The iPad 2 hits the marketplace and customers of all types and ages try it out at an Apple retail store in Maryland.
We’ve seen panorama add-ons for the iPhone before, but Kogeto’s offering is quite a bit more pocketable than other crowd-funded solutions. The Kogeto Dot snaps onto an iPhone 4 in your choice of pastel colors, and catches 360-degree video when placed face down.
It’s got an accompanying iOS app that will un-distort the video for sharing, or even broadcast it on the net in real time. We got to check out a prototype, and though there’s still some residual distortion at this point in time, we’re assured that it’ll all get straightened out if and when the project meets its funding goal.
Interestingly (and annoyingly), this implementation requires your iPhone be held perpendicular rather than upright, making previewing a capture virtually impossible until after you’ve stopped the recording, which seem a bit unnatural. Combine that with a minimum Kickstarter pledge of $98 to secure one of your own, and suddenly the less-portable and lower-degree alternatives start sounding a little more attractive.
Velocomp has just released its latest product, the iBikeDash. The cycling computer requires an iPhone or iPod touch, as it’s largely an app (free) but also includes a Phone Booth housing for the Apple device that keeps it out of the worst the environment has to offer. It’s also shockproof and is bundled with an ANT+ speed sensor with optional sensors for cadence and heart rate.
The app includes 50 power-based and Heart Rate zone workouts and will measure speed, power, heart rate, wind speed, time, trip, elevation and calories to help users reach their fitness goals. It keeps users safe by helping riders be safe by helping them stay within the right zone.
There is also a power-based indoor trainer feature, a bike odometer and a calendar feature that keeps track of workouts, calories, miles and speed. There are also on-screen instructions and instructional videos included.
When calls come in, users can answer them and the ride data will continue to be collected in the background.
The iBike Dash computer is now shipping for the iPhone and iPod touch, priced at $200 for the basic version and $329 for the advanced model that has a cadence sensor, HR sensor, calorie measurement, battery and charger. Either version includes the Phone Booth holder, mount, wireless speed sensor, iBike app for iPhone or iPod touch, and iBike software for Mac OS X- and Windows-based computers.
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