The truly original Panono is a sphere with 36 3-megapixel image sensors placed around it. Throw it up in the air and it captures a single image, stitched together from all of those sensors. You end up with a spherical image that you can spin around (via your Web browser or a special app on your tablet or phone) and zoom into to see more detail. The current working version of the camera is a prototype, but the production model (pictured) is going to be smaller, and can be had in an all-black design or a black and green color scheme. The test shots I've seen show a lack of dynamic range and some softness exhibited by the fixed-focus lenses that the device uses. But the cool factor of capturing a scene in a new way is certainly there. –JF
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