Panono's throwable 360-degree camera is for enthusiasts only

When it was unveiled in 2011, the Panono, a toss-able sphere of cameras, was seen as a harbinger of the consumer 360-degree content revolution

A successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo a few years later pushed it closer to reality and finally into people's hands this year.

But the 360-degree landscape has changed dramatically in the last five years. The rise of virtual reality headsets has helped create an explosion of interest in 360-degree photography and videos.

Consumer 360-degree cameras like Ricoh's Theta S and the 360fly have helped put the technology in consumer hands and Samsung and LG will soon release their own Gear 360 and 360 Cam, respectively, to really bring 360-degree content to the masses Read more...