Ricoh unveils industry's first camera to deliver up to 24 hours of fully spherical

06 Jan 2017 Evaluate

Ricoh has unveiled the industry's first camera capable of delivering up to 24 continuous hours of fully spherical, 360-degree live video streams. Being unveiled and demonstrated in Las Vegas at CES 2017, the camera and related technology will be sold as the Ricoh R Development Kit and be available in spring 2017. Live streaming of fully spherical video is an emerging technology, with content creation, distribution and viewing still largely in their infancy. Following a series of beta tests with a diverse group of customers - ranging from a live concert produced by a leading entertainment company to an internet high school enrollment ceremony where students ‘participated’ via live streaming video on virtual reality (VR) headsets - Ricoh has determined there is significant business potential for this new technology.

Applications for a compact camera capable of continuous, high-quality and fully spherical video streaming are wide ranging, and Ricoh anticipates the new technology will be embraced by industries including entertainment, gaming, education, scientific research, and many others. For this reason, it is initially offering the camera as part of a development kit to allow third parties to create applications that will enable its use in a variety of environments and industries.

Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services.

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