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360-Degree iPhone 4/s Virtual Tour Photography: Top 10 Reasons to Get a ‘Gymbl Pro’ Gimbal Tripod

November 1, 2011 – Atlanta, GA USA – Get a Gymbl!  If you enjoy shooting 360º panoramic images with an iPhone 4/4s, you’ll love the Gymbl ($69) gimbal tripod from YOUBIQ.

Gymbl Pro inlcludes Tripod Adapter

If you enjoy shooting 360º panoramic images with pro gear – and professional stitching software – you’ll love the Gymbl Pro ($99; includes a Tripod Adapter.)

The Gymbl elevates the quality of your images by enabling your iPhone to rotate around its optical center without optical distortion.

If you are a professional 360º photographer, the Gymbl panoramic head is small enough to always carry with your iPhone (when you don’t have or want to carry your pro gear). Plus, you might want to keep the Gymbl Pro tripod adapter always connected to a spare tripod in the truck of your car so you are ready to shoot 360ºs even when you don’t have your pro gear with you.

After shooting more than 30 test images (see links below) at various locations and with and without people; here are my …

Top 10 Reasons to get a Gymbl (or Gymbl Pro with Tripod Adapter)

1. Cleaner, sharper images (will help eliminate ghosting when subjects are not moving)
2. Maximize successful image height (you can do multiple “go arounds” when your iPhone is on the Gymbl gimbal. Simply not acceptable quality trying this technique without a Gymbl.)
3. Like an iPhone, the Gymbl is small enough to alway have it with you (and keep the Tripod Adapter with your professional gear)
4. The Gymbl (ergonomic) hard-shell case for the iPhone feels comfortable (while both protecting your iPhone AND enabling quick connect and release of the Gymbl).
5. Shoot 360º x 180º (spherical) virtual tours are possible: (you’ll need to edit out the tripod with professional software for that full spherical look.)
6. The Gymbl feels like it was designed by a 360º photographer enthusiast for other 360º enthusiasts (it was; so it lives up to your expectations [Click here for YOUBIQ CEO & Founder Gordon Fowler's (humorous) backstory about how the Gymbl came to life.]
7. It’s iPhone 4 and 4s compatible
8. Video: in addition to shooting 360º images, you can use the Gymbl for shooting video too: hand-held; using the tripod; or using the tripod adapter to your full-size tripod (Hint for Apple, Inc. – it would be great if the iPhone could be screwed directly onto a tripod without the need of a separate device.)
9. Lifetime Gymbl warranty
10. It’s easy! It just works! It’s sweet!
11. Bonus: You’ll think of other ways to use your Gymbl than the reasons you bought it!

I included links to many of my test 360ºs (bel0w). Here are four sample 360ºs. Many examples and a list of iPhone 360º shooting apps are below the video.

1. Test Shot 16: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and the 360 Panorama app – good; multiple “go around” to add height created a challenge with the waving American flag – good
2. Test Shot 17: Shot with a Gymbl Pro, iPhone Camera and Stitched with PTGui Pro – best
3. Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PTGui Pro and Aperture 3) – very best
4. Night Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PTGui Pro and Aperture 3) – very best

While there are many 360º iOS shooting apps, I limited my Gymbl testing using 360 Panorama and AutoStitch Panorama because of their uniquely different ’spin’ on shooting 360ºs. (For the novice, 360 Panorama is simply easier and faster. For the pro, AutoStitch Panorama may give you some flexibility, better result and options – with some extra post production.)

Video (30 seconds): ‘How To’ Use A Gymbl (Source: YOUBIQ)

Examples Shot With Pretty-in-Pink Princess Dani in Atlanta

1. Test Shot 2: Shot hand-held (without the Gymbl tripod or grip) and the AutoStitch app – okay
2. Test Shot 4: Shot with the iPhone 4 camera mounted on the Gymbl tripod and stitched with the AutoStitch app – good
3. Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PTGui Pro and Aperture 3) – best

Examples Shot at Showcase Photo & Video in Atlanta

1. Test Shot 5: Shot with Gymbl Pro (and then mounted to my full-size tripod) and used AutoStitch – ghosting (overlap of images that included people moving)
2. Test Show 8: Shot with Gymbl Pro (and then mounted to my full-size tripod) and used AutoStitch – ghosting (overlap of images that included people moving)
3. Test Shot 6: Shot with iPhone on Gymbl Pro (and then mounted to my full-size tripod) and stitched with PTGui Pro and re-touched with Aperture 3 – best
4. Test Shot 7: Shot with iPhone on Gymbl Pro (and then mounted to my full-size tripod) and stitched with PTGui Pro and re-touched with Aperture 3 – best

Examples Shot at Lake Lanier, Georgia

In these these test shots, you can see that the ghosting disappears when I used the Gymbl connected to my tripod versus a hand-held 360º without using the Gymbl Grip: (at Lanier Sailing Academy Boat House, Lake Lanier, GA)

1. Test Shot 15: Shot hand-held (and without the Gymbl Grip) and using the AutoStitch app – ghosting
2. Test Shot 14: Shot with a Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and the AutoStitch app – no ghosting
3. Test Shot 11: Shot hand-held (and without the Gymbl Grip) and using AutoStitch app – ghosting of the close-in railing
4. Test Shot 13: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and the AutoStitch app – no ghosting (It was a dark and stormy day.)
5. Test Shot 12: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and the Auto Stitch app (lightened image in Aperture 3) – no ghosting (windy; iPhone 4 moved some)

Examples Featuring the St. Simons Island, GA Lighthouse

1. Test Shot 16: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and the 360 Panorama app – good; multiple “go around” to add height created a challenge with the waving American flag – good
2. Test Shot 17: Shot with a Gymbl Pro, iPhone Camera and Stitched with PTGui Pro – best
3. Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PTGui Pro and Aperture 3) – very best
4. Night Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PTGui Pro and Aperture 3) – very best

Examples on the St. Simons Island, GA Beach

1. Test Shot 27: Shot hand-held (and without Gymbl Grip) and using 360 Panorama app – notice the horizon over the ocean; not to bad as long as the subjects are are from the camera
2. Test Shot 28: Shot hand-held (and without Gymbl Grip) and using 360 Panorama app – notice the horizon over the ocean and the uneven height
3. Test Shot 29: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and the 360 Panorama app – okay

Examples at Gould’s Inlet at St. Simons Island, GA

1. Test Shot 21: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – multiple passes around to create additional height created major stitching challenges
2. Test Shot 22: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – multiple passes without major stitching challenges
3. Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PTGui Pro and Aperture 3) – best

Examples from Morningstar Marinas at Golden Isles, St. Simons Island, GA

1. Test Shot 23: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – some stitching challenges with the horizon over the water. Floating dock may have added to the challenge. Multiple pass (to add height) added to the stitching challenge
2. Test Shot 24: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – some stitching challenges with the horizon over the water. Floating dock may have added to the challenge
3. Test Shot 25: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – good
4. Test Shot 26: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – some challenges with stitching.
5. Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PTGui Pro and Aperture 3) – best

Examples from St. Simons Island, GA Pier

1. Test Shot 18: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – good
2. Test Shot 19: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – okay; some blurring with people moving
3. Test Shot 20: Shot with Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and using the 360 Panorama app – unfortunately, I should not have tried multiple “go arounds” with people. I was trying to add height to the image. One “go around” would have made for a nice 360º.

Warning Will Robinson I should have either used this $6 adapter to mount the Gymbl Tripod Adapter (1/4″) to my professional (3/8″) tripod (instead of using my professional pano head ($80) to “step down” the screw size; or, used my light-weight consumer tripod (1/4″) without the need for this $6 adapter.  As a result of my error, you can see the pano head base, handles and knobs in images 2 and 3.

Examples with ‘Bear’ in the Woods Here are two more test shots to compare the difference of shooting hand-held (without the Gymbl Grip) and with the Gymbl and a full-size tripod:

1. Test Shot 10: Shot with a Gymbl Pro (then mounted to my full-size tripod) and the AutoStitch app
2. Shot with professional gear and stitching and editing software (PT GUI Pro and Aperture 3) – best

While the both the Gymbl and Gymbl Pro with Tripod Adapter connect to tripods, the advantage of the Tripod Adapter:

1. Keep the Tripod Adapter with your full-size tripod and keep the Gymbl with your iPhone 4 (My “Man Bag” contains my iPhone 4, Gymbl, iPad. In lieu of carrying my two FLIP HD video cameras, I use my iPhone 4 with the Gymbl and save the FLIPS for events that need hours of video shot.)
2. If you want to do 360º spherical panoramas (360º x 180º), the Tripod Adapter is easier to keep out of your image because it doesn’t have a Grip. The Grip is on the Gymbl: not the Tripod Adapter.

To see all my Gymbl tests using my iPhone 4, please go to TourWrist and search the keyword: GYMBL

Tips

1. When using any powerful app like AutoStitch Panorama, it’s a good idea to close all your other apps (or do a re-start before stitching lots of high resolution images together).
2. Before you invest in professional gear to shoot 360ºs, you might consider starting out with your iPhone 4, Gymbl Pro and investing in a tripod, professional stitching software (such as PT GUI Pro) and editing software such as Adobe’s PhotoShop (I used Apple’s Aperture 3 on my iMac.) It’s simply amazing what you can achieve with these tools. With the new iPhone 4s 8 megapixel camera, souped-up optics and enhanced image quality, you could probably come close to producing 360ºs that rival photographers with professional gear (at a fraction of the investment). Professional 360º photographers will find the convenience of always being able to shoot 360º attractive.
3. Can’t decide between the Gymbl and Gymbl Pro? Get the pro version. The Tripod Adopter is worth the difference in price. While the Gymbl will mount a full-size tripod, I like keeping the Gymbl with me; and the Tripod Adopter with a spare full-size tripod in the truck.

Suggestion for YOUBIQ

• With some slight modification, it looks like the next generation of the Gymbl iPhone case could (easily) be modified to work with the GoPano Micro from EyeSee 360 iPhone 4/4S lens accessory that shoots 360º video. I would like to use the Gymbl to shoot both 360º degree photos and video with the same iPhone 4/4S. (It’s not practical to switch between the Gymbl and GoPano Micro semi-permanent cases.)

Suggestion for 360º App Developers

• Since the iPhone is upside down in the Gymbl, please provide a “Gymbl Mode” to change the orientation of your app.

iPhone 4/4S 360º Shooting Apps shown in TopAppCharts.com (Price on 10/19/11)

1. 360 Panorama ($0.99)
2. AutoStitch Panorama ($0.99)
3. Apple (native 360º shooting coming soon: “How To: Take Panoramic Photos On Your iPhone Without A Jailbreak,” reports AppAdvice 11/8/11)
4. DerManDar Panorama ($1.99)
5. Pano ($1.99)
6. PanoEasy (Free)
7. PanoLab (Free)
8. PanoLab Pro ($2.99)
9. PanoMinute (Free)
10. Panorama 360 Camera ($0.99)
11. Panorama Camera ($2.99)
12. Panoramatic 360 ($0.99)
13. Panorama Free (Free)
14. Panoramas ($1.99)
15. PanoMinute (Free)
16. Panorama Mosaicker (Free)
17. Photosynth (Free)
18. Pixeet 360 (Free)
19. UScape.it (Free)
20. YOUBIQ App ($2.99)
21. Video to Panorama (Free)
22. Video Panorama ($1.99)

Gymbl Resources

1. Gymbl Quick Start Guide
2. Gymbl Tripod Adapter (Ships with Gymbl Pro) Quick Start Guide
3. www.YOUBIQ.com
4. YOUBIQ on Facebook
5. YOUBIQ’s Panorama Examples
6. YOUBIQ Community: Blog, Gallery, Tutorials, Forums

Short URL for This Article

• http://j.mp/Gymbl-Pro

Test 6 Image: iPhone 4 with Gymbl Pro Using the Tripod Adapter. This Image Retouched

Disclosures

• I received a free Gymbl Pro from YOUBIQ. You can buy it from YOUBIQ or Amazon.com.
• TourWrist engages my Agency, GREAT!, for Media Relations, Strategic Alliance and Business Development – including the integration of the free Publish to TourWrist API. My 360º virtual tour photography is hosted on TourWrist at no charge; including the image examples in this article. I have a meaningful interest in TourWrist.
• I receive commissions from Amazon.com purchases.
• I love all things Apple, including my: iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iMac and MacBook Pro; and the Apple Genius Bar team.

TourWrist Media Coverage and Press Releases

September 2, 1011 – Atlanta, GA USA – Since its commercial launch January 2011, TourWrist (Executive Summary, Presentation Deck) continues to be reviewed by consumer and trade press.

Free TourWrist App on an iPad. Here are links to the TourWrist platform (mobile, web and social) consumer and trade media coverage, press releases and video.

[This list below was last updated 3/30/12.]

The free TourWrist app is frequently among the Top 200 Great Free Apps in the Apple iTunes App Store, according to TopAppCharts.com, plus:

• #6 in iPad Travel Apps (8/3/11)
• #9 in iPad Entertainment Apps (4/14/11)
• #11 in iPhone Travel Apps (2/6/12)

TourWrist Media Releases

• Connected Traveler Technology Showcase to Demonstrate Travel Tech Products and Apps to Travelers at The New York Times Travel Show (2/22/12)
• Panoramic Photography Goes Mainstream in 2012; Powered by Apple, Google, Microsoft and TourWrist (1/26/12)
• Tourwrist: Soldiers ‘Teleport Home’ for “Gather Round Your Troops for the Holidays” Immersive 360º Experiences (12/1/11)
• TourWrist 360º Panoramic Virtual Tour Hosting Company Surpasses 20,000 Virtual Tour Scenes; Launches API & 8 White Label Apps (7/18/11)
• Eckerd College iPhone/iPad Apps Take Users on 360-degree Panoramic Virtual Tour (7/21/11)
• TourWrist 360º Panoramic Virtual Tour Hosting Company to Make Its “Publish to TourWrist” API Available in June 2011 (4/27/11)
• International Real Estate Leader, RE/MAX, Looks to Tech Pioneer to Revolutionize Its Virtual Tours (3/14/11)

TourWrist Media Coverage (Consumer)

• All My Faves – TourWrist – Shoot & Discover Incredible 360 Degree Panoramas (2/6/12)
• Overlapps – Apps of the Week: TourWrist (2/10/12)
• CNN – [TourWrist Among] 50 New Tech Tools You Should Know About (1/25/12)
• Macworld – Macworld Best of Show Winners [Includes TourWrist] (1/27/12)
• MacLife – Macworld 2012: 6 Awesome Apps on the Show Floor [Includes TourWrist] (1/27/12)
• AppAdvice – MacWorld 2012: TourWrist Makes It Easy To Share 360 Degree Panorama (1/27/12)
• San Francisco Chronicle – [TourWrist Among] Macworld Vendors Have Apps Worth a Look (1/26/12)
• TUAW – Daily iPad App: TourWrist (1/16/12)
• TrendHunter Tech – TourWrist Panoramic Photo Tour Apps (1/10/12)
• ChipChick – TourWrist iPhone App Gives Free 360 Tours of Whatever (1/10/12)
• The Monthly Computer Chronicle (MCC) – [TourWrist helping Re-Imagining Everyday Life] Start-Up Debut-Part 3 (1/9/12)
• World Inhabit – TourWrist Among The Top 5 Travel Apps of 2011 (1/9/12)
• Global Cool – TourWrist Among Six Awesome Travel Apps for Your Next Traincation … and they’re all FREE! (12/20/11)
• TheAppsJunction – TourWrist – The Next Big Thing in 360º Experience (12/10/11)
• AppSplit – TourWrist Brings Life to Panoramic Photos (12/3/11)
• Talk Free Blog – Mobile & iPad Teleportation-3D-AR Virtual Armchair Travel, 360 Degrees (12/1/11)
• AppAnalyst – TourWrist: The World’s Best Virtual Tour Platform (10/27/11)
• The Kim Komando Show – Today’s Pick: Vacation From Your Desk (10/17/11)
• MakeUseOf.com– Use TourWrist To View 360 Degree Tours From A Web Browser Or An iPhone (10/13/11)
• Fodor’s Travel Intelligence – 5 Best Free Travel Apps [includes TourWrist] (10/6/11)
• FreeWareGenius.com – View 360º Photographs From Across the World in Your Browser or iPhone/iPad with TourWrist (9/29/11)
• App-Score – TourWrist Review (8/30/11)
• SocialTimes – TourWrist for iPhone/iPad: Find and Share 360 Panoramas from Around the World (8/29/11)
• YouSpin360º – TourWrist App: 360-Degree Real Estate Experience (8/22/11)
• iPadn’Gravy – TourWrist is a Travel App Like No Other (8/19/11)
• PadGadget – TourWrist: Travel Around The Globe In The Comfort Of Your Living Room (8/18/11)
• App Advice – TourWrist Brings The World To You (8/17/11)
• UpUpANDaGay – Become a TourWrist (7/21/11)
• Appolicious– Virtually Explore the World for Business and Pleasure with TourWrist (7/10/11)
• Tampa Bay Business Journal – Mobile Apps: TourWrist ‘Made For Tourism’ (6/17/11)
• iZine – TourWrist App Review (5/20/11)
• Skyscanner.com – TourWrist: Check Out Your Destination in 360 Degree Before You Travel (5/4/11)
• Fresh Apps for iPhone – TourWrist (4/22/11)
• AmericanBridal.com – Use TourWrist to Plan Your Big Day (4/19/11)
• The Fancy – TourWrist

TourWrist Media Coverage (Consumer – Short Items)

• TechCrunch DISRUPT by John Evans – [TourWrist Among] Disruptive Tendencies (9/17/11)
• PC Pro – The 48 best iPad Apps [TourWrist is #1] (9/2/11)
• Department of Health – Patient Virtual Tours or Patient Journeys [idea for using TourWrist in hospitals] (8/36/11)
• App-O-Plectic – #57 – TourWrist Scores 5/5 (5/26/11)
• App Comments – TourWrist: Comments by Apple iTunes App Store User Reviewers (always current)

TourWrist Media Coverage (Business Trade Press)

• TechHolik – [TourWrist Among] Best Apps of Macworld 2012 (3/6/12)
• The Mac Observer (Columnist Ted Landau) – [TourWrist Among] Ten Apps to Show Off the iPhone (2/15/12)
• WIRED Gadget Lab – Apps for iPad 3: What Apple Should Demo at the Grand UnVeiling [Includes TourWrist] (2/13/12)
• StartupTunes – TourWrist: Shoot panorama with your iPhone, camera (2/9/12)
• Cynopsis DIGITAL – Gadgets & Apps: TourWrist (1/26/12)
• Ad Age DIGITAL – Ten Digital Trends Set to Go Mass-Market In 2012 (12/19/11) [See TourWrist in Location-based Discovery trend #9]
• One Big Internet – TourWrist Panoramic Photo Tours Transforms Your Website (12/7/11)
• Killer Startups – TourWrist – Create Panoramic Images (12/5/11)
• Erich Radstake – Today’s Startup: TourWrist (12/1/11)
• Cynopsis DIGITAL – TourWrist: Website of the Day (12/1/11)
• Out & About Marketing – Cool Brand New App for the Tourism Industry – TourWrist (11/30/11)
• Technology Reviews – TourWrist: Create, Upload, and Embed Panoramic Videos (11/29/11)
• Mashable Business: Add Panoramic Photo Tours To Any Website With TourWrist (11/28/11)
• Pervasive Entertainment Times (via Scoop.it) – 360 Transmedia Investigation Using TourWrist 360-Degre Panoramic Virtual iApp Tours (10/21/11)
• WIRED – Change Accelerators: Through Rose-Tinted 5D Glasses – Situated Augmented Reality Entertainment (10/20/11)
• ARTiSTiK: The Magazine of Art & Design – TourWrist Rated 10 out of 10 (Spring 2011)
• Tampa Bay Business Journal – With TourWrist, Madera: Win Some, Lose Some in the Tech Game (9/23/11)
• Tampa Bay Online – Tampa Losing [TourWrist] Flashy Start-Up Tech Company to California (9/22/11)
• Tampabay.com Venture – Photo Tour: At TBTFs cool TECH Expo, TourWrist Wins Coolest of the Cool (6/13/11)
• TechCrunchTV (Video at DISRUPT) – TourWrist News Coverage Begins at 9:15 minutes into the Report (9/12/11)
• Business2Community – Shoot A 360º Panorama With TourWrist for iPhone and iPad (8/25/11)
• Fast Company Design – TourWrist Uses Augmented Reality to Teleport You Into a Foreign Land (7/5/11)
• WIRED Insider – [TourWrist] Apps For the Augmented Reality Traveler (7/7/11)
• WIRED – Augmented Reality: TourWrist (7/5/11)
• Cynopsis: DIGITAL – TourWrist: App of the Day (7/26/11)
• Scarlet Strategic – TourWrist: Almost Something Great, But Not There Yet … (5/5/11)
• The Next Web (TNW) Video – Silicon Valley Uncovered: TourWrist (12/4/11) (originally posted by The Next Week 2/28/11)
• Communications Arts – TourWrist (March/April 2011)
• 83 Degrees – Q&A: Charles Armstrong, Spark Labs [TourWrist] Tampa, FL (11/30/10)

TourWrist Media Coverage (Photography Trade Press)

• Photo Plan Blog – Virtual Tours Offer Armed Forces Personnel the Chance to see Home This Christmas (12/2/11)
• Photo Plan Blog – TourWrist iPad App Offers Truly Interactive 360-Degree Virtual Tours (7/7/11)
• Photography Blog – TourWrist 2.0 – (9/28/10)

TourWrist Coverage (Retail Trade Press)

• Kanga360 Virtual Tours: (Video) How to Make Your Tours Stand Out – TourWrist Platform Discussion (8/30/11)
• Retail Customer Experience – Mobile Retail  Monday: The TourWrist App (7/18/11)
• Mobile Payments Today – Retail TourWrist App Shows Possibilities for Augmented Mobile Commerce (6/3/11)
• Mike Wittenstein (Authority on Customer Experience) – TourWrist Is Retail’s New Killer App (5/9/11)

TourWrist Coverage (Real Estate Sales/Leasing)

• The CRE App Review – TourWrist: This App is All in the Wrist (2/6/12)
• Southeastern Business Intermediaries – [TourWrist] Exciting 360 Panoramic Viewing (9/6/11)
• 83 Degree – [TourWrist] Virtual Tour Assists in Record Home Sale [$9 Million], St. Pete (8/16/11) [Virtual Tour of $9 Million Home] [MLS Version]

TourWrist Media Coverage (Travel Trade Press)

• RedWeek.com – [TourWrist Among] 8 Top iPad Travel Apps (3/9/12)
• Phones Review – [TourWrist Among] Top 10 iPad Travel Apps 2012 (3/7/12)
• Gawaya Travel Blog – Travel App Review: TourWrist For iPhone & iPad (1/31/12)
• Lonely Planet – [TourWrist Among] “eye-catching apps for this year” (12/22/11)
• Out & About Marketing – Cool Brand New App for the Tourism Industry – TourWrist (11/30/11)
• Cal-Am Resorts – An Interactive Panorama View of The Grand Canyon (11/30/11)
• 83 Degree – [TourWrist] Virtual Tour Assists in Record Home Sale [$9 million], St. Pete (8/16/11)
• PC Mike’s Tech and Gadget Blog – Travel the World with TourWrist Panoramic App for Web, iPad or iPhone (5/13/11)
• Skyscanner Tips and Advice – App of the Week – TourWrist: Check Out Your Destination in 360º Before You Travel (5/4/11)
• Talking Travel Tech (TNOOZ) TLabs Showcase: TourWrist (9/9/10)

TourWrist Media Coverage (Education)

• Pearson Online Learning Exchange (OLE) – History – As We Know It (12/13/11)
• Classroom Oven – App Review: TourWrist (11/29/11)
• BlogTalkRadio – TourWrist Among Surprising Educational Apps (11/17/11) [Start: 6:26 - End: 733:]
• Edutopia – Teaching and Learning: Using iPads in the Classroom (10/31/11)
• Dalelopez’s Weblog – TourWrist in Education (10/10/11)
• Mis Musicuentos (Spanish Teacher Blog) – App Review: TourWrist (9/12/11)
• iPadDiction – TourWrist App in the Classroom (9/3/11)

TourWrist: That’s GREAT!

• TourWrist Media Coverage and Press Releases (9/2/11) [updated weekly]
• Predictions: Apple’s New Mobile OS to Include Shoot & Share 360º Virtual Tour Photography; 2011 is the Year of 360º Virtual Tour Photography (7/19/11)
• TourWrist 360-Degree Panoramic Virtual Tour Hosting Company Surpasses 20,000 Virtual Tour Scenes; Launches API & 8 White Label Apps (7/18/11)
• TourWrist 360-Degree Panoramic Virtual Tour Hosting Company Engages GREAT! Agency for Strategic Alliance and Business Development (5/9/11)
• Summer TourWrist: Seamlessly Shoot, Upload, View, Search and Share 360-Degreee Spherical Virtual Tour Photos and Videos via Searchable Map of the World; Facebook; Twitter; and Email – Free! (4/27/11)
• Two-Screen Marketing: TV and Movie Marketing Meets ‘TourWrist’ Mobile Experience (2/21/11)

TourWrist Custom White Label Apps (Articles, Webpages and Videos)

• MacVoicesTV: Macworld - TourWrist Creates and Views Amazing Panoramas (2/12/12)
• Pervasive Entertainment Times via (Scoop.it) – 360 Transmedia Investigations Using TourWrist 360-Degree Panoramic Virtual iApp Tours (10/21/11) [CrimeSeen 360 app]
• Tampa Bay Business Journal – Private Colleges Invest in Tool For Touring (9/16/11) [Eckerd College TourWrist app]
• Kanga360 (Video) – Virtual Tours: How to Make Your Tours Stand Out: TourWrist Platform Discussion (8/30/11)
• Web Page: Eckerd College iPhone/iPad Apps Take Users on 360-degree Panoramic Virtual Tour (7/24/11)
• Media Release: Eckerd College iPhone/iPad Apps Take Users on 360-degree Panoramic Virtual Tour (7/21/11)
• Eckerd College App (TourWrist White Label (7/21/11)

TourWrist Video Coverage

• Pumped Up Geek – Travel with Your iPad with TourWrist (2/15/12) [1:49]
• MacVoices – TourWrist Creates and Views Amazing Panoramas on your iDevice (2/12/12) [4:44]
• MacNotables (Columnist Ted Landau) – [TourWrist] Ted Landau Analyses of Macworld 2012 (2/8/12) – Podcast
• MelbourneGeek – Interview with TourWrist CEO & Founder Charles Armstrong at Macworld Mobile Apps Showcase (1/26/12)
• Kanga360 – [TourWrist Advanced] Tutorial on Virtual Tour Custon Patch Design with Pano2VR (8/30/11)
• Glens Castle – Interview with TourWrist VR Photographer Paul Lang (1/5/12)
• ABC15, Arizona (Sonora Living) – Enviropix Offers TourWrist 360-Degree Virtual Tours: Gather ‘Round Your Troops for the Holidays (12/26/11)
• CNBC Tech Check – Tech Check: Party Robot, TourWrist & Tweaker (9/16/11)
• CNBC – TourWrist on Tech Trek (Wrap-up of TechCrunch’s DISRUPT Conference) (9/16/11)
• TechCrunchTV (Video at DISRUPT) – TourWrist News Coverage Begins at 9:15 minutes into the Report (9/12/11)
• iFoneYou – TourWrist iPad 2+ App Review (8/11/11)
• Digital Summit 2011 – TourWrist CEO Charles Armstrong at Digital Summit 2011 (5/19/11) [SlideShare Presentation]
• TourWrist – TourWrist Photographer Tutorial: Photographer Shoots, Stitches, Preps, Uploads and Shares (5/11/11)
• Tom Zhangus – TourWrist Official App for iPad / iPad 2 / iPhone / iPod Touch HD (5/8/11)
• TourWrist – TourWrist: Virtual Tours of Hotels & Real Estate (5/5/11)
• Kana360 – 2011 Wake Games Gets Virtual with Kana360 and 360-Degree Virtual Tour Photos (5/2/11)
• iTechCrunch – TourWrist Among Top 5 Free iPad Apps (4/27/11)
• Pizza Footbal Channel – Teleport Using Your iPhone – TourWrist App First Look (4/13/11)
• LAUNCH – TourWrist CEO & Founder Charles Armstrong Presents TourWrist (3/23/11)
• The Next Web – Silicon Valley Uncovered: TourWrist (2/28/11)
• PhillinGrubby – Top 5 Free iPod/iPhone Applications of All time [TourWrist is #1] (12/21/10)
• Technology Gadgets – TourWrist – Best iPod App? (12/19/10)

TourWrist and Crime Scenes (Media Coverage)

• Pervasive Entertainment Times (via Scoop.it) – 360 Transmedia Investigation Using TourWrist 360-Degree Panoramic Virtual Tour iApp Tours (10/21/11)
• The Director’s Desk – Panoramic Crime Scenes (10/6/11)

TourWrist Honors

• Jerry Rizzo – 5 Startups That Will Rock In 2012 (list includes TourWrist) (9/15/11)
• The Washington Post with Bloomberg – Going Crazy With A Camera In TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Alley (TourWrist called out) (9/14/11)
  
• Cynopsis: DIGITAL – TourWrist: App of the Day (7/26/11)
• Tampa Bay Technology Forum – TourWrist Takes The Award at coolTech (6/13/11)
• University of Michigan – Cool Toys Pic of the Day – TourWrist (6/11)
• BostInnovation – [TourWrist among] Top 5 New iPhone Apps for Spring (4/25/11)
• Thrill List – TourWrist: The Only Way to See Paris From Your Couch (9/30/10)

TourWrist Media Coverage (International) [Google Translate -->English]

• App4Phone – Test TourWrist – Travel Without Leaving Your Home (Free) 2/28/12 [French]
• CNN Mexico – [TourWrist among] 11 Apps for Easier and More Fun Photos (2/21/12)
• e27 (Asia) – [TourWrist among] 5 Apps to Kill Boredom on the Go! (2/20/12) [English]
• Travel Valley – TourWrist: Discover the World in an App (2/3/12)
• iPadClub – TourWrist for iPad 360º Look Around at Your Holiday (1/22/12) [Dutch]
• Video: iCulture Weekly #17: TourWrist: App of the Week (1/18/12) [Dutch] CES 2012 Coverage
• El Comercio.pe – Know the Applications for Mobile Devices of 2011 [includes TourWrist] (12/28/11)
• Wystartowali – TourWrist.com – Create Your Own Skyline! (12/8/11) [Polish]
• Dziennik Turystyczny – TourWrist.com – Create Your Own Skyline! (12/8/11) [Polish]
• What’s Your Idea? – TourWrist: Enjoy Ultra High-Quality Virtual Trip (12/6/11) [Japanese]
• MacDac.ru – TourWrist Review: Panoramic Tourism (11/6/11) [Russian]
• Chip Online – TourWrist with Panoramic World Travel (10/20/11) [Turkish]
• Journalist and Tech Blogger MacKozer Blog – TourWrist App on an iPad Review (8/19/11) [Polish]
• iZine – TourWrist App Review (5/20/11) [Serbian] (Then search “Tour Wrist” and Google Translate)
• TrendOn – TourWrist: Austria Tourism Global Trends and Innovations in Tourism video podcast at ITB 2011) (3/21/11) [German]

TourWrist Websites (Official)

Free TourWrist App on an iPhone

• TourWrist (web)
• TourWrist (Free) App (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch)
• TourWrist Press Kit
• How to Shoot and Share 360 Panos with the free TourWrist iOS app
• TourWrist YouTube Channel
• TourWrist Facebook
• TourWrist Twitter
• TourWrist Blog [Gather 'Round Your Troops for the Holidays]
• TourWrist Digital Assets for Media and Bloggers
• Publish to TourWrist API (for developers: code, documentation)
• Create Your Own TourWrist Tours With 360º Shooting Apps
• TourWrist Custom App Development (White Label “Re-Skinned” Apps)
• Panoguide.com powered by TourWrist (forum for professional virtual tour photographers)
• CrunchBase: TourWrist Profile
• LinkedIn: TourWrist Profile
• AngelList: TourWrist
• Video: TourWrist interviews 360 Pano Pro Photographer Paul Lang about using Using TourWrist
• TourWrist Executive Summary – Public (12/1/11)
• TourWrist Presentation Deck – Public (12/8/11)

TourWrist Custom White Label Apps

• Eckerd College
• TSB 360
• Florida Land For Sale
• CrimeSeen 360
• Drink Wine 360
• ProTours360
• Tour Homes 360
• 360iTours
• City of Redlands (California)
• Redlands PD (private)

TourWrist Attending Events/Trade Shows/Conferences

• San Francisco – Macworld Conference & Expo (1/26-28/12)
• Las Vegas – Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – Startup Debut (1/8/12) [Startup Debut]
• San Francisco – TechCrunch Disrupt – Monday, September 12-Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011
• San Francisco – SF Beta / Video & Photography – Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5-9 pm
• Tampa Bay – Tampa Bay Technology Forum – TourWrist Takes The Award at coolTech (6/13/11)
• Atlanta – Digital Summit 2011 – TourWrist CEO Charles Armstrong at Digital Summit 2011 (5/19/11) [SlideShare Presentation]
• San Francisco – LAUNCH – TourWrist CEO & Founder Charles Armstrong Presents TourWrist (3/23/11)
• Atlanta Startup Riot 2011 – Video: TourWrist CEO & Founder Charles Armstrong (2/15/11)

TourWrist Embed Virtual Tour Scene Examples (Using TourWrist Embed Code)

• TourWrist Embed Code – How To Use TourWrist Embed Code
• Ryan Seacrest
• TourWrist Facebook Embed Example – Fresco’s Bakery and Bistro
• TourWrist Facebook Embed Example – Downtown Lakeland
• TourWrist WordPress Blog Example – Gather ‘Round Your Troops for the Holidays
• Discover Hawaii Tours
• City of Lynn, Massachusetts – About Lynn
• Retail Customer Experience – Mobile Retail  Monday: The TourWrist App (7/18/11)
• Paint Along Studios – TourWrist Embedded On the Welcome Screen
• Mike Wittenstein (Authority on Customer Experience) – TourWrist Is Retail’s New Killer App (5/9/11)
• Visit Colorado 360 – TourWrist Embed Code Demo (Two Kinds of Embed Code)
• Greenovative Homes – Sneak Peak
• MFG: Al-jon – Virtual Tour
• Kanga Marketing – 360 Virtual Tours for Business powered by TourWrist
• TourWrist Embed Code – How To Instructions
• Fresco’s Bakery and Bistro – TourWrist Pano ( Testing new TourWrist Facebook embedding solution)

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Short URL Link To This TourWrist Post

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Disclosure: GREAT! CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dan Smigrod is also a TourWrist Marketing and Public Relations Consultant (via his agency, GREAT!). In addition, Dan is an Atlanta-based TourWrist photographer. Here are some examples of his TourWrist 360º virtual tour scenes: St. Simons Island Lighthouse (look for the satellite); Fashion and Glamour Photo Shoot; and a TourWrist microsite for Fire Mountain Inn near Highlands, GA USA.