Community Archives | 360 Rumors https://360rumors.com/category/community/ 360 camera reviews, news, and tutorials Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:28:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/360rumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-icon-01-scaled-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Community Archives | 360 Rumors https://360rumors.com/category/community/ 32 32 131172815 360 Rumors – Future Plans https://360rumors.com/360-rumors-future-plans/ https://360rumors.com/360-rumors-future-plans/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:19:20 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19655 Hello 360rumors.com readers! As you might have read in last week’s post by Mic, 360rumors.com has officially been acquired! Who I Am For those who don’t know me yet, I’m Vineet Devaiah, a long-time 360 Rumors fan and founder of Teliportme.com. I first connected with Mic in July 2016, just a few months after he […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/360-rumors-future-plans/feed/ 17 19655 Happy Lunar New Year 2022! https://360rumors.com/happy-lunar-new-year-2022/ https://360rumors.com/happy-lunar-new-year-2022/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:48:29 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=15455 Happy Lunar New Year everyone!  This year is shaping up to be a really exciting one for 360, VR and FPV.  I can’t believe some of my wishes have already come true, and it’s only January!   Meanwhile, I’m working on several tutorials right now.  Thank you for your patience! P.S. The shot above is a […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/happy-lunar-new-year-2022/feed/ 0 15455 Announcement: 360 Rumors Server Under Maintenance https://360rumors.com/announcement-360-rumors-server-maintenance/ https://360rumors.com/announcement-360-rumors-server-maintenance/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:58:37 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=12699 Hi everyone.  I’m in the process of upgrading my server and as you may have noticed, the site was inaccessible for several hours yesterday.  I’ve been working with developers all night to fix it.  Thank you for your patience.  In the meantime: you may get multiple notices of one or more articles that have to […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/announcement-360-rumors-server-maintenance/feed/ 0 12699 How to Become a 360 Camera Blogger: the Story of How 360 Rumors Began https://360rumors.com/become-360-camera-blogger-story-360-rumors-began/ https://360rumors.com/become-360-camera-blogger-story-360-rumors-began/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:13:47 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=12509 How do you go from a total unknown to become an influential blogger?  How did 360 Rumors begin?  Who is Mic Ty and what does he know about 360 cameras?   What kind of accent does he have?  Here’s the story of how 360 Rumors began, as told in my interview by Vineet Devaiah of Teliportme:

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]]> https://360rumors.com/become-360-camera-blogger-story-360-rumors-began/feed/ 2 12509 The hidden cost of free gear: 360 camera reviewer tells all https://360rumors.com/hidden-cost-free-gear-360-camera-reviewer-tells/ https://360rumors.com/hidden-cost-free-gear-360-camera-reviewer-tells/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:03:50 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=12448 Who wouldn’t want free cameras and equipment?  As one of the more well-known 360 camera reviewers, I often get cameras and other accessories for review (occasionally on loan but more often for keeping).  I also get emails from companies asking to send me gear in return for a review, and I turn down most of […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/hidden-cost-free-gear-360-camera-reviewer-tells/feed/ 3 12448 Winners of THETA Dream and Build Developers Contest Announced https://360rumors.com/winners-theta-dream-build-developers-contest-announced/ https://360rumors.com/winners-theta-dream-build-developers-contest-announced/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:42:30 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=11328 12 winners in 4 categories show off new, powerful, plug-ins that radically customize the camera A truly worldwide contest, companies and individual developers from countries like Thailand, Malaysia, France, US, Mexico, Romania, and Spain participated. They implemented powerful computer vision technologies like OpenCV and FastCV, artificial intelligence code like Tensorflow, neural networks… and a lot […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/winners-theta-dream-build-developers-contest-announced/feed/ 0 11328 Behind the scenes of 360 Rumors: how it began, how much money it’s made, and more https://360rumors.com/behind-scenes-360-rumors-began-much-money-made/ https://360rumors.com/behind-scenes-360-rumors-began-much-money-made/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2019 22:47:56 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=10441 If you ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at 360 Rumors, this is it! I’ll discuss how 360 Rumors began, its underlying philosophy, how much money it made, and how I got fifty-nine 360 cameras to date.   Here’s the video:

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]]> https://360rumors.com/behind-scenes-360-rumors-began-much-money-made/feed/ 2 10441 RICOH THETA Microconference – Sat, Nov 10 – San Jose, CA https://360rumors.com/ricoh-theta-microconference-sat-nov-10-san-jose-ca/ https://360rumors.com/ricoh-theta-microconference-sat-nov-10-san-jose-ca/#respond Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:33:31 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=9992 Event announcement from the organizers of theta360.guide RSVP now! Join new friends and fellow technology enthusiasts Sat, Nov 10, to dig into some amazing new developments in 360° technology. Want to add new skills? Find out where the technology is going? Join us for an entertaining Saturday working with the RICOH THETA 360° camera. You’ll […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/ricoh-theta-microconference-sat-nov-10-san-jose-ca/feed/ 0 9992 Have a great weekend!!! Free VR glasses contest https://360rumors.com/great-weekend-free-vr-glasses-contest/ https://360rumors.com/great-weekend-free-vr-glasses-contest/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:02:40 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=9687 Happy Friday everyone and happy Memorial Day to those in the U.S.! Here’s a chance for you to get free VR glasses. Usually, traffic is slower on 360 Rumors on Fridays. That’s why I saved this post for today because I know only the hardcore readers read on Fridays! I’ll send VR glasses to the […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/great-weekend-free-vr-glasses-contest/feed/ 10 9687 You Too Can Learn from the Legends at IVRPA! https://360rumors.com/im-off-learn-legends-ivrpa/ https://360rumors.com/im-off-learn-legends-ivrpa/#respond Tue, 29 May 2018 02:30:47 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=9146  Believe it or not, the cropped shot above is from a 360 camera, not a DSLR (this one is from the GoPro Fusion).  BTW it was shot with only one exposure.  It shows what a skilled photographer can do.  It was shot by Sam Rohn, a legendary 360 photographer who has been shooting 360 photos […]

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