Acer debuts the world's first 360 video camera with built-in LTE

Acer held its annual global press conference in New York City on Thursday and once again vomited a boatload of new laptops, gaming laptops, all-in-one PCs, and even a new generic fitness-focused smartwatch.

They're all nice  — in many cases, thinner and faster than what came before — but the biggest surprise product was the company's Holo 360, the world's first 360-degree/VR camera with built-in LTE.

Acer's global CEO Jason Chen was quite proud the Holo 360 doesn't require connection with a smartphone, and even boasted about its ability to make phone calls. I'm not sure why you'd want to make a phone call from a 360-degree camera, but, uh, OK. Read more...