Eye Ball – A globe studded with cameras captures a panorama if you throw it in the air.

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future

This is a glimpse of the future and what we can do with cheap computing and 3D printers.   Toss this foam-covered ball skyward, an accelerometer inside determines when it has reached its maximum height. At that moment, 36 cameras are triggered simultaneously, creating a mosaic that can be downloaded and viewed on a computer as one spherical panoramic image.
Via www.technologyreview.com