Camera tossing aka “kinetic photography” is not a new a phenomenon. There are Flickr groups devoted to the practice, plus videos, how tos, and even a Nikon patent on technology to help you take better shots if you’re brave (or crazy) enough to throw your camera. But one inventor is developing an entirely different kind of device to revolutionize camera tossing, and open up all kinds of applications beyond just taking nifty photos.
The Squito (SKEET-tow) is the brainchild of Boston-based inventor Steve Hollinger. It’s about the size of a tennis ball, and sports three cameras plus sensors that allow it to stabilize images and stitch them together, creating 360 panoramas, video, and more. Images and video are transmitted wirelessly to the user’s phone, tablet or desktop.
The potential consumer and industrial applications of the Squito include recreation, professional sports, architecture, reconnaissance, search-and-rescue, first responder scene assessment, landscape photography, and 3D mapping applications.
Check out Serveball.com and the video below to see the Squito in action.
This article was last modified on January 8, 2023
This article was first published on July 12, 2013
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