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The Orah 4i camera stitches virtual reality and live-streaming together

Orah: Live VR Made Simple
While there are some cool games and immersive films to enjoy, virtual reality content is still a bit lacking. But that’s changing: As VR becomes more mainstream, expect the amount of content to increase. A new camera, called the Orah 4i, could help facilitate that. Made by VideoStitch, what makes Orah 4i different from other VR cameras is that it not only captures 4K, 360-degree video, it also streams it straight to the Internet, where anyone with a VR headset can watch it.

The idea is cool, and the specs aren’t anything to shake a fist at. It comes with four fisheye lenses, two of which are angled up, and two down. They’re each able to capture 4K video (4,096 x 2,048), which is then fed through an Ethernet cable to a special box that stitches the video together. This box offers 120GB of storage, and ports for anything you’ll need – a microphone, four USB 3.0, and two USB 2.0. It also has Bluetooth, as well as Wi-Fi and LAN capabilities. All of this fits into a backpack.

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You might expect this to run well into tens of thousands of dollars. Until April 30, the Orah 4i costs $1,795, increasing to $3,600 afterward – still cheaper than GoPro’s $15,000 VR array. The package includes the camera, stitching box, and necessary cables.

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Live virtual reality content opens a range of possibilities. Immersive sporting events, concerts, and more could be watched as they’re happening – as if you’re there. It may be a while before we can head to our favorite news channel to watch VR content, but products like this show that it certainly is possible.

Christian de Looper
Christian de Looper is a long-time freelance writer who has covered every facet of the consumer tech and electric vehicle…
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