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70 Megapixel Webcam

Posted by michael on from the pictures-of-a-fishtank dept.

Alien54 writes "Small swiss company RoundShot has released an interesting new item, the 360 internet Livecam. The Livecam is a digital 360 camera, capable of 70 megapixels. The Swiss company claims the Roundshot Livecam uses a high-resolution digicam designed for pro photography, as well as slit-scan technology, which apparently allows for 'seamless panoramas' of up to 360 degrees. The cam is also capable of a high zoom factor, zooming up to 20x. Apparently, the cam has 'far-reaching" applications, most importantly in tourism, weather stations, corporate websites, airports, sports clubs, construction sites and private residences.'"

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  1. You can now see... by gnu-sucks · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...every hair on that breast!

  2. Wow... by kzinti · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...I bet you could trade one of these for a gmail account!

    1. Re:Wow... by Wild+Bill+TX · · Score: 2, Funny

      But then how would you be able to email snapshots from the webcam to your friends?!

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    2. Re:Wow... by EvanED · · Score: 3, Funny

      I bet you could trade a Beowulf cluster for a Gmail account...

  3. Bah, 360 degrees is nothing... by PseudoThink · · Score: 5, Funny
    as well as slit-scan technology, which apparently allows for 'seamless panoramas' of up to 360 degrees

    Using the same exact camera, I bet I could make a panaroma up to 361 degrees, 720 degrees, hell, unlimited degrees!
    1. Re:Bah, 360 degrees is nothing... by PhrostyMcByte · · Score: 2, Funny

      I have my own slit-scanning technology, no camera needed!

  4. "the cam has 'far-reaching" applications" by st0rmshad0w · · Score: 4, Funny

    I swear I thought I heard someone scream "Panaramic Porn!"

  5. So thats what thats for. by Moocowsia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Remember that 200 Mbps DSL article there was last week? Thats what its for.

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  6. Deluxe setup includes by Alien54 · · Score: 4, Funny
    A webserver, and even a tech to setup the whole operation.(Note: 1 dollar = 1.25 swiss francs, roughly speaking)

    I can see the whole site starting to grind to a crawl even as I type this. Sopmeplace in europe, an MIS manager's beeper is going off, on a friday night no less.

    What could possible go wrong on a friday night?

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    1. Re:Deluxe setup includes by Alien54 · · Score: 2, Funny
      It was already time for the sun for rise for Saturday Morning over there by the time this story was posted. It's presently Late Friday Night in the USA, but not in Europe.

      This makes it worse.

      I can imagine some geek being up to some wee hour of the morning, maybe working friday night until dawn. or having fun at the corporate friday night lan party. Then, just as the head hits the pillow ...... BEEP BEEP BEEP

      Insert hangover as appropriate.

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  7. Re:The price and the data rate by gnu-sucks · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm thinking, the idea is that it is high resolution, and you won't use it for that. Similar to the oversampling on a cd player.

    Perhaps though, part of the 20x zoom relies on the super high resolution CCD capturing a high rez image, and zooming in on it (digital zoom, so its called).

    I haven't read much on it though, but from what I can tell in your post, well, I'm confused too :p

  8. Re:Panoramas by LostCluster · · Score: 4, Funny

    They were most definitely wise enough not to webpost the full 70 megapixel images... think of the Slashdotting that woulda been. :)

  9. Thats all? by darkain · · Score: 2, Funny

    which apparently allows for 'seamless panoramas' of up to 360 degrees.

    they make it sound like it could possibly go larger.

  10. The mods will hate this one by segfault7375 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...as well as slit-scan technology...

    I believe you're referring to pornography :)

  11. Must need coffee before reading slashdot by chendo · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Swiss company claims the Roundshot Livecam uses a high-resolution digicam designed for porn photography, as well as cilt-scan technology, which apparently allows for 'seamless pornography' containing up to 360 females.

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  12. VERY interesting... by anethema · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tell me more about this...Slitscan technology.

    Sounds like they have THEIR market picked out already!

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  13. ufo watching? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    put one of these in every large city thats had UFO sightings. put an infrared camera in it and have it set to record movement in the sky... with a 24 hour watch maybe something interesting would turn up.

  14. yahoo! by earthstar · · Score: 3, Funny

    oh!yeah!
    now the yahoo chat rooms can provide high resolute "boobies"!!!
    far reaching?

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  15. all thumbs by DaveKAO · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow and I thought it was easy to slip up and take a close up of a finger or thumb with a regular camera!

  16. Megapixels by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ....Because more megapixels are all that matters, right? :-\

  17. most importantly in tourism, weather stations, cor by JeremyALogan · · Score: 2, Funny

    "most importantly in tourism, weather stations, corporate websites, airports, sports clubs, construction sites and private residences"

    so, basically, everything?

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