking sphere mapping for reflections & lighting ?

[DriesV]

I don't see why it would be so hard to convert from this to HDRI .. ?

I thought you WERE talking about HDRI.

If you want to use it for lighting (GI), you really want it to be HDR.
And then even if you'd want to use it as a spherical reflection map (no HDR), I'm not sure this thing will allow you to save out a suitable format.
From what I can judge now, this gadget uploads the raw pictures to the Panono cloud. Only there the panorama is generated from those base images. I can't find any documentation of being able to save out an actual spherical JPEG...

Considering it seems to be marketed as a hypersocial sharing look-where-I-have-been thingy I think it is unlikely to support this, as it'll be irrelevant for 95% of users.

Dries

[PhilippeV8]

Maybe it'll have a forum like luxion one day where you just ask nicely ... 

[DriesV]

Now THIS is more like it...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bublcam/bublcam-360o-camera-technology-for-everyone

It actually does HDR capture. And outputs JPEG.

Dries

[Ed]

''... It actually does HDR capture. And outputs JPEG.''

Now I have a reason to justify buying a drone

Ed