Hasta La Gadget!

We’ve seen a couple of devices that let you take 360º videos or images with ease. However, going by their sample shots, the videos they take are significantly warped and blurry. Thomas Seidl and his Eye Mirror promise to let you take 360º videos in high definition. The privilege is going to cost you, but it just might be worth it.

The Eye Mirror is a lens add-on for pretty much any camera, from old point-and-shoots to DSLRS. It even has a special case for the insanely popular GoPro cameras. When paired with the GoPro Hero3 Black (and a custom firmware), you can Eye Mirror claims that you can shoot 3020 x 3020 360º videos at 15fps. In simple terms, the lens has a curved mirror at the top that reflects the surroundings in a ring.

All you have to do is attach the Eye Mirror lens to your camera and point the camera upwards. When you’re done, load the video to your PC to convert it into an interactive 360º video. So you go from that, to this:

Check out the company’s Kickstarter video below:

As implied in the video, you can share the interactive video online through Eye Mirror’s own video sharing site. The company will also be launching a separate viewer for people who own the Oculus Rift, though that software has its separate price tag. Speaking of which, pledge at least £120 (~$196 USD) on Kickstarter to get an Eye Mirror Lens. Check the reward tiers carefully because as I said the lens has different variants, so make sure the one you’re getting fits your camera.

You should also checkout the sample interactive videos on Eye Mirror’s website.

[via DVICE]

Everything looks better in gold – at least if your last name is Trump. The latest product to get the shiny gold treatment? The already shiny new Xbox One.

This 24-karat gold-plated Xbox One was spotted by Redditor SirSyhn at Harrod’s department store in London.  As you can see from the picture, it’s selling for a whopping £6,000 (~$9,774 USD), which is enough to buy almost 20 ordinary Xbox Ones – or 24 PS4s and a few games. It better include a golden Kinect and golden controller for that price.

I’m really not sure who this is designed for. If you’ve got more money than you know what to do with, you’d want a solid gold Xbox One, not just a gold-plated one. And that would sell for about $6.4 million at today’s gold prices. Now, that’s more like it.

[via Luxury Launches]

There are already plug-and-play third-party devices that let you play previous gen consoles or a PC using any of their controllers. For instance, you can use a Wiimote with your PS3 if you want. There’s no equivalent product for the PlayStation 4 just yet, but Marcos Mori de Siqueira of Softfactory is onto something here. He hacked a Dualshock 4 controller to send input from a mouse and keyboard to the PS 4.

I’m not even going to pretend that I fully understood what Marcos pulled off, but from what I grokked he used a microcontroller (plus two digital-to-analog converters for emulating the thumbsticks) to turn signals from his keyboard – in this case a Logitech Gameboard – and mouse into signals that the PS4 understands, sent via the Dualshock 4′s circuit board. All in all it took him about $50 (USD) of materials and a ton of solder to make the mod. Skip to about 1:55 in the video to see the mod in action.

Check out Marcos’ post on Softfactory for more details on his mod. Seeing as FPS and MMOs are still popular, I wonder why Sony and Microsoft don’t just add support for keyboards and mice on their consoles. They can probably earn extra from certifying third party hardware if they did that. It’ll make it way easier to search for content on their online stores too.

[via Hack A Day]

Detect the onset of a heart attack before it happens using your smartphone. eMotion ECG Mobile, now with FDA approval, is the first Android app to monitor your heart rate while you work, rest or play. 

This post sponsored by Best Buy

The holidays are upon us and it’s time to hunker down and get our shopping done. But there are so many choices in the market these days, it’s hard to decide what to buy. We’re here to help, with a list of 10 gadget gifts which not only are great on their own, but help cut the cord, and move us towards a truly wireless world.

Google Chromecast
This tiny, inexpensive, easy-to-use gadget plugs into the HDMI port on your TV set, and allows you to stream HD content from Netflix, YouTube, HBO Go, Hulu, and the Google Play store. you can browse and control content using apps on your iOS or Android smartphone, or via Chrome on your Windows PC or Mac. [Buy]

Canon PowerShot SX280 Camera
In addition to providing great image quality in a pocket-sized point-and-shoot, this compact 12.1-megapixel, 1080p/60 camera offers wireless connectivity, so you can quickly share images on social networks, or send them to your PC, iOS or Android device. Plus, with a Wi-Fi compatible printer, you can print images directly from the camera. [Buy]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Arguably the best mobile phone on the market today, the Android Jelly Bean powered Galaxy S4 has a gorgeous 5-inch, 1920×1080 Super AMOLED display, a 13-megapixel camera, and is powered by a lightning-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 1.9GHz quad-core processor. 4G LTE connectivity ensures fast connections wherever you go, and a built-in mobile hotspot allows you to tether up to four other devices and share the S4′s connection. [Buy]

Sonos PLAY:1 Wireless Music System
A great sounding, compact wireless speaker, the Sonos PLAY:1 can stream digital music in just about any format you can throw at it. The awesome Sonos Controller app lets you switch between your music library, and services like Rhapsody, Amazon, SiriusXM, Pandora and Spotify from a single interface on your smartphone or tablet. Connect more than one PLAY:1 to create a whole house audio system, or pair two for stereo sound. [Buy]

Logitech K750 Solar Wireless Keyboard
Say goodbye to changing batteries with Logitech’s solar rechargeable keyboard. This thin, lightweight keyboard can run for up to three months in total darkness, and even a small amount of ambient light from a window or desk lamp will keep the wireless keyboard running indefinitely. Also available in white for Mac users. [Buy]

Samsung HW-F450 2.1 Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer ($299.99)
Crank up the volume of your living room TV with Samsung’s slimline home theater sound system. Adds a room-filling 80 watt- per-channel of power to movies, video games and TV shows, and thundering bass thanks to its 120-watt wireless active subwoofer. Its Dolby Digital and DTS decoders help create depth without the need for rear speakers. As a bonus, it works as a Bluetooth speaker too. [Buy]

ASUS RT-AC66R Wireless AC-Gigabit Router
I’ve been using this router in my house for a while now, and it’s the first wireless router I’ve used that manages to blast through every wall and difficult to reach spot on all three stories of my home, providing excellent range without need for network extenders. Offering state of the art 802.11AC capability, it’s lightning fast on devices that support the new standard, and rock solid and fast with 802.11a/b/g/n devices as well. [Buy]

ZTE Verizon Jetpack 4G/3G Mobile Hotspot (Free w/2-year contract)
This pocket-sized, 3.5″ square gadget lets you share a single 4G LTE connection with up to 10 devices, or a 3G connection with up to 5 devices.Great for traveling, it provides up to five hours of use per charge, and works with 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi devices. [Buy]

Seagate – Wireless Plus 1TB Mobile Device Storage
Transport a huge volume of movies, music, games, and other files on this portable file server, which not only allows you to wirelessly share files with up to eight users, it can stream content to DLNA-enabled TVs, Blu-ray players and game consoles. Offers up to 10 hours of use per charge when used wirelessly, it can also connect directly via its USB 3.0 port. [Buy]

SOL REPUBLIC x Motorola -Tracks Air Wireless Headphones
Listen to your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet or media player via these high quality, full-ear headphones. They work from up to 150 feet away, and work for up to 15 hours on a charge. Built in dual microphones let you make and receive phone calls, and you can simultaneously connect to two devices – for example a tablet for games, and a smartphone for answering calls. Plus, they pair instantly with NFC-enabled gadgets. [Buy]

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