Every so often we see an app for the iPhone that everyone wants to own. Well one of those apps has arrived and it's called Cycloramic. This app allows iPhone 5 users to capture a street view type of video of their surroundings without even touching their device. This is an app that is going to be very entertaining at parties and social gatherings.
Cycloramic has been designed with the iPhone 5 in mind and is actually quite unique. It requires iOS 6 to function and it will open and run on the iPhone 4 or 4S even though it has been developed with the lighter form factor and new vibrating motor of the iPhone 5 in mind. The feature set of the app requires that your device be standing vertically unaided so it won't work with any of the iPod touch models.
The Cycloramic app allows users to use either the front facing or rear camera to capture 360 degree views of their surroundings and then have the footage stored on the device's camera roll in the form of a short video. The app does all this without any interaction from the user after the initial capture instruction. Standing the iPhone 5 upright on a smooth hard surface and then tapping GO makes the device vibrate at a certain frequency to rotate the phone and capture video as it goes.
All you have to do is install the app, launch it and set your device on a hard polished surface before pressing go. This app is available for just $0.99 but at that price it is worth getting just to see how much fun you can have.
